1. Status of Washington Steelhead 2006
Ann Blakley
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2. Salmonid Stock Inventory (SaSI)
Identify independent populations
Assess status of populations

3. Population Identification
Substantial reproductive isolation
Spawn in different locations
Spawn at different times
Other indicators of reproductive isolation
Genetic differences
Run or outmigration timing differences
Age composition
Size, color differences
Population list not static

4. Basis for Rating Status
Abundance data
Spawner estimates
Smolt counts
Harvest data (rarely used now)
Abundance trends
Goals, Thresholds (escapement, recovery)
Rating by local WDFW and/or Tribal biologists

5. Status Assessment
Healthy
Depressed
Critical
Unknown
Extinct

6. Steelhead DPS Boundaries and SaSI Regions
DPS and SaSI Regions

7. Washington Steelhead Status
Year
1992
2006
Status
Number
Percent
Healthy 36
25% 28
20%
Depressed 44
31% 38
29%
Critical 1
<1%
Unknown 60
43% 70
50%
Total
141
137
Yakima (Satus Cr, Toppenish Cr, Naches + Upper Yakima) status not yet defined.

9. North Puget Sound Status
Year
1992
2006
Run Timing
SSH
WSH
Healthy 1 6 2
Depressed 5
Critical
Unknown 7
Total 10 12

10. North Sound Summer Steelhead
SF Skykomish Healthy in 1992 and now
Tolt—Depressed in 1992 to Healthy

11. North Sound Winter Steelhead
Skagit—Healthy in 1992 to Depressed; Stilly Healthy in 1992 to Depressed;
Snohomish (composite of 3 stocks) all Healthy in 1992 to all Depressed forecasts for Stilly and Skykomish low enough (~35% of goal) that fisheries closed on March 1.

13. South Sound Status Year 1992 2006 Healthy Depressed Critical Unknown
Run Timing
SSH
WSH
Healthy 1 6
Depressed 4
Critical
Unknown 5
Total 12 11

14. South Sound Winter Steelhead
Lk Washington—Depressed in 1992 to Critical; Green—Healthy in 1992, still Healthy;
Puyallup (3 stocks) all Healthy in 1992, all Depressed now; Nisqually—Healthy to Depressed

16. Hood Canal Status Year 1992 2006 Healthy Depressed Critical Unknown
Run Timing
SSH
WSH
Healthy
Depressed 5 6
Critical
Unknown 3 2
Total 8

17. Hood Canal Winter Steelhead
Dewatto—Depressed in 1992 and now; Tahuya—Depressed in 1992 and now;
Skokomish—Depressed in 1992 and now.

19. Strait of Juan de Fuca Status
Year
1992
2006
Run Timing
SSH
WSH
Healthy 2 4
Depressed
Critical
Unknown 6
Total 12

20. Strait Winter Steelhead
Disco Bay—Depressed in 1992, Healthy now; Morse Cr—Depressed then and now;
Pysht—Healthy then and now; Hoko—Healthy then and now. Morse-inc in 2005; Pysht—only Pysht R counts shown-no Deep Cr, East&West Twin-data set for other streams too short.

22. North Coast Status Year 1992 2006 Healthy Depressed Critical Unknown
Run Timing
SSH
WSH
Healthy 2 10 9
Depressed 1
Critical
Unknown 5 7
Total 17

23. North Coast Winter Steelhead
All Healthy in 1992 and now except Lower Quinault (Depressed) and Queets (Unknown)

25. South Coast Status Year 1992 2006 Healthy Depressed Critical Unknown
Run Timing
SSH
WSH
Healthy 7 10
Depressed 2 3
Critical
Unknown 5 1
Total 14

26. South Coast Winter Steelhead

28. Lower Columbia Status Year 1992 2006 Healthy Depressed Critical
Run Timing
SSH
WSH
Healthy 2 1
Depressed 4 13 9
Critical
Unknown 6
Total 19 16

29. Lower Columbia Summer Steelhead
Kalama—Depressed now and then, Washougal and Wind—unknown in 1992, depressed now.

30. Lower Columbia Winter Steelhead

32. Mid-Columbia Status Year 1992 2006 Healthy Depressed Critical Unknown
Run Timing
SSH
WSH
Healthy
Depressed 3 1
Critical
Unknown 2 7
Total 5 8

33. Mid-Columbia Summer Steelhead
Upper Yakima numbers are Roza Dam counts. Both Depressed then and now.

35. Snake River Status Year 1992 2006 Healthy Depressed 3 2 Critical
Depressed 3 2
Critical
Unknown 1
Total
Grande Ronde—no data in 1992, assumed status was depressed. Now unknown.

36. Snake River Summer Steelhead

38. Upper Columbia Status Year 1992 2006 Healthy Depressed 3 1 Critical
Depressed 3 1
Critical
Unknown
Total 4
Entiat, Methow, Okanogan—switched from dam counts to spawner surveys. Data sets too short to rate status yet.

39. Upper Columbia Summer Steelhead

40. Status Trends Declining Stable Improving Data Loss N Sound S Sound
N Coast
S Coast
Hood Canal
Snake
Strait
L Columbia
Mid-Columbia
(temporary)
U Columbia

41. ESA Listing Status of Washington State Steelhead by DPS
Listing Not Warranted
Olympic Peninsula
Southwest Washington
Preliminary Finding
Puget Sound Steelhead (threatened)
Listed as Threatened
Lower Columbia Steelhead
Mid-Columbia Steelhead
Snake River Steelhead
Upper Columbia
Based on 2005 status review. Upper Columbia upgraded from endangered in 1997 to threatened in 2005.