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1994 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program |
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3.3 Develop Coordinated Information System and Prepare Monitoring Report
The Coordinated Information System is an integral part of the Council's monitoring and evaluation program. It is essential to the efficient collection and dissemination of information produced as a result of this program. The system also serves to increase the cost-effectiveness of research, monitoring and evaluation by ensuring that information produced by these programs is readily available to the region.
3.3A Fund Coordinated Information System
Bonneville
3.3A.1 Continue to fund the development of the Coordinated Information System to promote effective exchange and dissemination of information in standardized, electronic format throughout the basin. The Coordinated Information System should be maintained as an objective vehicle for collection and dissemination of information to and from all parties. It should be developed in close cooperation with the fishery managers and other concerned parties. This development should include making available information from primary sources, such as fishery managers, and secondary sources, such as the Fish Passage Center and the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Standardizing data formats and establishing data needs will be an ongoing responsibility of those developing the Coordinated Information System. Include the data bases listed in Sections 3.3B through 3.3D.
3.3A.2 Coordinated Information System
Prepare an annual program monitoring report. This report should compile and summarize information in the anadromous fish data base (Section 3.3B), including information on program implementation, performance standards, harvest and stock status. The annual monitoring report should be the basis for the annual evaluation report (Section 3.2A) and the biennial scientific evaluation (Section 3.2B.1). The final report should be submitted to the Council and the National Marine Fisheries Service by June 15 each year.
3.3B Anadromous Fish Data Base
Relevant Parties
3.3B.1 Those developing the Coordinated Information System should assemble and tabulate on an annual basis and make available in electronic format all data necessary to the production, updating and enhancement of information in the 1992 Stock Summary Reports. Those responsible for the Coordinated Information System should update the relevant data on a regular basis. Other types of natural, hatchery and system information requested for program monitoring and evaluation should be included in the anadromous fish data base. Hatchery data should be developed in cooperation with the Integrated Hatchery Operations Team and should contain all data necessary to ascertain the performance of Columbia River Basin hatcheries.
3.3C Scientific Information Data Base
Relevant Parties
3.3C.1 Existing information from fish and wildlife program projects, other regional research efforts, and related national and international anadromous fish research should be compiled and made available to users in the form of a computerized bibliographic data base and a systematic, readily accessible, document retrieval system. Research data bases that are maintained by various fish and wildlife entities should be cataloged in a summary data base describing the information and detailed instructions on how to access this data.
3.3D Habitat Data Base
Relevant Parties
3.3D.1 Information to permit evaluation of the status of anadromous fish habitat in the Columbia River Basin should be compiled and made available to Coordinated Information System users. The data base should include a hierarchical classification system. This should include information on carrying capacities, survival rates and habitat-related human activities. In developing and maintaining this capability, explore options to survey habitat conditions, such as analysis of aerial photographs, that could be more expeditious, less cumbersome and less costly than conventional methods. Also, explore using a standard organizing approach such as a geographic information system.
3.3E Project Accounting Data Base
Bonneville
3.3E.1 In cooperation with the fishery managers, maintain a data base and tracking system developed to monitor and categorize expenditures by geographic location (Environmental Protection Agency River Reach System), species, type of action and other relevant categories. This database should be a part of the Coordinated Information System. Data base should focus on Bonneville expenditures, but also include other agencies? funding activities under the fish and wildlife program.