Draft Snake River White Sturgeon Management Plan 2023-2032
Draft Snake River White Sturgeon Management Plan 2023-2032
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking comments on its newly updated Draft Snake River White Sturgeon Management Plan 2023-2032. This revised plan will guide White Sturgeon management and conservation priorities throughout the Snake River during the next 10 years.
The updated plan includes new information on Snake River White Sturgeon regarding:
Population assessments, abundance objectives, and future work by river reach
Information on threats to populations
Proposed fishery management and conservation strategies
Conservation aquaculture program and stocking goals
Review the draft plan below and submit comments by September 24th at 6 p.m. MDT.
The final draft of the plan will be presented for the Commission's consideration at their November 2023 meeting.
We encourage anglers to:
Review the draft plan, and provide feedback in the comments form below
Watch the video summarizing the plan
Attend the live virtual open house
Resource
Snake River White Sturgeon Management Plan 2023-2032
Watch the Draft Snake River White Sturgeon Management Plan presentation to the IDFG Commission for an overview of the Snake River sturgeon management program. The virtual open house hosted on Wednesday, August 30th is also posted below.
August 30, 2023 Virtual Open House recording
Public Comment Instructions
We welcome comments for any part or all of the Draft Snake River White Sturgeon Management Plan 2023-2032. Please review the plan and acknowledge if you generally support, support with concerns, or do not support. Address items of support or concern in the "general comments" section. We are only asking for review and comments on the draft management plan.
Referrals to specific sections or pages in the plan are very helpful.
Thank you for your participation!
Public comment period closes at end of day on September 24, 2023 at 6 p.m. MDT.
Draft Snake River White Sturgeon Management Plan 2023-2032
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking comments on its newly updated Draft Snake River White Sturgeon Management Plan 2023-2032. This revised plan will guide White Sturgeon management and conservation priorities throughout the Snake River during the next 10 years.
The updated plan includes new information on Snake River White Sturgeon regarding:
Review the draft plan below and submit comments by September 24th at 6 p.m. MDT.
The final draft of the plan will be presented for the Commission's consideration at their November 2023 meeting.
We encourage anglers to:
Snake River White Sturgeon Management Plan 2023-2032
– Full plan, Pages 1-137 Page(s) [PDF, 2.54 MB] Download DocumentAdditional Resources to inform your comments:
Watch the Draft Snake River White Sturgeon Management Plan presentation to the IDFG Commission for an overview of the Snake River sturgeon management program. The virtual open house hosted on Wednesday, August 30th is also posted below.
Public Comment Instructions
We welcome comments for any part or all of the Draft Snake River White Sturgeon Management Plan 2023-2032. Please review the plan and acknowledge if you generally support, support with concerns, or do not support. Address items of support or concern in the "general comments" section. We are only asking for review and comments on the draft management plan.
Referrals to specific sections or pages in the plan are very helpful.
Thank you for your participation!
Public comment period closes at end of day on September 24, 2023 at 6 p.m. MDT.