Over the last 25 years, salmon propagation practices have undergone extensive reviews by the Council, state and federal agencies, Indian tribes, and independent science panels, with particular attention following the listing of several salmon and steelhead species in the basin.
These reviews have included:
- Pacific Salmon and Artificial Propagation under the Endangered Species Act (NMFS) (1992)
- Regional Assessment of Supplementation (RASP) (1992)
- Integrated Hatchery Operations Team (IHOT) (1994)
- Artificial Production Review (APRE) (1999)
- NOAA Policy on the Consideration of Hatchery-Origin Fish in ESA Listing Determinations (2005)
- Ad Hoc Supplementation Work Group (2008)
- Hatchery Scientific Review Group (2009) (2014)
- Review of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Hatcheries in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho (2011)
- State conservation and federal ESA recovery plans
- ISAB 2005 Report on Harvest Management of Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead