Yakama Nation Fishers Meeting - March 29, 2024 at Legends Casino

Yakama Nation Fishers Meeting on March 29, 2024, will cover various topics such as Sturgeon and Smelt Harvest updates, fisheries forecasts, pinniped updates, and more. The agenda includes discussions on Delta Work, Bird Predation Work, Lyle Falls Clean Up, and Spring 2024 Fisheries Outlook. Additionally, details on Sturgeon and Smelt Harvest pools, Spring 2023 Fisheries forecast, Columbia River Adult Salmon Returns, and Bonneville Dam Adult Chinook Passage are provided.

• Yakama Nation
• Fishers Meeting
• Fisheries Outlook
• Sturgeon Harvest
• Smelt Harvest

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1. YAKAMA NATION FISHERS MEETING March 29, 2024 10 am to 4 pm Columbia Room Legends Casino

2. Agenda 2024 Winter Sturgeon and Smelt Harvest Updates Spring Season Forecasts and Catch Guidelines Fisheries Outlook Summer Season Forecast and Catch Guidelines Fisheries Outlook Pinniped Update- Doug Hatch 11:30am Delta Work Bill Sharp 11:45am Bird Predation Work Blaine Parker 1:00pm Lyle Falls Clean Up- Kate Valdez 1:15pm 2

3. 2024 Sturgeon and Smelt Harvest Pool Jan Setline 289 311 Commercial Setline 822 541 Total Quota Remaining Bon The Dalles John Day 1,127 852 675 825 -452 -27 71 135 206 210 4 2024 Smelt Harvest- Cowlitz River 27 Permits Issued 15,740 pounds harvested 3

4. Spring 2023 Fisheries Forecast 198,600 Actual 141,179 29% less than forecast Spring Chinook Ceremonial Platform H&L Total Harvest Allowed Harvest Remainder Harvest 3,818 8,160 11,978 10,418 -1,560 7.4% Allowed Harvest Rate Actual Harvest rate 8.5% Closed Platforms May 18 Ceremonial Permits ended Mid- May 2023 Ceremonial Harvest Yakama Warm Springs Umatilla Nez Perce 1,048 1,238 773 759 4

5. . Columbia River Adult Salmon Returns: Actual and Forecasteda 2023 Forecast 2023 Return Forecast 2024 Spring Chinook Upriver Total for Spring Management Period 198,600 141,179 121,000 Upper Columbia Total 41,400 24,917 19,400 Snake River Spring/Summer Snake River natural origin c 85,400 13,200 82,433 63,500 10,826 9,200 Summer Chinook Upper Columbia Total for Summer Management Period 85,400 54,722 53,000 Sockeye Total Annual Return Wenatchee Okanogan Snake River Yakima Deschutes 234,500 44,300 187,400 2,600 100 100 329,040 401,700 146,875 179,655 288,700 1,999 443 68 97,000 3,800 12,100 100 5

6. Bonneville Dam Adult Chinook Passage March 15 to June 15 9,000 Forecast: 5 yr Avg: 121,000 109,700 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 5yr Avg 2024 Proj-5Yr 2023 4,000 2024 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 3/153/183/213/243/273/304/2 4/5 4/84/114/144/174/204/234/264/295/2 5/5 5/85/115/145/175/205/235/265/296/1 6/4 6/76/106/13 6

7. Spring 2024 January 1 June 15 Expected Zone 6 Platform Harvest (6%) Allowed Treaty Harvest Rate Available for Ceremoni al Permits Suggest Using Management Run ~ 84,700 30%less than Forecast until first TAC run update May 13-20 River Mouth Run Size Percent of Forecast Allowed Harvest 70% 84,700 7.4% 6,268 5,082 1,185 Treaty Guideline = 6,268 Conservative Ceremonial Permits 80% 96,800 7.4% 7,163 5,808 1,355 90% 108,900 7.4% 8,059 6,534 1,525 Reduce/ Eliminate Use of alternative gears during Spring Season 100% 121,000 7.4% 8,954 7,260 1,694 End Ceremonial Permits Early May 7

8. Platform Fishery Management Goal: Keep Open Year Around with Sunday Closures Exceeded Allowable Quota in 2023 Closed Platform Fishery May 18 NOAA will re-initiate consultation of the BiOp if quota is exceeded again in 2024 Re-doing the BiOp could result in less favorable quotas for the Treaty Fishery in Zone 6 Requires Conservative Management of the Spring Chinook Zone 6 Fishery 8

9. YN Tributary Seasons River Season Forecast Wind River Mar 13 to June 22 Noon Wed 6pm Sat 4,200 Drano Lake Evaluate in Season 5,300 Klickitat April 3 to May 25 Noon Wed to 6pm Sat 1,300 Yakama River April 10 to June 22 Noon Weds to 6pm Sat 2,400 Icicle River Evaluate in Season 4,354 9

10. Summer 2023 3 Weeks of Gillnet Seasons June 19 through July 6 Fishery 6/19 6/21 6/26 6/28 7/3 7/6 PHL 7/10 7/ 31 Season Totals Allowable Quotas Remaining Chinook 3,422 4,159 2,492 1,188 Sockeye 3,111 6,804 8,526 3,168 Summer Chinook Catch Allowed HR 25.2% Actual HR 21.7% Sockeye Catch Allowed HR 7% Actual HR 11,261 21,609 5.4% 14,032 23,170 2,771 1,561 10

11. Summer 2024 June 16 - July 31 Allowable Quota 13,441* Meeting in April to finalize ocean models and update allowable quota Species Summer Chinook Sockeye Steelhead A Run B Run Forecast 53,000 401,700 122,100 89,900 32,200 Manage on actual runsize Sockeye 7% = 28,119 Expect Commercial Gillnet June 17 ? 11

12. Non-Treaty Spring Fisheries Presentation by Stuart Ellis and Roger Dick Jr. 12