would be experienced scientists and managers with l<nowledge of the 

 management and enhancement objectives of the entity they represent. The 

 group would work closely with the Subbasin Planning Work Group. 



(B) Responsibilities 



This work group will assist the Council staff in making proposals to the Council 

 in the following areas: 



(i) Development of alternative system monitoring and evaluation programs. 



The work group would assist in the development of a range of 

 alternatives for monitoring and evaluating the program for presentation 

 to the Council. The alternatives would represent a range of complexity 

 and costs. 



(ii) Identification of any data collection needs in addition to those listed in 

 section 205(f) below. 



(iii) Coordination of planning of data collection, fish tagging, release and 

 recapture studies with other planning entities in the Columbia River 

 Basin, such as the International Pacific Salmon Commission, the Pacific 

 Fisheries Management Council, the Fish Passage Center and others. 

 This coordination would include the development of proposals for 

 experimental design standards and techniques in the area of fish 

 marking or tagging (including laser branding, if appropriate), and 



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