Coded-Wire Tag Recovery proposal 198201301

FY07-09 proposal 198201301

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Coded-Wire Tag Recovery
Proposal ID	198201301
Organization	Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC)
Short description	Recovery of CWTs from salmonids sampled in the commercial/sport fisheries (Columbia R and Oregon ocean), spawning grounds and hatcheries. Provides critical stock identification information required to evaluate the status of Columbia Basin stocks.
Information transfer	This project provides primary quantitative stock identification data on a regional basis that are managed by PSMFC's Regional Mark Processing Center. Public access to the regional CWT data is via the internet : www.rmis.org. Data retrievals are done using the Mark Center's 'Regional Mark Information System' (RMIS). The CWT recovery data are used to produce a variety of products and specific reports. Some of these reports are produced by the CWT Recovery Program. Most, however, are a secondary product of agency programs that rely on CWT data for carrying out their specific duties and responsibilities. This includes stock and hatchery evaluations, and harvest management analyses. Only general product descriptions are listed here: 1) Age and stock composition for all Columbia River mainstem and tributary fisheries; 2) Run reconstruction for all major salmonid stock and ESA listed substocks returning to the Columbia River; 3) Survival and harvest rates for specific salmon stocks; 4) Preseason forecasts for all major salmonid stocks and ESA substocks. 5) Historical databases for Columbia River salmon stocks. 6) Annual status reports summarizing fish runs, population status, fisheries, and escapements.
Proposal contact person or principal investigator

Contacts

Contact	Organization	Email
Form submitter
Ken Johnson	Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission	ken.johnson@psmfc.org
All assigned contacts
Wolf Dammers	Washington Department Fish and Wildlife	dammewhd@dfw.wa.gov
Ken Johnson	Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission	ken.johnson@psmfc.org
Christine Mallette	Oregon Department Fish and Wildlife	christine.mallette@state.or.us
Kevleen Melcher	Oregon Department Fish and Wildlife	kevleen.a.melcher@state.or.us
Eric Schindler	Oregon Department Fish and Wildlife	eric.d.schindler@state.or.us
Nancy Walters	Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission	nancy_walters@psmfc.org

Section 2. Locations

Province / subbasin: Mainstem/Systemwide / Systemwide

Latitude	Longitude	Waterbody	Description
		Columbia River Basin	Mainstem Columbia River and major tributaries
		Columbia River Basin	Mainstem Columbia River and major tributaries
		Pacific Ocean off Oregon	Oregon Coastal Ports including the Buoy 10 (Columbia R.) Fishery

Section 3. Focal species

primary: Chinook All Populations
primary: Coho Unspecified Population
primary: Steelhead All Populations
secondary: Chum Columbia River ESU
secondary: Sockeye All Populations

Section 4. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishments
2005	**This program has five distinct projects; each of which has different objectives and thus accomplishments. Given the limit of 255 character, a single year is used for each project. 2005 results are typical for any given year since program began in 1982
2004	1. WDFW–Col.R. Sampling: 2004 comm./sport fisheries sampled at minimum 20% rate, stratified by weeks and catch areas. 82,735 fish sampled; 4,899 snouts taken. Snouts to Tag Lab; Data to ODFW & Mark Center. Run reconstruction & pre-season forecasts done.
2003	2. ODFW – Columbia R. Sampling: 2004 commercial/sport fisheries sampled at minimum 20% rate, stratified by weeks and catch areas. 54,914 fish sampled; 4,282 snouts taken. Snouts to Tag Lab; Sampling data to ODFW and Mark Center. Variety of reports done.
2002	3. ODFW – Ocean: 2005 CWT Sampling: Commercial and sport fisheries sampled above min. 20% rate and stratified by weeks and major catch areas. 118,696 salmon sampled; 5,590 snouts taken. Snouts taken to Tag Lab; Recovery data to ODFW and Mark Center.
2001	4. ODFW Tag Lab: 2005: a) CWTs were extracted and decoded from 44,122 fish snouts sampled in the 2005 Columbia River and Oregon’s ocean fisheries. b) Verified data were reported to ODFW's data management operations and to PSMFC's Mark Processing Center
2000	5. PSMFC - Mark Center: 2005: a) Maintained / updated the regional CWT database and RMIS system for CWT data retrieval. b) Assisted in regional coordination of CWT marking programs, including data exchange standards established through PSC committees

Section 5. Relationships to other projects

Funding source	Related ID	Related title	Relationship
BPA	198201302	Coded Wire Tag - ODFW	ODFW: Annual stock assessment: Coded-wire tagging operations will be performed at hatcheries in Oregon. This will include: Big Creek, Bonneville, Cascade, Marion Forks, McKenzie, Oxbow, Sandy, South Fork Klaskanine, South Santiam, and Willamette Hatcheries. The CWT Recovery Program samples fisheries and escapement to retrieve these tagged fish returning as adults.
BPA	198201303	Coded Wire Tag - USFWS	USFWS: Annual stock assessment: Coded-wire tagging operations will be performed at several federal hatcheries in the Columbia Basin: Little White Salmon, Carson, and Eagle Creek. The CWT Recovery Program samples fisheries and escapement to retrieve these tagged fish returning as adults.
BPA	198201304	Coded Wire Tag - WDFW	WDFW: Annual stock assessment: Coded-wire tagging operations will be performed at a number of Washington hatcheries in the Columbia Basin in FY 2007. The CWT Recovery Program samples fisheries and escapement to retrieve these tagged fish returning as adults.
BPA	198810804	StreamNet (CIS/NED)	The CWT Recovery Program will provide data to the anadromous fish data base. Data provided will be used to annually update and enhance information in the stock summary reports. In addition, the Mark Center will provide provide StreamNet with hatchery release data, including numbers of fish tagged, untagged, adipose clipped, and adipose intact (not clipped).
BPA	199900301	Salmon Spawning Below Lower Co	Evaluate Spawning of Fall Chinook and Chum Salmon Just Below the Four Lowermost Mainstem Dams. The CWT Recovery Program helps with the identification of project wild fish caught in mainstem fisheries or straying to outside escapement areas. Spawning ground data is exchanged between the two projects. The CWT Recovery Program uses this information primarily for run reconstruction and forecasts.
BPA	199000500	Umatilla Hatchery - M&E	Umatilla Fish Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation. The CWT Recovery Program samples fisheries and escapement to retrieve these tagged fish returning as maturing fish. This information is used by the CWT Recovery Program to estimate fishery and escapement stock composition and run reconstruction and forecasts by stock.
BPA	199306000	Select Area Fishery Evaluation	Identification of project hatchery fish caught in mainstem fisheries or straying to outside escapement areas. This information is used by the CWT Recovery Program to estimate fishery and escapement stock composition, and run reconstruction and forecasts by stock.
BPA	199604000	Coho Restoration Mid-Columbia	Evaluate The Feasibility And Risks Of Coho Reintroduction In Mid-Columbia. Use of CWTs to identify hatchery fish in Wenatchee and Methow Basins. Identification of project hatchery fish caught in mainstem fisheries or straying to outside escapement areas.
BPA	198805304	Hood River Production M&E-ODFW	Hood River Production Program - ODFW M&E: Use of CWT to identify project hatchery fish in Hood River Basin, and also in mainstem fisheries or straying to outside escapement areas.

Section 6. Biological objectives

Biological objectives	Full description	Associated subbasin plan	Strategy
CWT Database Management and Regional Coordination	Maintain and upgrade the Regional Mark Center's relational database for all CWT releases, recoveries,and associated catch/sample data, including all such data from ODFW, WDFW, and the USFWS. Also assist in regional coordination of all CWT marking and tagging programs and data exchange standards in Pacific Salmon Commission format.	None	As a 'neutral site' with no vested interest in the use of CWT data, the Mark Center provides essential regional services of CWT database management and regional mark coordination for State, Federal, and Tribal fisheries agencies marking fish.
NEW: CWT Sampling Program to Include PIT Tags	NEW TASK: Expand WDFW and ODFW's CWT sampling programs to include wanding landed fish for PIT Tags in the mainstem Columbia River and major tributary fisheries, and also in the escapement.	None	Made use of ODFW and WDFW's extensive CWT sampling programs in the Columbia River basin to also capture valuable PIT tag data from sampled fish in the fisheries and escapement. The additional data will be a boon to multiple programs at modest cost.
Sample Catch and Escapement for CWTs	Sample statistically valid numbers of chinook, coho and steelhead in commercial and sport fisheries and in escapement areas to assess status of hatchery and wild salmon populations throughout the Columbia River Basin.	None	Assess hatchery and wild salmon populations throughout Columbia R. Basin. Sample statistically valid numbers of chinook, coho and steelhead in commercial and sport fisheries and in escapement areas. Estimate survival, catch distribution and escapement.
Summarize and Analyze CWT and Catch/Sample Data	CWT recovery data and associated fishery harvest estimations (catch/sample and effort) summarized and analyzed for subsequent use in a wide variety of applications that do have meaningful biological objectives. This includes CWT recovery data used to provide essential stock identification information to evaluate the status of listed salmon ESUs in the Columbia River Basin and support efforts in sub-basins to restore critical stocks. In addition, CWT data and related biological information are used to develop post-seaon run reconstructions and pre-season run forecasts.	None	Use of CWTs and associated fishery harvest estimations (catch and effort) to provide tools for effective management of anadromous salmonid fisheries to reduce the risk to individual stocks and increase the likelihood of recovery of critical populations.

Section 7. Work elements (coming back to this)

Work element name	Work element title	Description	Start date	End date	Est budget
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	WDFW - Columbia River Fisheries and Escapement: Sample and Recover CWTs in Salmon and Steelhead	WDFW will randomly sample salmonids caught in Washington's Columbia River mainstem commercial and sport fisheries for the purpose of recovering CWTs. Sport fisheries in the tributaries, spawning grounds, and hatchery returns will likewise be sampled. Catch by species will be estimated for treaty Indian commercial fisheries. Average weights collected from Oregon and/or Washington fish processing plants will be applied to commercial fish ticket poundages to estimate the total number of fish landed by species in the fishery. Expanded details provided in narrative.	1/1/2007	12/31/2009	$2,498,950
Biological objectives Sample Catch and Escapement for CWTs			Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: # fish in catch; # fish sampled; # snouts taken
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	ODFW - Columbia River Fisheries and Escapement: Sample and Recover CWTs in Salmon and Steelhead	ODFW will randomly sample salmonids caught in Oregon's Columbia River commercial and sport fisheries and returning to escapement areas for the purpose of recovering CWTs. Catch by species will be estimated for non-Indian and Oregon Select Area commercial fisheries, the Oregon portion of the Buoy 10 fishery, and the lower Columbia River sport fishery. Average weights applied to commercial fish ticket poundages will provide estimates of total catch by species. In the Buoy 10 fishery, daily effort and catch estimates for Oregon's portion of the fishery will be produced using effort counts based on daily trailer counts at Oregon boat ramps located in Hammond, Warrenton, and Astoria. For the lower Columbia River sport fishery, catch data from Oregon and Washington sampling locations will be combined with an existing creel sampling program and aerial surveys to produce monthly effort and catch estimates. Catch and effort will be estimated for the following categories: 1) Oregon boat anglers, 2) Washington boat angler, 3) Oregon bank anglers, and 4) Washington bank anglers. All salmonid catch will be sampled for the presence of a CWT and biological data, including length, sex, skin color, scales, fin marks, other marks, other tags, or other stock separation characteristics. Electronic detection will be the primary means of identifying fish having a CWT. If a CWT is detected, the snout will be removed and delivered to the ODFW laboratory for processing, along with scale samples for ageing and relevant biological data recorded at time of snout removal. See narrative for expanded sampling details.	1/1/2007	12/31/2009	$1,410,482
Biological objectives Sample Catch and Escapement for CWTs			Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: # fish in catch; # fish sampled; # snouts taken
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	ODFW - Ocean Commercial and Sport Fisheries: Sample and Recover CWTs in Chinook and Coho Harvest	Oregon’s ocean commercial troll and sport fisheries harvest a large number of West Coast chinook and coho salmon stocks, including those stocks from the Columbia River Basin, in offshore waters along the approximately 310 miles of the Oregon Coast. A statistically-based and unified ocean sampling program for commercial troll and sport fisheries has been in place since 1979 to evaluate harvest impacts on these important stocks. Specific sampling objectives are to: 1) implement non-biased representative sampling at a minimum rate of 20% of landings by week, catch area (troll) and port (sport), and species strata; 2) provide necessary CWT sampling and recovery data to evaluate stock contribution and distribution characteristics in Oregon’s ocean fisheries; 3) provide information for evaluating stock survival rates; and 4) deliver collected data into PSMFC’s RMIS database and make it available for regional and international salmon management forums to implement management strategies that meet harvest impact criteria for Columbia River basin stocks. (See narrative for full details). Seasonal port samplers are hired to collect CWTs, effort, catch, and other biological data at coastal ports. Salmon observed by samplers to have an adipose fin clip are electronically tested for the presence of a CWT. If the test is positive, the fish snout is removed for later CWT extraction and decoding by ODFW’s Clackamas tag lab.	1/1/2007	11/15/2009	$1,012,583
Biological objectives Sample Catch and Escapement for CWTs			Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: # fish in catch; # fish sampled; # snouts taken
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	ODFW - Process Fish Head Samples and Deliver CWT Recovery Data	ODFW's Clackamas Tag Recovery Lab will process CWT samples recovered in the Columbia River Basin and Oregon's coastal ocean fisheries. CWTs will be extracted and decoded from fish heads retrieved at collection sites. Sampled fish heads will be continuously received from various ocean and in-river fisheries and other collection locations. Storage and processing logs will be maintained and updated monthly. Sampled fish heads will be delivered either fresh daily or periodically in frozen batches. Samples are stored in chest freezers or in large commercial grade walk-in freezers. Following partial thawing, binary and decimal CWTs will be extracted from fish heads using dissecting tools and electronic tag detection equipment. Decoding is accomplished by cleaning the wire tag in ultrasonic bath and then reading and verifying the tag code using dissection scopes in conjunction with close circuit television systems. The CWT recovery data will be entered into a database, verified, and then reported to ODFW's data management operations, and then to PSMFC's RMIS system. Recovered tags of non-Oregon origin will be returned to the appropriate agencies. All tags released by Oregon hatcheries and other wild stock tagging programs will be maintained in an archival tag recovery collection.	1/1/2007	12/31/2009	$698,399
Biological objectives Sample Catch and Escapement for CWTs			Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: # snouts processed; # CWTs recovered
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	WDFW - Col. River: Modify CWT Sampling Program to include PIT tags	NEW TASK: The use of PIT tags in the Columbia River Basin has increased significantly in recent years. Currently, fish landed in Columbia River fisheries are not sampled for the presence of PIT tags. WDFW's extensive CWT sampling infrastructure already in place will be expanded to include PIT sampling and thus provide an efficient system where additional handling of fish would not be required to recover both tags. Sampling costs will increase some as PIT tags will require additional sampling time and therefore additional staff to maintain the 20% sampling rate goal associated with the CWT recovery program.	1/1/2007	12/31/2009	$308,289
Biological objectives NEW: CWT Sampling Program to Include PIT Tags			Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Number fish sampled; number PIT tags interrogated
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	ODFW - Col. River: Modify CWT Sampling Program to include PIT tags	NEW TASK: The use of PIT tags in the Columbia River Basin has increased significantly in recent years. Currently, fish landed in Columbia River fisheries are not sampled for the presence of PIT tags. ODFW's extensive CWT sampling infrastructure already in place will be expanded to include PIT sampling and thus provide an efficient system where additional handling of fish would not be required to recover both tags. Sampling costs will increase some as PIT tags will require additional sampling time and therefore additional staff to maintain the 20% sampling rate goal associated with the CWT recovery program.	1/1/2007	12/31/2009	$274,526
Biological objectives NEW: CWT Sampling Program to Include PIT Tags			Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Number fish sampled; number PIT tags interrogated
Analyze/Interpret Data	WDFW - Columbia River: Summarize and Analyze Catch, Escapement, and CWT Data for Stock Assessment Purposes	The catch/effort data and the CWT recovery data will be summarized and analyzed for the purpose of monitoring the status of all major Columbia River salmonid stocks, including stocks listed under the ESA. These data will then be provided to fishery managers and the scientific community to determine: 1) status of ESA-listed salmonid stocks and other wild salmonid stocks; 2) evaluate hatchery production and release strategies; 3) evaluate effectiveness of habitat improvement projects; determine survival rates and to production of hatchery-produced salmonids; and 4) manage fisheries to protect ESA-listed and other wild salmonid stocks and achieve escapement goals.	1/1/2007	12/31/2009	$615,283
Biological objectives Summarize and Analyze CWT and Catch/Sample Data			Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Catch, effort, and CWT data analyzed and reported
Analyze/Interpret Data	ODFW - Columbia River: Summarize and Analyze Catch, Escapement, and CWT Data for Stock Assessment Purposes	The catch/effort data and the CWT recovery data will be summarized and analyzed for the purpose of monitoring the status of all major Columbia River salmonid stocks, including stocks listed under the ESA. These data will then be provided to fishery managers and the scientific community to determine: 1) status of ESA-listed salmonid stocks and other wild salmonid stocks; 2) evaluate hatchery production and release strategies; 3) evaluate effectiveness of habitat improvement projects; determine survival rates and to production of hatchery-produced salmonids; and 4) manage fisheries to protect ESA-listed and other wild salmonid stocks and achieve escapement goals.	2/1/2007	12/31/2009	$319,939
Biological objectives Summarize and Analyze CWT and Catch/Sample Data			Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Catch, effort, and CWT data analyzed and reported
Analyze/Interpret Data	ODFW - Ocean: Summarize and Analyze Catch, Escapement, and CWT Data for Stock Assessment Purposes	Data analysis and delivery: Error check, summarize, and analyze CWT and fishery data to determine the stock composition represented in Oregon's ocean salmon fisheries by species, time, and area, including all major Columbia River salmonid stocks, and with particular focus on stocks listed under the ESA. These data will then be provided to fishery managers and the scientific community to determine: 1) status of ESA-listed salmonid stocks and other wild salmonid stocks; 2) evaluate hatchery production and release strategies; 3) evaluate effectiveness of habitat improvement projects; determine survival rates of hatchery-produced salmonids; and 4) manage fisheries to protect ESA-listed and other wild salmonid stocks and achieve escapement goals.	3/15/2007	12/31/2009	$223,557
Biological objectives Summarize and Analyze CWT and Catch/Sample Data			Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Catch, effort, and CWT data analyzed and reported
Analyze/Interpret Data	WDFW - Columbia River: Maintain Run Reconstruction Databases	Annual abundance estimates plus fishery stock and age composition data are essential for monitoring the status of wild/natural and hatchery produced salmonid stocks in the Columbia River basin. These data will be incorporated into run reconstruction databases and will be provided to the U.S. v. Oregon Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for the purposes of tracking stock status of all major salmonid stocks returning to the Columbia River, including ESA-listed stocks. The data will be made available to state agencies for use in developing Biological Assessments concerning proposed fisheries in the Columbia River basin and are commonly used by the NOAA Fisheries when completing Biological Opinions regarding fisheries in the Columbia River basin.	8/1/2007	12/31/2009	$192,275
Biological objectives Summarize and Analyze CWT and Catch/Sample Data			Metrics
Create/Manage/Maintain Database	PSMFC: Manage Regional CWT Database and RMIS System	PSMFC will maintain and update its regional CWT database and web based Regional Mark Information System (RMIS) for CWT data retrieval. Highest priority is assigned to error checking and then loading all possible CWT release, recovery, and catch/sample data into RMIS as the data are reported by the States, Federal, Tribal, British Columbia, and other release and recovery agencies. A parallel effort will continue on enhancing PSMFC's Oracle based RMIS to facilitate user retrieval of regional CWT release, recovery, and catch/sample data. The Mark Center serves as the official U.S. site for CWT data exchange with Canada. U.S. CWT data are exchanged in standardized Pacific Salmon Commission format (Version 4.0). Copies of Canadian CWT release, recovery, and catch/sample data likewise are provided to U.S. agencies on a request basis.	1/1/2007	12/31/2009	$554,999
Biological objectives CWT Database Management and Regional Coordination			Metrics
Coordination	PSMFC: Regional Coordination of Columbia Basin CWT Marking Programs	PSMFC's Regional Mark Processing Center will provide regional coordination of CWT marking programs. The 'Mark Center' provides essential regional services to State, Federal, and tribal fisheries agencies involved in marking anadromous salmonids in the Columbia Basin as well as coastwide. This includes serving as the chair of the coastwide 'Mark Committee' and on various Pacific Salmon Commission committees regarding data management issues.	1/1/2007	12/31/2009	$65,295
Biological objectives CWT Database Management and Regional Coordination			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	WDFW - Columbia River: Manage and Administer Project	Manage and administer WDFW's CWT sampling program in the Columbia River system. Develop FY 2008 Statement of Work (SOW), Budget, Spending Plan and Inventory List. Sponsor may be requested to attend BPA, Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Council), Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority (CBFWA) conferences and workshops.	1/1/2007	12/31/2009	$230,730
Biological objectives			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	ODFW - Columbia River: Manage and Administer Project	Manage and administer ODFW's CWT sampling program in the Columbia River system. Develop FY 2008 Statement of Work (SOW), Budget, Spending Plan and Inventory List. Sponsor may be requested to attend BPA, Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Council), Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority (CBFWA) conferences and workshops.	1/1/2007	12/31/2009	$127,976
Biological objectives			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	ODFW - Ocean: Manage and Administer Project	Manage and administer ODFW's ocean CWT sampling program. Develop FY 2008 Statement of Work (SOW), Budget, Spending Plan and Inventory List. Sponsor may be requested to attend BPA, Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Council), Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority (CBFWA) conferences and workshops.	1/1/2007	12/31/2009	$78,902
Biological objectives			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	ODFW - Clackamas Tag Lab: Manage and Administer Project	Manage and administer ODFW's Clackamas Tag Recovery Lab. Develop FY 2008 Statement of Work (SOW), Budget, Spending Plan and Inventory List. Sponsor may be requested to attend BPA, Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Council), Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority (CBFWA) conferences and workshops.	1/1/2007	12/31/2009	$44,580
Biological objectives			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	PSMFC: Manage and Administer Project	Manage and administer PSMFC's Regional Mark Information System (RMIS) for CWT release, recovery, and catch/sample data related to tagged salmonid stocks in the Columbia River system. Develop FY 2008 Statement of Work (SOW), Budget, Spending Plan and Inventory List. Sponsor may be requested to attend BPA, Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Council), Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority (CBFWA) conferences and workshops.	1/1/2007	12/31/2009	$32,646
Biological objectives			Metrics

Section 8. Budgets

Itemized estimated budget

Item	Note	FY07	FY08	FY09
Personnel	composite for 5 sub-projects	$1,311,417	$1,363,874	$1,418,429
Fringe Benefits	[blank]	$578,934	$602,091	$626,175
Supplies	[blank]	$14,038	$14,599	$15,183
Travel	[blank]	$128,043	$133,165	$138,491
Capital Equipment	[blank]	$40,200	$41,808	$43,480
Overhead	[blank]	$529,289	$550,461	$572,479
Other	CEDC subcontract	$13,600	$14,144	$14,710
Other	PSMFC Admin. Fee (2%)	$31,196	$32,443	$33,741
Other	Angler effort subcontract	$1,000	$1,040	$1,082
Other	Operations & Maintenance	$135,924	$141,361	$147,015
Totals		$2,783,637	$2,894,981	$3,010,781

Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets

Total itemized budget:	$8,689,399
Total work element budget:	$8,689,409

Cost sharing

Funding source/org	Item or service provided	FY 07 est value ($)	FY 08 est value ($)	FY 09 est value ($)	Cash or in-kind?	Status
Bureau Indian Affairs	ODFW - Clackamas Tag Lab: Extract federal and tribal tags	$297	$300	$300	Cash	Confirmed
Corps of Engineers	ODFW - Col. River Sampling: Support for CWT recovery at Bonneville Hatchery	$127,000	$127,000	$127,000	Cash	Confirmed
Miscellaneous Contracts	ODFW - Clackamas Tag Lab: Ocean Salmon Management: support for operations	$78,466	$78,466	$78,466	Cash	Confirmed
NMFS	ODFW - Clackamas Tag Lab: CWT processing of High Seas recoveries	$5,687	$3,000	$0	Cash	Confirmed
NMFS (Anad. Fish Conservation Act)	PSMFC Mark Center: Support for operations (2:1 match with PSMFC)	$65,000	$65,000	$65,000	Cash	Confirmed
NMFS (Anad. Fish Conservation Act)	ODFW - Ocean Salmon Sampling: Support for ocean salmonid fisheries monitor/mgnt.	$126,100	$131,144	$136,390	Cash	Confirmed
NMFS (Mitchell Act)	WDFW - Selective fisheries monitoring	$45,000	$45,000	$45,000	Cash	Confirmed
NMFS (Non-Salmonid Sport Fish Restoration)	ODFW - Ocean Salmon Sampling: Support for ocean salmonid fisheries monitor/mgnt.	$254,082	$264,245	$274,815	Cash	Confirmed
NMFS (Pacific Salmon Treaty)	ODFW - Ocean Salmon Sampling: Support for ocean salmonid fisheries monitor/mgnt.	$75,741	$78,771	$81,921	Cash	Confirmed
NMFS (Pacific Salmon Treaty)	ODFW - Col. River Sampling: Sport and commericial fisheries, spawning grounds, hatchery returns	$26,000	$26,000	$26,000	Cash	Confirmed
NMFS (Pacific Salmon Treaty)	ODFW - Clackamas Tag Lab: Support for operations: Partial support for lab operations	$17,540	$17,540	$17,540	Cash	Confirmed
NMFS (RecFIN)	ODFW - Ocean Salmon Sampling: Support for Recreational Fisheries Information Network	$230,165	$239,372	$248,946	Cash	Confirmed
NMFS (Salmonid Sport Fish Restoration)	ODFW - Ocean Salmon Sampling: Support of ocean sport fishery monitor/mgmt.	$184,534	$191,915	$199,592	Cash	Confirmed
PacifiCorp	WDFW - Col. River Sampling: Support for Lewis River wild fall chinook stock assessment	$153,000	$153,000	$153,000	Cash	Confirmed
Portland General Electric	ODFW - Clackamas Tag Lab: Processing tags from Dechutes River recoveries	$10,400	$10,400	$10,400	Cash	Confirmed
PSMFC	PSMFC Mark Center: Support for operations (1:2 match with NMFS)	$32,500	$32,500	$32,500	Cash	Confirmed
State of Oregon	ODFW - Ocean Salmon Sampling: Support for marine sport sampling	$57,500	$59,800	$62,192	Cash	Confirmed
State of Oregon	ODFW - Col. River Sampling: Sport and commericial fisheries, spawning grounds, hatchery returns	$179,200	$186,400	$193,800	Cash	Confirmed
State of Oregon	ODFW - Col. River Sampling: Fish tickets, data analyses, run reconstruction, supervisory duties	$89,600	$93,200	$96,900	Cash	Confirmed
State of Oregon	ODFW - Clackamas Tag Lab: ODFW general funds for partial support of operations	$58,933	$58,933	$58,933	Cash	Confirmed
State of Oregon	ODFW - Clackamas Tag Lab: ODFW Fish Information: Data management support	$48,134	$48,134	$48,134	Cash	Confirmed
State of Oregon	ODFW - Clackamas Tag Lab: Support for operations	$39,233	$39,233	$39,233	Cash	Confirmed
USFWS	ODFW - Clackamas Tag Lab: Extract tags from federal recoveries	$56,166	$56,000	$58,000	Cash	Confirmed
USFWS & Tribal	**Listing ignores federal, tribal, and tribal hatchery and spawning grounds tag recovery programs	$0	$0	$0	Cash	Confirmed
USFWS (Pacific Salmon Treaty)	PSFMC Mark Center: Support for operations	$250,000	$250,000	$250,000	Cash	Confirmed
USFWS (Wallop/Breaux)	ODFW - Col. River Sampling: Support for sport creel and selective fisheries sampling	$226,680	$226,680	$226,680	Cash	Confirmed
WDFW	WDFW - Col. River Sampling: Wild salmon monitoring	$100,000	$100,000	$100,000	Cash	Confirmed
WDFW	WDFW - Col. River Sampling: Support for mass marked coho sampling	$14,700	$14,700	$14,700	Cash	Confirmed
WDFW	WDFW - Col. River Sampling: Support for CWT Recovery Project supervision	$20,000	$20,000	$20,000	Cash	Confirmed
WDFW	WDFW - Col. River Sampling: Support for lab CWT decoding & data management	$149,000	$149,000	$149,000	Cash	Confirmed
WDFW	WDFW - Col. River Sampling: Support for sampling Buoy 10 and coastal fisheries	$220,000	$220,000	$220,000	Cash	Confirmed
WDFW, Tacoma Power, Grant County PUD	WDFW - Col. River Sampling: Support for hatchery CWT sampling	$74,000	$74,000	$74,000	Cash	Confirmed
Totals		$3,014,658	$3,059,733	$3,108,442

Section 9. Project future

FY 2010 estimated budget: $3,096,397
FY 2011 estimated budget: $3,096,397

Comments: This project has requested a 37% increase over the 2006 level funded budget of $2,028,757. Much of that increase is associated with the need to restore basic sampling effort (i.e.,boots on the ground')

Future O&M costs: Serious consideration should be given to expanding the CWT Recovery sampling program to include sampling the fisheries and escapement for PIT tagged salmonids in the Columbia Basin. The sampling program is already functioning and its infrastructure is both extensive and time proved. And mostly importantly, additional critical stock indentification information can be gained for only a modest investment in sampling hardware and staff time.

Termination date: On-going
Comments: On-going CWT sampling is required each year to recover tags placed in both key indicator stocks and in those targeted for specific monitoring. Tagged stocks often change over time but the basic need to sample the fisheries and escapement remains constant.

Final deliverables: Quarterly reports; Annual report; CWT tag recovery data reported to PSMFC's Regional Mark Processing Center for inclusion in the coastwide CWT database; Run reconstruction reports by WDFW; and a wide variety of other reports that are summarized in the Narrative (Section 10).

Section 10. Narrative and other documents

Reviews and recommendations

FY07 budget	FY08 budget	FY09 budget	Total budget	Type	Category	Recommendation
NPCC FINAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Oct 23, 2006) [full Council recs]
$2,130,195	$2,130,195	$2,130,195	$6,390,585	Expense	Basinwide	Fund
NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs]
$2,130,195	$2,130,195	$2,130,195	$0		Basinwide

ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable

NPCC comments: Overall, this is a complete and clearly written proposal for a very large program that represents the coordinating mechanism for the three coded-wire tag (CWT) projects. It is the data collection and management program for the entire CWT effort. Tags recovered from ocean and river fisheries by Oregon and Washington are decoded and data provided to the PSMFC, which manages the data program. An extensive and detailed background section describes the components of the complex CWT sampling program: Columbia River commercial and recreational fisheries, Columbia River hatcheries and spawning ground surveys, selective fisheries, Oregon ocean fisheries (commercial and recreational). Helpful figures are provided to identify locations. The process of data extraction, management and analysis is also described in detail. A number of technical issues raised in past ISRP reviews are addressed in an excellent evaluative discussion. There must be many publications that have been produced based on the program, but the proponents have only listed a few, possibly because of space limitations. The proposal emphasizes the CWT as a stock identification tool that enables many uses of the resulting data. It describes the broad range of uses of the CWT data by a range of agencies and management entities and links these uses with different sections of the Fish and Wildlife Program. However, the proposal mentions that habitat projects and planners also benefit from the program, and it would be useful to have the significance of CWT data to habitats explained more thoroughly. The CWT recovery program is a strong collaborative effort with numerous projects using CWT data. More than 20 agencies provide cost-share for the CWT, ample evidence that the program is well integrated with other agencies. An excellent and well-documented history describes accomplishments of each of the subcontracting projects. It provides a particularly good discussion of the budget, giving reasons for each subcontract's components and budget line amounts. It describes the history of BPA funding in the context of the full regional finding. The proposal would have been improved by a more thorough evaluation of the effectiveness of this large-scale program given the increase in the use of mass marking and the downsizing of many fisheries. The proposal has two main objectives: 1) sample catch and escapement for CWTs, and 2) summarize and analyze CWT and catch/sample data. The objectives are clearly laid out, with explanatory descriptions, specific timelines, and definite and measurable benefits. The proposal calls for expansion of work into sampling PIT tags in the fishery and elsewhere. Wanding for PIT tags is a new objective and the proposal would be improved by more justification for this expansion and evidence of collaboration with agencies applying them, as well as by further discussion of ways in which CWT and PIT tags are complementary. However, this expansion of project scope is likely to provide useful information. There is also radio and hydroacoustic tagging; do the various tagging groups coordinate with each other? The proposal identifies lingering and unsolved statistical and ecological problems related to methodology which may affect the accuracy and precision of data as applied to critical fish and wildlife problems such as conservation of ESUs, for example, the 20% sampling rate and the application of hatchery fish results to wild stocks. Monitoring of results is the primary task of the CWT program and a network of sampling is set up to determine spatial and temporal trends. Another network of investigators does the statistical analysis. The proposal explains this multi-agency work very well. In terms of program effectiveness monitoring, the program performs a lot of quality checking of the data, but it is unknown the extent to which it evaluates how well it meets its objective The proposal has a good plan for information transfer. Detailed descriptions of data dissemination, analyses conducted for various end users, and information are provided. The ISRP is not requesting a response, but the proposal would be improved if the sponsors provided further information on: -the problem arising from the lack of statistical support (mentioned in previous years); -the ongoing issue concerning the 20% sampling rate; -the problem of hatchery fish representing wild fish; -the linkage between this program and the PIT program and whether there can be some collaboration at the tagging stage rather than the tag detection/sampling stage; -the issue of data security. Clarifications and adjustments to the proposed methods, objectives, and budgets by the sponsor in consultation with the Council and BPA might be needed given recent reductions of some of the salmon fisheries sampled by this program.

ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable