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Hatchery programs that operate in regions with ESA-listed salmon and steelhead populations need to be evaluated and permitted through the ESA. There are several vehicles in the ESA to allow for this permitting, depending on the hatchery operator; ESA section 4(d) or section 10a (1)(A) are common vehicles used for artificial production programs.
HGMPs are technical documents that describe, in great detail, the composition and operation of each individual hatchery program. The primary goal of an HGMP is to devise biologically-based artificial propagation management strategies that ensure the conservation and recovery of ESA-listed salmon and steelhead populations.
NOAA Fisheries Service, who oversees the ESA for salmon and steelhead, uses the information provided by HGMPs to evaluate impacts on salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act. Completed HGMPs may also be used for regional fish production and management planning by federal, state and tribal resource managers.
Currently, WDFW is in consultation with NOAA Fisheries service for its Puget Sound and Columbia River Basin hatchery operations. WDFW has submitted 100+ draft HGMPs to NOAA Fisheries over the last six years and this consultation process will result in final versions of these plans being submitted to NOAA Fisheries for permitting and continued operations of our hatchery system. For copies of previously submitted HGMPs for WDFW programs click here.
Information on the currently approved HGMPs and review status of others is available on the NOAA Fisheries website here: http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Salmon-Harvest-Hatcheries/Hatcheries/HGMPs.cfm
When final and approved WDFW HGMPs are available, they will be posted on this site for your convenience.
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