PCFE'A Trinidad Fishermen's Salmon Enhancement Prairie Creek Project, 1989-1990
Farro M. 1990. PCFE'A Trinidad Fishermen's Salmon Enhancement Prairie Creek Project, 1989-1990
Excerpt: "On November 17, 1989 the Trinidad Fishermen's Salmon Enhancement (TFSE) organization was contacted by California Dept. of Fish and Game (CDFG) and Redwood National Park (RNP) personnel following their decision to develop emergency measures to salvage adult salmon and Steelhead returning to spawn in the Prairie Creek drainage of Humboldt County. This was determined necessary due to extensive sedimentation problems associated with construction of a new section of U.S. Highway 101 bypassing the state and federal park lands. A complete, biologically sound program was developed by Trinidad Fishermen's Salmon Enhancement and was given tentative approval for implementation by CDFG on November 21. Time was extremely limited as adult salmon would begin their upstream migration with the next precipitation. Work started immediately on the weir, trap, and other specialized equipment needed. A contract was negotiated with the California Dept. of Transportation (CALTRANS) to perform the work recommended by CDFG. CALTRANS Fisheries Biologist Mark Moore was designated as the contract supervisor and was to oversee all work undertaken."
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Farro, Mitch
- Date of Issue
- 1990-10-01
- Units
- REDW
- Keywords
- 101 bypass, adult salmon, human impact, project implementation, Salmonid Species, sediment, stream conditions, upstream migration