(g) Release Sites for Hatchery-Reared Fish 



(1 ) Bonneville shall provicte luncis to evau.a'e sites Suiiaijie for 'eiease of hatchery fish and the 

 levels of release compatibie with natural propagation and narvest management Initial efforts shall 

 focus on the needs of upnver stocks The Council will adoot review a comprehensive plan for 

 reprogramming lower nver hatcheries developed by the fish and wildlife agencies and tribes. 



Where current knowledge is sufficient certain stocks may be moved to particular upnver streams 

 The4«h-and-wt^lfte-agenc«s^.nd4he4rtt)esJA/#-coopefate-m4hfs^^F^ [Source Council staff.] 



(2) Upon-appfOvat-by4he-CounctJ-o^he-p(an-Bcnneville shall provide funds to transfer a portion 

 of the fish from existing lower Columbia River hatcheries to release sites m the upper Columbia 

 River system to assist m restoring naturally spawning stocks 



Background. The Mitchell Act and John Day hatcheries were provided to mitigate fishery losses 

 because of the hydroelectric development of the Columbia River A reprogramming of hatchery 

 operations and release strategies will rebuild upnver runs and improve tribal fisheries Ttie4ftties- 

 akeady-have-suCm4ted4o4he-Councf^a-detat+ed-plafi4of-fepfGQfammffig-towef-fwef-hatchefy- 

 reteases-+fito4he-tjppef-CokjmCta- Fish and wildlife agencies and the tribes currently are 

 negotiating harvest and rebuilding plans, which include reprogramming production, in 

 United States v. Oregon . The Council strongly supports restoration of naturally spawning upnver 

 Slocks, but further consultation is reauired with the fish and wildlife agencies and tribes to 

 determine a final release plan [Source Council staff ] 



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