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.' . 1998: During establishment of first GCMRC strategic plan, a detailed evaluation of stakeholder objectives and needs was developed with the Transition Work Group, prior to formation of the AMWG. . . 2000: A review and sequencing of stakeholder needs was accomplished cooperatively by the TWG and GCMRC. . 2004: An AMWG workshop was developed to evaluate overall stakeholder need priorities in the GCD AMP. A review of stakeholder needs was conducted by GCMRC in development of the Core Monitoring Plan. In these continuing efforts by GCMRC and AMWG to define stakeholder needs, key word descriptors of nine general areas of focus listed above in the science strategies section have been consistent across the decade. The nine areas are: threatened Fish, Cultural Resources, threatened and endangered species, sediment, vegetation, water, hydropower, recreation, and adaptive management process. As noted in the above science strategies these general areas of research, development and monitoring, as stepped down in objectives and information needs, have been and continue to be prescribed by AMWG as the primary focus areas of GCMRC science efforts. However, increasing program complexity in each of these areas, with expanded information need assignments to GCMRC, are causing significant difficulties for sustained program accomplishment. Strategies as follows must be developed collaboratively by AMWG and GCMRC to resolve impacts of program expansion. . . A GCMRC biannual conference of science accomplishments (2006,2008) and SCORE reports every Ii fth year will capture the status-of-knowledge and permit better definition of unresolved science needs. . AMWG should develop a priority program needs list every two years, which will become the basis for GCMRC's 2 year operation plan. Designing efficient and effective long term and short term science plans are paramount for specifying planning strategies. GCMRC strategies follow: . Four science plans will be developed by GCMRC in collaboration with AMWG in FY 2005 and 2006; the Strategic Science Plan, Long Term Experimental Plan, Humpback Chub Comprehensive Plan, and Core Monitoring Plan. . In FY 2005 AMWG/TWG will capture all development projects of management groups and stakeholders, and GCMRC will assist AMWG in preparing criteria and procedures to bring those projects fully into the GCD USGS SBSC GCMRC Strategic Science Plan - FY 2005-2009 Draft, October 22, 2004 . 26