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The following projects are conducted in partnership with several divisions or other organizations:

Sound Science for the Puget Sound Partnership

NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center scientists are partnering with local, state, federal and tribal leaders to craft science products in support of managing the Puget Sound ecosystem. The "Sound Science" document is one of several science-related products designed to inform ongoing management decisions. The NWFSC is leading the collaborative effort to develop a summary of what we know about Puget Sound, threats to goods and services, and key gaps in our knowledge.

The Cumulative Risk Initiative

During the past several decades, populations of salmon and steelhead throughout the West Coast have declined to dangerously low levels. In 1991, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) began a comprehensive review of the status of salmon and steelhead throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California.

The agency identified 52 evolutionarily significant units (ESUs), or distinct populations, of West Coast salmon and steelhead. Twenty-six of those ESUs have now been listed as endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

In response to this crisis, NOAA Fisheries established the geographically based Technical Recovery Teams (TRTs), which are tasked with developing the technical aspects of recovery plans for each ESU. The TRTs are reviewed by the Recovery Science Review Panel (RSRP), which consists of six highly qualified and independent scientists who are tasked with ensuring the scientific credibility of the TRTs.

The Electronic Fish Catch Logbook Project (EFCL)

The Northwest Fisheries Science Center, in coordination with a private- sector partner, developed the prototype Electronic Fish Catch Logbook system (EFCL) to collect and systematically integrate data from commercial vessel logbooks, landing receipts (fish tickets), species composition and biological sampling activities. This project was funded by the Information Technology and Innovation Fund Committee of the National Performance Review.

Heceta Bank Project

Scientists W. Waldo Wakefield, NWFSC, Fishery Resource Analysis and Monitoring Division; Robert W. Embley, NOAA PMEL, Ocean Environment Research Division; Brian N. Tissot, Environmental Science & Regional Planning, Washington State University, Vancouver; and Mary M. Yoklavich, NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, are the principal investigators of a NOAA National Undersea Research Program study of Hecata Bank, a 50 km-long rocky shoal on the outer shelf of central Oregon, and a major fishing ground.

Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB)

The Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) serves the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries), Columbia River Indian Tribes, and Northwest Power and Conservation Council by providing independent scientific advice and recommendations regarding scientific issues that relate to the respective agencies' fish and wildlife programs.

last modified 02/16/2007