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Recommended Reading: Six books about wild steelhead management in Pacific Northwest
We recommend the following six books to help you get started in understanding the plight of wild steelhead and salmon in the Pacific Northwest and the complicated nature of their management.
A future for wild steelhead: Establishing the First Wild Steelhead Management Zone on the Sol Duc River
Recently the WDFW made a hard social and biological decision to move the Snider Creek hatchery to the Bogachiel River, freeing up the Sol Duc River for classification as a Wild Steelhead Management Area (WSMZ). This was the result of many organizations and hundreds of interested steelheaders sending in comments to WDFW related to hatchery impacts. The Wild Steelhead Coalition, along with the Native Fish Society, led this charge, providing two white papers and comments on the science of hatchery impacts and the need for a quality Wild Steelhead Management Zone (WDMZ) on the Washington Coast.
Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement Fees: Where does the money go?
Anglers are required to pay an additional $8.75 for an endorsement on their WDFW fishing license fee to fish for salmon or steelhead on the Columbia River and its tributaries in Washington state. How are these extra angling fees being utilized for the benefit of wild steelhead recovery?
Wild Steelhead Coalition comments on WDFW Sport Fishing Rules Proposals for 2012-2013
These comments about the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) 2012-13 Sportfishing Rules Change Proposal were submitted to the WDFW on December 30, 2011.
Wild Steelhead Need More Advocates
An inspiring call to action from WSC Trustee Jack W. Berryman. Jack is a freelance writer and photographer who has published over 200 articles and numerous photographs in a wide variety of adventure, travel, and outdoor magazines. He is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA) and Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) and is a columnist for Salmon Trout Steelheader and Northwest Fly Fishing.
Illustration: Wild Steelhead Status Today
In 1996, NOAA fisheries separated West Coast wild steelhead populations into 15 Evolutionary Significant Units (ESU), or regional population groups with similar genetic, evolutionary and reproductive traits. More recently these have been defined as Distinct Population Segments (DPS). These separate distinctions allowed evaluation and listing, as necessary, of each ESU under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
