Oregon Revised Statute 541.409, which created the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (IMST), specifies that agencies are to respond to the recommendations of the IMST, stating “(3) If the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team submits suggestions to an agency responsible for implementing a portion of the Oregon Plan [for Salmon and Watersheds],...
This is the first report on the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team’s (IMST) review of the hatchery-related measures in the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds (Oregon Plan). This report focuses on the consistency of the Oregon Plan with issues common to the findings of three independent scientific panels regarding hatchery...
The Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (IMST) convened regional leaders in hatchery management and salmon recovery on June 19-21, 2000 for a scientific workshop on Conservation Hatcheries and Supplementation Strategies for the Recovery of Wild Stocks of Salmonids. The purpose was to provide better information (a) to help the IMST with...
The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds, Technical Reports from the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (IMST) and numerous other documents identify an extensive array of research needed to recover depressed stocks of wild salmonids in Oregon. The limitation of such listings is that they do not prioritize the research needs,...