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RECO\fMENDATIONS 



1. MANAGEMENT 



o Manage salmonid populations to meet numeric biological spawning escapement goals. 



o Restrict mixed-stock fisheries 



o Create more terminal fisheries. 



Reprogram hatchery production to be more complementary 



to wild-spawning populations. 

 o Manage freshwater predator populations, 

 o Manage American shad in the Columbia River, 

 o Institute marine mammal (seal and sea lion) management. 



2. HYDROPOWER AND FLOOD CONTROL 



o Improve technologies to minimize operational impacts of hydroelectric operations, 

 o Purchase lower Columbia River coastal former flood plain and estuary lands, 

 o Restore lost river and estuary habitats. 



3. AGRICULTURE 



o Institute management regulations with stream and riparian protection rules, 

 o Achieve fish-screening protection at water diversions. 



o Encourage irrigation water conservation and work to increase in-stream water for 

 salmonids. 



4. FORESTRY 



o Improve stream protection measures, including large woody debris and temperature. 



Encourage salmonid habitat restoration. 



o Manage riparian zone cattle grazing, especially in central and eastern Oregon. 



5. MUNICIPAHNDUSTRL^L 



Manage stream-based water quality including waste load allocations for both point and 

 non-point sources. 

 o Give toxic control more priority. 

 Encourage water conservation for industries and municipalities. 



6. MINING 



Restrict aggregate extraction from all anadromous salmonid streams. 



7. DREDGE, FILL, AND FLOOD CONTROL 



o Prevent further estuary habitat losses. 



o Prevent further flood plain reach riverine habitat losses. 



