Table 21. Broodstock collection data for Hood Canal summer chum salmon reared at Quilcene National Fish Hatchery 1992-96. Broodstock are collected from fisheries in Quilcene Bay, from spawning grounds on Big Quilcene River, and from fish that swim up the Big Quilcene River to a trap located at the Quilcene Hatchery. Data for 1996 broodstock and natural escapement are preliminary (WDFW 1996). AD=adipose fin clipped; CWT=coded wire tagged.
| Brood year | Broodstock collected (nos.) |
Observed escapement to Big Quilcene R. | Percent of total run collected | No. fed fry released | Release size (g) | Release date | No. of fish marked (% of total released) | ||
| Males | Females | Total | |||||||
| 1992 | 224 | 188 | 412 | 405 | 50.3 | 216,441 | 1.05 | 4/13/93 | 53,067 (24.52%) AD + CWT |
| 1993 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 101 | 26.3 | 24,784 | 1.46 | 3/30/94 | unmarked |
| 1994 | 161 | 170 | 331 | 317 | 51.1 | 343,550 | 1.06 | 3/27/95 | unmarked |
| 1995 | 243 | 256 | 499 | 4,100 | 10.1 | 441,167 | 1.06 | 3/29/96 | unmarked |
| 1996 | 426 | 322 | 758 | 8,688 | 8.0 | ||||