Recent Efforts 



Planning activities in the Columbia River Basin included a series of planning 

 workshops sponsored by the Council. These workshops provided an opportunity for 

 representatives of disparate entities to communicate across geographic. Institutional and 

 managerial boundaries and to share their expertise. Information on habitat- and hatchery- 

 related production opportunities provided by workshop participants was recorded. A 

 system planning model also was developed which simulates all phases of the salmon and 

 steelhead life cycle, from hatching and development of juveniles to harvest and return of 

 adults. Approaches to considering genetics issues in planning that were discussed in the 

 workshops were summarized in a discussion paper. In addition, workshop participants 

 identified information needs. As noted above, other systemwide planning activities in the 

 Columbia River Basin include those related to implementation of the Pacific Salmon Treaty 

 and to negotiations in the United States v. Oregon litigation. 



Future Actions 



The Council believes the following system-driven approach is the best way to solve the 

 problem of uncoordinated actions: 



(1) Refine the system planning model to provide a better means for evaluating and 

 comparing production, passage and harvest choices. 



-17- 



