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Proposed Recovery Plan Summov Table and the Dioiatjon Conarsi «t me 

 end of Chapter VI 



The duration column of tD© taWes should be P9v»w©d and ttte time scales 

 revisea to s^torter more rsaaonabte ones. For exampte. over a year iS suggested 

 for the estabiislimerrt of t^I© Impte mentation Team and the ScicHrtHic Advisory 

 Panel The St ate of Idaho, r^spongible for insu rirtp that water drv»rsioa a.flre 

 scrae,Q9CL-ia-Aita wed 8 years tg _^m ptetg tta task. The Conssrvalion Diairicta 

 and the irngaiors are gh/on two years to elminaie iWogai *berms.* 



The Team is aware that ft takes time to make hjndamerrtal changes in the 

 Status-quo bet the proposed time frarnes are too teisurely oiveo ttie crtas that is 

 occumng in the baan. tt vvill De trvcreaangly <»fftcult to advocate aggnesave 

 imptementation cfi tt^ expensive mainstefn meafiuree whHe simuftaneousJy gomg 

 5k)wty wrttt other crifecal elements eteewhei* in the basin. 



institutioncri Structive 



The irtstitutjon section is the ptece to stress tt>e mrtportanoe of setting 

 poorttjos. Some groups hoid the mistaken view thai we have unfimited resources 

 to recover satmon. We know that hjndlog will be imttod and NMFS wrth tt^ help 

 of the ImptementalJon Team and the Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) must set 

 pnorrties that will improve survival cTver the interim ¥rhi}e gen^ating adsJtional 

 infennation through monitoring and evakiaticn that will enhance our prospect of 

 making significant improvemertts In system operations or neconfigurations. 



The new ir^stftuttonai structure Is needed to bring orcier out o^ the present 

 chaos. We canrxxt recover the eaJmor witt^out a single and accountable dedsksn 

 point to imptement recovery. The Team necommenbed ttiat MMFS. because of 

 its reeponsjbiirties under ESA, become tt>e decte^on makar w^ regard to matters 

 ttiat affect the fisted Snake River salmon. In Ofderto devetop th© infrastructure 

 and operating prcx:edures NMFS requires ttte resources for it to proceed. 



The sectkxi on data oolkection, manei^ng and cS^seminating of d^a is 

 vvei done and needs to be implemented immedtetely. These activities ahoiJd be 

 cerrted out ttvoogh an open pubtc p^^cese. We supped using a dtathbuted 

 3y«»fn such as the World WWe Web currentiy being developed on Internet The 

 Te»n strongjy reconwnends that NMFS use an open pubfic process to stimulale 

 reseercti and Oetsets on the effecth^^ness of salmon recovery measurea. 



