Salmon industry advocates for proper mitigation measures for the American River, Chinook salmon and steelhead populations
To Bureau of Reclamation — We (PCFFA, NCGASA, GGFA) are writing in response to the recent Sources Sought Notice for operations and maintenance at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery (NFH) in Gold River, California. We understand that this solicitation is not requesting a Scope of Work for the operation of NFH, but we strongly encourage the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to refine its mitigation objectives when creating plans for ongoing management operations at NFH. We respectfully offer the following recommendations regarding the published Draft Performance Work Statement for operations at Nimbus Fish Hatchery:
1. Mitigation requirements should include compensation for loss of spawning and rearing habitat above Folsom Dam, not merely the seven river miles between Nimbus and Folsom Dams
2. Future mitigation targets should take into account potential new conservation objectives from the Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC)
3. Parentage-based tagging (PBT) should be implemented as rapidly as possible
4. Release strategies from NFH should take into account hydrological and other environmental factors
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Sent to: Bureau of Reclamation: Regional Office, 2800 COTTAGE WAY, SACRAMENTO, CA 95825. Emailed to: Denard Fobbs Jr at dfobbs@usbr.gov
Signed by,
• Lisa Damrosch, Executive Director PCFFA
• James Stone, Executive Director and President NCGASA.org
• John Atkinson, Board Member, GGFA
