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  1. MEETING
    Sep 21, 2021

    Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting

    Informal Hatchery Group 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. (PDT) Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/734750813 You can also dial in using your phone. United States (Toll Free): 1 866 899 4679 Access Code:...
  2. MEETING
    Feb 14, 2022

    Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting

    For background information/overview: Recent memo and presentation Agenda Review the new draft story maps Bureau of Reclamation mitigation program U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mitigation program Private and Public Utilities mitigation programs Hatchery...
  3. MEETING
    May 02, 2019

    Hatchery Workgroup

    Conference call - 800-356-8278, code 186685 The Council is considering formation of a hatchery workgroup, and on behalf of Council member Guy Norman, chair of the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Committee, I am writing to assess your interest in taking part...
  4. MEETING
    Jun 18, 2019

    Hatchery Workgroup

    Conference call 800-356-8278, code 186685 We received many ideas and suggestions on how to guide hatchery actions and needs into the future. As you are all aware this is a complex issue and many aspects of this effort needs to be better defined. From our...
  5. MEETING
    Oct 28, 2019

    Informal Hatchery Workgroup

    The Hatchery Workgroup will meet from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. (PDT) GoToMeeting and Conference line: 800-356-8278, code 186685 Agenda General discussion Update and status of the Program's AP mapper (Council staff and QW) Columbia Basin Hatchery Production 101 and...
  6. MEETING
    Mar 25, 2020

    Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting

    The Hatchery Workgroup will meet from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. (PDT) GoToMeeting and conference line: 800-356-8278, code 186685 DRAFT Story Map as presented on 3/25/2020
  7. MEETING
    Sep 10, 2020

    Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting

    This will be a virtual meeting. The Hatchery Workgroup will meet from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. (PDT). Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/283351189 You can also dial in using your phone. United...
  8. MEETING
    Dec 09, 2020

    Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting

    The Informal Hatchery Workgroup will meet from 10 a.m. - Noon (PST). Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/235532437 You can also dial in using your phone. United States (Toll Free): 1 866 899...
  9. MEETING
    May 06, 2021

    Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting

    This meeting has been cancelled and will be scheduled at a later date Agenda Discuss future story maps Update on data compilation
  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
    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...
  15. 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...
  16. 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...
  17. 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 #...
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...
  21. 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,...
  22. 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...
  23. 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...
  24. 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...
  25. 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...
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