Steelhead

Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Planning in the Snake River Basin

Early Draft Plan Chapters for Public Comment

Recovery Plan Introduction

Chapter 1 - Recovery Plan Introduction
(12 page 234 Kb PDF File)


What’s in the Document?

This chapter describes the concept of recovery and the role of the plan as a roadmap for meeting recovery objectives.  There are discussions of the treaty obligations of the federal government as well as descriptions of the agencies and other groups that will be involved in the plan’s implementation.  Finally, there is a discussion of the NOAA teams involved in the technical efforts described in subsequent planning documents and how that agency intends to use the plan. 

What Comments would be Helpful?

Take a look at the roles of the various public agencies to assure they are accurately described.

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Dear Friends,

NOAA Fisheries, in partnership with Idaho’s Office of Species Conservation, is beginning to draft our state’s portion of the recovery plans for four listed salmonid species: Snake River sockeye salmon (endangered), Snake River fall Chinook (threatened), Snake River spring/summer Chinook (threatened) and Snake River steelhead (threatened).  This is a complex undertaking, based upon such existing studies as subbasin plans, work by our Interior Columbia Technical Recovery Team (ICTRT), and others.  

Through this website, we want to share preliminary drafts in order to keep stakeholders informed of progress on the plan and to obtain comments that may help shape the plan and make it as accurate and useful as possible.

At this stage we are interested in your review of the information we have compiled, the way we have used the information, and our conclusions.  You may see typographical errors, but those will be corrected in future revisions.  We invite feedback on:
  • Methods, including population identification,
  • Assessments of current status of the species,
  • Recovery goals,
  • Limiting factors, threats, and risks,
  • Priority actions that should be taken to recover the populations in which you may be interested, and,
  • Our preliminary recovery strategies developed from the Subbasin plans, even though they will be modified when the limiting factors assessment is completed.

The early drafts being posted relate primarily to habitat for salmon and steelhead within Idaho. Sections of the plan dealing with the migratory corridor (including the hydropower system), ocean conditions, the estuary, hatcheries, and harvest are still in process.

As further sections of the plan are completed, they will be placed on this website, so check in frequently to see what’s new.   Please send your comments to SnakeRiver.NWR@noaa.gov

Thank you for helping us refine a plan that meets the needs of both salmon and steelhead and of our state’s citizens.

Sincerely,
Dave Mabe, State Director, Habitat
NOAA Fisheries
James Caswell, Director
Office of Species Conservation
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Last Updated: 5/16/07