the objectives for the plan caniun 

 be reached under current har\ est 

 regimes. 1 1", for example, a wildlite 

 mitigation project aims to re-estab- 

 lish an elk herd in a subbasin. and 

 existing reguhitions will alk)\\ for 

 overly aggressive harvest of the herd 

 while it is first being established, 

 there is good reason to dcnibt w hether 

 the project can succeed. 



On the other hand, there is also no 

 advantage to increasing lish popula- 

 tions in the interest of greater harvest 

 if the anticipated harvest regimes will 

 not allow that har\est to take place. 

 A hatchery that rears fish solely for 

 har\est is of little benefit if the major- 

 ity of those fish go uncaught becau.se 

 the potential harvest is restricted by 

 the presence of another, much weaker 

 sUick. 



Therefore the Council adopts the 

 following harvest strategies: 



Contributions to Harvest and 

 Escapement Coals 



F.ach subbasin plan and hatchery 

 management plan must explicitly 

 describe the expected contribution 

 to harvest for each of the harvested 

 stocks or species. In the case of 

 wildlife, the plan must indicate the 

 area in which the v\ ildlife w ill be 

 harvested. In the case of fish, the 

 plan must indicate the expected con- 

 tribution to specific fisheries. In 

 both instances, the plan must iden- 

 tify clear escapement goals for each 

 species or stock and explain the 

 basis on which that goal was chosen. 



Compatibility with Harvest 

 Refjimes 



Each subbasin plan and hatchery 

 management plan must state the 



A hatchery that rears fish 



solely for harvest is of 

 little benefit if the majority 

 of those fish go uncaught 

 because the potential har- 

 vest is restricted by the 

 presence of another, much 

 weaker stock." 



likelihood that adequate numbers of 

 adults will reinain or return to the 

 subbasin to assure reproductive suc- 

 cess and meet subbasin goals for the 

 next generation. If the escapement 

 required for the plan to succeed is 

 greater than that which occurs under 

 current harvest regimes, then the 

 plan should also indicate whether 

 and how the current regimes will be 

 adjusted and whether the managers 

 for that harvest have concurred with 

 the adjustment. 



Artificial Production 



Artificially produced fish created 

 for harvest should not be produced 

 unless they can be effectively har- 

 vested in a fishery or provide other 

 significant benefits. The appropriate 

 refomi for artificial production pro- 



grams that do not meet this strategy 

 is termination or revision so that the 

 program complies with this strategy. 



Opportunities for Increased Har\'est 



Each subbasin plan and hatchery 

 management plan should identify 

 (a) where there is an oppt)ilunity 

 for a terininal fishery and (b) any 

 instance in which increased harvest 

 is possible but will not occur under 

 the existing harvest regime, and the 

 changes that would be necessary to 

 allow the harvest to occur. The plan 

 may also identify, and propose for 

 funding if needed, equipment, rnark- 

 ing techniques, management costs, 

 and monitoring and evaluation costs 

 required to establish the feasibility 

 of selective harvest techniques that 

 allow for additional harvest of spe- 

 cies and stocks originating in that 

 subbasin or at that hatcherv. 



Monitoring and Reporting 



The Council recommends the fol- 

 lowing practices in har\ est manage- 

 ment, and will seek to encourage the 

 region's fish and wildlife managers 

 to adopt them: 



• Maintain an open and public pro- 

 cess, allowing public obser\ation 

 of harvest and allocation discus- 

 sions and timely dissemination of 

 harvest-related information in a 

 publicly accessible manner. 



• Integrate harvest management to 

 assure that conservation etTorts 



made in one fishery can be 

 passed through subse- 

 ^) qucnt fisheries. 



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