Proceedings 2021/003

Proceedings of the Pacific regional peer review on the Recovery Potential Assessment – Okanagan Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); May 28-30, 2019

Chairperson: Nicholas Komick

Editors: Kaitlyn Dionne and Nicholas Komick

Summary

These Proceedings summarize the relevant discussions and key conclusions that resulted from a Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) Regional Peer Review meeting of May 28-30, 2019 at the Cove Lakeside Resort in West Kelowna, British Columbia (BC). A working paper focusing on the Recovery Potential Assessment (RPA) of the Okanagan Chinook Salmon was presented for peer review.

In 2017, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) reassessed the Okanagan Chinook population as Endangered. Previous assessments by COSEWIC occurred in 2005 (Endangered) and 2006 (Threatened) with the decision by the Federal Minister of the Environment to not list the population under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) occurring in 2010.

The conclusions and advice resulting from this RPA will be provided in the form of a Science Advisory Report (SAR) providing advice to inform the SARA listing decision. If listed, the scientific advice in the working paper and SAR will be needed to fulfill the development of a recovery strategy and to support decision-making regarding permit allocations under SARA.

In-person and web-based participation included Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Science and Fisheries and Aquatic Management Sectors staff; and external participants from the Okanagan Nation Alliance, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, and Colville Confederated Tribe.

This proceedings report summarizes the relevant discussions from the peer-review meeting and presents revisions to be made to the associated research documents. The Proceedings, Science Advisory Report, and supporting Research Document will be made publicly available on the DFO Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat Website.

Proceedings 2021/003 (PDF, 515 KB)

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