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<DIV><SPAN class=179263018-23032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Arnold
and others, I wish to inform preliminarily as to our observations at Junction
City Juvenile screw-trapping site. My field biologist noted today that
captures are much lower than typically observed for this week in prior
years. That is, the flood of hatchery steelhead and coho have not arrived
yet at JC as anticipated. He further states that he has
heard accounts of large pods of juveniles holed up in vicinity of the old
Lewiston Bridge. We should have preliminary tabulations for J.C. screw
trap completed by early next week and will distribute them to coop
agencies.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=179263018-23032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=179263018-23032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=179263018-23032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>George
Kautsky</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=179263018-23032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hoopa
Tribal Fisheries</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=179263018-23032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>(530)625-4267 ext 15</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
env-trinity-bounces@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us
[mailto:env-trinity-bounces@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Tom
Stokely<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 22, 2004 9:23 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
env-trinity<BR><B>Cc:</B> salmon@pelicannetwork.net<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[env-trinity] Message from Arnold Whitridge transmitting messagefrom Doug
Schleusner<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:awhitridge@snowcrest.net">awhitridge@snowcrest.net</A>
wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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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></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>