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 WHAT ELEMENTS ARE A NECESSARY PART OF A COAST-WIDE STRATEGY? 



An overall watershed management plan which is implementable, 

 and which embraces all ownerships and sources of fish mortality 

 is essential if fresh water habitats and estuaries are to be 

 managed and/or restored to a level of productivity to meet 

 anadromous fish production goals. This will require State, 

 Federal, international, and Tribal cooperation as well as the 

 enforcement of State, Federal, international land use and water 

 management policy and laws. 



Necessary elements of an effective habitat management plan 

 include : 



o measurable objectives, 



o identification of a network of refugia--or key 



watersheds- -to protect remaining good quality habitats and 

 contribute to conservation of "at-risk" stocks, 



o delineation of areas within watersheds that are most 



important in terms of regulating water quantity /quality and 

 input of sediment, large wood/boulders and nutrients, 



o standards for implementation of management activities 

 within anadromous fish watersheds, 



o watershed analysis to provide drainage specific information 

 to adjust management direction, 



o active restoration of upland, riparian and in channel areas 

 to accelerate ecological recovery, and 



o monitoring of trends and mechanisms for evaluating success 

 and making mid- course corrections as necessary. 



