Representatives from numerous agencies, tribes, and organizations participate in various ways with coded wire tagged (CWT) salmon and steelhead. Those roles include four categories and are summarized below

  • Coordinator – CWT coordinators aid in management and tracking of release groups to ensure that CWT prefixes and codes are correctly assigned to release groups. Tag prefixes and codes are pre-assigned to the different organizations releasing CWT fish.
  • Release – Those identified with a CWT Release role are the agencies, tribes and organizations that release salmon and steelhead marked with a CWTs. (Some of these entities no longer release CWT fish and their last year of fish release is noted.)
  • Sample – Entities that sample salmon and steelhead with CWTs.
  • Report – Agencies and tribes responsible for submitting CWT data to RMIS.
  CWT Role      
Agency/Tribe/Organization Coordinator Release  Sample Report
Aboriginal Fishery Strategy Program, (AFSP) Y
Alaska Aquaculture, Inc. (AAI) Y (1996 last year of release)
Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) Y Y Y Y
Alaska Educational Facility Y
Alaska Research Facility (ARF) Y
Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) Y
American Aquaculture Corporation, AK (AAC) Y (1994 last year of release)
Anadromous Inc, OR (ANAD) Y (1989 last year of release)
Armstrong Keta, Inc., AK (AKI) Y
British Columbia Fish and Wildlife (BCFW) Y
Burnt Hill Salmon Ranch, OR (BHSR now OPSR)  Y (1983 last year of release)
Burro Creek Hatchery, AK (BURR) Y
C.W. Heckard Company, OR (HECK) Y
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Y Y Y Y
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Klamath T (CDFWKT) Y
California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) Y Y
Central Council Tlingit-Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (THFDC) Y (1985 last year of release)
Chehalis Tribe (CHEH) Y (1985 last year of release)
Chickaloon Village Traditional Council (CVTC) Y
Clatsop County Fisheries Project, OR (CCF) Y
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) Y Y Y
Colville Confederated Tribes in WA (CCT) Y Y Y Y
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (CTWSRO) Y
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Y Y Y Y
Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association, AK (CIAA) Y
Cooperative – Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (COOP) Y
Domsea Farms, Inc. WA and OR (DOMS) Y
Douglas County PUD (DCPUD) Y
Douglas Island Pink and Chum, Inc. AK (DIPC) Y
East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD) Y Y
Educational Facility in WA, excludes University of Washington (EDUC) Y Y
Eel River Salmon Restoration Project (ESRP) Y
Fisheries and Oceans, Canada – Research (CDFR) Y
Fisheries and Oceans, Canada (CDFO) Y Y Y Y
Harris & Hugie Company, OR (H&H) Y  (1975 last year of release)
Hoh Indian Tribe (HOH) Y Y
Hoopa Valley Tribe (HVT) Y Y
Humboldt State University, CA Y
Humbolt Fish Action Council, CA (HFAC) Y
Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) Y Y Y Y
Kake Non-Profit Fisheries Corp., AK (KAKE) Y
Karuk Tribe (KARUK) Y
Keta Company, OR (KETA) Y
Ketchikan Tribal Hatchery Corporation, AK (KTHC) Y
Klawock River Hatchery, Inc., AK KRHI) Y
Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association, AK (KRAA) Y
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (ELWAH) Y
Lummi Nation (LUMMI) Y Y
Makah Tribe (MAKAH) Y Y
Mattole Salmon Group, CA (MSG) Y
Metlakatla Indian Community (MIC) Y
Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project (MBSTP) Y
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (MIT) Y Y
National Biological Survey (NBS) Y (1994 last year of release)
National Marine Fisheries Service – Northwest Region, OR and WA (NMFSNWR) Y Y
National Marine Fisheries Service, AK (NMFS) Y Y Y Y
Native Village of Winter Mountain (NVWM) Y Y
Nehalem Land & Salmon, OR (NLNS) Y (1993 last year of release)
Nerka Incorporated, AK (NERK) Y (1983 last year of release)
Nez Perce Tribe (NPT) Y Y Y Y
Nisqually Indian Tribe (NISQ) Y Y
NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center, WA (NMFSNWFSC) Y
Nome Fishermen’s Association (NFA) Y
Nooksack Indian Tribe (NOOK) Y (1996 last year of release)
Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association, AK (NSRAA) Y
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) Y Y Y
Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation, AK (NSEDC) Y
Oregon Aquafoods, INC (OAF) Y  (1990 last year of release)
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Y Y Y Y
Oregon State University (OSU) Y  (1990 last year of release)
Oregon-Pacific Salmon Ranch (OPSR formerly BHSR) Y  (1989 last year of release)
Pacific Lumber Company, CA (PLCO) Y
Point No Point Treaty Council, WA (PNTPC) Y  (1989 last year of release) Y
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe (PGST) Y Y
Port Graham Hatchery Corporation, AK (PGHC) Y
Prince of Wales Hatchery Association, AK (POWHA) Y
Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation, AK (PWSAC) Y
Puget Sound Energy, WA (PSE) Y  (1994 last year of release)
Puyallup Tribe of Indians (PUYA) Y Y
Quileute Nation (QUIL) Y Y Y
Quinault Division of Natural Resources (QDNR) Y Y Y Y
Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups, WA (RFEG) Y
Rowdy Cr. Hatchery, CA (ROWH) Y
San Joaquin River Group, CA (SJRC) Y
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe (SAUK) Y
Sheldon Jackson College, AK (SJC) Y
Shoalwater Tribe (SHOL) Y (1995 last year of release)
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (SBT) Y
Silverking Oceanic Farms, CA (SOF) Y (1986 last year of release)
Sitka Sound Science Center, AK (SSSC) Y
Siuslaw Fisheries, OR (SIUF) Y (1981 last year of release)
Skagit River System Cooperative, WA (SRSC) Y Y
Skokomish Indian Tribe (SKOK) Y Y
Smith River Kiwanis Club (SRKC) Y
South Yuba River Citizens League, CA (SYCL) Y
Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association, AK (SSRAA) Y
Spokane Tribe of Indians (STOI) Y
Squaxin Island Tribe (SQAX) Y (1997 last year of release)
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians (STIL) Y Y Y Y
Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak (STK) Y
Suquamish Tribe (SUQ) Y
Tacoma Power, WA (TP) Y Y
Tulalip Tribes (TULA) Y Y
Tyee Foundation, CA (TYEE) Y
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Y
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Y Y Y Y
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Y
University of Alaska (UA) Y (1985 last year of release)
University of Idaho (UI) Y (1986 last year of release)
University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Science, WA (UW) Y Y
Upper Skagit Tribe (UPSK) Y
Valdez Fisheries Development Association, AK (VFDA) Y
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Y Y Y Y
Yakama Nation (YAKA) Y Y Y Y
Yurok Tribe Fisheries Program (YTFP) Y