OAR 635-500-0100. Trout Management Selection Criteria

Management options for protection and enhancement of wild stocks are contained in OAR 635-007-0525. Criteria for the management option selection process follow: (1) Select for Option (1)(a) of 635-007-0525 (manage exclusively for wild fish) if: (a) The wild population is self-sustaining and multiple age classes are present; (b) Natural production meets fishery objectives; (c) Habitat is available or potentially available to support a wild population. (2) Select for Option (1)(b) of OAR 635-007-0525 (manage for wild and hatchery fish) if: (a) The wild population is self-sustaining and multiple age classes are present; (b) Natural production does not meet fishery objectives; (c) Habitat is available or potentially available to support a wild population; (d) Introduction of trout species or stocks will not seriously affect native species or stocks. (3) Select for Option (1)(c) of OAR 635-007-0525 (management for hatchery fish) if: (a) A healthy self-sustaining population of wild fish is not present; (b) There is little habitat potential for natural production.