Amendment Process: RFAC Tasks

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Amendment Process RFAC Tasks (September
December 2007)

• Develop a procedure to assess resident fish
  losses
• Identify measures/strategies for focal species
• Legislative mark-up of the NPCCs 2000 Fish and
  Wildlife Program

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Procedure to Assess Resident Fish Losses

• Evaluated Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
  methodology for assessing losses due to
  inundation and operations
• RFAC lacked consensus
• Result Recommend an amendment to issue an RFP
  to develop a procedure
• - not at the expense of on-going projects
• - RFAC will select the individual
• - develop one assessment for use throughout
  the Basin

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Resident Fish Measures and Strategies
Measures Strategies
Focal Species Population Objectives Status
Limiting Factors Threats
Modify hydro-operations
Habitat quality/quantity
Harvest average 300,000
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2000 FW Program Mark-Up
Pg 17 Resident Fish Losses Complete
assessments of resident fish losses throughout
the basin resulting from the hydrosystem Propos
ed edit a result of 1.) development and 2.)
operation of the hydrosystem