White Paper: A Proposal for Enhanced Hatchery Production of Chinook Salmon to Increase Prey Abundance for Southern Resident Killer Whales

The purpose of this short white paper is to:

• provide a basic description of the proposal including its policy foundation;
• describe how this proposal may benefit Southern Resident Killer Whales;
• outline how this proposal may be consistent with Federal ESA mandates on threatened and endangered salmon and endangered killer whales;
• describe how this proposal may provide benefits to depressed salmon fisheries; and
• provide key administrative and funding aspects of the proposal.