9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Conference call-in: 800-356-8278, code 186685

Agenda

9:00

Welcome and introductions

Purpose & objectives, review draft agenda, news

F&W Committee Chair Bradbury

9:20-9:30

Role and expectations of Regional Coordination Leads

Council Staff

9:30

 

Topics to discuss listed below, from 9:30-2:30 p.m.

(adjust time as necessary)

Council Members and Council staff & others

  • Ocean Forum: update on possible scope changes
  • Subbasin plan updates: Discussion of the need for and level of interest in updating subbasin plans
  • Science/Policy Forum – Eulachon: Recap of forum – summary, findings and next steps
  • Flood Plain Habitat Strategies: Discuss possible strategies for a science-policy forum on the topic that looks at how we define this type of work, when/where it is occurring, successes/results
  • ISAB Report: on Critical Uncertainties and evaluation of existing research (update) and next steps for the Research Plan
  • Project reviews (wildlife and research): update on schedule for wildlife review
  • WAC - Operational Losses and HEP
  • Sturgeon – critical uncertainties and status updates
  • Lamprey – completing synthesis report
  • Threats to program investments
    • non-natives – zebra/quagga update
    • toxics – working with the CR Toxic Reduction Workgroup
    • predators – possible workgroup
  • Climate change –
    • temperature modeling update
    •  Lessons learned from extreme 2015 summer conditions: discuss interest and possibilities to mobilize mainstem data collectors during extreme conditions
  • Long term O&M Plan Investment strategy: Screens, hatcheries and wildlife projects
  • IEAB report: Long term cost planning for the Fish and Wildlife program
  • Program Cost Savings Methodology and quarterly reviews: status
  • Update on new solicitations
  • Biological objectives:
    • NOAA Regional Assessment Partnership – update
    • Adult Natural origin salmon and steelhead – where we are
  • Stronghold designations for non-salmonid species? (NEW)

10:30

Break

 

10:45

Continuation of morning discussion

12:00

Lunch

 

1:15

 

Continuation of morning discussion as needed and topics suggested by the fish and wildlife agencies and tribes

Fish and wildlife agencies and tribes and others

2:30

Break

 

2:45-4:00

Continuation of topics suggested by the fish and wildlife agencies and tribes  & wrap up

All

Chair Bradbury