Based on the results-to-date from kelt reconditioning efforts, the ISRP questions whether this recovery strategy is efficacious and whether the fundamental assumptions of a benefit from kelt reconditioning are adequately reasoned. In any case, the experiments outlined in this proposal are insufficient to generally address the primary uncertainties underlying kelt reconditioning as a restoration tool, or specifically to provide a benefit in the proposed setting. Although kelt reconditioning is an inherently attractive proposition even to the reviewers, it may be time to reevaluate the effort being dedicated to this strategy. If there is empirical evidence in support of kelt reconditioning as a restoration tool that was not presented in this proposal it should be brought to the attention of the ISRP in a revision.

Our data will be electronically availbable when data becomes available.  We have yet to recondition a single kelt as we continue to work out major kelt reconditioning facility issues.  Presently, we are looking at finally building a facilty next summer (2011) with initial collections beginning in spring, 2012.