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hatchery stocks may interact is needed to ensure conservation of their 

 genetic resources and life history patterns. 



5.1 Research and Monitoring Needs in Agency Documents 



FWS, ODFW, and WDF documents refer to research or monitoring related to 

 genetic concerns of hatchery programs. Other agency documents are silent 

 on this topic. 



5.2 Research and Monitoring in FWS Documents 



FWS-1 calls for cataloging "characteristics and management information for 

 each available fish strain in the system." I^S-2 refers in several places to 

 research or information on "genetic traits" and mandates assessment of 

 hatchery fish performance and their impacts on "the genetic integrity and 

 viability of wild stocks involved and the implications for meeting 

 management objectives." Neither document specifies the types of genetic 

 characteristics to emphasize. 



Prior to any stock transplantations, the draft FWS-3 requires collection of 

 information to allow determination of threats to persistence and 

 productivity of "viable native populations." Types of information needed 

 are not specified. FWS-3 also calls for improved knowledge about 

 inbreeding, outbreeding and genetic consequences of harvest and habitat 

 loss or degradation. 



5.3 Research and Monitoring in ODFW Documents 



The Wild Fish Management Policy in ODFW-1 mandates a program to 

 monitor the genetic status of representative populations, but does not 

 provide relevant guiding principles or criteria. 



5.4 Research and Monitoring in WDF Documents 



WDF-1 calls for several types of monitoring regarding hatchery programs. 

 These include monitoring of: 



1. achievement of goals and effects of intentional artificial selection, if it is 

 undertaken; 



