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Columbia River Basin White Sturgeon Framework. Lynn Palensky Northwest Power and Conservation Council Portland, Oregon USA July 2013. Northwest Power and Conservation Council . Interstate compact of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington Authorized by NW Power Act of 1980 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Columbia River Basin White Sturgeon Framework
Lynn Palensky Northwest Power and Conservation
Council Portland, Oregon USA
July 2013
Northwest Power and Conservation Council
Interstate compact of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington
Authorized by NW Power Act of 1980
8 members appointed by the 4 governors
Funded by rate-payers through BPA Headquarters in Portland, Oregon+
state offices
Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program
“...program to protect, mitigate, and enhance fish and wildlife, in the Columbia River and its tributaries affected by the development & operation of the of hydroelectric projects while assuring an adequate, efficient, economical, and reliable power supply.”
Annual f&w budget of >$250m (of which 4-5% is allocated to sturgeon)
Over 400 projects & programs funded; each reviewed by independent scientists
1,954 Km long
Originates
in Columbia Lake, BC
2 countries 6 states
1 province 3 First
Nations 16 Native American
Tribes
Science Review Independent Science Review Panel
(ISRP) Scientific Criteria defined in
Program Applied to all Bonneville-funded
projects ISRP called for comprehensive
Columbia River Sturgeon plan
ISRP Recommendations for sturgeon
1. Basinwide management plan2. Factors affecting recruitment3. Importance of estuary and ocean in
production4. Productivity above Bonneville Dam5. Review of harvest regs, consider
seasonal restrictions, and improve methodologies to assess stock status
Sturgeon Framework 1.5 years to develop Existing information Manager, Expert & Public input ISRP review available on June 24 Revisions for final document (now) 2nd round of comments
Sturgeon Framework Planning Area,
Management Entities Plans, Policies, and
Programs Biology & Life History Current Status Fisheries Management Unit
Summaries Limiting Factors & Threats Gap Analysis: Critical
Uncertainties
Management Units
Limiting Factors & Threats
Primary FactorSecondary FactorRelated Factor
LCR
LMCR
UM
CR
TUCR
HUCR
KR LSR
MSR
USR
Habitat fragmentationHabitat diversity / quantity Floodplain connectivityFlow & flow variationDir. hydrosystem mortalityWater qualityContaminantsPredation --CompetitionPrey base / productivityExploitation -- -- -- --Climate ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Management Unit
Recommendations Hatcheries Hydro Passage at dams Ecology / Population Dynamics /
Predation Outreach
Challenges Multiple partners Funding Management units– Different managers– Geography– Goals
Balance goals of conservation and harvest
Next Steps Last set of comments 7/1/13 Revisions to Framework through fall Invite manager/expert comments on
revisions Uses:
– Basis for developing supplementation opportunities – Increase funding to study and conserve sturgeon– Increase conservation/awareness– Guide mitigation priorities in the CR basin– http://www.nwcouncil.org/ext/dashboard/
Questions?www.nwcouncil.org/fw/
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