This is the calendar year 2013 annual report for WDFW’s Elwha River Summer/Fall Chinook hatchery program, which the Department operates pursuant to a NOAA-approved Hatchery and Genetic Management Plan (HGMP). The report describes actions implemented by WDFW in 2013 for the native Elwha River Chinook salmon supportive breeding effort. WDFW's submittal of the 2013 annual report complies with requirements specified in Term and Condition �"7.d.†of the Incidental Take Statement (ITS) of the NMFS December 10, 2012 Biological Opinion. The report also describes the agency's juvenile fish release plans for 2014, complying with term and condition that requires submittal of an annual operations plan for WDFW's supportive breeding program for the following year.
