Snake River Sockeye Salmon Production Program

NOAA Fisheries is inviting comments on a Hatchery and Genetic Management Plan (HGMP) and an Environmental Assessment (EA). The HGMP specifies a hatchery program dealing with recovering and restoring the natural population of Snake River sockeye salmon through a captive broodstock program in the Sawtooth Valley of Idaho. The HGMP describes the programs in detail, including monitoring and evaluation to assess performance in meeting conservation and supplementation objectives and their effects on ESA-listed sockeye salmon.

The hatchery program is intended to:

• Supplement or support local natural salmon populations.
• Mitigate for fish losses caused by the construction and operation of the four dams on the Lower Snake River, and effects of climate change on their natural habitat.

NOAA Fisheries is requesting public comment on the HGMP and the EA for 30 days. The public may submit comments on this document, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2026-1784, by electronic submission:

Electronic submission: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Visit https://www.regulations.gov and type NOAA-NMFS-2026-1784 in the Search box. Click on the “Comment” icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.

Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered by NOAA Fisheries. All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on https://www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible. NOAA Fisheries will accept anonymous comments (enter "N/A" in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous).