(ISRP 2020-08) Final Report: Category Review of Resident Fish and Sturgeon Projects - Independent Scientific Review Panel

Link to Full Report published August 6, 2020: https://www.nwcouncil.org/sites/default/files/ISRP%202020-08%20FinalResFishSturg6Aug.pdf

Excerpt from Introduction:

This report provides the Independent Scientific Review Panel’s (ISRP1 ) recommendations and comments on 44 proposals submitted for the Resident Fish and Sturgeon Category Review to implement the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. The ISRP finds that 30 proposals meet scientific review criteria and 10 proposals meet scientific criteria with some conditions requiring further action…

This report provides final recommendations on each project and includes our preliminary report comments and response requests. The report also provides a discussion of programmatic issues that apply across projects to inform Program development and performance. Programmatic topics include native and non-native fish management, lake and river fertilization, habitat protection versus restoration, climate change, adaptive management, multicultural perspectives, integration of projects within geographic areas, and improving communication. The ISRP strives to ensure that its multi-year recommendations for the projects and the Program have a sound, well-documented scientific foundation.