APR April 2, 1998 meeting - outline and schedule

Handout for April 2, 1998 meeting - Report outline and schedule

Version - March 24, 1998

Early last year the Council began discussions with regional interests about a review of artificial production in the Columbia River Basin. Last summer Congress called for the Council to do such a review. This review will focus on artificial production, but it will include interactions with other aspects such as natural production, harvest, and mainstem/tributary habitat. The review will address all salmon artificial production regardless of funding source or purpose. It will address all resident fish artificial production that either mitigate for hydropower-caused losses or that occur in waters where other artificial production activities mitigate for hydropower-caused losses. The product of the review will be a report to Congress.

Report Section	Section Title	Section Description	Schedule for Completion
I	Introduction	Describes the purpose and scope of the review.	June 1999
II	Description & Historical Overview of Columbia River Hatchery Programs and Policy	Summarizes existing artificial production programs, agreements, and law that mitigate for losses of Columbia River Basin fish resources. It will document changes in program policies and objectives through time.	June 1998
III	Overview of Scientific Basis for Columbia River Production Programs	Review and summarize what current scientific knowledge tells us about how artificial production should be used, how it should not be used, and relative biological risks and benefits involved in using it for different types of situations.	September 1998
IV	Compilation of Information Regarding Historical Record of Artificial Production Mitigation in the Columbia River Basin	Compiles information on annual releases, hatchery practices, contribution to harvest, adult returns, and other pertinent information to provide a history of the performance of Columbia Basin artificial production programs.	June 1998
V	Discussion: Performance Review of Columbia River Hatchery Programs	Summarizes the performance of existing and past artificial production efforts in meeting mitigation and other stated objectives based on information in sections III and IV.	January 1999
VI	Summary of Scientific Conclusions	Conclusions including alternatives to implement demonstrated beneficial actions and to address problems; includes identification of relative scientific risks attendant to each alternative.	January 1999
VII	Policy Analysis and Recommendations	A set of general principles for the use of artificial production in the Columbia River Basin including changes needed in existing programs.	June 1999

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