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Review of the Draft Research and Restoration Plan for Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (Western Alaska) Salmon (2006) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 7-10

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From page 7...
... Figure 3-1, the conceptual framework for the AYK SSI Salmon Research and Restoration Plan, is a very good way to express succinctly the underlying concepts of the plan. Reducing the plan's length this way also would allow a clearer description of how the conceptual framework leads to the priority setting and research questions (discussed in more detail in Chapter 3 of this report)
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From page 8...
... The SSI is obviously well aware of that limitation, but just how the program will adapt to it is not clear. The goal of the plan is, "by 2012, assemble existing information, gain new information and improve techniques for understanding the trends and causes of variation in salmon abundance and human use of salmon that support sustainable use and restoration through a collaborative and inclusive process." The year 2012 is only 7 years away from the date of the draft plan (2005)
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From page 9...
... ; and the spatial distribution of sea lions, at least of adults, is much more restricted than that of the five salmon species of importance in the AYK region. Other comments on the draft plan include the overemphasis on detail at the expense of a broader picture, the mistitling of the glossary (called "Terms of Reference")
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From page 10...
... 10 REVIEW OF THE DRAFT RESEARCH AND RESTORATION PLAN Because the SSI will have to make difficult decisions about how to allocate of funds for the various issues and elements, it would be helpful for the RFPs to provide information on items such as the expected size of awards; the duration of the award; and key criteria for ranking proposals, such as cost, partnerships in the region, capacity building, and of course, the likelihood that the research will produce meaningful results.
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