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Strategy must be a focus on weak stocks of fish. Such a focus requires that hatchery management and 

 harvest management practices and regulations do not result in adverse impacts to weak wild stocks. It 

 would also require the shift of monies from programs directed at strong fish stocks to those that are 

 threatened or at risk. 



Equally important is the requirement for accountability from the project implementors for products and 

 results and from the NPPC for a comprehensive, scientifically-based, measurable, and cost-effective 

 Strategy. 



It should be noted that NPPC obligations are distinguishable from National Marine Fisheries Service 

 (NMFS) obligations. NMFS is responsible for assuring the recovery of listed salmon. 



2. Is implementation of the Strategy for Salmon on track for timely completion? How well are 

 federal and state agencies coordinating their activities with each other and with the Coimcil to 

 achieve timely implementation? 



Due to the absence of a solid concepmal framework to the Strategy and lack of accountability, scheduling 

 and prioritizing of projects to achieve specific objectives in a reasoned and coordinated fashion is difficult 

 to achieve. Allocating money to keep agencies and individuals happy, rather than to achieve program 

 goals, seems to be driving Strategy implementation. As long as the availability of dollars drives 

 implementation and the lack of a solid conceptual framework, there will be no coordinated, programmatic 

 approach that results in successful salmon recovery. 



3. What can be done to facilitate water conservation and other changes in regional water 

 management to provide increased flows for power production and salmon recovery? 



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