This contract period will the final ramp-up to full production levels at Springfield Fish Hatchery. Approximately 960,000 BY16 fingerlings will be in outdoor raceways at the beginning of this contract period. A representative group of these fish will be PIT tagged during fall of 2017. The smolts will be released during late April 2018 at a size of approximately 10 fish per pound (fpp). Baseline data including growth, survival, feed conversion rates, etc. will be collected, reported monthly, and used to set-up future brood year's projections and standard fish culture procedures. Springfield Fish Hatchery anticipates a full production scenario of 1.2 million BY17 Sockeye Salmon eyed eggs to be received beginning in November 2017. The resulting fry are to be incubated to the swim-up stage, then transferred to early rearing tanks in January/February 2018. When these fish reach a size of approximately 100-120 fpp, they will be adipose clipped and transferred from early rearing tanks to the outdoor raceways. This usually occurs in early July of each year. Baseline data described above will continue to be collected.

Testing and refinement of operational procedures relating to the water delivery systems for fish production activities and fish transport will continue into this contract period. this includes fixed speed and variable speed pumps, head-boxes with aeration equipment, and chiller. Research into increasing the current chilled water availability through the chiller will continue during this contract period.

Hatchery staff will update inventory as equipment is received. Annual preventative scheduled maintenance activities will be ongoing throughout this and all future contract periods.

Hatchery personnel will attend and participate in Stanley Basin Sockeye Technical Oversight Committee (SBSTOC) and program specific meetings as program needs necessitate and time allows.