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Marmorek, David; ESSA Technologies Ltd.; dmarmorek@essa.com; Peters, Calvin; ESSA Technologies Ltd.; cpeters@essa.com. |
Observed declines in the Snake River basin salmon stocks, listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), have been attributed to multiple causes: the hydrosystem, hatcheries, habitat, harvest, and ocean climate. Conflicting and competing analyses by different agencies led the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in 1995 to create the Plan for Analyzing and Testing Hypotheses (PATH), a collaborative interagency analytical process. PATH included about 30 fisheries scientists from a dozen agencies, as well as independent participating scientists and a technical facilitation team. PATH had some successes and some failures in meeting its objectives. Some key lessons learned from these successes and failures were to: (1) build trust through independent... |
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Adaptive management; Analytical framework; Collaborative process; Columbia River; Decision analysis; Endangered species; Hydrosystem; Multi-agency research; Salmon management; Snake River. |
Ano: 2001 |
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