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2. Fish Disease Technical Work Group (FDTWG):The FDTWG submitted a work plan to the Council in September 1987.The plan focused on eight major diseases/pathogens <strong>and</strong> theirbiological, economic, <strong>and</strong> <strong>program</strong>matic impact on the ColumbiaRiver anadromous <strong>fish</strong>ery resources. Basic information needs wereidentified <strong>and</strong> categorized by the level of urgency in relationshipto the Fish <strong>and</strong> Wildlife Program. During 1988, the Councilapproved the FDTWG's Five-Year Work Plan.In FY 1990 this <strong>program</strong> area budget was reduced dramatically,causing the PRG to put four new projects into a contingency file.These projects were:90-46, Effects <strong>and</strong> Control of Whirling Disease90-47, Bacterial Coldwater Disease Research90-48, Ectoparasite Research90-57, Ceratomyxa ControlThe FDTWG did not change the priority of these projects.During FY 1990 the FDTWG reviewed, with outside assistance, threeongoing projects:84-43, IHN Sub-unit Vaccine Development <strong>and</strong> Evaluation83-312, Epidemiology of 5 Pathogens89-31, Control of BKD via ELISA3. Hatchery Effectiveness Technical Work Group (HETWG):The HETWG developed evaluation criteria <strong>and</strong> weighting factors forresearch <strong>and</strong> demonstration projects. They ranged from increasingsurvival of salmon <strong>and</strong> steelhead (5.7 weight> <strong>and</strong> increasingproduction (5.2) down to improving evaluation methods (2.4) <strong>and</strong>basic research (1.0). These criteria were used to prioritizeresearch topics, ranging from husb<strong>and</strong>ry practices to improvesurvival or production (ranked No. 1) <strong>and</strong> the meeting of futurenutritional needs (no. 2) down to the water quality st<strong>and</strong>ards'potential to limit artificial propagation (no. 10) <strong>and</strong> potentialfor modifying <strong>fish</strong> behavior to increase survival (no. 11). Planswere drafted for each topic. The HETWG Work Plan was submitted tothe Council in September 1987. The Council adopted this plan inJanuary 1988.During FY 1990 no new projects were started under the HETWG. Arevised Five-Year Work Plan will be completed in FY 1990 that willidentify 5-6 high priority projects. Priority status will bebased, in part, on the project's ability to directly increaseadult production <strong>and</strong> those projects whose results are not sitespecific.1 2 2
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