Review of the Action Agencies and NOAA Fisheries? Draft Research,
Monitoring & Evaluation Plan for the NOAA-Fisheries 2000 Federal
Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion (RME Plan)
January 15, 2004 | document ISAB/ISRP 2004-1
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This ISAB and ISRP review was requested by NOAA Fisheries and the
Council in September 2003. The draft RME Plan was developed jointly by
staff from NOAA Fisheries, the Bonneville Power Administration, the Army
Corps of Engineers, and the Bureau of Reclamation, and is designed to help
implement the NOAA Fisheries 2000 Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS)
Biological Opinion (BiOp) and the Federal Caucus Basinwide Salmon Recovery
Strategy. The purpose of the RME Plan is to initiate and coordinate a
process for evaluating the status of affected stocks of ESA listed
anadromous salmonids and the effectiveness of mitigation and conservation
actions.
The ISAB and ISRP found the draft RME Plan to be well organized and
quite comprehensive overall. It represents an excellent start, and its
authors should be commended for their work. It has broad applicability and
should be instructive to all practitioners. However, the ISAB and ISRP
review identifies some large contextual questions that would likely limit
the effectiveness of the Plan, independently of how well it addresses the
smaller issues. The ISAB and ISRP review provides general recommendations
and detailed comments to improve the draft RME Plan that should be
addressed by the RME group as they finalize the plan.
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