SALEM,
Ore — The
Oregon Hatchery
Research Center
Advisory Committee
will meet Feb.
8 from 9:30 a.m.
until 5 p.m. in
the Commission
meeting room at
Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife
headquarters, 3406
Cherry Avenue NE,
Salem. The Jan.
11 meeting was
cancelled due to
weather.
The
agenda
includes
approval
of
the
OHRC
strategic
research
plan,
confirmation
of
advisory
committee
officer
election
and
duties,
a
report
on
completed,
active
and
proposed
research
projects,
and
other
business
relating
to
the
operations
of
the
OHRC.
The
OHRC Advisory Committee
advises the Senior
Scientist on activities
and functions related
to the operation
and maintenance
of the OHRC. The
Committee consists
of 15 members who
represent the following
interests: federal
government, local
government, conservation,
sport fishing,
commercial fishing,
tribal, resource
producers (agriculture,
timber, and gravel),
watershed councils,
education, the
public-at-large,
and science-at-large.
The
OHRC is a collaborative
research enterprise
between the Oregon
Department of Fish
and Wildlife and
Oregon State University. The
OHRC’s
mission is to develop
an understanding
of the mechanisms
that may create
differences between
hatchery and wild
fish and devise
ways to reduce and
manage the differences
so that hatcheries
can be used responsibly
in the conservation
and use of Oregon’s
native fish.
The
meeting is open
to the public and
an opportunity
for public comment
is scheduled. Reasonable
accommodations
will be provided
as needed for individuals
requesting assistive
hearing devices,
sign language interpreters
or large-print
materials at all
ODFW public meetings.
Individuals needing
these types of
accommodations
may call the ODFW
Director’s
Office at 800-720-6339
or 503-947-6044
at least 24 hours
in advance of the
meeting. For more
information about
the OHRC visit
ODFW’s
website www.dfw.state.or.us/OHRC/ or
contact Ryan Couture,
Facility Manager
at 541-487-5510.
The
mission of the Oregon
Department of Fish
and Wildlife is
to protect and enhance
Oregon's fish and
wildlife and their
habitats for use
and enjoyment by
present and future
generations. The
agency consists
of the Oregon Fish
and Wildlife Commission,
a commission-appointed
director and a statewide
staff of approximately
950 permanent employees.
Headquartered in
Salem, ODFW has
regional offices
in Clackamas, Roseburg,
Bend, and La Grande
with ten district
offices located
throughout the state.
For additional information,
please visit www.dfw.state.or.us. |
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