The long-term goal of this project is to facilitate restoration of productive, viable sturgeon populations and fishery opportunities in Federal Columbia River Power System portions of the mid-Columbia and lower Snake River reservoirs.  Objectives include:  
1. Complete, in conjunction with regional, tribal, state, and Federal management entities, a collaborative and comprehensive strategic plan for sturgeon conservation, restoration and management to include specific objectives, strategies, actions, milestones and schedules for habitat protection and restoration, natural production, hatchery production, fishery management, research, monitoring, and evaluation.
2. Complete a sturgeon hatchery review process to implement hatchery-related actions (if any) identified in the comprehensive strategic plan and consistent with directions provided by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s three-step review process.
3. Facilitate, monitor and evaluate implementation of appropriate hatchery actions in collaboration with other regional sturgeon conservation, management, and restoration projects.
This work statement is for year 1, Phase I of this project which will complete the Comprehensive Strategic Plan and initiate Step I of the Master Planning Process which includes a policy review, production objectives, genetics management plan, evaluate site & operation alternatives, conceptual design, coordinated implementation & evaluation schedule.