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On Nov. 7, 2008, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes joined four Columbia River tribes, two states and three federal agencies in an unprecedented set of agreements designed to improve habitat and strengthen fish stocks in the Columbia River Basin over the next 10 years.
The agreement will make available approximately $61 million over 10 years for actions for Snake River spring/summer chinook, Snake River steelhead in the Salmon River Basin and Snake River sockeye and native Yellowstone cutthroat in the Upper Snake River. The Tribes will restore habitat, manage land for wildlife and native fish, supplement nutrients in streams and develop and operate scientifically-managed hatchery additions to contribute to the recovery of Endangered Species Act-listed and non-listed fish.
The Tribes were the first to petition the National Marine Fisheries Service (regionally known as NOAA Fisheries) to list Snake River sockeye salmon as endangered. Snake River sockeye salmon were officially listed as endangered in November 1991 under the Endangered Species Act (56 FR 58619).
As with the first Fish Accords, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Fish Accord promotes an ongoing collaborative relationship among the parties. The parties agree that in combination with the recently released FCRPS and Upper Snake BiOps, the federal government's requirements under the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act and Northwest Power Act are satisfied as to federal Columbia/Snake River dams for the next 10 years and that they will work together to support these agreements in all appropriate venues.
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