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  1. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Salmon scam

    Salmon scam On June 17, 1982, federal law enforcement officers arrested David Sohappy, a Yakama Indian, at his home at Cooks Landing, Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge. The arrest culminated an undercover operation by the National Marine Fisheries...
  2. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Pastoral Letter on salmon

    Pastoral Letter on salmon In the spring of 2000 following several years of research, public discussion and reflection, Roman Catholic bishops of the Pacific Northwest issued a pastoral letter on the Columbia River Basin. Entitled The Columbia River...
  3. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Salmon Subbasin Plan

    Salmon Subbasin Plan The plan is available in Adobe PDF format by section below. Click filesizes to download. The Management Plan sections (and supplements, where they exist) were formally adopted into the Fish and Wildlife Program. PDF formats Print...
  4. MEETING
    Mar 16, 2020

    2nd Salmon and Steelhead Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop

    Via Webinar Only - Updated 3/12/2020 2nd Salmon and Steelhead Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop 2020 Draft Addendum to the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program GoToMeeting and conference call: 800-356-8278, code 186685 Draft Agenda (Times will be adjusted...
  5. MEETING
    Apr 13, 2020

    Next Program Addendum Part 1 Workshop

    Via Webinar Only Next Program Addendum Part 1 workshop: Review and discuss revised Part 1: Goals, Objectives and Indicators 2020 Draft Addendum to the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program GoToMeeting and conference call: 800-356-8278, code 186685 10 a.m. - 4:30...
  6. REPORT
    Oct 01, 1997
    97-15

    Downstream Passage for Salmon at Hydroelectric Projects in the Columbia River Basin: Development, Installation, And Evaluation

    Downstream Passage for Salmon at Hydroelectric Projects in the Columbia River Basin: Development, Installation, And Evaluation Executive summary From 1933 to 1975, development of the hydroelectric system on the mainstem Columbia and Snake rivers...
  7. REPORT
    Mar 15, 2005
    2005-3

    Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan

    Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan Dear Interested Party: For Fiscal Year 2001, projects in the Columbia Gorge Province were subject to the in-depth province-based review. This province includes the Klickitat subbasin. The primary fish...
  8. REPORT
    Aug 23, 2017
    2014-12

    2014/2020 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    2014/2020 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program The Council's program is the largest regional effort to recover and protect fish and wildlife in the nation. Funded by the federal Bonneville Power Administration under the authority of the 1980...
  9. REPORT
    Jan 01, 1999
    1999 seven steps

    Seven Steps to Saving Salmon

    Seven Steps to Saving Salmon This brochure was created in 1999 to explain the Council's project selection processes. This brochure was created in 1999 to explain the Council's project selection processes.
  10. REPORT
    Nov 23, 1992
    92-27

    Strategy for Salmon: Response to Comments

    Strategy for Salmon: Response to Comments On November 19, 1992, the Council adopted its Response to Comments received in its Phase Three rulemaking, which considered measures to protect, mitigate, and enhance salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River...
  11. REPORT
    Feb 19, 2005
    ISRP 2005-7

    Step 1 Review of the Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan (YKFP-Klickitat Design and Construction, Project #1988-115-35)

    Step 1 Review of the Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan (YKFP-Klickitat Design and Construction, Project #1988-115-35) Per the Council's November 18, 2004 request, the ISRP reviewed the updated Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master...
  12. REPORT
    Jun 02, 2005
    ISRP 2005-11

    Review of Proposal to Improve the Lower Granite Dam Adult Salmonid Trap, Project 2005-002-00

    Review of Proposal to Improve the Lower Granite Dam Adult Salmonid Trap, Project 2005-002-00 At the Council and Bonneville Power Administration's request, the ISRP reviewed proposals to design and construct modifications to the Lower Granite Dam Adult...
  13. REPORT
    Nov 01, 2005
    ISRP 2005-16

    Review of the Yakama Nation’s Response to the ISRP’s Step 1 Review of the Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan

    Review of the Yakama Nation’s Response to the ISRP’s Step 1 Review of the Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan Background Per the Council’s September 2005 request, the ISRP reviewed the Yakama Nation’s response to the ISRP’s Step 1 review...
  14. REPORT
    Nov 12, 2010
    ISRP 2010-36

    Second Follow-up Review of CRITFC Fish Accord Proposal, Influence of Environment and Landscape on Salmonid Genetics, 2009-005-00

    Second Follow-up Review of CRITFC Fish Accord Proposal, Influence of Environment and Landscape on Salmonid Genetics, 2009-005-00 This is the second follow-up review to an earlier ISRP and Council review of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission’s...
  15. REPORT
    Feb 19, 2009
    ISRP 2009-3

    Review of CRITFC Fish Accord Proposal: Influence of Environment and Landscape on Salmonid Genetics, 2009-005-00

    Review of CRITFC Fish Accord Proposal: Influence of Environment and Landscape on Salmonid Genetics, 2009-005-00 Attached is the ISRP's review of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission’s Fish Accord Proposal, Influence of Environment and Landscape...
  16. REPORT
    Sep 07, 2012
    ISRP 2012-12

    ISRP Step 2 Review of the Klickitat River Anadromous Fisheries Master Plan (project 1988-115-35)

    ISRP Step 2 Review of the Klickitat River Anadromous Fisheries Master Plan (project 1988-115-35) At the Council’s July 24, 2012 request, the ISRP conducted a Step Two review of the Yakama Nation’s Klickitat River Anadromous Fisheries Master Plan (project...
  17. REPORT
    Jun 18, 2010
    ISRP 2010-21

    Follow-up Review of CRITFC Fish Accord Proposal, Influence of Environment and Landscape on Salmonid Genetics (2009-005-00)

    Follow-up Review of CRITFC Fish Accord Proposal, Influence of Environment and Landscape on Salmonid Genetics (2009-005-00) This is a follow-up review to an earlier ISRP and Council review of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission’s Accord...
  18. 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)

    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...
  19. REPORT
    Aug 22, 2001
    ISAB 2001-7

    Review of Salmon Recovery Strategies for the Columbia River Basin

    Review of Salmon Recovery Strategies for the Columbia River Basin Four documents containing strategies for recovering salmon in the Columbia River Basin have been issued recently: the Four Northwest States Governors’ Plan, the Council’s 2000 Fish and...
  20. REPORT
    Jun 04, 2003
    ISAB 2003-3

    Review of Salmon and Steelhead Supplementation

    Review of Salmon and Steelhead Supplementation Read the report in 3 parts: * Executive summary * Main report * Appendix Related links: * September 24, 2003 follow-up memo Overview The report was completed in response to NOAA...
  21. REPORT
    Jun 21, 2005
    ISAB 2005-4

    Report on Harvest Management of Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead

    Report on Harvest Management of Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead * Full report (this report was re-posted June 30 to correct printing problems with Figures 3 and 5) * Technical issues on marking (document ISAB 2005-4a, summary of technical issues...
  22. REPORT
    Jul 15, 2008
    ISAB 2008-4

    Non-native Species Impacts on Native Salmonids in the Columbia River Basin (Including Recommendations for Evaluating the Use of Non-Native Fish Species in Resident Fish Substitution Projects)

    Non-native Species Impacts on Native Salmonids in the Columbia River Basin (Including Recommendations for Evaluating the Use of Non-Native Fish Species in Resident Fish Substitution Projects) see presentation from August Council meeting (650k PDF) In...
  23. REPORT
    Mar 04, 1997
    ISAB 97-3

    Ecological impacts of the flow provisions of the Biological Opinion for endangered Snake River salmon on resident fishes in the Hungry Horse and Libby systems in Montana, Idaho, and British Columbia

    Ecological impacts of the flow provisions of the Biological Opinion for endangered Snake River salmon on resident fishes in the Hungry Horse and Libby systems in Montana, Idaho, and British Columbia Within the community of biologists in the basin,...
  24. REPORT
    Apr 01, 1997
    ISAB 97-5

    Review of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Impacts of Artificial Salmon and Steelhead Production Strategies in the Columbia River Basin

    Review of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Impacts of Artificial Salmon and Steelhead Production Strategies in the Columbia River Basin Origin and Objectives of the DPEIS The draft programmatic environmental impact statement (DPEIS),...
  25. REPORT
    Jun 01, 1999
    IEAB 1999-2

    Review of comments on Restoring the Lower Snake River: Saving Snake River Salmon and Saving Money by the Oregon Natural Resources Council

    Review of comments on Restoring the Lower Snake River: Saving Snake River Salmon and Saving Money by the Oregon Natural Resources Council Executive Summary The Northwest Power Planning Council asked the Independent Economic Analysis Board (IEAB) to...
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