7089

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7089
• Author: Northwest Power Planning Council.
• Title: Strategy for Salmon
• USFW Year: 1992.
• USFW - Doc Type: Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Because more than a
third of all the salmon
habitat in/theregion
has been blocked by
dams and more11as
been degraded by
numerous human acti-
vities, we emphasize
,habitat repairs that will
increase the productiv-.
ity of salmon in the.
wild. .

Because fish
hatcheries can
play an impor-
tant supporting role in
rebuilding salmon runs, we incorporate
, activities to improve hatchery practices.
Even the best available scientific knowl-
edge can.be incomplete wh'erethes'e fish are
concerned, so our strategy also is flexible. It
, incorporates rigorous monitoring proce-
'dures to track and evaluate the progress of
every measure. And it is designed to be re-
. ~haped as new data points up new direc- '
tions to take. '

Before adopting this
strategy, we sought the
advice of fishery experts
throughout the region.
We relied o~ the cpunsel
of fish and wildlife
agencies, water resource'
q.nd land use managers,
Indian tribes, utilities,
dam operators, environ-
mental groups, business
organizations, commer-
cial and sport fishers,'
farmers andother,citi-
zens.
Now weare asking
these same groups and individuals to work
with. us to carry out these actions. With re-
gional cooperation, our:salmonstrategy will
,lead to a steadyr~building. We don't want
1/ museum fish" -run sizes so ~mall they'
only remind us of past abundance. We want
sustainable and expanding populations of
salmon. That is our goal: increased and di:-
'verse ,salmon runs that can once again con-
tribute to the region's economy.

S.. . '.a..l.m. on. ~hat
, . spawnln '
streams
are critical to
the ongoing
survival of.
, the sp~~ies.

:J805
':An Indian gave me a piece of fresh salmon roasted which
I ate with relish. This was the first salmon I had seen."
. -Captain Meriwether Lewis, ~ugust 3

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