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Peer Review Plans
Title and Description:
Biological Opinion on the Effects of the Ocean Harvest of Salmon on Sacramento River Winter Run and Central Valley Spring Run Chinook Salmon ESUs
This biological opinion will evaluate the impacts of the ocean harvest of salmon on the Sacramento River winter run and Central Valley spring run chinook salmon ESUs. The biological opinion will analyze issues such as the level of take of these two ESA-listed ESUs during harvest of salmon in the ocean under the Federal Pacific Salmon Fishery Management Plan, and the impact of this level of take on the survival and recovery of these two ESUs.
ID: 144 Info. Type: ISI
Estimated Dissemination Date: 2/28/2010
Actual Dissemination Date: 4/30/2010
Contact Person:Karl Moline NOAA Locator
Date First Posted in Peer Review Agenda: 9/18/2009
Estimated Peer Review Start Date: 1/5/2010
Review type: individual letters
Expected number of peer reviewers: 3 or fewer
Peer reviewers will be selected by: a designated outside organization
Will the public, including scientific or professional societies, be asked to nominate potential peer reviewers? no
Will there be opportunities for the public to comment on the work product to be peer reviewed? no
How? NA
When? NA.
Will the agency provide significant and relevant public comments to the peer reviewers before they conduct their review? no
Primary disciplines or expertise needed in the review: Knowledge and expertise in: 1) salmon cohort reconstructions through the use of coded wire tags in assessment of salmon population abundance and distribution; and 2) salmon population ecology in California's Central Valley
Final Product: ID144_Final_Harvest_BiOp.pdf