1. The Suquamish Tribe
Paul Dorn, Biologist
2010 TRIBAL HABITAT CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 8, 2010
A 34 Year Perspective
of Restoration in Kitsap County

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6. Location of Suquamish Tribal Salmon Enhancement Facilities
1976-2005

8. From: Nearshore
Chapter for
Salmon Recovery
in Puget Sound

9. Funding Programs
• The Suquamish Tribe
• Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Funding
• Salmon Recovery Funding Board
• National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
• Aquatic Lands Enhancement Act
• Kitsap Conservation District
• Kitsap County Community Salmon Grants
• Puget Sound Partnership

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2007 North Mid South
February 5 8 6
March 4 7 8
April 4 7 7
May 6 4 7
June 4 4 6
July 4 4 7
August 6 4 6
September 4 4 8
October 6 6 9
November 2 1 3
45 49 67
2008 North Mid South
February 6 5 8
March 3 3 4
April 9 9 12
May 6 5 6
June 5 6 8
July 6 5 6
August 3 3 4
September 6 6 8
October 6 6 7
November 3 3 4
53 51 67

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Other
Sculpin
Flatfish
Salmonids
Perch
Forage fish
Other
Sculpin
Salmonids
Perch
Forage fish
Flatfish
Percent of Total Catch
2007 2008
# Fish 38,428
Species 51
Sets 161
# Fish 72,780
Species 36
Sets 171
39.5 %
28.7 %22.9 %
40.3 %40.8 %
15.6 %

14. 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
February March April May June July August September October Nov ember
Percentoftotalcatch
Other fish
Sculpin
Flatfish
Perch
Forage fish
Salmonids
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
February March April May June July August September October Nov ember
Percentoftotalcatch
Other spp
Sculpin
Flatfish
Perch
Forage fish
Salmonids
2007
2008

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Shiner Perch
0
50
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200
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350
400
450
Feb
M
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M
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June
July
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Sep
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CPUE
2007
2008
CPUE

16.  4 Regular Sites
 10 Rotating Sites
 Additional sites
sampled during
initial
exploration
Sample Sites

17. Chum & Pink - CPUE (2002-2004)
0
10
20
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40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Month
AvgCPUE
Chum Pink
Federal Work Window
State Work Window

18. Chinook & Coho - CPUE (2002-2004)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Month
AvgCPUE
Chinook Coho
(No Work)
(No Work)
Federal Work Window
State Work Window

19. Forage Fish - CPUE (2002-2004)
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Month
AvgCPUE
Herring - - - 1 1 48 5 2 2 3 16 3
Surf Smelt - - - 10 18 12 16 62 3 151 279 22
Sand Lance - - 3 39 3 644 160 63 6 720 2 -
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Federal Work Windows
State Work Windows
Smelt
Herring
Sandlance
Herring
Smelt

22. 1966

36. 100’ Upstream of bridge 100’ Downstream of bridge
Depth (from
surface)
D.O. (mg/l) Salinity (ppt) D.O. (mg/l) Salinity (ppt)
0.5 feet 10.40 3.4 10.30 9.7
1.0 feet 9.71 7.1 8.44 21.1
2.0 feet 8.01 24.1 7.60 24.3
3.0 feet 7.99 25.2 7.44 26.3
4.0 feet 7.87 26.3 7.67 27.2
5.0 feet 7.90 26.9 7.71 27.5
6.0 feet 7.89 27.0 7.69 27.9
7.0 feet N/A N/A 7.80 28.0
8.0 feet N/A N/A 7.96 28.1
Average
Temperature
5.8o C 6.0o C

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39. Kitsap County Health District
Monitoring

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58. Plans and Studies
 WS CC Limiting Factors Analyses 2000
 Kitsap Salmon Refugia Study 2000
 Chico Creek Mainstem Restoration Plan 2004
 Bainbridge Island Nearshore Assessment 2005
 Puget Sound Chinook Recovery Plan 2007
 Kitsap County Nearshore Habitat Assessment
and Restoration Prioritization Framework 2009
 Sinclair Inlet Aquascape II (US Navy) 2010
 S. Fork Dogfish Creek Restoration Plan 2010
 Keyport Estuary Restoration Plan 2010

59. ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION

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70. Origin of Chinook salmon
Coded Wire Tag Recoveries in 2007 & 2008
n = Grovers Cr Hood Canal North PS Central PS South PS Straits
2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008
May 91 10 98.9% 100.0% 1.1% - - - - - - - -
June 18 32 61.1% 90.6% 27.8% 3.1% - 3.1% 11.1% - - - - 3.1%
July 6 1 16.7% - 33.3% - 33.3% - 16.7% 100.0% - - - -
Aug 4 1 25.0% - 25.0% - 25.0% - - - 25.0% 100.0% - -
Sep 3 1 - - 33.3% - 33.3% - - - 33.3% 100.0% - -
Oct 1 - - - - - 100.0% - - - - - - -
Nov - 2 - - - - - 100.0% - - - - - -
Total 123 47 83.7% 83.0% 8.1% 2.1% 4.1% 6.4% 2.4% 2.1% 1.6% 4.3% - 2.1%
* 3-yearling Chinook also collected in 2007 from Morse Creek & Chambers Creek

71. Origin of Chinook salmon
Coded Wire Tag Recoveries in 2007 & 2008
n = Grovers Cr Hood Canal North PS Central PS South PS Straits
2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008
May 91 10 98.9% 100.0% 1.1% - - - - - - - -
June 18 32 61.1% 90.6% 27.8% 3.1% - 3.1% 11.1% - - - - 3.1%
July 6 1 16.7% - 33.3% - 33.3% - 16.7% 100.0% - - - -
Aug 4 1 25.0% - 25.0% - 25.0% - - - 25.0% 100.0% - -
Sep 3 1 - - 33.3% - 33.3% - - - 33.3% 100.0% - -
Oct 1 - - - - - 100.0% - - - - - - -
Nov - 2 - - - - - 100.0% - - - - - -
Total 123 47 83.7% 83.0% 8.1% 2.1% 4.1% 6.4% 2.4% 2.1% 1.6% 4.3% - 2.1%
* 3-yearling Chinook also collected in 2007 from Morse Creek & Chambers Creek

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76. Questions?
Paul Dorn
pdorn@silverlink.net
(360) 981-7658