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This is the Council's Monthly Spotlight e-newsletter. Each month, you'll receive the latest news from Council meetings, including recent decisions, news from state offices, and updates on energy and the environment.

August 2005 Issue

Council Approves Fiscal Year 2006 Fish and Wildlife Program Budget

Council members approved expense and capital fish and wildlife budgets (260k PDF) for fiscal year 2006. They also approved a general process for addressing within-year requests.

Council Initiates Forum to Assure Power System's Adequacy 

The power committee was briefed (100k PDF) on the Council's progress to develop and implement a regional resource adequacy metric and standard. The need for more comprehensive measurements and a standard level of adequacy for each metric was identified in the Council's Fifth Power Plan. The Council's goal is to have a proposed regional resource adequacy metric and standard in place by 2006.

Summer Run of Chinook Salmon Comes in as Forecasted 

Cindy LeFleur of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife briefed (440k PDF) Council members on the final tally of returning summer Chinook. LeFleur reported that the summer run came in at 60,200 fish, close to the preseason forecast of 62,400. LeFleur also reviewed the management guidelines, stocks, and forecast for the fall Chinook salmon run. Fish managers are forecasting a total run size of 671,400. In response to Council members' questions on ocean harvest of fall Chinook, LeFleur said she would provide a report to the Council in the future.
 

Coming Up

• September 13-15: Council meeting in Spokane

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