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WHAT IS THE RECOVERY 

 TEAM AND WHAT DID IT 

 DO? 



Following the listing of Snake River sockeye salmon, tiie 

 National Marine Fisheries Service appointed the Snake 

 River Salmon Recovery Team to independently develop 

 recovery plan recommendations. After the Snake River 

 spring/summer and fall chinook salmon were listed as 

 threatened species, the Team's responsibilities were 

 expanded to include them as well. The Team includes three 

 biologists, two engineers, an ecologist and an economist 

 (see Table 1 ). National Marine Fisheries Service is not 

 represented on the Team. 



Although the Team's specific charge was to draft recovery 

 plan recommendations for listed Snake River salmon, the 

 recommended recovery actions were developed while 

 keeping conservation of other Columbia River Basin fish 

 and wildlife in mind as well. In general, the Team proposes 

 recovery strategies for conserving the ecosystems upon 

 which these species depend, this is felt to be the best method 

 for increasing the species' abundance to the point where 

 Endangered Species Act protection is no longer needed. 



The Team independently developed their recovery 

 recommendations by compiling all available information 

 through an open, public process. Over the course of 27 

 months, the Team visited areas in the range (past and 

 present distribution) of the listed Snake River salmon, and 

 sought scientific, cultural, and economic expertise from 

 parties throughout the region. Information accumulated by 

 the Team has been compiled into an administrative record 

 available for public inspection at five different locations 

 throughout the Pacific Northwest; these are: Boise, Idaho; 



