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  1. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Final Council Recommendations for Research, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Artificial Production Projects for FY 2012 and Beyond

    Final Council Recommendations for Research, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Artificial Production Projects for FY 2012 and Beyond see decision , project list Pursuant to Section 4(h)(10)(D) of the Northwest Power Act, the Council has been engaged in a review...
  2. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Draft Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Reporting documents

    Draft Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Reporting documents During 2010, Council staff developed draft guidance for program monitoring, evaluation, research and reporting. These draft documents were discussed with some of the regions tribal, state and...
  3. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Columbia Basin Habitat Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Workgroup

    Columbia Basin Habitat Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Workgroup Over the past several years the Council, Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and NOAA Fisheries worked with fish and wildlife managers and project sponsors to draft a Habitat Research,...
  4. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Reporting (MERR) background

    Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Reporting (MERR) background The Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (Program) is one of the largest regional efforts in the nation to recover and rebuild populations of fish and wildlife. The goal...
  5. REPORT
    Sep 28, 2018
    ISRP 2018-8

    ISRP 2018 Research Project Status Review

    ISRP 2018 Research Project Status Review This report provides the Independent Scientific Review Panel’s (ISRP) final comments and recommendations on 25 research-focused projects (see list of projects and their summaries). The review assessed results from...
  6. REPORT
    May 03, 2019
    ISAB 2019-1

    A Review of Predation Impacts and Management Effectiveness for the Columbia River Basin

    A Review of Predation Impacts and Management Effectiveness for the Columbia River Basin * Presentation to Council, May 8, 2019 The Council requested the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) to provide a review of the biological and economic...
  7. REPORT
    Apr 30, 2020
    ISRP 2020-5

    Follow-up Review of Freshwater Mussel Research and Restoration Project (#2002-037-00)

    Follow-up Review of Freshwater Mussel Research and Restoration Project (#2002-037-00) In response to the Council’s February 7, 2020 request, the ISRP reviewed the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) response to the Council’s...
  8. REPORT
    Aug 06, 2020
    ISRP 2020-08

    ISRP Final Report: Category Review of Resident Fish and Sturgeon Projects

    ISRP Final Report: Category Review of Resident Fish and Sturgeon Projects This report provides the Independent Scientific Review Panel’s (ISRP) recommendations and comments on 44 proposals submitted for the Resident Fish and Sturgeon Category Review to...
  9. REPORT
    Jun 15, 2017
    2017-4

    Research Plan for the Fish and Wildlife Program

    Research Plan for the Fish and Wildlife Program For 35 years, the Council has supported a diverse range of research to clarify assumptions critical to the strategies and scientific foundation and principles of the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife...
  10. REPORT
    Jan 17, 2017
    2017-1

    2017 Draft Research Plan

    2017 Draft Research Plan Note: This version was replaced by the final version, document 2017-4. (Comment period on the draft ended March 2017.) The Council invites comments on a draft revision of the its Research Plan for the Columbia River Basin Fish...
  11. REPORT
    Oct 22, 2021
    ISAB 2021-4

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

    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...
  12. REPORT
    Dec 07, 2021
    ISRP 2021-10

    ISRP Review of WDFW Response and Revised Proposal “Piscivorous Fish Status and Trend Monitoring in the Columbia River Upstream of McNary Dam”

    ISRP Review of WDFW Response and Revised Proposal “Piscivorous Fish Status and Trend Monitoring in the Columbia River Upstream of McNary Dam” On November 2, 2021, the Council asked the ISRP to review Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW)...
  13. REPORT
    Aug 11, 2023
    ISRP 2023-2

    ISRP Response Review of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon’s Project, Bull Trout Status and Abundance on Warm Springs Reservation (#2007-157-00)

    ISRP Response Review of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon’s Project, Bull Trout Status and Abundance on Warm Springs Reservation (#2007-157-00) On May 24, 2023, the Council asked the ISRP to review a response from...
  14. 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...
  15. REPORT
    Sep 17, 2024
    ISAB 2024-2

    ISAB 2024 Review of the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    ISAB 2024 Review of the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program 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 and...
  16. REPORT
    Oct 19, 2024
    ISAB 2024-3

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2024 Annual Report

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2024 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....
  17. REPORT
    Apr 01, 2025
    ISAB 2025-1

    ISAB SAR and SAS Metrics Report

    ISAB SAR and SAS Metrics Report 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, data inputs, and other attributes affecting their...
  18. 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...
  19. REPORT
    Mar 15, 2010
    2010-04

    Request for Comments on the Draft Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Reporting Plan

    Request for Comments on the Draft Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Reporting Plan The draft Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Reporting (MERR) Plan consists of three parts: 1. Strategic Plan – provides broad policy guidance to assist in...
  20. REPORT
    Feb 04, 2003
    ISRP 2003-2

    Summary of ISRP Reviews and Interactions with the Action Agencies' Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Effort

    Summary of ISRP Reviews and Interactions with the Action Agencies' Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Effort MEMORANDUM TO: Doug Marker, Fish and Wildlife Division Director, Northwest Power Planning Council FROM: Rick Williams, ISRP Chair At...
  21. REPORT
    Feb 28, 2003
    ISRP 2003-4

    Review of BPA's Draft Request For Proposals for Research, Monitoring and Evaluation

    Review of BPA's Draft Request For Proposals for Research, Monitoring and Evaluation MEMORANDUM TO: Doug Marker, Fish and Wildlife Division Director, Northwest Power Planning Council FROM: Lyman McDonald, ISRP, Subcommittee Chair At the request of...
  22. REPORT
    Mar 24, 2003
    ISRP 2003-6

    Review of revised mainstem/systemwide proposals for Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation

    Review of revised mainstem/systemwide proposals for Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation At the request of the Council and BPA, the ISRP reviewed five revised proposals from the Mainstem Systemwide project selection process that were modified to address...
  23. REPORT
    Nov 18, 2004
    ISRP 2004-16

    Estuary and Lower Columbia Habitat Monitoring and RME Plan Reviews

    Estuary and Lower Columbia Habitat Monitoring and RME Plan Reviews This ISRP memo includes recommendations and comments on two separate but related documents: 1) Lower Columbia River Ecosystem Monitoring and Data Management, Project 2003-007-00 (Proposal...
  24. REPORT
    Dec 03, 2004
    ISRP 2004-17

    Review of Umatilla RM&E Plan

    Review of Umatilla RM&E Plan As requested by the Council on October 5, 2004, attached is the ISRP's review of the final draft "Comprehensive Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation Plan for Umatilla Subbasin Summer Steelhead and Chinook Salmon." The draft...
  25. REPORT
    Jan 26, 2006
    ISRP 2006-2

    Response Review of FY 2006 Proposal, Estuary RM&E Pilot Project (2005-001-00)

    Response Review of FY 2006 Proposal, Estuary RM&E Pilot Project (2005-001-00) At the request of the Council and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), the ISRP reviewed the revised FY 2006 proposal “Estuary RM&E Pilot Project (2005-001-00)” and...
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