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identified. These issues must then be integrated into the 

 in5)lementation of the recovery program. 



An effective recovery program requires the participation and 

 coordination of all entities with an interest in rebuilding 

 depleted salmon stocks. This includes state, local, and tribal 

 representation, as well as that of interests which rely on the 

 resource for jobs and recreation. A plan will be successful only 

 if all these parties participate and commit to finding and 

 supporting the process which will address the problems. 



CONSTANTLY CHANGING SITUATION: 



My second point is to emphasize that NCAA will be crafting a 

 final recovery plan in a highly dynamic environment. Effective 

 decision-making on long-term solutions must occur in a context of 

 constantly chauiging environmental conditions, a constant influx 

 of new scientific information, and ongoing litigation. Consider 

 the following statistics: 



--Runoff in 1994 for the Snake River Basin is expected to be 

 less than 50 percent of normal. This is the seventh 

 consecutive drought year in the Snake River Basin. 



--Coast-wide, the chinook salmon harvest in 1982 was 



1.4 million fish from Washington, Oregon, and California. 



The 1994 estimated harvest will be only 220,000 fish 



