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. Continue to involve appr6priate genetics ex- . Protect and restore habitat perts in discussions of how to sustain the di- versity of salmon runs. . Give highest priority to habitat protection . Evaluate rein.troductionof anadromous fish and improvement in areas of the Columbia ~to the llpper Cowlitz River Basin above the Basin where there is low productivity or low / new Cowlitz FallsDam. survival of adult fish, . Develop appropriate recommepdations for .' Emppasiz~ actions that yield the greatest \ value for ,a reasonable cost. protecting and enhancing runs of sockeye, coho and chum salmop-, sea-run cutthroat . Focushabitat improverfi~nt projects on ap- trout and lamprey in the Columbia River proaches that involve local landowners and . Basin. governments. / . Ide.r;ttify populations of salmon that spawn in . Develop habitat performance standards that streams. acknowledge and incorporate local charac- . Encourage establishment of a Pacific Nortl1.- teristics for each watershed in the basin. west "biodiversity institute." . Expand the cooperative approach to water- ,. Analyze existing'data on basinwide trends in shedwide salinon habitat and production im- hatchery fish survival. provements. . Marksalmon from hatcherie~ with higl;1. stray . Use private sector as wep as public resources rates. to ensure timely construction and installation . Determine the feasibility of marking all of priority screens and water measuring devices at water diversions in salmon fearing hatch~ry fish.. ;, areas. . Plan and construct spring chinook trappmg . Inspect all underwater diversions in. the facilities on Grande Ronde River tributaries. mainstem Columbia and Snake rivers to de- . Demonstrate portable fish holding and juve- termine whether screens that deflect fish. nile, acclimation facilities for adult fish. from the intakes are installed and operating. ~ . Secure 100 cubic feet per second water right . Identify and protect permanent riparIan at Rlngold Hatchery in Washington. management areas. Promote r~vegetation i where it is needed. ., / . Develop leasibility study for reintrod~ction of sockeye into appropriate production areas. . Give high priority to property easements as a . Research improvements in ctyopreservation means of protecting salmon habitat and low . technology, and develop applications to pre- priority to government acquiSition of serve salmon eggs for future use. property. 1991-1992 National Marine Fisheries Service/ists Snake River sockeye as an endangered species, and Snake River spring/summer and fall chinookas threatened species. ' / :. " ( '~"'~t ~, -- .t.~~~.r,.I_.-"T ":~-"'~"-"""~'~"""""",!O_"_~-","'"".~"""""'.......".--...~,....",,,,, 40