[ODFW-News] Committee to discuss coastal coho recovery Monday in Florence

[ODFW News]

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 	
Contact: Information and Education Division, 503-947-6002
Internet: www.dfw.state.or.us  Fax: (503) 947-6009
	
For Immediate Release	Thursday, July 15, 2004

Committee to discuss coastal coho recovery Monday in Florence

SALEM - The second meeting of an advisory committee helping state and
federal agencies guide ongoing recovery planning for coastal coho will
meet in a public session Monday, July 19 in Florence.

The agenda of the Oregon Coastal Coho Project "stakeholder team"
includes an introductory exercise and review of the timeline, a review
of coastal coho biology, an overview of the Oregon Plan for Salmon and
Watersheds Assessment Framework and a presentation on an analysis of the
factors for decline of coastal coho. 

The meeting will be held at the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince
Street, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Time will be set aside during the last 15
minutes to hear any public comment. 

The State of Oregon and the National Marine Fisheries Service (also
known as NOAA Fisheries) began a collaborative project earlier this year
to address the conservation of coastal coho.  The objectives of the
project are to: 1) Assess Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds efforts
to conserve and rebuild coastal coho populations; 2) Use the assessment
to assist NOAA Fisheries' with a status review; 3) Use the assessment
as a basis to seek legal assurances for local participants; and 4) Use
the assessment as a foundation for developing a recovery plan for coho. 


The stakeholder team is advising both the State of Oregon and NOAA
Fisheries on the entire Coastal Coho Project. Members of the team come
from a variety of fish conservation, fishing, private land, timber,
agricultural, tribal and other governmental interests.

Additional information on the Coastal Coho Project or the upcoming
meeting may be obtained from Kevin Goodson, Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife, 503-947-6200.

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Information and Education Division
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
(503) 947-6002