• Cover Letter (83Kb)
  
  
• Title Page and Table of Contents (201Kb)
  
  
• Section 1.0 OBJECTIVES(451Kb)
  
  
• Section 2.0 BACKGROUND (125Kb)
  
  
• Section 3.0 PROPOSED ACTION (100Kb)
  
  
• Section 4.0 RANGE-WIDE STATUS OF THE LISTED SPECIES (251Kb)
  
  
• Section 5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE (1,088Kb)
  
  
• Section 6.0 EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED ACTION (888Kb)
  
  
• Section 7.0 CUMULATIVE EFFECTS (194Kb)
  
  
• Section 8.0 CONCLUSIONS (339Kb)
  
  
• Section 9.0 CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS (88Kb)
  
  
• Section 10.0 INCIDENTAL TAKE STATEMENT (360Kb)
  
  
• Section 11.0 MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT (71Kb)
  
  
• Section 12.0 REINITIATION OF CONSULTATION (98Kb)
  
  
• Section 13.0 LITERATURE CITED (173Kb)

• APPENDIX A. GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT OF DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT (131Kb)
  
  
• APPENDIX B. ESU MAPS:
  • Maps 1 (2,599Kb)
  • Maps 2 (3,590Kb)
  • Maps 3 (3,183Kb)
  
  
  
• APPENDIX C. HARVEST RATES (142Kb)
  
  
• APPENDIX D. Analytical Approach, Methods, and Biological Opinion Gap Analysis. Survival Results for the Snake River (SR) and Upper Columbia River (UCR) Listed Salmon and Steelhead ESUs (aka RUFF ET AL.) (693Kb)
  • Attachment 1 (278Kb)
  • Attachment 2 (105Kb)
  • Attachment 3 (304Kb)
  • Attachment 4 (174Kb)
  
  
  
• APPENDIX E. HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS AS OFFSITE MITIGATION FOR FCRPS OPERATIONS: A QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT (167Kb)
  • Chapter 1.0 Introduction and Background (89Kb)
  • Chapter 2.0 Definitions (94Kb)
  • Chapter 3.0 Methods and Results (237Kb)
  • Chapter 4.0 Snake River Sockeye ESU (165Kb)
  • Chapter 5.0 Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook ESU (259Kb)
  • Chapter 6.0 Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon ESU (146Kb)
  • Chapter 7.0 Snake River Steelhead ESU (368Kb)
  • Chapter 8.0 Upper Columbia River Spring Chinook ESU (164Kb)
  • Chapter 9.0 Upper Columbia River Steelhead ESU (177Kb)
  • Chapter 10.0 Middle Columbia River Steelhead ESU (242Kb)
  • Chapter 11.0 Columbia River chum ESU (162Kb)
  • Chapter 12.0 Lower Columbia River ESU (344Kb)
  • Chapter 13.0 Upper Willamette Chinook and Steelhead (141Kb)
  
  
  
• APPENDIX F. Artificial Propagation Potential as Non-hydro Mitigation for FCRPS Operations: A Summary Assessment (1,473Kb)

• NWFSC Memo August 24, 2004 Input to the Regional Office on the gap analysis for Snake River fall Chinook salmon (38Kb)
  
  
• NWFSC Memo August 31, 2004 The Columbia River Estuary and viability of the Snake River fall Chinook salmon ESU (31Kb)
  
  
• Updated Habitat Analysis & Reports

• Updated Proposed Action for the FCRPS Biological Opinion Remand (724Kb)
  • Appendix A (151Kb)
  • Appendix B (140Kb)
  • Appendix C (152Kb)
  • Crosswalk of 2000 NOAA FCRPS BiOp RPA Actions and the 8/30/04 Draft UPA

• Press Materials
  • Media Advisory (09/09/04)
  • News Release (09/09/04)

• Related Briefings and Handout Materials
  • Surface Passage Systems and Removable Spillway Weirs (167Kb)
  • Highlights of the FCRPS Action Agencies’ Updated Proposed Action (20Kb)
  • Draft FCRPS BiOp Highlights (31Kb)
  • Technical Presentation on 2004 FCRPS BiOp (997Kb)
  • Process for Establishing Reservoir Pre-Draft Targets in the Reference Operation (16Kb)

How to provide comments:

NOAA Fisheries needs your comments no later than October 8, 2004. Please submit written comments to:

Joyce Howard
NOAA Fisheries
525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97232
Joyce.Howard@noaa.gov