Chinook Salmon Coastal Release Project in Monterey Harbor
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020020359
Lead Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning
(CDFW)
Document Title
Chinook Salmon Coastal Release Project in Monterey Harbor
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Coastal Zone
Document Description
California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Mokelumne River Hatchery (MOK) would deliver 160,000 Central Valley fall-run Chinook Salmon (CV FRCS) smolts to the Project location for direct release (if possible) at the end of Municipal Wharf #2 in Monterey Harbor in 2020 and again in 2021. MBSTP is implementing this project. CDFW would deliver MOK CV FRCS smolts to Monterey Harbor in mid-May of 2020 and 2021. Exact dates and times would be scheduled as the time draws near and are dependent on fish size, growth rates, and environmental conditions in Monterey Harbor and Monterey Bay. All smolts would be transported in a single trip each year, using 2-4 fish transport trucks (dependent upon loading density/fish size). Water in transport trucks would be salted prior to on-loading fish to initiate smoltification and aid in acclimation to the marine environment. MBSTP would provide a ‘tender’ vessel (12-20’ outboard) on the water at the discharge point to assist with the discharge hose and any other operational logistics. The Project’s objective is to enhance the commercial and recreational salmon ocean fishery.
Contact Information
Name
Ryon Kurth
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Monterey
Counties
Monterey
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Del Monte Ave and Municipal Wharf 2
Zip
93940
Total Acres
NA
Parcel #
NA
State Highways
1
Railways
NA
Airports
NA
Schools
San Carlos, Caochen, Monterey
Waterways
Monterey Bay, El Estero
Township
NA
Range
NA
Section
NA
Base
NA
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Other (Juvenile Chinook Salmon release)
Local Actions
Fish release
Project Issues
Biological Resources, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrology/Water Quality, Public Services, Recreation