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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>TAMWG and
TMC,<BR><BR>My e-mail capabilities currently exceed those of some entire
Interior <BR>Department agencies, so I've been asked to circulate a message from
the <BR>TRRP office. As background, there was concern that the recent
rampdown of <BR>Lewiston releases from 2000 cfs to 300 cfs would strand some
juvenile <BR>fish. To minimize stranding, Central Valley Operations
modified the <BR>rampdown schedule as suggested by scientists who were meeting
to discuss <BR>the annual flow schedule, but there were nevertheless some
reports of <BR>stranding, including stranding of young coho. Doug
Schleusner reports <BR>(March 19):<BR><BR>"Branch Chief Daryl Petersen and two
other biologists (Mike Kelly, NOAA <BR>Fisheries; Loren Everest, Forest Service)
floated the Trinity from the <BR>hatchery to Bucktail, and stopped at 5 sites
where stranding had been <BR>reported or historically has occurred. Stranded
salmon were observed at all <BR>sites, but most were chinook, with some coho
(native) observed at one <BR>location. It appears that at these sites there is
still enough surface flow <BR>to allow some fry to move back into the main
channel, or the pools are <BR>large enough to allow fry to rear and survive
until the spring flow <BR>releases begin to ramp up in late April or early
May. Mike Kelly will <BR>document their observations in more detail and
contact other observers down <BR>river; a report is expected by next Monday or
Tuesday. At this point it <BR>does not appear necessary to mobilize a rescue
effort or take actions other <BR>than continuing to monitor the
situation."<BR><BR><BR>Arnold Whitridge</FONT><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>