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home< agenda | paper: consideration of ocean conditions > WelcomeGood morning, everyone. My name is Todd Maddock, and I am the chairman of the Northwest Power Planning Council. On behalf of the Council, which is sponsoring the symposium today, I am pleased to welcome you here. This is a unique event and a unique opportunity for the Council. While it is unusual for the Council to host this type of event, we welcome the opportunity to listen to the presentations and interact with the scientists. For the last several years, the Council has been concerned about the potential of the ocean environment to impact salmon and steelhead from the Columbia River Basin. As well, since 1996 it has been part of our legal mandate to take ocean conditions into account when we make funding recommendations to the Bonneville Power Administration for projects that implement our Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. We recognize that there is much debate about the impact of the ocean on the survival of salmon and steelhead, and I am pleased to recognize, on behalf of the Council, that today we have an impressive group of experts who will address the issue. I am looking forward to hearing what they have to say, and I would like to point out that this afternoon there will be an opportunity to interact with the scientists. So with that, I would like to introduce Donna Silverberg, who will facilitate the presentations this morning and our discussions this afternoon. Todd Maddock |
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