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  1. REPORT
    Dec 01, 1998
    98-33

    Review of Artificial Production of Anadromous and Resident Fish in the Columbia River Basin

    Review of Artificial Production of Anadromous and Resident Fish in the Columbia River Basin [Introductory letter to Council Chair John Etchart, December 1, 1998] I am pleased to transmit to you the Scientific Review Team's (SRT) first report on the...
  2. REPORT
    Mar 16, 2016
    ISRP 2016-5

    White Sturgeon Hatchery Master Plan Step 1 Response Review

    White Sturgeon Hatchery Master Plan Step 1 Response Review At the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s request of December 18, 2015, the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) reviewed a revised White Sturgeon Hatchery Master Plan: Lower...
  3. REPORT
    Feb 25, 2016
    ISRP 2016-3

    Review of Colville Hatchery Fisheries Management Plan (#1985-038-00)

    Review of Colville Hatchery Fisheries Management Plan (#1985-038-00) In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s December 14, 2015 request, the ISRP reviewed the following documents provided by the Colville Confederated Tribes (CCT)...
  4. REPORT
    Apr 15, 2015
    ISRP 2015-3

    Step One Review of the White Sturgeon Hatchery Draft Master Plan: Lower Columbia and Snake River Impoundments – Response Requested

    Step One Review of the White Sturgeon Hatchery Draft Master Plan: Lower Columbia and Snake River Impoundments – Response Requested In response to the Council’s February 17, 2015 request, the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) evaluated the White...
  5. REPORT
    Mar 17, 2003
    ISRP 2003-5

    Review of Coeur d'Alene Tribe Trout Production Facility Master Plan (Step One Submittal)

    Review of Coeur d'Alene Tribe Trout Production Facility Master Plan (Step One Submittal) (also see Council staff issue paper) Background At the Council's request the ISRP provides this review of the Step One Master Plan submittal for Coeur d'Alene...
  6. REPORT
    Jul 01, 2003
    ISRP 2003-10

    Review of the Umatilla Fish Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation Project (199000500) document, "Comprehensive Assessment of Salmonid Restoration and Enhancement Efforts in the Umatilla River Basin"

    Review of the Umatilla Fish Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation Project (199000500) document, "Comprehensive Assessment of Salmonid Restoration and Enhancement Efforts in the Umatilla River Basin" As the Council requested on May 15, 2003, the ISRP reviewed...
  7. REPORT
    Jul 17, 2013
    ISRP 2013-8

    Response Review of the Yakima Subbasin Summer and Fall Run Chinook and Coho Salmon Hatchery Master Plan (#1988-115-25)

    Response Review of the Yakima Subbasin Summer and Fall Run Chinook and Coho Salmon Hatchery Master Plan (#1988-115-25) At the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s February 27, 2013 request, the ISRP reviewed a response from the Yakama Nation...
  8. REPORT
    Jan 12, 2005
    ISRP 2005-2

    Review of the Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Program Master Plan

    Review of the Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Program Master Plan At the Council's June 2004 request, the ISRP reviewed the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Colville Tribes) Master Plan for the Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Program, Project #...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. REPORT
    May 10, 2007
    ISRP 2007-5

    Final Review of Proposal for Project 2003-063-00, Natural Reproductive Success & Demographic Effects of Hatchery-Origin Steelhead in Abernathy Ck, Washington

    Final Review of Proposal for Project 2003-063-00, Natural Reproductive Success & Demographic Effects of Hatchery-Origin Steelhead in Abernathy Ck, Washington At the Bonneville Power Administration and the Council’s request, the ISRP reviewed the proposal...
  12. REPORT
    Mar 07, 2008
    ISRP 2008-2

    Preliminary Step-Two Review of the Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Program Master Plan

    Preliminary Step-Two Review of the Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Program Master Plan This is the ISRP's preliminary review of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Colville Tribes) Step-Two submittals for the Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Program,...
  13. 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...
  14. REPORT
    Feb 17, 1999
    99-2

    Artificial Production Policy Statement on Columbia Basin Hatcheries: A Program in Transition

    Artificial Production Policy Statement on Columbia Basin Hatcheries: A Program in Transition also see Facilitator's report 1. INTRODUCTION Congress, in 1997, directed the Northwest Power Planning Council, with the assistance of the Independent...
  15. REPORT
    Jul 15, 2004
    2004-8

    Artificial Production Review and Evaluation Issue Paper

    Artificial Production Review and Evaluation Issue Paper This paper represents the latest step in the region's efforts to update and change hatchery policies in the Columbia River Basin. The paper articulates hatchery reform recommendations based on the...
  16. REPORT
    Apr 02, 1998
    98-5

    Artificial Production Review Committee Meeting

    Artificial Production Review Committee Meeting (Notes from this meeting were archived as a Council document) NWPPC Conference Room, Portland, Oregon The Production Review Committee discussed an outline and draft chapter for its report on artificial...
  17. REPORT
    Aug 12, 2004
    2004-9

    Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Master Plan issue paper

    Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Master Plan issue paper In December 2001, as part of the solicitation associated with the Columbia Cascade Province, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Colville Tribes) submitted a series of proposals to address...
  18. REPORT
    Apr 09, 2003
    2003-3

    Coeur d'Alene Tribe Trout Production Facility Master Plan

    Coeur d'Alene Tribe Trout Production Facility Master Plan In 1995, the Council adopted the recommendations of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe to improve the reservation fishery. One of these recommendations included a proposal to design, construct, operate and...
  19. REPORT
    Jul 08, 2002
    IEAB 2002-1

    Artificial Production Review Economics Analysis Phase I

    Artificial Production Review Economics Analysis Phase I Comments received * Bonneville Power Administration * Clatsop Economic Development Council * U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and IEAB response to USFWS Report * Part 1 - Research...
  20. REPORT
    Jan 19, 2011
    IEAB 2011-1

    Scoping Task for Review of Hatchery EIS Economic Appendices, Task #171 Report

    Scoping Task for Review of Hatchery EIS Economic Appendices, Task #171 Report Background In 2009 the IEAB completed a Phase I report on Integrated Hatchery Operations under Task 139. The report provided a preliminary discussion of the possible effects...
  21. REPORT
    Nov 02, 2018
    ISRP 2018-10

    ISRP Follow-up Step Review for the Klickitat River Spring Chinook Master Plan (Project #1988-115-35)

    ISRP Follow-up Step Review for the Klickitat River Spring Chinook Master Plan (Project #1988-115-35) On May 11, 2018, the ISRP completed a review of the Yakama Nation’s Klickitat River Spring Chinook Master Plan (2018 Master Plan) for project...
  22. REPORT
    Sep 06, 2019
    ISRP 2019-3

    ISRP 2019 Step Review of the Hood River Production Program

    ISRP 2019 Step Review of the Hood River Production Program In response to the Council’s June 20, 2019 request, the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) reviewed the Addendum to the 2008 Revised Master Plan for the Hood River Production Program...
  23. REPORT
    Feb 13, 2020
    ISRP 2020-3

    Review of the Yakama Nation’s Revised Master Plan for Yakima Subbasin Summer- and Fall-run Chinook, Coho Salmon and Steelhead

    Review of the Yakama Nation’s Revised Master Plan for Yakima Subbasin Summer- and Fall-run Chinook, Coho Salmon and Steelhead In response to the Council's November 6, 2019 request, the ISRP reviewed the Yakama Nation’s Revised Master Plan for Yakima...
  24. REPORT
    May 07, 2020
    ISRP 2020-6

    ISRP Review of draft Kootenai Synthesis Report

    ISRP Review of draft Kootenai Synthesis Report In response to the Council’s February 18, 2020 request, the ISRP reviewed a draft report produced by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and Kootenai Tribe of Idaho titled Kootenai Synthesis Report...
  25. REPORT
    Jun 30, 2020
    ISRP 2020-7

    ISRP Review of Zone 6 Fisheries CRITFC Accord Project (#2008-527-00)

    ISRP Review of Zone 6 Fisheries CRITFC Accord Project (#2008-527-00) In response to the Council’s June 2, 2020 request, the ISRP reviewed a proposal from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) for the Zone 6 Fisheries CRITFC Accord...
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