Table 23. Annual liberations of fed and unfed early-fall chum salmon fry (Finch Creek Stock) from WDFW hatcheries in Hood Canal, Washington, 1970-94. (Data from Crawford 1997.)
| Release Year |
Unfed Fry | Fed Fry | |||||
| Total | Pre Apr. 1 | % Total | Total | Pre Apr. 1 | % Total | Avg. FPP | |
| 1970 | 188,748 | 0 | 0% | 795,040 | 0 | 0% | - |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1,447,406 | 0 | 0% | - |
| 1972 | 508,000 | 112,000 | 22.0% | 855,110 | 0 | 0% | - |
| 1973 | 64,600 | 64,600 | 100% | 974,568 | 0 | 0% | - |
| 1974 | 323,600 | 0 | 0% | 2,012,198 | 0 | 0% | - |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 9,408,285 | 0 | 0% | - |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 8,465,125 | 0 | 0% | - |
| 1977 | 85,000 | 0 | 0% | 13,594,756 | 507,825 | 3.7% | 650 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 7,939,467 | 1,324,075 | 16.7% | 547 |
| 1979 | 5,230,000 | 475,000 | 9.1% | 24,376,329 | 13,424,882 | 55.1% | 684 |
| 1980 | 6,068,700 | 3,524,300 | 58.1% | 33,041,394 | 1,781,700 | 5.4% | 900 |
| 1981 | 5,842,192 | 0 | 0% | 30,498,031 | 11,847,861 | 38.8% | 704 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 16,859,884 | 4,253,000 | 25.2% | 530 |
| 1983 | 7,921,700 | 2,500,000 | 31.6% | 27,983,444 | 5,113,000 | 18.3% | 649 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 28,325,669 | 5,000,000 | 17.7% | 578 |
| 1985 | 4,374,157 | 1,445,000 | 33.0% | 45,955,845 | 13,978,300 | 30.4% | 869 |
| 1986 | 5,483,300 | 2,684,600 | 49.0% | 31,051,700 | 9,010,100 | 29.0% | 795 |
| 1987 | 6,400,600 | 0 | 0% | 33,999,500 | 13,240,200 | 38.9% | 640 |
| 1988 | 5,763,900 | 3,033,900 | 52.6% | 34,358,600 | 14,189,700 | 41.3% | 680 |
| 1989 | 5,284,500 | 5,284,500 | 100% | 29,932,600 | 5,172,600 | 17.3% | 916 |
| 1990 | 6,106,500 | 3,853,000 | 63.1% | 28,415,000 | 10,410,200 | 36.6% | 697 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 19,619,100 | 4,000,000 | 20.4% | 733 |
| 1992 | 7,175,500 | 7,175,500 | 100% | 31,463,600 | 12,508,300 | 39.8% | 657 |
| 1993 | 8,744,000 | 8,494,000 | 97.1% | 30,908,200 | 20,073,200 | 64.9% | 494 |
| 1994 | 2,990,600 | 0 | 0% | 30,215,050 | 7,294,000 | 24.1% |
616 |
| Ave. | 3,142,224 | 1,545,856 | 49.2% | 20,899,836 | 6,125,158 | 29.3% | 686 |
1Hatchery production data from WDFW Hatcheries Program, March 21, 1997.
2Fish per pound.