See the final summary report from this forum
The 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program calls on the Council, the Corps, Bonneville, NOAA Fisheries agencies and tribes, to “help organize and facilitate a science/policy forum in 2015 to address the biological requirements of eulachon, combined with related inquiries into the relationship between flow, current hydropower dam operations, and the biological requirements of lamprey and sturgeon”. The goal is to report on the state of the science, the reasonable next steps in the assessment process, and a recommendation for how to incorporate those steps into the Eulachon Recovery Plan.
Eulachon: State of the Science and Science to Policy Forum
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August 21, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Agenda
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9:00 am |
Purpose and Introductions Relationship to Eulachon Recovery Plan and Columbia River Fish and Wildlife Program |
John Ferguson, ANCHOR QEA |
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9:20 am |
Why we are here: Eulachon and Recovery |
Robert Anderson, NOAA |
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9:40 am |
Eulachon Spawning Stock Biomass Estimations, Genetics, and Fishery Management in Washington and Oregon |
Olaf Langness, Washington Dept. Fish and Wildlife |
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10:00 am |
Eulachon Spawning Stock Biomass Estimations, Genetics, and Fishery Management in Canada |
Sean MacConnachie, Dept. Fisheries and Oceans, Canada |
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10:20 am |
Eulachon Distribution, Timing, and Spawning Stock Biomass Estimations |
Nathan Reynolds, Cowlitz Indian Tribe |
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10:40-10:50 |
Break |
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10:50 am |
Eulachon in the Klamath River |
Robert Anderson, NOAA |
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11:00 am |
Eulachon in the Columbia River Estuary and Plume |
Jen Zamon, NW Fisheries Science Center |
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11:20 am |
Progress in Reducing Eulachon Bycatch in the Ocean Shrimp Fishery |
Bob Hannah, Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife |
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11:40 am |
Eulachon and eDNA |
Taal Levi, Oregon State University |
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12:00 pm -1:00 pm |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
Evaluation of Transmitter Application Techniques for use in Research of adult Eulachon |
Kyle Hanson, US Fish and Wildlife Service |
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1:20 pm |
Summary of the morning sessions and transition to FCRPS and Ocean influences |
John Ferguson, ANCHOR QEA |
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1:40 pm |
Federal Columbia River Power System Operations (FCRPS) |
Paul Wagner, NOAA |
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2:00 pm |
Estuary/Plume and Ocean Conditions |
Antonio Baptista, Oregon Health Sciences University |
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2:30-2:50 pm |
Break |
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2:50 pm |
FCRPS, Dams, and Water Management in the Columbia Basin and Effects on Eulachon |
Robert Anderson, NOAA |
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3:10 pm |
Identify Knowns and Key Unknowns and Next Steps: Group Discussion |
John Ferguson, ANCHOR QEA |
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4:10-4:20pm |
Closing Remarks |
L. Palensky (NW Council) /R. Anderson (NOAA) |