SECTIOM.200. PROGRAM GOALS 



201 . ANAOROMOUS-FISH STATEMENT OF LOSSES OF SALMON AND 

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The Northwest Power Act directs the Council to develop a Columbia River Basin Fish 

 and Wildlife Program to protect, mitigate, and enhance fish and wildlife affected by the 

 development, operation and management of hydroelectric facilities in the basin. Because 

 Congress stressed action over prolonged study, the Councils 1982 fish and wildlife 

 program included more than 200 action items calling for prompt implementation of fish and 

 wildlife projects. However, the Council recognized that long-term program planning would 

 require further definition of the scope of the fish and wildlife program. Essential to this 

 definition is an understanding of the extent to which salmon and steelhead have been 

 affected by the development and operation of the hydroelectric system and facilities. To 

 serve these ends, the Council initiated a process in 1985 to gather information on salmon 

 and steelhead losses in the basin. (See Technical Appendix 2.) Over the 1985-1986 period, 

 public debate took place on the nature and limitations of that information. 



