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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
    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...
  11. 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...
  12. MEETING
    Jan 08, 2024

    Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting

    Informal Hatchery Workgroup 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. (PST) Join Zoom Meeting : https://nwcouncil.zoom.us/j/88263772680?pwd=RUI0aFVpMzVwa1ZlbUtBVFlwTTE1QT09 Meeting ID : 882 6377 2680 Passcode: 545914 Dial in by Phone: 888 788 0099 US Toll-free Agenda and Meeting...
  13. REPORT
    May 11, 2021
    ISRP 2021-04

    ISRP Step Review of the Grays River and Duncan Creek Chum Salmon Hatchery Programs

    ISRP Step Review of the Grays River and Duncan Creek Chum Salmon Hatchery Programs In response to the Council's request of March 2021, the ISRP reviewed a submittal from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) titled, Three-Step Review of...
  14. 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 *...
  15. REPORT
    Feb 10, 2022
    ISRP 2022-01

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

    ISRP Final Report: Review of Anadromous Fish Habitat and Hatchery Projects This report provides the ISRP's final comments and recommendations on 122 proposals submitted for the Anadromous Fish Habitat and Hatchery Review to implement the Columbia River...
  16. 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...
  17. REPORT
    Aug 14, 2023
    ISRP 2023-3

    ISRP Step 1 Master Plan and Proposal Follow-up Review: Shoshone-Bannock Tribes' Waterwheel Hatchery Program

    ISRP Step 1 Master Plan and Proposal Follow-up Review: Shoshone-Bannock Tribes' Waterwheel Hatchery Program On April 26, 2023, the Council asked the ISRP to review the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes' Master Plan for their Waterwheel Hatchery Program. On April...
  18. REPORT
    Dec 21, 2023
    ISRP 2023-5

    ISRP Step 1 Response Review for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ Waterwheel Hatchery Program Master Plan (Project #2008-906-00)

    ISRP Step 1 Response Review for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ Waterwheel Hatchery Program Master Plan (Project #2008-906-00) On November 20, 2023, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council asked the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) to review a...
  19. REPORT
    Sep 17, 2024
    ISAB 2024-2

    ISAB 2024 Review of the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    ISAB 2024 Review of the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program The Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) has a basic responsibility to evaluate the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (Program) of the Northwest Power and...
  20. REPORT
    Sep 22, 2025
    ISRP 2025-3

    ISRP Review of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Steelhead Program, 2024-2025

    ISRP Review of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Steelhead Program, 2024-2025 The Northwest Power and Conservation Council, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), asked the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) to...
  21. REPORT
    Feb 23, 2000
    ISAB 2000-2

    Review of the Draft Performance Standards and Indicators for Artificial Production in the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's Artificial Production Review

    Review of the Draft Performance Standards and Indicators for Artificial Production in the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's Artificial Production Review In the ISAB’s letter of January 20, 2000 to the Council, we proposed to address the Council’s...
  22. REPORT
    Jul 14, 2000
    ISAB 2000-3

    Consistency of the Council’s Artificial Production Policies and Implementation Strategies with Multi-Species Framework Principles and Scientific Review Team Guidelines

    Consistency of the Council’s Artificial Production Policies and Implementation Strategies with Multi-Species Framework Principles and Scientific Review Team Guidelines In July 1997, Congress directed the Northwest Power Planning Council (Council) to...
  23. REPORT
    Oct 03, 2000
    ISAB 2000-4

    Recommendations for the Design of Hatchery Monitoring Programs and the Organization of Data Systems

    Recommendations for the Design of Hatchery Monitoring Programs and the Organization of Data Systems This report completes the ISAB's three-part response to your request for a review of the draft performance standards and indicators attached to the...
  24. REPORT
    Apr 16, 2001
    ISAB 2001-3

    Hatchery Surplus Review

    Hatchery Surplus Review This letter is the ISAB's response to your January 29, 2001 request for our review of several questions pertaining to the disposition of "surplus" hatchery-reared adult salmon. Since salmon are beginning their seasonal migration...
  25. 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...
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