[ODFW-News] Members sought for Oregon Hatchery Research Center Advisory Committee

[ODFW News]

For Immediate Release Friday, Feb. 24, 2006

Members sought for Oregon Hatchery Research Center Advisory Committee

Alsea - The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon State
University announced today they are seeking candidates for the Oregon
Hatchery Research Center Advisory Committee. The 15-member committee
advises the OHRC senior scientist on activities and functions related to
the operation and maintenance of the OHRC. 

Committee members represent the federal government, local governments,
conservation groups, sport fishing groups, the commercial fishing
industry, tribes, resource users (agriculture, timber and gravel),
watershed councils and education. Two members represent the
public-at-large and four represent the scientific community.

Members are needed for the positions representing the federal
government, local governments, education, the public-at-large and the
scientific community. 

The OHRC is a cooperative research project between ODFW and OSU. The
center's mission is to develop an understanding of the mechanisms that
may create differences between hatchery and wild fish, and devise ways
to reduce and manage the differences so that hatcheries can be used
responsibly in the conservation and management of Oregon's native fish.

Candidates must submit a letter of interest by Friday, March 31. The
letter must specify the position in which the applicant is interested
and the applicant's qualifications. ODFW and OSU representatives will
finalize their selections prior to the April 21 advisory committee
meeting.

For additional information about the advisory committee or to submit a
letter of interest, please contact Lisa Kingsley at
lisa.m.kingsley at state.or.us or 503-947-6211. 

For more information about the OHRC, visit ODFW's Web site at
www.dfw.state.or.us/OHRC <outbind://2/www.dfw.state.or.us/OHRC>  or
contact Ryan Couture, OHRC Facility Manager, at 541-487-5510. 

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