Project Objectives

FLHAP provides data on the age, origin, and life history of salmon and trout from around the state of Oregon. The current principal species are Fall and Spring Chinook Salmon, Chum Salmon, steelhead trout and other native trout species.

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  • Fish Management Data source for run forecasts and harvest monitoring.
    • Identify strong and weak year classes
    • Identify hatchery origin fish in fisheries
    • Inform run reconstruction and prediction

 

  • Monitoring Data source on origin and life history.
    • Identify life history diversity
    • Determine the proportion of hatchery origin fish
    • Determine the source of returning spawners
    • Identify changes in size and maturity at age
    • Validate field species identification