Scientific Review Group: The Hatchery Scientific Review Group (HSRG) is the independent scientific panel established by Congress to ensure that hatchery reform programs in Puget Sound and Coastal Washington are scientifically founded and evaluated; that independent scientists coordinate with agency and tribal scientists to provide direction and operational guidelines; and that the system as a whole is evaluated for compliance with scientific recommendations. The objective of the Scientific Review Group is to assemble, organize, and apply the best available scientific information in order to provide guidance to policy makers implementing hatchery reform.

Scientific Review Group Composition: The Scientific Review Group is composed of five independent scientists (selected from a pool of candidates nominated by the American Fisheries Society) and four agency scientists from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Like the independent scientists, the agency scientists are responsible for evaluating scientific merits and do not represent agency policies. The nine scientists serving on the Scientific Review Group have a broad range of experience. Their scientific disciplines range from biology, genetics, ecology, fisheries, fish culture, fish pathology, biometrics and other disciplines. HSRG's members names and organizations are as follows: