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released into a stream adjacent to the marsh.- Coho releases average 5,000 annually and adult returns range from about 0.1 percent to 0.3 percent a The 1989 Coho salmon production from private projects (including county and local programs) contributed 266,181 yearlings to California waters. The Humboldt Fish Action Council (HFAC), and the Monterey Bay. Salmon and Steelhead Project are the two largest private coho producers, releasing about 25,000, and 23,000 yearlings annually, respectively. The HFAC's coho releases contributed an estimated 0.2 percent to the 1989 ocean fishery, the inland recovery rate was also 0.2 percent s Coastal Cutthroat 1`rout The coastal cutthroat trout occurs in coastal waters from the Eel River drainage and northward. The present range may be identical to the known historical distributions However, while their abundance has declined considerably, existing populations are believed to be stable. There are about 120 streams with cutthroat, comprising about 700 miles of habitat (Gerstung 1981). Although cutthroat trout are not as popular as other anadromous species, increasing harvest pressure on the other species may elevate the importance of cutthroat as a sport fish. The Fisheries Department of Humboldt State University (HSU) has begun propagating anadromous coastal cutthroat to enhance sport fishing in local Humboldt County lagoons. The first release of 14,000 juveniles is scheduled for the spring of 1990. They, are reared at the HSU hatchery then trucked to release sites. Humboldt County and HSU are the only entities propagating coastal cutthroat in California. About 500 cutthroat trout are released annually by Humboldt County. These cutthroat are released as yearlings and will hopefully contribute to the local inland sport fisheries. Summary There is considerable interest in supplementation, especially among private groups. Consensus among private groups expressed a need for additional programs, to rehabilitate waters which formerly produced salmonids. They also voiced ,the need to work together with the state to meet common objectives. The majority of the state personnel interviewed were in agreement with the private faction. 4David Hull, City of Arcata, Dept. of Public Works, Arcata, California, pers. comm., February, 1990. SJud Ellinwood, Humboldt Fish Action Council, Eureka, California, pers. comm., March, 1990. 20