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TABLE OF CONTENTS 



SETTING THE STAGE 



WHY DO SNAKE RIVER SALMON NEED A RECOVERY PLAN? 1 



WHY ARE SNAKE RIVER SALMON LISTED AS THREATENED AND 



ENDANGERED WHILE OTHER SALMON ARE NOT? 3 



WHAT IS THE GENERAL LIFE HISTORY OF THE SNAKE RIVER SALMON? 3 



WHAT IS THE PROBLEM— WHY ARE THE SNAKE RIVER SALMON IN TROUBLE? 5 



WHAT IS THE RECOVERY TEAM AND WHAT DID IT DO? 9 



WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE TEAM'S RECOVERY RECOMMENDATIONS? 10 



HOW WILL A RECOVERY PLAN BE FINISHED AND IMPLEMENTED? 10 



A SUMMARY OF THE TEAM'S RECOVERY PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS 



INSTITUTIONAL AND MANAGEMENT CHANGES '. 1 1 



RECOVERY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 1 1 



SPAWNING AND REARING HABITAT 12 



CHINOOK FRESHWATER PRODUCTION 14 



SOCKE YE FRESHWATER PRODUCTION 16 



DOWNSTREAM MIGRATION 17 



HARVEST 20 



UPSTREAM MIGRATION 20 



PREDATION AND COMPETITION 21 



ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FACTORS 21 



IMPLEMENTATION TABLE 25 



