What are Technical Recovery Teams (TRTs)?
Technical Recovery Teams (TRTs) are groups of ca. 6-9 respected scientists from inside and outside government with a mix of expertise in salmon biology, population dynamics, conservation biology, ecology, and all other disciplines necessary for setting recovery standards and for measuring recovery efforts. TRT members have been appointed by the NMFS based on their ability to assess factors responsible for the decline of each of the 26 salmon populations that have been identified as at risk of extinction. They also will develop recovery goals for the fish and their habitats. The TRTs will work in coordination with teams of existing scientists from state, federal, tribal, and local agencies, and in concert with ongoing conservation planning efforts in each region.
