Phase II (2007-2011)

• Objectives
• • Identify Key Tributaries offering the highest potential for Coho Reestablishment
  • Evaluate interactions with resident and anadromous fish already residing in tributaries
  • Increase the resiliency, and robustness of the Coho population in the Yakima Basin

ACTION

• Monitor Tributary Parr Releases
• Monitor Tributary Adults Releases
• Continue In Basin Brood Stock Development
• New Smolt Acclimation Areas (spread out the risk and increase survival)

2008 Phase II Parr Plants

• 2007 Parr Releases Survival
• • Nile Creek (Survival 18%)
  • North Fork Little Naches (Survival 14%)
  • South Fork Cowiche Creek (Survival 29%)
  • Reecer Creek (Survival (31%)
  • Wilson Creek (Survival 10%)
  • Big Creek survival (13%)
• 2008 Parr Parr Releases Preliminary Survival
• • Nile Creek (Preliminary 2009 survival 4%)
  • North Fork Little Naches (Preliminary 2009 survival 4%)
  • South Fork Cowiche Creek (Preliminary 2009 survival 10%)
  • Reecer Creek (Preliminary 2009 survival 14%)
  • Wilson Creek (Preliminary 2009 survival 9%)
  • Big Creek (Preliminary 2009 survival 5%)
  • Ahtanum Creek (Preliminary 2009 survival 7%)
  • Little Naches River (Preliminary 2009 survival 5%)

• Interactions monitoring
• Monitoring and Assessment of Adult Coho Escapement and Redd Distribution

2008 Phase II Adult Outplants

• 2007 Adult Survival
• Adult Releases (Releases conducted last week of October into the week of November 07)
• • Nile Creek (Redds 4)
  • Cowiche Creek (Redds 2)
  • Holmes Cottonwood Gallery (Redds 10)
  • Tanuem Creek (Redds 75)

• 2008 Adult Survival
• Adult Releases (Releases conducted last week of October into the week of November 07)
• • Nile Creek (Upper 10 Redds) (Lower 16 Redds)
  • Cowiche Creek (Upper 11 Redds) Lower 30 Redds)
  • Wilson Creek (No redds found)
  • Tanuem Creek (Redds 50)

• Interactions monitoring
• Monitoring and Assessment of Adult Coho Escapement and Redd Distribution