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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 ensure the region’s power supply and acquire cost-effective energy efficiency.

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  1. WEBPAGE

    Review materials for ISAB Review of Proposed Spill Study

    Review materials for ISAB Review of Proposed Spill Study
  2. WEBPAGE

    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

    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

    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
    Apr 12, 2021
    ISAB 2021-1

    ISAB Dam Bypass Selectivity Report

    In December 2020, NOAA Fisheries asked the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) to review the scientific findings and subsequent dialogue associated with two published papers (Faulkner et al. 2019, Storch et al. 2021) that investigated fish size...
  6. REPORT
    Apr 23, 2021
    ISAB 2021-2

    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 following two publications on Columbia River Basin steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus...
  7. REPORT
    Jun 29, 2021
    ISAB 2021-3

    ISAB Review of the Coast-Wide Analysis of Chinook Salmon Smolt to Adult Returns (SARs) by Welch et al.

    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 smolt to adult return (SAR) values for many West Coast Chinook salmon populations....
  8. REPORT
    Oct 22, 2021
    ISAB 2021-4

    American Shad in the Columbia River: Past, Present, Future

    * 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 rapidly expanded. Shad colonized upriver reaches of the Columbia River Basin as the...
  9. REPORT
    Nov 01, 2021
    ISAB 2021-5

    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. These reviews include evaluations of the Comparative Survival Study’s (CSS)...
  10. REPORT
    Oct 18, 2022
    ISAB 2022-1

    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. These reviews include evaluations of the Comparative Survival Study’s (CSS)...
  11. REPORT
    Dec 08, 2022
    ISAB 2022-2

    ISAB Review of the Upper Columbia United Tribes' Phase 2 Implementation Plan: Testing Feasibility of Reintroduced Salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin

    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 need identified in the Fish and Wildlife Program to mitigate for the complete loss...
  12. REPORT
    Jun 23, 2014
    ISAB 2014-3

    Review of the Fish Benefits Workbook for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Willamette Valley Project

    Update: For part two of this review and the Executive Summary see ISAB 2014-4. This is the first of a two-part ISAB review associated with the Willamette Project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ operated system of 10 high-head federal dams and...
  13. REPORT
    Apr 13, 1998
    ISAB 98-3

    ISAB 1997 Annual Report

    TABLE OF CONTENTS * Introduction + Purpose + Appointment Procedures + Specific Tasks + History * Overview of Fiscal Year 1997 Activities + Reviews + NWPPC Report 96-6 by the Independent Scientific...
  14. REPORT
    Sep 29, 1998
    ISAB 98-7

    Review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Capital Construction Program: Part II.A Development and Testing of Surface Bypass

    Contents ISSUE DEFINITION ISAB RECOMMENDATIONS ON SURFACE BYPASS BACKGROUND Introduction Migratory Behavior of Juvenile Salmon Bypass for Juvenile Salmonids at the Dams Turbine Intake Screens Spill for Fish Passage Surface Flow...
  15. REPORT
    Jul 15, 2011
    ISAB 2011-2

    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 Center. The primary functions are to provide technical assistance...
  16. REPORT
    Feb 20, 2014
    ISAB 2014-2

    Review of the Proposed Spill Study

    April 19, 2014 Presentation to Council In response to the Council's request, the ISAB reviewed the spill experiment proposed by the State of Oregon, the Nez Perce Tribe, and others for inclusion in the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program. This proposal...
  17. REPORT
    Feb 12, 2014
    ISAB 2014-1

    ISAB Review of the Expert Regional Technical Group (ERTG) Process for Columbia River Estuary Habitat Restoration

    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s November 2013 request, the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) reviewed the Expert Regional Technical Group (ERTG) process for assigning survival benefit units (SBUs) for ocean- and...
  18. REPORT
    Nov 24, 2010
    ISAB 2010-6

    Review of the data and graphics for the Council’s draft High Level Indicators’ Progress Report (pamphlet) to Governors and Congress

    In the 2009 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Council) committed to adopt and periodically update high-level indicators (HLI) for the purpose of reporting program success and accomplishments to...
  19. REPORT
    Oct 18, 2013
    ISAB 2013-5

    Review of NOAA Fisheries’ Life-Cycle Models of Salmonid Populations in the Interior Columbia River Basin (June 28, 2013 draft)

    Read Appendix - Answers to Questions and Editorial Comments Executive Summary In response to NOAA Fisheries’ request, the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) reviewed a draft document titled Life-Cycle Models of Salmonid Populations in the...
  20. REPORT
    Oct 15, 2013
    ISAB 2013-4

    Review of the Comparative Survival Study's Draft 2013 Annual Report

    The Northwest Power and Conservation 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) analytical products. These reviews...
  21. REPORT
    Sep 30, 2013
    ISAB 2013-3

    Review of the IEAB Fish Tagging Cost Effectiveness Model

    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s June 2013 request, the ISAB reviewed the Independent Economic Analysis Board’s report: Cost-Effectiveness of Fish Tagging Technologies and Programs in the Columbia River Basin (IEAB document...
  22. REPORT
    Jul 22, 2013
    ISAB 2013-2

    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 Wildlife Program Data Management: Issues and Policy Direction for Development...
  23. REPORT
    Apr 09, 2010
    ISAB 2010-2

    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. Current river forecasts predict a low flow year for 2010, prompting NOAA...
  24. 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

  25. REPORT
    Mar 08, 2013
    ISAB 2013-1

    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 evaluation by the Independent Scientific...
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