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  1. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Review materials for ISAB Review of Proposed Spill Study

    Review materials for ISAB Review of Proposed Spill Study
  2. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    ISAB 2015-1 Executive Summary

    ISAB 2015-1 Executive Summary In response to a March 2014 assignment from the Council, NOAA Fisheries, and Columbia River Indian tribes, the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) reviewed the implications of density dependence in fish populations...
  3. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Comments on ISAB/ISAP 2016-1 Critical Uncertainties Report

    Comments on ISAB/ISAP 2016-1 Critical Uncertainties Report Request for Comments Program Research: Existing and ongoing work We received the following comments on the Critical Uncertainties report: bluefish.org (5/15/16) Bonneville Power Administration...
  4. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Comment on the ISAB/ISRP 2016-1 Critical Uncertainties Report

    Comment on the ISAB/ISRP 2016-1 Critical Uncertainties Report Comments received through March 11, 2016 Program Research - existing and ongoing work The Council invites your comments on the report, Critical Uncertainties for the Columbia River Basin Fish...
  5. REPORT
    Jul 22, 2013
    ISAB 2013-2

    Review of BPA's A Framework for the Fish and Wildlife Program Data Management

    Review of BPA's A Framework for the Fish and Wildlife Program Data Management In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s June 7, 2013 request, the ISAB reviewed the Bonneville Power Administration’s document A Framework for the Fish and...
  6. REPORT
    Apr 09, 2010
    ISAB 2010-2

    ISAB Review of NOAA Fisheries’ 2010 Low Flow Fish Transport Operations Proposal

    ISAB Review of NOAA Fisheries’ 2010 Low Flow Fish Transport Operations Proposal On February 25, 2010, NOAA Fisheries requested ISAB assistance with a question related to a low flow transportation proposal for the spring 2010 juvenile salmon outmigration....
  7. REPORT
    Oct 14, 2010
    ISAB 2010-5

    Review of the Comparative Survival Study 2010 Draft Annual Report to suggest topics for further review and to provide comments to improve the Annual Report

    Review of the Comparative Survival Study 2010 Draft Annual Report to suggest topics for further review and to provide comments to improve the Annual Report
  8. REPORT
    Mar 08, 2013
    ISAB 2013-1

    Review of 2009 Fish and Wildlife Program

    Review of 2009 Fish and Wildlife Program ISAB Chair Rich Alldredge, Vice-chair Chris Wood, and member Greg Ruggerone presented findings from this report at the Council’s March 13 meeting in Portland. Executive Summary This report contains the...
  9. REPORT
    Jan 07, 2011
    ISAB 2011-1

    Columbia River Basin Food Webs

    Columbia River Basin Food Webs * Read full report > * Nov 2012 National Academy of Sciences Journal article * Jan 2011 presentation to Council * Executive Summary * Appendix C.6. Food Demands, Bioenergetics and Fish Growth *...
  10. REPORT
    Jun 08, 2007
    ISAB 2007-3

    Human Population Impacts on Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife

    Human Population Impacts on Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Also see this GoogleEarth file for more in-depth data. Don't have GoogleEarth? Get it free. Introduction The impact of human settlement in the Columbia River Basin is rarely...
  11. REPORT
    Oct 15, 2012
    ISAB 2012-7

    Review of the Comparative Survival Study’s Draft 2012 Annual Report

    Review of the Comparative Survival Study’s Draft 2012 Annual Report Background 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...
  12. REPORT
    Sep 10, 2012
    ISAB 2012-6

    Review of the Columbia Estuary Ecosystem Restoration Program

    Review of the Columbia Estuary Ecosystem Restoration Program Comment on this report by November 16, 2012 The Council invites your comments on this ISAB review of three documents from the Corps of Engineers and Bonneville Power Administration, the...
  13. 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)...
  14. REPORT
    May 30, 2012
    ISAB 2012-4

    ISAB Review of draft 2012 MERR and HLI Reports

    ISAB Review of draft 2012 MERR and HLI Reports In April 2012, the Council requested that the ISAB review two documents: (1) the March 2012 draft Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Reporting, and Data Access Framework (draft 2012 MERR) and (2) the draft...
  15. REPORT
    May 11, 2012
    ISAB 2012-3

    Review of Lamprey Synthesis Report

    Review of Lamprey Synthesis Report Attached is the ISAB’s review of the report titled: Synopsis of Lamprey-Related Projects Funded through the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. The synopsis was produced by the Columbia River Basin Lamprey...
  16. REPORT
    Feb 10, 2012
    ISAB 2012-2

    High Level Indicators for Monitoring Diversity

    High Level Indicators for Monitoring Diversity On October 11, 2011, ISAB members presented a summary of the report: Using a Comprehensive Landscape Approach for More Effective Conservation and Restoration (ISAB 2011-4) to the Council. The ISAB recommended...
  17. REPORT
    Jan 03, 2012
    ISAB 2012-1

    ISAB Follow-up Review: FPC and CSS analyses of latent mortality of in-river migrants due to route of dam passage

    ISAB Follow-up Review: FPC and CSS analyses of latent mortality of in-river migrants due to route of dam passage In the attached memo, the ISAB re-examines analyses conducted by the Fish Passage Center (FPC) and Comparative Survival Study (CSS) to...
  18. REPORT
    Oct 14, 2011
    ISAB 2011-5

    Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) 2011 Draft Annual Report

    Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) 2011 Draft 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...
  19. REPORT
    Sep 30, 2011
    ISAB 2011-4

    Using a Comprehensive Landscape Approach for More Effective Conservation and Restoration

    Using a Comprehensive Landscape Approach for More Effective Conservation and Restoration Also see October 2011 presentation to Council The Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) is pleased to submit its report "Using a Comprehensive Landscape...
  20. 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...
  21. REPORT
    Feb 15, 2000
    ISAB 2000-1

    Review of Studies of Fish Survival in Spill at The Dalles Dam

    Review of Studies of Fish Survival in Spill at The Dalles Dam The Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) was asked in a memo dated November 10, 1999 from Brian J. Brown, Chair, Implementation Team (IT), addressed to Michael Schiewe and Chip...
  22. REPORT
    Feb 23, 2000
    ISAB 2000-2

    Review of the Draft Performance Standards and Indicators for Artificial Production in the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's Artificial Production Review

    Review of the Draft Performance Standards and Indicators for Artificial Production in the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's Artificial Production Review In the ISAB’s letter of January 20, 2000 to the Council, we proposed to address the Council’s...
  23. REPORT
    Jul 14, 2000
    ISAB 2000-3

    Consistency of the Council’s Artificial Production Policies and Implementation Strategies with Multi-Species Framework Principles and Scientific Review Team Guidelines

    Consistency of the Council’s Artificial Production Policies and Implementation Strategies with Multi-Species Framework Principles and Scientific Review Team Guidelines In July 1997, Congress directed the Northwest Power Planning Council (Council) to...
  24. REPORT
    Oct 03, 2000
    ISAB 2000-4

    Recommendations for the Design of Hatchery Monitoring Programs and the Organization of Data Systems

    Recommendations for the Design of Hatchery Monitoring Programs and the Organization of Data Systems This report completes the ISAB's three-part response to your request for a review of the draft performance standards and indicators attached to the...
  25. REPORT
    Nov 28, 2000
    ISAB 2000-5

    The Columbia River Estuary and the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    The Columbia River Estuary and the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program The Northwest Power Planning Council (Council) requested the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) to undertake a review of the impacts of estuarine conditions on the...
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