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Fish and Wildlife

The Council works to protect and enhance fish and wildlife in the Columbia River Basin. Its Fish & Wildlife Program guides project funding by the Bonneville Power Administration.

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The Council develops a plan, updated every five years, to assure the Pacific Northwest of an adequate, efficient, economical, and reliable power supply.

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06
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07
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21
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22
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02
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04
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27
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COLUMBIA RIVER HISTORY PROJECT

Reports

  1. ISAB SAR and SAS Metrics Report

    Apr 01, 2025 / ISAB 2025-1
    The report reviews the estimation of smolt-to-adult survival (SAS) and smolt-to-adult return (SAR) for Columbia River Basin salmon, with a focus on terminology, methodology,...
  2. ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2024 Annual Report

    Oct 19, 2024 / ISAB 2024-3
    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program calls for a regular system of independent and timely science reviews of the Fish Passage Center’s (FPC) analytical...
  3. ISAB 2024 Review of the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    Sep 17, 2024 / ISAB 2024-2
    The Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) has a basic responsibility to evaluate the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (Program) of the Northwest Power...
  4. ISAB Review of Technical Memorandum: Loss Assessment of Spring/Summer Chinook in the Upper Snake River Basin

    Aug 01, 2024 / ISAB 2024-1
    The Upper Snake River Tribes (USRT) Foundation asked that the ISAB review the scientific elements of a loss assessment of spring/summer Chinook salmon in the Upper Snake...
  5. ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2023 Annual Report

    Oct 19, 2023 / ISAB 2023-2
    This ISAB review of the "2023 Draft CSS Annual Report: Comparative Survival Study of PIT-tagged Spring/Summer/Fall Chinook, Summer Steelhead, and Sockeye" is the ISAB’s...
  6. ISAB Review of the Upper Columbia United Tribes' Phase 2 Implementation Plan: Testing Feasibility of Reintroduced Salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin

    Dec 08, 2022 / ISAB 2022-2
    The Phase 2 Plan clearly expresses the deep importance of reintroducing salmon to the UCUT members and the Upper Columbia River ecosystem. At the same time, it addresses a...
  7. ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2022 Annual Report

    Oct 18, 2022 / ISAB 2022-1
    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program calls for a regular system of independent and timely science reviews of the Fish Passage Center’s (FPC) analytical...
  8. ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2021 Annual Report

    Nov 01, 2021 / ISAB 2021-5
    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program calls for a regular system of independent and timely science reviews of the Fish Passage Center’s (FPC) analytical...
  9. American Shad in the Columbia River: Past, Present, Future

    Oct 22, 2021 / ISAB 2021-4
    * Presentation to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (November 17, 2021) Background. American shad were introduced to West Coast rivers in the late 1800s and...
  10. ISAB Review of the Coast-Wide Analysis of Chinook Salmon Smolt to Adult Returns (SARs) by Welch et al.

    Jun 29, 2021 / ISAB 2021-3
    This ISAB report reviews the Welch et al. (2020) paper "A Synthesis of the Coast-wide Decline in Survival of West Coast Chinook Salmon” that examined time series of annual...
  11. ISAB Comparison of Research Findings on Avian Predation Impacts on Salmon Survival

    Apr 23, 2021 / ISAB 2021-2
    Columbia Basin fish and wildlife managers, policy makers, and researchers have expressed concern about differences in the conclusions and management implications of the...
  12. ISAB Dam Bypass Selectivity Report

    Apr 12, 2021 / ISAB 2021-1
    In December 2020, NOAA Fisheries asked the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) to review the scientific findings and subsequent dialogue associated with two...
  13. ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2020 Annual Report

    Oct 29, 2020 / ISAB 2020-2
    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program calls for a regular system of independent and timely science reviews of the Fish Passage Center’s (FPC) analytical...
  14. ISAB Review of Chapter 2 of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) 2019 Annual Report

    Apr 29, 2020 / ISAB 2020-1
    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program calls for a regular system of independent and timely science reviews of the Fish Passage Center’s (FPC) analytical...
  15. ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2019 Annual Report

    Oct 17, 2019 / ISAB 2019-2
    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program calls for a regular system of independent and timely reviews of the Fish Passage Center’s (FPC) analytical products....
  16. A Review of Predation Impacts and Management Effectiveness for the Columbia River Basin

    May 03, 2019 / ISAB 2019-1
    * Presentation to Council, May 8, 2019 The Council requested the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) to provide a review of the biological and economic...
  17. ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2018 Annual Report

    Oct 18, 2018 / ISAB 2018-4
    * See full report * See addendum Summary The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program calls for a regular system of independent and timely science...
  18. Review of the 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    Mar 23, 2018 / ISAB 2018-3
    The Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Council) requested that the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) evaluate the scientific merits of the Council’s 2014...
  19. Review of NOAA Fisheries Document: A Power Analysis of Two Alternative Experimental Designs to Evaluate a Test of Increased Spill at Snake and Columbia River Dams, Using Smolt-to-Adult Returns of Anadromous Salmonids

    Mar 19, 2018 / ISAB 2018-2
    In response to a January 2018 request from NOAA Fisheries’ Northwest Fisheries Science Center, the ISAB reviewed the document A Power Analysis of Two Alternative...
  20. Review of Spring Chinook Salmon in the Upper Columbia River

    Feb 09, 2018 / ISAB 2018-1
    * Update June 4, 2018: ISAB Response to Grant County Public Utility District comments * Updated April 10, 2018. See Update Statement * Presentation to Council,...
  21. Review of Comparative Survival Study draft 2017 Annual Report

    Oct 18, 2017 / ISAB 2017-2
    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program tasks the Fish Passage Center Oversight Board to work with the Fish Passage Center (FPC) and the ISAB to ensure...
  22. Review of NOAA Fisheries' Interior Columbia Basin Life-Cycle Modeling Draft Report

    Sep 22, 2017 / ISAB 2017-1
    In response to NOAA Fisheries’ May 5, 2017 request, the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) reviewed a report titled Interior Columbia Basin Life-Cycle Modeling...
  23. Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) 2016 Draft Annual Report

    Oct 21, 2016 / ISAB 2016-2
    Background The Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s 2009 amendments to the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program called for a regular system of...
  24. Critical Uncertainties for the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    Jan 29, 2016 / ISAB/ISRP 2016-1
    * Executive Summary * Full Report * Appendix D: ISRP and ISAB Comments on Annual Reports for Fish and Wildlife Program Projects with a Research, Monitoring, and...
  25. Predation Metrics Report

    Oct 05, 2016 / ISAB 2016-1
    At the request of the Council, the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) reviewed and recommended potential alternative metrics for evaluating and comparing the...
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