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  1. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Hatcheries

    Hatcheries A hatchery is a fish farm, and fish farming in the Columbia River Basin has been utilized since the late 1800s to provide salmon and steelhead for harvest, particularly commercial harvest, and to compensate for fish losses caused by human...
  2. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Informal Hatchery Workgroup

    Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meetings January 2024 February 2022 September 2021 May 2021 December 2020 September 2020 March 2020 (DRAFT Story Map) October 2019 June 2019 (development of mission statement) May 2019
  3. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Update on the Draft Anadromous Salmonid Monitoring Strategy: Viable Salmonid Population Criteria and Subset of Tributary Habitat and Hatchery Effectiveness

    Update on the Draft Anadromous Salmonid Monitoring Strategy: Viable Salmonid Population Criteria and Subset of Tributary Habitat and Hatchery Effectiveness During 2009 a series of subregional and regional workshops were convened by NOAA, CBFWA, BPA, and...
  4. WEBPAGE
    Jun 13, 2024

    Hatcheries and Artificial Production

    Hatcheries and Artificial Production Through its Fish and Wildlife Program, the Council is committed to supporting a common vision that supports abundant, healthy wild fish and effective fish hatcheries in the Columbia River Basin. Overview Quick-read...
  5. WEBPAGE
    Jun 14, 2024

    Hatcheries: Stories and Handouts

    Hatcheries: Stories and Handouts HATCHERY REVIEWS AND REFORMS Improving hatchery programs in the Columbia River Basin (2020) CHALLENGES FOR COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN HATCHERIES (2021) SALMON IN SCHOOLS Connecting students with salmon, science, and stewardship...
  6. WEBPAGE
    Jun 18, 2024

    Hatcheries: Overview

    Hatcheries: Overview
  7. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Hatchery reviews referenced by the Program

    Hatchery reviews referenced by the Program Over the last 25 years, salmon propagation practices have undergone extensive reviews by the Council, state and federal agencies, Indian tribes, and independent science panels, with particular attention following...
  8. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    B_fish_propogation_hatchery_programs

    B_fish_propogation_hatchery_programs Strategy Use hatchery programs as tools to help meet the mitigation requirements of the Northwest Power Act. Rationale Hatcheries and other propagation measures are operated for multiple purposes: to provide...
  9. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    2_use_of_hatcheries_for_reintroduction

    2_use_of_hatcheries_for_reintroduction Strategy The purpose of reintroduction is to return lost salmon and steelhead into blocked areas, or to re-establish populations in watersheds accessible for anadromy but where the native population had been...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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)...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...
  16. REPORT
    Apr 30, 2009
    ISRP 2009-15

    Cassimer Bar Hatchery Master Plan Step-One Review

    Cassimer Bar Hatchery Master Plan Step-One Review At the Council's December 2008 request, the ISRP reviewed the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation's (Colville Tribes) Cassimer Bar Hatchery Master Plan, Project #200721200. This is a Step One...
  17. REPORT
    Apr 17, 2009
    ISRP 2009-12

    ISRP Step-Two Review of the Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Program (2003-023-00)

    ISRP Step-Two Review of the Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Program (2003-023-00) On January 21, 2009, the ISRP requested that the Colville Confederated Tribes provide additional information and analysis regarding four of six conditions required by the Council...
  18. REPORT
    Apr 17, 2001
    ISRP 2001-5

    Review of NMFS Proposal "Evaluate Hatchery Reform Principles"

    Review of NMFS Proposal "Evaluate Hatchery Reform Principles" Mr. Frank L. Cassidy Jr., Chair Northwest Power Planning Council 851 S.W. 6th Avenue, Suite 1100 Portland, Oregon 97204-1348 Dear Mr. Cassidy: This letter constitutes the ISRP’s...
  19. REPORT
    Jun 29, 2011
    ISRP 2011-17

    Review of the Crystal Springs Fish Hatchery Program Master Plan (#2008-906-00)

    Review of the Crystal Springs Fish Hatchery Program Master Plan (#2008-906-00) At the Council’s April 19, 2011 request, the ISRP reviewed the Master Plan prepared by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (hereafter Tribes) titled Crystal Springs Fish Hatchery and...
  20. REPORT
    Feb 07, 2011
    ISRP 2011-2

    Step 1 Review of the Snake River Sockeye Springfield Hatchery Master Plan, Project #2007-402-00

    Step 1 Review of the Snake River Sockeye Springfield Hatchery Master Plan, Project #2007-402-00 At the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s December 22, 2010 request, the ISRP reviewed the Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s Master Plan for the...
  21. REPORT
    Feb 18, 2011
    ISRP 2011-3

    Final Review of Grande Ronde Spring Chinook on Lostine/Catherine Creek/ Upper Grande Ronde Rivers (199800704) for the RME and Artificial Production Categorical Review

    Final Review of Grande Ronde Spring Chinook on Lostine/Catherine Creek/ Upper Grande Ronde Rivers (199800704) for the RME and Artificial Production Categorical Review The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s proposal, Grande Ronde Spring Chinook on...
  22. REPORT
    Dec 17, 2010
    ISRP 2010-44

    Final RME and Artificial Production Categorical Review Report

    Final RME and Artificial Production Categorical Review Report * Also see presentation for January 2011 Council meeting This report provides the final comments and recommendations of the Independent Scientific Review Panel and Peer Review Groups for 99...
  23. REPORT
    Oct 13, 2010
    ISRP 2010-33

    Preliminary Review of 2010 RME and Artificial Production Category Projects

    Preliminary Review of 2010 RME and Artificial Production Category Projects The Council invites your comments on this preliminary review report through November 23, 2010. See sidebar for instructions. This preliminary review report comes in the middle...
  24. 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...
  25. 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...
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