Research, Reports and Publications

Research, Monitoring and Evaluation (RM&E) is a key component of successful salmon recovery planning and adaptive management by the Federal Action Agencies. RM&E provides information on the health of fish populations and their environment, identifies where and what types of actions are needed and most effective, and helps us understand the underlying scientific relationships needed to make appropriate management decisions. The Federal Caucus Agencies dedicate substantial funding and staff resources to RM&E and coordinate this work through several regional forums.



	Fish Tagging
07-06-11 |	Regional PIT-Tag Plan for 2010-2020.  Draft June 7, 2011.
08-10      |	Fact sheet: Fish tagging data supports adaptive management
	Hydrosystem Survival Studies
04-11      |	Survival Estimates for the Passage of Spring-Migrating Juvenile Salmonids through Snake and Columbia River Dams and Reservoirs, 2010
05-10      |	Survival Estimates for the Passage of Spring-Migrating Juvenile Salmonids through Snake and Columbia River Dams and Reservoirs, 2009
10-13-09 |	NOAA Findings Memo: 2009 Chinook and Steelhead Survival through the Hydrosystem
04-09      |	Survival Estimates for the Passage of Spring-Migrating Juvenile Salmonids through Snake and Columbia River Dams and Reservoirs, 2008
10-08      |	Survival Estimates for the Passage of Spring-Migrating Juvenile Salmonids through Snake and Columbia River Dams and Reservoirs, 2007
05-07      |	Survival Estimates for the Passage of Spring-Migrating Juvenile Salmonids through Snake and Columbia River Dams and Reservoirs, 2006
08-24-06 |	NOAA Findings Memo: 2006 Chinook and Steelhead Survival through the Hydrosystem
	2008 FCRPS BiOp Research, Monitoring and Evaluation
05-11      |	Columbia River Forecasting Group 2010 annual report
03-08-11 |	CHaMP Habitat Protocol Intended for use in the 2011 field season. Revisions in this version were made in response to comments and to highlight subsequent development.
10-13-10 |	Multi-Thread Assessment of Hydroclimatic Change to Support Long-Term Planning of Hydroelectric Resources. BC Hydro presentation to Hydrology 2010 conference.
09-16-10 |	Guidance Document to Develop Alternatives for Determining the Relative Reproductive Success and Effects on Natural Origin Fish of Hatchery Origin Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon.  Bioanalysts, Inc.
09-10      |	Columbia River Forecast Group 2009 Annual Report
07-01-10 |	RM&E Recommendations Report w revised Appendix. May 2010
06-18-10 |	A ‘Horse Race’ Intercomparison of Process-Oriented Watershed Operation Models for Operational River Forecasting.  BC Hydro presentation to Canadian Water Resources Association annual conference.
06-04-10 |	FCRPS BA - Appendix B - Section B.2.6—Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation Action
06-01-10 |	Draft Tributary Habitat Monitoring Recommendations
09-30-03 |	Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RME) Plan for the NOAA-Fisheries 2000 FCRPS Biological Opinion, Draft
	Estuary Research
01-31-08 |	Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation for the Federal Columbia River Estuary Program, prepared by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for BPA, in conjunction with the Portland District of the Corps, NOAA Fisheries and LCREP.
09-30-03 |	Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation Plan for the Columbia River Estuary and Plume Draft
	US Army Corps of Engineers' Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program Conference
12-01-09 |	2009 AFEP agenda and abstracts
12-03-07 |	2007 AFEP agenda and abstracts
	Abundance Trends
11-23-06 |	Abundance-Based Trend Results for Columbia Basin Salmon and Steelhead ESUs
	Other research memos and plans
02-01-05 |	NOAA Technical Memo: Effects of the FCRPS on Salmonid Populations
02-01-05 |	Monitoring Strategy for the Upper Columbia Basin