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  1. 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...
  2. MEETING
    Jun 03, 2015

    Regional meeting for the Refinement Process for Program Goals and Objectives: Salmon and steelhead

    Meeting Materials Draft June 3rd meeting notes (uploaded June 18,2015) Presentations Purpose (Dave Ward, HDR, meeting facilitator) History of Program Goals/Objectives (John Shurts, NPCC General Counsel) Communicating Progress through Program...
  3. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Salmon and Steelhead Populations

    Salmon and Steelhead Populations Appendix A: Whether goal statements and quantitative and qualitative objectives were found for each of the 216 salmon and steelhead populations. # Recovery Domain Recovery Subdomain ESU/DPS MPG Run Type (Life History)...
  4. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Regional meeting for the Refinement Process for Program Goals and Objectives – Salmon and Steelhead

    Regional meeting for the Refinement Process for Program Goals and Objectives – Salmon and Steelhead 9am - 3pm Purpose: To revisit the 2014 Program qualitative goal statements and to begin reviewing existing quantitative objectives for natural-origin/wild...
  5. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Salmon and steelhead

    Salmon and steelhead Salmon and steelhead, species of anadromous fish , once were prolific in the Columbia River. Based on late 19 th -century cannery records and Indian accounts, it is believed that some 10 million to 16 million adult salmon and...
  6. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Endangered Species Act, Columbia River salmon and steelhead, and the Biological Opinion

    Endangered Species Act, Columbia River salmon and steelhead, and the Biological Opinion The Endangered Species Act of 1973 has a long and litigious history in the Columbia River Basin. Twelve specific populations, or evolutionarily significant units, of...
  7. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Dams: impacts on salmon and steelhead

    Dams: impacts on salmon and steelhead Dams impact salmon and steelhead in a number of ways, from inundating spawning areas to changing historic river flow patterns and raising water temperatures. Dams block passage of salmon and steelhead between spawning...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. REPORT
    Jun 17, 2008
    ISRP 2008-6

    Review of the March 2008 Yakama Nation’s Klickitat Anadromous Fisheries Master Plan

    Review of the March 2008 Yakama Nation’s Klickitat Anadromous Fisheries Master Plan Per the Council's April 2008 request, the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) reviewed the Yakama Nation’s Klickitat Anadromous Fisheries Master Plan, March 2008...
  13. REPORT
    Nov 15, 1982
    1982 Program

    1982 Columbia River Basin Fish & Wildlife Program

    1982 Columbia River Basin Fish & Wildlife Program The 1982 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program is an important step in this rebuilding the natural resources to support fish and wildlife in the Columbia Basin. Three generations ago, when the...
  14. REPORT
    Dec 01, 1985
    1985 UCUT

    Compilation of Information on Salmon and Steelhead Total Run Size, Catch and Hydropower Related Losses in the Upper Columbia River Basin, Above Grand Coulee Dam

    Compilation of Information on Salmon and Steelhead Total Run Size, Catch and Hydropower Related Losses in the Upper Columbia River Basin, Above Grand Coulee Dam This Upper Columbia United Tribes report was scanned May 1, 2008, and made available through...
  15. 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....
  16. REPORT
    Apr 12, 2021
    ISAB 2021-1

    ISAB Dam Bypass Selectivity Report

    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....
  17. 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...
  18. REPORT
    Sep 23, 2021
    ISRP 2021-08

    ISRP Preliminary Report: Review of Anadromous Fish Habitat and Hatchery Projects

    ISRP Preliminary Report: Review of Anadromous Fish Habitat and Hatchery Projects Public comment on ISRP Report 2021-08 * Kittitas County Department of Public Works * Kittitas Reclamation District * WA Department of Fish and Wildlife *...
  19. 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....
  20. REPORT
    Jul 14, 2022
    ISRP 2022-5

    ISRP Response Review of Yankee Fork Restoration Project (#2002-059-00)

    ISRP Response Review of Yankee Fork Restoration Project (#2002-059-00) On May 23, 2022, the ISRP received a response and revised proposal for the Shoshone Bannock Tribes’ Yankee Fork Restoration Project (#2002-059-00) submitted for the Anadromous Fish...
  21. REPORT
    Aug 01, 2022
    ISRP 2022-06

    ISRP Review of Grande Ronde Model Watershed 2022 Synthesis Report

    ISRP Review of Grande Ronde Model Watershed 2022 Synthesis Report In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s May 2, 2022 request, the ISRP reviewed the report, The Grande Ronde Model Watershed: Integrating Science into Restoration...
  22. 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....
  23. REPORT
    Mar 03, 2023
    ISAB 2023-1

    ISAB Review of Spring Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Models for Assessing Responses to EIS Alternatives for the Willamette Valley System

    ISAB Review of Spring Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Models for Assessing Responses to EIS Alternatives for the Willamette Valley System ISAB Review of Spring Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Models for Assessing Responses to EIS Alternatives for the Willamette...
  24. REPORT
    May 10, 2023
    ISRP 2023-1

    ISRP Review of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Spring/Summer Chinook Program, 2022-2023

    ISRP Review of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Spring/Summer Chinook Program, 2022-2023 ISRP Review of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Spring/Summer Chinook Program, 2022-2023 The Council, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
  25. REPORT
    Oct 04, 2023
    ISRP 2023-4

    ISRP 2023 Follow-up Review of Project #1990-077-00, Development of Systemwide Predator Control (Northern Pikeminnow Management Program)

    ISRP 2023 Follow-up Review of Project #1990-077-00, Development of Systemwide Predator Control (Northern Pikeminnow Management Program) On September 5, 2023, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council asked the ISRP to review a cover letter and response...
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