Fish and Wildlife Agencies and Tribes Program Amendment Recommendations

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• Fish and Wildlife Agencies and Tribes Program
  Amendment Recommendations
• June 12 Comments
• NPCC Meeting
• June 2008
• Spokane, Wa

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CBFWA Vision

• Link regional goals to SBP/Recovery goals
• Define clear adaptive management framework
• Define BPA obligations

Output
Input

• FW Priorities Addressed
• Adequate Funding
• Regional commitment to mitigation
• Framework for RME

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Essential Adaptive Management Linkages
Subbasin Objectives
Strategies
Species
Limiting Factors
Trawl and haul
Reservoirspoor reproduction
Harvest 5 kg/hectare
Mid-level Bio Obj
Subbasin Objectives
Regional Objectives
Establish measurable biologic objectives that
define BPAs mitigation obligations
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Anticipated Use of the Linkages
Objectives
Status
Gap
Status Trends
Limiting Factors
Coor RME
Threats
Strategies
Action Effectiveness
Measures
Targeted Solicitation
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Where Should the Program Go from Here?

• 7 Years of assessment and planning
• Subbasin Planning
• Recovery Planning
• Regional Collaboration for BiOps
• RME Development (CSMEP, PNAMP, NED, etc.)
• Status of the Resource Report
• 2000 Program calls for subbasin level management
  plans (these were not developed comprehensively
  during subbasin planning, many have been
  completed for recovery planning)
• The Council should build off the 2000 Program and
  approve specific measures in the form of subbasin
  management plans and a systemwide implementation
  plan for RME

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Develop Implementation Plans

• The recommendations by the Agencies and Tribes
  and others provide the material necessary to
  develop multi-year work plans for each subbasin
  and systemwide
• Build off State and Tribal MOAs to complete work
  plans consisting of measures for each subbasin in
  the Program
• The Agencies and Tribes are prepared to work with
  you to support this effort

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Disagreement with BPA Resident Fish Mitigation

• BPA desires to use the Program to direct
  Fisheries Management which is contrary to the
  Power Act
• BPA does not want to perform resident fish
  assessments to define FCRPS responsibilities but
  to rely on Subbasin Plans which is contrary to
  BPAs actions for the past three years
• BPA seeks to account for past resident fish
  activities without developing a scientific basis
  which a resident fish loss assessment would
  provide
• BPA seeks to question resident fish projects in
  basins where a direct link to the FCRPS cannot be
  made which is contrary to the Councils Program
  and the anadromous fish substitution policy

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Disagreement with BPAWildlife Mitigation

• BPA desires to use the Program to mitigate for
  wildlife impacts in ways that may not be
  consistent with the current and future plans of
  the fish and wildlife managers which may
  contrary to the Power Act
• BPA desires to move towards a more ecosystem
  based approach to mitigation which is consistent
  with the CBFWA recommendations however, fish
  mitigation may not always mitigate wildlife
  losses
• BPA is interpreting individual acquisition
  agreements on crediting ratios as acquiescence by
  the FW managers to Programmatic crediting ratios
  which is contrary to the Program and most of the
  FW managers policy positions
• The agencies and tribes did agree with BPA on
  several issues such as developing templates for
  management plans and addressing loss assessment
  irregularities under the HEP model

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Additional Information Provided by the Agencies
and Tribes

• Streamlined the resident fish section of the
  adaptive management framework to better support
  development of implementation plans
• Initiated an effort to associate the subbasin
  level anadromous fish objectives with basinwide
  objectives

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Summary

• The 2008 Program should build off 7 years of
  process initiated by the 2000 Program
• Focus on implementation
• Build accountability and transparency through
  adequate reporting
• Agencies and Tribes are available to assist

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Committed to Continue Working
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NPCC Amendment Process
NPCC draft amend- ments
Develop final ammend- ments
Submit recommen- dations (90 days)
Findings and responses
Public comment hearings
Public review
BPA Rate Case Development