This project addresses losses of anadromous fish and sustainable resident fisheries in Lake Roosevelt caused by the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS).  The Lake Roosevelt Rainbow Trout Net Pen Project is one of four aquaculture projects forming the Lake Roosevelt Hatcheries Program (LRHP).  The project is managed by a coordinator, assistant and volunteers of the Lake Roosevelt Development Association. Associated LRHP projects include the Sherman Creek and Ford Trout Hatcheries, operated by the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, and the Spokane Tribal Hatchery operated by the Spokane Tribe of Indians.  Collectively, the LRHP program is tasked with producing triploid rainbow trout to support a segregated harvest program for Tribal subsistence and sport fisheries.  Annual production and release strategies are decided by the Lake Roosevelt Hatcheries Coordination Team (LRHCT), a group comprised of...  fisheries staff from the Spokane Tribe, Colville Confederated Tribes and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.  The LRHCT utilizes recommendations from the Lake Roosevelt Data Collection Program, the project tasked with monitoring and evaluating performance of LRHP releases.  Decisions are made in accordance with strategies outlined in the Lake Roosevelt Fisheries Guiding Document (LRGD), a living document developed by co-managers with a logic path to adapt to new circumstances and connect the various Lake Roosevelt fisheries project goals for fisheries protection, restoration, and enhancement.  While hatchery rainbow trout production consistently meets harvest objectives, project sponsors plan to add more emphasis on producing rainbow trout suited to meet the programs mitigation goals and objectives.  The Lake Roosevelt Net Pen Project is funded by Bonneville Power Administration under provisional requirements of the 1980 Northwest Power Planning and Conservation Act.     Show More