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Action: Allow retention of steelhead with a clipped right ventral fin and a healed scar at the location of the clipped fin.

Effective dates: Feb 13, 2010

Species affected: Late winter steelhead<br />
Location: Cowlitz River from boundary markers at the mouth to Mayfield Dam.<br />
Reasons for action: Right ventral fin marked steelhead are surplus to broodstock needs.<br />
Other information: Right ventral marked steelhead are no longer being released in the upper Cowlitz basin.<br />
Information contact: Wolf Dammers, Region 5 (360) 696-6211