How many fall Chinook returned to the Klamath River system last year?
The Fishery Management Plan requires that at least 35,000 Klamath River fall Chinook adults return to spawn in natural areas. Since this conservation objective was not met in 2004, 2005, or 2006, the Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted a rebuilding strategy that requires the natural area spawning objective be increased to 40,700 adult Klamath River fall Chinook. In 2008, approximately 30,900 adults returned to the Klamath River Basin to spawn in natural areas, well below the rebuilding conservation objective. However, the total jack return (age 2 fish) was over 25,300 fish.
