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  1. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Changes to Fish Passage Center Board will ensure scientific integrity of data-gathering and analysis

    Changes to Fish Passage Center Board will ensure scientific integrity of data-gathering and analysis Libby, Montana — The Council agreed today to reinvigorate the oversight board for the Fish Passage Center, a small public agency that collects and...
  2. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    H_Fish_Passage_Center

    H_Fish_Passage_Center The Council has established an oversight board for the Center, with representation from NOAA Fisheries, state fish and wildlife agencies, tribes, the Council, and others to ensure that the functions are implemented consistent with...
  3. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Fish Passage Center Oversight Board program amendment considerations

    Fish Passage Center Oversight Board program amendment considerations At the Board's January meeting, Bruce Measure, the Chair of the Fish Passage Center (FPC) Oversight Board, explained that the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program is now open for...
  4. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Fish Passage Center Oversight Board

    Fish Passage Center Oversight Board The Council established the Fish Passage Center Oversight Board (Oversight Board) in the Council's Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program to oversee the operations of the Fish Passage Center. The Oversight...
  5. MEETING
    Oct 15, 2007

    Fish Passage Center Oversight Board meeting

    5 mins Review agenda 60 mins Board decision on set of operating principles (including expectations of work for 2007/08) 60 mins Other potential topics: Role of Technical Advisory Committee and its potential interaction with the FPCOB Issues surrounding...
  6. MEETING
    May 12, 2008

    Fish Passage Center Oversight Board meeting

    5 mins Review agenda 1 hour Discuss Recommended Amendments to the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program 1 hour Decision on Comments to the Council Related to Program Amendments 5 mins Discuss
  7. MEETING
    Oct 12, 2010

    Fish Passage Center Oversight Board meeting

    (Agenda not available)
  8. MEETING
    Dec 13, 2010

    Fish Passage Center Oversight Board meeting

    30 mins Discussion and Final Decision on Review Guidelines for FPC Products 30 mins Presentation on FPC 2010 Accomplishments Report (DeHart) 30 mins FPCOB Business: Discuss Meeting Dates for 2011 and Potential Agenda Items Other Board Business
  9. REPORT
    Oct 17, 2019
    ISAB 2019-2

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2019 Annual Report

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2019 Annual Report 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. These...
  10. REPORT
    Apr 29, 2020
    ISAB 2020-1

    ISAB Review of Chapter 2 of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) 2019 Annual Report

    ISAB Review of Chapter 2 of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) 2019 Annual Report 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...
  11. REPORT
    Oct 29, 2020
    ISAB 2020-2

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2020 Annual Report

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2020 Annual Report 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 products....
  12. REPORT
    Apr 23, 2021
    ISAB 2021-2

    ISAB Comparison of Research Findings on Avian Predation Impacts on Salmon Survival

    ISAB Comparison of Research Findings on Avian Predation Impacts on Salmon Survival Columbia Basin fish and wildlife managers, policy makers, and researchers have expressed concern about differences in the conclusions and management implications of the...
  13. REPORT
    Nov 01, 2021
    ISAB 2021-5

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2021 Annual Report

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2021 Annual Report 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 products....
  14. REPORT
    Oct 18, 2022
    ISAB 2022-1

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2022 Annual Report

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2022 Annual Report 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 products....
  15. REPORT
    Oct 19, 2023
    ISAB 2023-2

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2023 Annual Report

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2023 Annual Report 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...
  16. REPORT
    Oct 22, 2025
    ISAB 2025-3

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) 2025 Draft Annual Report

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) 2025 Draft Annual Report This ISAB review of the 2025 Draft CSS Annual Report: Comparative Survival Study of PIT-tagged Spring/Summer/Fall Chinook, Summer Steelhead, and Sockeye is the ISAB’s sixteenth...
  17. REPORT
    Jul 15, 2011
    ISAB 2011-2

    Comments on the Fish Passage Center’s draft 2010 Annual Report

    Comments on the Fish Passage Center’s draft 2010 Annual Report The Council’s 2009 amendments to the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program call for the continuation of the fish passage related functions currently conducted by the Fish Passage...
  18. REPORT
    Jul 12, 2012
    ISAB 2012-5

    Review of the draft 2011 Fish Passage Center Annual Report

    Review of the draft 2011 Fish Passage Center Annual Report The Council’s 2009 amendments to the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program call for a regular system of independent and timely science reviews of the Fish Passage Center’s (FPC)...
  19. REPORT
    Sep 16, 2011
    ISAB 2011-3

    Review of Three Fish Passage Center Technical Memoranda

    Review of Three Fish Passage Center Technical Memoranda ISAB Administrative Oversight Panel, Fish Passage Center Oversight Board, and Fish Passage Center, The Council’s 2009 amendments to the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program call for a...
  20. REPORT
    Mar 04, 2010
    ISAB 2010-1

    Scoping for the ISAB Review of Fish Passage Center Products

    Scoping for the ISAB Review of Fish Passage Center Products On December 18, 2009, the Fish Passage Center Oversight Board asked the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) to "review the 2008 Fish Passage Center and Comparative Survival Study (CSS)...
  21. MEETING
    Aug 02, 2007

    Fish Passage Center Oversight Board meeting

    15 mins Introductions and review agenda (Group) 45 Overview of Fish Passage Center and current projects 15 History of FPCOB and current role of the FPCOB (Bruce Measure) 15 Discussion of Membership of the FPCOB (Group) 15 Governance discussion (Group) 45...
  22. MEETING
    Jan 14, 2008

    Fish Passage Center Oversight Board meeting

    5 mins Review agenda 1 hour Quarterly Report and Fiscal Year 2007 Annual Report for Fish Passage Center 1 hour Finalize operating rules 45 mins Discuss Potential Amendments to the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program 5 mins Finalize Schedule for Upcoming...
  23. MEETING
    Aug 11, 2008

    Fish Passage Center Oversight Board meeting

    5 mins Review agenda 30 mins Discuss amendments to the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program 30 mins Potential Discussion of Recent FPC Documents 15 mins Discussion of Next Steps and Future Meeting Agendas
  24. MEETING
    Nov 17, 2008

    Fish Passage Center Oversight Board meeting

    5 mins Discuss agenda 1 hour Discuss FPC and FPCOB Language in the Council’s Draft Amended Fish and Wildlife Program 30 mins Discuss Upcoming Year including meeting dates, items Board Members are interested in, etc.
  25. MEETING
    Aug 10, 2009

    Fish Passage Center Oversight Board meeting

    5 mins Review agenda 1 hour Discuss Fish Passage Center peer review 30 mins Discussion of FPC and FPCOB language in Council’s new Fish and Wildlife Program 15 mins Future meetings and goals
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