[ODFW-News] Stakeholder group to discuss coastal coho recovery Monday

[ODFW News]

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For Immediate Release	Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004

Stakeholder group to discuss coastal coho recovery Monday

SALEM - As part of an ongoing series of meetings to help state and
federal agencies shape recovery planning for coastal coho, an advisory
committee will meet in a public session Monday, Sept. 27, in
Charleston.

The agenda of the Oregon Coastal Coho Project Stakeholder Team includes
a discussion of fish passage and habitat issues impacting coho, a
presentation on hatchery issues relevant to the Oregon Plan Assessment,
and a status update on the Oregon Plan Assessment.

The meeting will be held at the South Slough National Estuarine
Research Reserve, 61907 Seven Devils Road, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Public
comment will be taken beginning at 3 p.m..

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
represent fish conservation, fishing, private land, timber,
agricultural, tribal and other interests. More information on the
Coastal Coho Project and the stakeholder team can be found at
www.oregon-plan.org. 

Reasonable accommodations will be provided as needed for individuals
requesting assistive hearing devices, sign language interpreters or
large-print materials. Individuals needing these

types of accommodations may call the Information and Education Division
at 800-720-6339 or 503-947-6002 at least 24 hours in advance of the
meeting.

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