Posted
June 24, 2013 at 7:04 p.m.
SHELTON
- The status and future of Hood Canal summer chum, a threatened species, will
be reviewed during a symposium Thursday in Shelton.
Salmon
experts have been working to restore this unique stock of salmon since before
it was placed on the Endangered Species List in 1999. Changes to commercial
fishing helped reduce harvest, and a hatchery supplementation program boosted
the overall population. Now, Hood Canal summer chum is considered on the path
to recovery.
Thursday’s
symposium, sponsored by the Hood Canal Coordinating Council, will review the
health of the stock and its habitat along with changes in harvest management
and supplementation. Speakers are scheduled to provide new information on ocean
productivity, climate effects and the likelihood of recovery. Some topics are
fairly technical, but everyone is invited to attend.
The
symposium will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Mason County Public Works, 100 Public Works
Drive in Shelton. For reservations, call 360-394-0046 or email
hhuber@hccc.wa.gov.
