Umatilla Hatchery - M&E proposal 199000500

FY07-09 proposal 199000500

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Umatilla Hatchery - M&E
Proposal ID	199000500
Organization	Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW)
Short description	This proposal is for ongoing research, monitoring and evaluation of the Umatilla Hatchery program. The Umatilla Hatchery RM&E Project evaluates hatchery practices for steelhead supplementation and spring and fall Chinook salmon reintroduction.
Information transfer	Information is disseminated in annual reports, special reports to BPA, peer reviewed scientific articles, and on the stream net website.
Proposal contact person or principal investigator

Contacts

Contact	Organization	Email
Form submitter
Gerold Grant	ODFW	ggrant@eou.edu
All assigned contacts
Gerold Grant	ODFW	ggrant@eou.edu

Section 2. Locations

Province / subbasin: Columbia Plateau / Umatilla

Latitude	Longitude	Waterbody	Description
45° 54' 79" N	119° 33' 28" W		Umatilla Hatchery
		Meacham Creek	Bonnifer Springs acclimation facility
		Umatilla River	Imeques acclimation facility
		Umatilla River	Thornhollow acclimation facility
		Umatilla River	Minthorn Springs acclimation facility
		Umatilla River	Three Mile Falls Dam
		Umatilla River	Pendleton acclimation facility
		Umatilla River	Entire Umatilla River

Section 3. Focal species

primary: Chinook Mid-Columbia River Spring ESU
primary: Chinook Upper Columbia River Summer/Fall ESU
primary: Steelhead Middle Columbia River ESU

Section 4. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishments
2005	Closed spring Chinook fishery early due to creel survey results, made in-season run prediction adjustments, changed spring Chinook regulation to prohibit harvest of natural fish due to Comprehensive Assessment Report recommendation.
2004	Completed draft of Comprehensive RM&E Plan to guide future research, shifted more spring Chinook production to Umatilla Hatchery due to poor survival of fish from Little White Salmon Hatchery, and reduced rearing density at LWSH.
2003	Shifted spring Chinook rearing to Michigan raceways as result of Michigan-Oregon evaluations, stopped size grading of steelhead to better evaluate release location.
2002	Began releasing steelhead at Pendleton to increase recreational harvest and rearing site evaluation initiated, completed releases for Michigan-Oregon evaluations for spring Chinook, completed draft of comprehensive assessment report for Umatilla program.
2001	Began evaluation of fall Chinook release location and size on survival and straying.
2000	Estimated take of ESA listed steelhead from creel surveys, developed in-season prediction for spring Chinnook run, opened lower river fishery as result of creel survey results.
1999	Used telemetry to asses juvenile migration, downsized subyearling fall Chinook program due to poor survival and marking costs, shifted small grade steelhead release site from Bonnifer to Minthorn due to poor survival.
1998	Initiated PIT tagging of juvenile fish for migration timing and survival, determined SAS of fall Chinook from Michigan/Oregon ponds were similar and documented subjack production and straying to Snake, began fall transfer evaluation for spring Chinook.
1997	Initiated rearing density comparison for fall Chinook salmon and paint marking of juvenile fish. Based on evaluations, management adapted to eliminate May releases of steelhead, targets for steelhead survival and production should be lowered.
1996	Shifted subyearling fall Chinook rearing to Michigan raceways and began rearing density evaluation, eliminated subyearling spring Chinook program, began freeze branding steelhead and reading steelhead CWTs prior to spawning.
1995	Initial adult returns from Umatilla Hatchery releases were documented, and the second year of creel data obtained. Suggestions included the continued use of Michigan raceways, elimination of gill ATPase monitoring, and improvements to Bonnifer Springs.
1994	Documented juvenile migration time to JDD, physiological indications of smoltification, and blank wire tagged all Umatilla fall Chinook salmon to allow removal from the Snake River. Segregation of spring Chinook salmon progeny suggested to control BKD.
1993	In addition to activities performed in 1992, initiated creel surveys for sport harvest of salmon and steelhead. Results include elimination of body tagging, releases of spring Chinook salmon during high water, and the flourescent antibody test.
1992	Monitored and evaluated hatchery practices (egg take, survival, rearing densities, and Michigan/Oregon systems), marking and fin clipping, and fish health. Resulted in adjustments in rearing densities for steelhead, tagging and release timing for Chinook.

Section 5. Relationships to other projects

Funding source	Related ID	Related title	Relationship
BPA	199000501	Umatilla Basin Nat Prod M&E	The Umatilla Hatchery M&E Project and Umatilla Natural Production M&E Project work together to compare production, survival and harvest of naturally and hatchery-produced fish in the Umatilla Subbasin. The Natural Production M&E project performs spawning ground surveys and documents reproduction of natural and hatchery steelhead and Chinook salmon in the wild. The Natural production M&E Project estimates productivity (smolts-per-spawner in cooperation with the Umatilla Outmigration and Survival Project and progeny/parent ratios) of naturally-produced steelhead and Chinook salmon, which are compared to productivity of hatchery steelhead and Chinook salmon estimated by the Hatchery M&E Project. The Hatchery M&E Project performs creel surveys for the Umatilla recreational fisheries, while the Natural Production M&E Project performs creel surveys for the tribal fisheries. These data are used to assess the success of harvest mitigation programs and to estimate fish available to spawn in the wild. The Natural Production M&E Project also estimates abundance and PIT tags naturally produced steelhead and Chinook salmon juveniles. These estimates are used to assess the success of hatchery supplementation programs and compare survival and migration of hatchery and naturally-produced juveniles (survival and migration timing of hatchery juveniles is collected by the Umatilla Outmigration and Survival Project, see below). The Natural production M&E project collects life history information for natural steelhead, and the Umatilla Hatchery M&E Project collects life history information for hatchery steelhead. These life history traits are compared to insure the steelhead supplementation program is not affecting life history characteristics of the steelhead population. The Natural Production M&E Project and Hatchery M&E Project collaborate on planning and study design (e.g. Comprehensive RM&E Plan), publishing research results (e.g. Comprehensive Assessment Report), and other coordinated activities (e.g. BOR steelhead take evaluation).
BPA	198902401	Eval Um Juvenile Sal Out Migra	The Umatilla Outmigration and Survival Project works closely with the Umatilla Hatchery M&E Project to estimate migration parameters, health and survival of hatchery juveniles. The Umatilla Outmigration and Survival Project runs juvenile trapping facilities in the lower Umatilla River and provides data on outmigration timing of hatchery smolts. Timing of hatchery and natural smolts is compared to evaluate life history traits, especially the comparison of natural and hatchery steelhead to assess supplementation efforts. The Umatilla Smolt Outmigration and Survival Project calculates in-subbasin and out-of-subbasin survival estimates of hatchery smolts and correlates survival with environmental characteristics to assess the success of hatchery releases in the Umatilla River and identify potential bottlenecks on survival. The Umatilla Hatchery M&E and Umatilla Outmigration and Survival projects collaborate on PIT tagging of juvenile fish, share office space, supplies, and vehicles and personnel when needed to complete study objectives. The two projects coordinate in study planning and design (e.g. Comprehensive RM&E Plan), publication of results (e.g. Comprehensive Assessment Report) and other tasks (e.g. BOR steelhead take study).
BPA	198343500	Umatilla Hatchery O&M - CTUIR	The Umatilla Hatchery Satellite Faclilities Operation and Maintenance Project operates and maintains the adult holding and spawning facilities and juvenile acclimation and release facilities. The Umatilla Hatchery M&E Project coordinates closely with the Umatilla Hatchery Satellite Facilities O&M Project to share data, including adult spawning data, coded wire tag data, juvenile release data. Personnel from the Umatilla Hatchery M&E Project coordinate PIT tagging operations with the Umatilla Hatchery Satellite Facilities O&M Project and staff regularly visit acclimation sites during operation to monitor juvenile fish health and condition.
BPA	198802200	Umatilla Fish Passage Ops	The Umatilla Fish Passage Operations Project monitors flow and passage condition, oversees flow enhancement activities, transports juvenile and adult fish during low flows, and runs the adult trapping facility at Three Mile Falls Dam. The adult trap at Three Mile Falls Dam is the primary data gathering location for fish returning to the Umatilla River. Located at river mile 3.7, Three Mile Falls Dam has an adult ladder and trap where fish are collected for broodstock, sacrificed for coded wire tag recovery, or passed upriver for harvest or spawning in the wild. The Umatilla Hatchery M&E Project recieves data on adult returns, broodstock collection, and coded wire tag data from the Fish Passage Operations Project. The two projects coordinate to determine run timing and collection schedules for broodstock and coded wire tag collection. The Umatilla Hatchery M&E Project combines data from creel surveys in the lower Umatilla River with counts provided by Fish Passage Operations to determine run sizes to the Umatilla River and harvest levels for in-season adjustments to the spring Chinook salmon recreational fishery regulations, including early closure if harvest quotas have been achieved. Data provided from the Fish Passage Operations Project is also used by the Hatchery M&E Project to develop pre-season and in-season run predictions.
BPA	198903500	Umatilla Hatchery O&M - ODFW	The Umatilla Hatchery O&M Project operates the Umatilla Hatchery, including collecting adults for broodstock, transporting broodstock to holding facilities, spawning adults, collecting and transporting eggs, hatching eggs, ponding fry, rearing juveniles, marking juveniles and transporting eggs and juveniles from the hatcheries to acclimation and release sites. The Umatilla Hatchery M&E Project coordinates closely with the Hatchery O&M Project to coded wire tag and mark juveniles for identification of hatchery origin and rearing and release strategy, to evaluate optimal hatchery operations practices, to monitor fish health and administer profylactic treatments, determine optimum release sizes, timing and locations, and PIT tag juveniles for outmigration and survival monitoring. The Hatchery M&E Project determines optimal broodstock collection timing based on past run timing (provided by Fish Passage Operations Project) and provides pre-season run estimates to plan adult collection strategies and egg sources. The Hatchery M&E Project reports program performance by assessing juvenile survival in coordination with the Umatilla Outmigration and Survival Project, adult production and survival (smolt-to-adult survival and smolt-to-adult return), straying, and in-subbasin and out-of-subbasin fisheries harvest to assess the optimal rearing, acclimation and release strategies. These include optimal raceway type (oxygen or non-oxygen supplemented), rearing densities, release timing, release location, and acclimation strategies. Based on the results of Hatchery M&E Project results, management of the Umatilla Hatchery Program is adapted to maximize effectiveness of reintroduction and supplementation programs. The Umatilla Hatchery M&E Project samples adults used for broodstock and collected on the spawning grounds and juveniles from raceways and acclimation facilties to monitor fish health, administer or recommend profylactic treatments, prevent disease outbreaks in hatchery or natural fish in the Umatilla River, and maximize hatchery production. Tagging and marking procedures are closely coordinated between the Umatilla Hatchery O&M and M&E projects, with hatchery O&M performing mass marking of juveniles and M&E performing coded wire tagging and PIT tagging of juveniles.
BPA	198902700	Power Repay Umatilla Basin Pro	The Power Repay Umatilla Basin Project provides instream flow enhancement through exchange of Columbia River water for instream water rights from water diverters in the Umatilla Subbasin. The Hatchery M&E Project evaluates the effects of flow enhancement on hatchery juvenile and adults and coordinates with the Power Repay Project on optimal water release timing for adult passage and juvenile migration based on environmental conditions and planned timing of juvenile releases in the Umatilla River.

Section 6. Biological objectives

Biological objectives	Full description	Associated subbasin plan	Strategy
Assess straying of summer steelhead and Chinook sa	Monitor and assess straying of adult summer steelhead and Chinook salmon returns from the Umatilla Subbasin hatchery program.	Umatilla	Management Objectives 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15 and Biological Objectives (Table 2)
Assess whether management actions maximize non-tri	Assess whether management actions maximize non-tribal fishery opportunities under the current co-management agreement while meeting production and population objectives.	Umatilla	Management Objectives 13, 14, 15, and Biological Objectives (Table 2)
Compare life history characteristics of hatchery a	Monitor and assess life history characteristics of hatchery-reared summer steelhead and compare to life history characteristics of naturally-reared summer steelhead in cooperation with CTUIR.	Umatilla	Management Objectives 3, 6, 8, 9
Conduct creel surveys of Umatilla River non-tribal	Quantify effort, catch, and harvest for non-tribal recreational Chinook salmon and summer steelhead fisheries in the Umatilla River.	Umatilla	Management Objectives 1, 7, 13, 15, 16, and Biological Objectives (Table 2)
Develop run predictions for Umatilla summer steelh	Develop prediction models for Umatilla River returns to facilitate management of subbasin fisheries in cooperation with co-managers.	Umatilla	Management Objectives 6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 and Harvest Objective for spring Chinook salmon (Table 2)
Estimate progeny-per-parent productivity of hatche	Calculate progeny-per-parent productivity of hatchery-reared summer steelhead and Chinook salmon and compare to progeny-per-parent productivity of naturally-reared summer steelhead and Chinook salmon in cooperation with CTUIR.	Umatilla	Management Objectives 3, 5, 8, 14, 15
Evaluate rearing and release strategies	Evaluating two ongoing rearing and acclimation/release strategy comparisons as well as future strategies implemented during FY07-09.	Umatilla	Management Strategies 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and Biological Objectives (Table 2)
Monitor broodstock collection and artificial spawn	Monitor summer steelhead and Chinook salmon broodstock collection and artificial spawning to assess whether collection and spawning goals and protocols are met.	Umatilla	Management Objectives 6, 7, 8
Monitor fish health	Improve broodstock survival and disease status of naturally and hatchery-reared summer steelhead and Chinook salmon.	Umatilla	Management Objectives 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15
Monitor hatchery releases and adult returns to acc	Monitor smolt production, smolt condition and migration performance, smolt-to-adult survival, adult production, and harvest and spawning contributions of hatchery-reared summer steelhead and Chinook salmon to ensure a full accounting of all artificial production strategies.	Umatilla	Management Objectives 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 Biological Objectives (Table 2)
Monitor status and trends of hatchery summer steel	Monitor and assess the status and trends of adult Chinook salmon and summer steelhead abundance, life history, returns to the Umatilla River, and productivity by hatchery- and naturally -reared origin in cooperation with CTUIR.	Umatilla	Management Objectives 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16 and Biological Objectives (Table 2)
Quantify out-of-subbasin harvest of Umatilla summe	Quantify harvest of Umatilla summer steelhead and Chinook salmon in out-of-subbasin fisheries.	Umatilla	Management Objectives 1, 8, 13, 15, 16 and Biological Objectives (Table 2)

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	Monitor hatchery releases and adult returns to account for all artificial production strategies	Monitor smolt production, smolt condition and migration performance, smolt-to-adult survival, adult production, and harvest and spawning contributions of hatchery-reared summer steelhead and Chinook salmon to ensure a full accounting of all artificial production strategies. Summer steelhead, yearling spring Chinook salmon and subyearling fall Chinook salmon are reared at Umatilla Fish Hatchery. In addition, Umatilla spring Chinook salmon reared at Little White Salmon Hatchery and Umatilla fall Chinook salmon reared at Bonneville Hatchery are released as yearlings in the Umatilla River. To monitor the success of each stock and rearing strategy, we quantify the number of smolts released and smolt condition (length, weight, condition factor, descaling, and smoltification status) at release. All spring Chinook salmon and steelhead are adipose clipped, and a subset of spring Chinook salmon and summer steelhead smolts are coded-wire tagged and ventral fin clipped. Fall Chinook salmon are either codedwire tagged and adipose fin-clipped (subyearlings) or blank-wire tagged and unclipped (yearlings). A subset of fall Chinook salmon yearlings are also coded-wire tagged and adipose fin-clipped. In addition, a subset of smolts from each rearing group are PIT tagged and smolt survival and migration performance to Three Mile Falls, John Day, and Bonneville dams is assessed by the Umatilla Smolt Outmigration and Survival Project. We evaluate adult returns from each production group, including adults harvested in and out of the Umatilla Subbasin, broodstock collected, strays, spawning escapement monitored by the Umatilla Passage Operations Project, and contribution to natural spawners reported by the Umatilla Natural Production Project. Smolt-to-adult survival, harvest and spawning contributions of each production group are determined using CWT recoveries compiled and reported by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) database. Coded wire tags are recovered in fisheries, at terminal locations (hatcheries, dams, weirs, etc.), from hatchery broodstock, and from carcasses recovered on the spawning grounds.	3/1/2007	5/31/2009	$14,308
Biological objectives Monitor hatchery releases and adult returns to acc			Metrics
Mark/Tag Animals	Monitor hatchery releases and adult returns to account for all artificial production strategies	Monitor smolt production, smolt condition and migration performance, smolt-to-adult survival, adult production, and harvest and spawning contributions of hatchery-reared summer steelhead and Chinook salmon to ensure a full accounting of all artificial production strategies. Summer steelhead, yearling spring Chinook salmon and subyearling fall Chinook salmon are reared at Umatilla Fish Hatchery. In addition, Umatilla spring Chinook salmon reared at Little White Salmon Hatchery and Umatilla fall Chinook salmon reared at Bonneville Hatchery are released as yearlings in the Umatilla River. To monitor the success of each stock and rearing strategy, we quantify the number of smolts released and smolt condition (length, weight, condition factor, descaling, and smoltification status) at release. All spring Chinook salmon and steelhead are adipose clipped, and a subset of spring Chinook salmon and summer steelhead smolts are coded-wire tagged and ventral fin clipped. Fall Chinook salmon are either coded wire tagged and adipose fin-clipped (subyearlings) or blank-wire tagged and unclipped (yearlings). A subset of fall Chinook salmon yearlings are also coded-wire tagged and adipose fin-clipped. In addition, a subset of smolts from each rearing group are PIT tagged and smolt survival and migration performance to Three Mile Falls, John Day, and Bonneville dams is assessed by the Umatilla Smolt Outmigration and Survival Project. We evaluate adult returns from each production group, including adults harvested in and out of the Umatilla Subbasin, broodstock collected, strays, spawning escapement monitored by the Umatilla Passage Operations Project, and contribution to natural spawners reported by the Umatilla Natural Production Project. Smolt-to-adult survival, harvest and spawning contributions of each production group are determined using CWT recoveries compiled and reported by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) database. Coded wire tags are recovered in fisheries, at terminal locations (hatcheries, dams, weirs, etc.), from hatchery broodstock, and from carcasses recovered on the spawning grounds.	11/1/2006	11/30/2009	$659,626
Biological objectives Monitor hatchery releases and adult returns to acc			Metrics
Submit/Acquire Data	Monitor hatchery releases and adult returns to account for all artificial production strategies	Monitor smolt production, smolt condition and migration performance, smolt-to-adult survival, adult production, and harvest and spawning contributions of hatchery-reared summer steelhead and Chinook salmon to ensure a full accounting of all artificial production strategies. Summer steelhead, yearling spring Chinook salmon and subyearling fall Chinook salmon are reared at Umatilla Fish Hatchery. In addition, Umatilla spring Chinook salmon reared at Little White Salmon Hatchery and Umatilla fall Chinook salmon reared at Bonneville Hatchery are released as yearlings in the Umatilla River. To monitor the success of each stock and rearing strategy, we quantify the number of smolts released and smolt condition (length, weight, condition factor, descaling, and smoltification status) at release. All spring Chinook salmon and steelhead are adipose clipped, and a subset of spring Chinook salmon and summer steelhead smolts are coded-wire tagged and ventral fin clipped. Fall Chinook salmon are either codedwire tagged and adipose fin-clipped (subyearlings) or blank-wire tagged and unclipped (yearlings). A subset of fall Chinook salmon yearlings are also coded-wire tagged and adipose fin-clipped. In addition, a subset of smolts from each rearing group are PIT tagged and smolt survival and migration performance to Three Mile Falls, John Day, and Bonneville dams is assessed by the Umatilla Smolt Outmigration and Survival Project. We evaluate adult returns from each production group, including adults harvested in and out of the Umatilla Subbasin, broodstock collected, strays, spawning escapement monitored by the Umatilla Passage Operations Project, and contribution to natural spawners reported by the Umatilla Natural Production Project. Smolt-to-adult survival, harvest and spawning contributions of each production group are determined using CWT recoveries compiled and reported by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) database. Coded wire tags are recovered in fisheries, at terminal locations (hatcheries, dams, weirs, etc.), from hatchery broodstock, and from carcasses recovered on the spawning grounds.	11/1/2006	10/31/2009	$12,970
Biological objectives Monitor hatchery releases and adult returns to acc			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Monitor hatchery releases and adult returns to account for all artificial production strategies	Monitor smolt production, smolt condition and migration performance, smolt-to-adult survival, adult production, and harvest and spawning contributions of hatchery-reared summer steelhead and Chinook salmon to ensure a full accounting of all artificial production strategies. Summer steelhead, yearling spring Chinook salmon and subyearling fall Chinook salmon are reared at Umatilla Fish Hatchery. In addition, Umatilla spring Chinook salmon reared at Little White Salmon Hatchery and Umatilla fall Chinook salmon reared at Bonneville Hatchery are released as yearlings in the Umatilla River. To monitor the success of each stock and rearing strategy, we quantify the number of smolts released and smolt condition (length, weight, condition factor, descaling, and smoltification status) at release. All spring Chinook salmon and steelhead are adipose clipped, and a subset of spring Chinook salmon and summer steelhead smolts are coded-wire tagged and ventral fin clipped. Fall Chinook salmon are either codedwire tagged and adipose fin-clipped (subyearlings) or blank-wire tagged and unclipped (yearlings). A subset of fall Chinook salmon yearlings are also coded-wire tagged and adipose fin-clipped. In addition, a subset of smolts from each rearing group are PIT tagged and smolt survival and migration performance to Three Mile Falls, John Day, and Bonneville dams is assessed by the Umatilla Smolt Outmigration and Survival Project. We evaluate adult returns from each production group, including adults harvested in and out of the Umatilla Subbasin, broodstock collected, strays, spawning escapement monitored by the Umatilla Passage Operations Project, and contribution to natural spawners reported by the Umatilla Natural Production Project. Smolt-to-adult survival, harvest and spawning contributions of each production group are determined using CWT recoveries compiled and reported by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) database. Coded wire tags are recovered in fisheries, at terminal locations (hatcheries, dams, weirs, etc.), from hatchery broodstock, and from carcasses recovered on the spawning grounds.	11/1/2006	10/31/2009	$84,671
Biological objectives Monitor hatchery releases and adult returns to acc			Metrics
Submit/Acquire Data	Monitor broodstock collection and artificial spawning	Monitor summer steelhead and Chinook salmon broodstock collection and artificial spawning to assess whether collection and spawning goals and protocols are met. Adult salmonids returning to the Umatilla Subbasin are collected for broodstock at the fish ladder at TMFD. Natural and hatchery fish are collected following guidelines agreed on by comanagers. Protocols include collecting natural and hatchery steelhead throughout the run year, collecting spring Chinook salmon based on historic run timing, and collecting all fall Chinook salmon until broodstock goals are met. We will compare steelhead broodstock collection timing to run timing to TMFD on a biweekly or monthly basis. We will assess whether protocols outlined in the Annual Operating Plan for spawning matrices, use of hatchery/natural origin fish, and disease screening are met for Chinook salmon and steelhead.	11/1/2006	10/31/2009	$14,308
Biological objectives Monitor broodstock collection and artificial spawn			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Monitor broodstock collection and artificial spawning	Monitor summer steelhead and Chinook salmon broodstock collection and artificial spawning to assess whether collection and spawning goals and protocols are met. Adult salmonids returning to the Umatilla Subbasin are collected for broodstock at the fish ladder at TMFD. Natural and hatchery fish are collected following guidelines agreed on by comanagers. Protocols include collecting natural and hatchery steelhead throughout the run year, collecting spring Chinook salmon based on historic run timing, and collecting all fall Chinook salmon until broodstock goals are met. We will compare steelhead broodstock collection timing to run timing to TMFD on a biweekly or monthly basis. We will assess whether protocols outlined in the Annual Operating Plan for spawning matrices, use of hatchery/natural origin fish, and disease screening are met for Chinook salmon and steelhead.	11/1/2006	10/31/2009	$15,706
Biological objectives Monitor broodstock collection and artificial spawn			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Evaluate rearing and release strategies	Evaluate two ongoing rearing and release strategies and any future strategies implemented during the 2007-09 fiscal years. The two ongoing strategies include: Evaluate if rearing in ambient water temperature in fall will increase smolt-to-adult survival of spring Chinook salmon compared to standard rearing at Umatilla Fish Hatchery. Transfer of spring Chinook salmon to acclimation facilities in the fall was initiated to test if a more natural temperature regime during rearing would increase smolt-to-adult survival compared to rearing fish in the warmer well water at UFH and transferring fish to the acclimation facility in winter. To compare acclimation strategies, we will compare survival and migration performance of PIT tagged smolts and smolt-to-adult survival between the groups using ANOVAs. Evaluations will include the 1998-2001 brood years (released 2000-2003) and adult returns through the 2006 run year. Coded wire tag data will be analyzed by 2007 and data analysis completed by 2008. Both transfer strategies and associated PIT tagging are being continued until the analysis of adult returns is complete to determine the best transfer and release strategy to implement. Intitial outmigration comparisons are complete, but will continue for future release groups until smolt-to-adult survival analysis for the initial evaluation is complete. Evaluate if smolt-to-adult survival of subyearling hatchery fall Chinook salmon can be improved by programmatic changes including larger size-at-release and direct-stream release lower in the subbasin. Subyearling fall Chinook salmon will be released using two strategies and smolt-to-adult survival will be compared between groups. One group will be direct-stream released lower in the subbasin (RM 48) at a larger size (35/lb.), while a second group will be acclimated and released at the Thornhollow facility (RM 74) at a smaller size (50/lb.). Because the size and release location/strategy are confounded by keeping one group in the hatchery environment while the second group is in acclimation ponds and experiencing a different thermal regime, it is not logistically possible to design a factorial experiment. Migration performance of PIT tagged smolts and smolt-to-adult survival will be compared between release strategies using ANOVAs. Smolt-to-adult survival will be calculated for each release strategy using adult return data from CWT recoveries and adult returns to TMFD. The original evaluation was scheduled for the 2000-2004 brood years (released 2001-2005), however the 2001 and 2004 brood years were omitted because low flow resulted in altered release times and locations. The evaluation will be extended through the 2005 brood year (released in 2006), adult returns will be assessed through the 2009 run year, coded wire tag data will be analyzed by 2010 and data analysis completed by 2011. Evaluate smolt-to-adult survival among fall Chinook salmon reared at three densities in Michigan raceways: Subyearling fall Chinook salmon were reared at three densities in Michigan raceways in early evaluations of rearing strategies for the Umatilla Hatchery. The last brood year for this experiment was 1999, and five year old adults returned in the 2004 run year. Based on the final CWT recovery data, we will compare smolt-to-adult survival among the three rearing groups using ANOVAs. The evaluation will conclude when all coded-wire tag data have been analyzed and results will be reported in annual reports to BPA.	11/1/2006	10/31/2009	$133,863
Biological objectives Evaluate rearing and release strategies			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Quantify out-of-subbasin harvest of Umatilla steelhead and Chinook salmon	Quantify harvest of Umatilla summer steelhead and Chinook salmon in out-of-subbasin fisheries. Annual harvest of Umatilla River origin Chinook salmon and summer steelhead in ocean and Columbia River fisheries will be estimated by hatchery group with coded-wire tag recovery data from the PSMFC database. We will categorize harvest by tribal and non-tribal ocean, and tribal and non-tribal Columbia River fisheries. Subcategories for ocean harvest will be United States, Canadian, and tribal treaty commercial fisheries and a single category for all ocean sport fisheries. Subcategories of Columbia Basin fisheries include tribal commercial, tribal subsistence, non-tribal commercial, and non-tribal sport in the mainstem Columbia River above and below Bonneville Dam, and non-tribal harvest in Columbia Basin tributaries other than the Umatilla River. Trends will be determined with general linear models and/or spectrum analysis. Results will be reported annually in both brood year and run year formats.	3/1/2007	10/31/2009	$17,044
Biological objectives Quantify out-of-subbasin harvest of Umatilla summe			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Assess straying of steelhead and Chinook salmon from Umatilla hatchery program	Monitor and assess straying of adult summer steelhead and Chinook salmon returns from the Umatilla Subbasin hatchery program. Straying of adult steelhead and Chinook salmon produced at the Umatilla hatchery is monitored by marking all fall Chinook salmon with either a blank wire tag or coded wire tag, and a proportion of summer steelhead and spring Chinook salmon with coded wire tags. Wire tags allow fish produced at the Umatilla Hatchery to be separated from wild fish passing Lower Granite Dam and recovery of coded-wire tagged fish allows us to estimate straying outside of the Umatilla River.	11/1/2006	10/31/2009	$21,494
Biological objectives Compare life history characteristics of hatchery a Estimate progeny-per-parent productivity of hatche Monitor status and trends of hatchery summer steel			Metrics
Submit/Acquire Data	Monitor status and trends of hatchery steelhead and Chinook salmon	Monitor and assess the status and trends of adult Chinook salmon and summer steelhead abundance, life history, returns to the Umatilla River, and productivity by hatchery- and naturally -reared origin in cooperation with CTUIR. Adult abundance will be determined as the sum of adult returns to Three Mile Falls Dam (TMFD, RM 3.7), harvest in the ocean, Columbia Basin, and Umatilla River below TMFD, and strays. The Umatilla Passage Operations Project enumerates adult returns to TMFD by species, hatchery-natural origin, and adult age class by trapping fish that ascend the ladder. Fish passage is monitored by video when the trap is not operating. We receive data on adults trapped and estimate the composition of the untrapped return by species, sex, age class, and hatchery/natural origin for summer steelhead, using the trap data from the periods immediately before and after each video monitoring period. Strays and harvest outside of the Umatilla River are estimated from coded-wire tag recoveries from fisheries and adults recovered at other terminal locations. Harvest in the Umatilla River below TMFD is estimated from creel surveys. We monitor adult life history characteristics including age structure, sex ratios, and length. Inbasin productivity will be estimated as the number of smolts-per-spawner from spawner abundance data collected by the Umatilla Natural Production Project and smolt abundance estimates collected by the Umatilla Smolt Outmigration and Survival Project. Adult-to-adult productivity will be measured as progeny-per-parent ratios using spawner abundance data and estimates of total adult production resulting from each brood year. Data will be entered into spreadsheet and trends will be assessed through time using general linear models and/or spectrum analysis.	7/1/2007	9/1/2009	$16,950
Biological objectives Monitor status and trends of hatchery summer steel			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Monitor status and trends of hatchery steelhead and Chinook salmon	Monitor and assess the status and trends of adult Chinook salmon and summer steelhead abundance, life history, returns to the Umatilla River, and productivity by hatchery- and naturally -reared origin in cooperation with CTUIR. Adult abundance will be determined as the sum of adult returns to Three Mile Falls Dam (TMFD, RM 3.7), harvest in the ocean, Columbia Basin, and Umatilla River below TMFD, and strays. The Umatilla Passage Operations Project enumerates adult returns to TMFD by species, hatchery-natural origin, and adult age class by trapping fish that ascend the ladder. Fish passage is monitored by video when the trap is not operating. We receive data on adults trapped and estimate the composition of the untrapped return by species, sex, age class, and hatchery/natural origin for summer steelhead, using the trap data from the periods immediately before and after each video monitoring period. Strays and harvest outside of the Umatilla River are estimated from coded-wire tag recoveries from fisheries and adults recovered at other terminal locations. Harvest in the Umatilla River below TMFD is estimated from creel surveys. We monitor adult life history characteristics including age structure, sex ratios, and length. Inbasin productivity will be estimated as the number of smolts-per-spawner from spawner abundance data collected by the Umatilla Natural Production Project and smolt abundance estimates collected by the Umatilla Smolt Outmigration and Survival Project. Adult-to-adult productivity will be measured as progeny-per-parent ratios using spawner abundance data and estimates of total adult production resulting from each brood year. Data will be entered into spreadsheet and trends will be assessed through time using general linear models and/or spectrum analysis.	7/1/2007	10/31/2009	$35,193
Biological objectives Monitor status and trends of hatchery summer steel			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Estimate progeny-per-parent productivity of hatchery steelhead and Chinook salmon	Calculate progeny-per-parent productivity of hatchery-reared summer steelhead and Chinook salmon and compare to progeny-per-parent productivity of naturally-reared summer steelhead and Chinook salmon in cooperation with CTUIR. Progeny-per-parent productivity indicates the success of salmonids in producing offspring that survive to reproduce. By comparing progeny-per-parent ratios of naturally- and hatchery-reared salmonids, we can measure the ability of artificial rearing to impart a survival advantage to hatchery-produced salmonids. Progeny-per-parent productivity is calculated by dividing the estimated adult returns from each hatchery brood by the number of adults spawned to produce the brood. Adult returns are estimated by brood year from CWT recoveries using adult age data. Progeny-per-parent productivity from Umatilla Fish Hatchery will be compared to natural production in the Umatilla and other nearby watersheds (Yakima, Tucannon, Imnaha, Minam, and John Day rivers). Umatilla natural production data will be aquired from the Umatilla Natural Production Project (CTUIR).	7/1/2007	10/31/2009	$56,446
Biological objectives Estimate progeny-per-parent productivity of hatche			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Compare life history characteristics of hatchery and natural steelhead	Monitor and assess life history characteristics of hatchery-reared summer steelhead and compare to life history characteristics of naturally-reared summer steelhead in cooperation with CTUIR. Smolt migration timing will be determined for hatchery-produced summer steelhead from juvenile traps operated by the Smolt Outmigration and Survival Project. Migration timing and sex ratios will be compared between hatchery and wild summer steelhead from adult returns to TMFD collected by the Umatilla Fish Passage Operations Project. Ocean residency age structure will be determined by length criteria from returning adults collected at TMFD.	7/1/2007	10/31/2009	$28,999
Biological objectives Compare life history characteristics of hatchery a			Metrics
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Conduct creel surveys for non-tribal Umatilla River recreational fisheries	Quantify effort, catch, and harvest for non-tribal recreational Chinook salmon and summer steelhead fisheries in the Umatilla River. Non-tribal fisheries will be monitored in the Umatilla River from RM 0-3.7 and RM 37-55 to estimate catch and harvest using stratified roving creel surveys. Catch and harvest will be categorized by adult, jack, and subjack for Chinook salmon and hatchery and natural origin for summer steelhead and spring Chinook salmon. Angling effort will be expressed as total number of anglers hours and angler day trips. Catch composition data collected includes sex, length, and external marks. Snouts will be collected from all harvested coded-wire tagged fish. Data will be entered into spreadsheets and analyzed, trends will be assessed through time series analysis, and data will be reported to co-managers and BPA.	11/1/2006	10/31/2009	$248,435
Biological objectives Conduct creel surveys of Umatilla River non-tribal			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Conduct creel surveys for non-tribal Umatilla River recreational fisheries	Quantify effort, catch, and harvest for non-tribal recreational Chinook salmon and summer steelhead fisheries in the Umatilla River. Non-tribal fisheries will be monitored in the Umatilla River from RM 0-3.7 and RM 37-55 to estimate catch and harvest using stratified roving creel surveys. Catch and harvest will be categorized by adult, jack, and subjack for Chinook salmon and hatchery and natural origin for summer steelhead and spring Chinook salmon. Angling effort will be expressed as total number of anglers hours and angler day trips. Catch composition data collected includes sex, length, and external marks. Snouts will be collected from all harvested coded-wire tagged fish. Data will be entered into spreadsheets and analyzed, trends will be assessed through time series analysis, and data will be reported to co-managers and BPA.	11/1/2006	10/31/2009	$49,888
Biological objectives Conduct creel surveys of Umatilla River non-tribal			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Assess whether management actions maximize fishery opportunities	Assess whether management actions maximize non-tribal fishery opportunities under the current co-management agreement while meeting production and population objectives. Creel data will be analyzed to determine if current management maximizes non-tribal recreational fishing opportunities. We will assess whether current fishery objectives and harvest goals are achieved within the constraints co-management objectives. If fishery objectives are not met, we will assess the potential of alternative management actions for adjusting fishery opportunities, including changes in fishing regulations, hatchery production, or rearing and release strategies. By adjusting the amount, distribution, timing, or duration of catch, harvest, or incidental mortality, alternative management might improve fishery opportunities while continuing to meet other management objectives for natural spawning escapement and minimizing negative impacts to natural fish populations.	7/1/2007	10/31/2009	$11,113
Biological objectives Assess whether management actions maximize non-tri			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Develop pre-season run estimates for Umatilla steelhead and Chinook salmon	Develop prediction models for Umatilla River returns to facilitate management of subbasin fisheries in cooperation with co-managers. Estimating adult summer steelhead and Chinook salmon returns to the Umatilla River allows managers and program staff to plan broodstock collection and spawning escapement strategies and subbasin fisheries. Predictions for spring Chinook salmon are based on the previous run year jack escapement to the Umatilla River mouth. Predictions for summer steelhead and fall Chinook salmon are based on same year run predictions past Bonneville Dam. Linear regression models are currently used to estimate run sizes. We will work collaboratively with CTUIR in a team setting to investigate new run prediction methods using retrospective analysis and additional variables, such as ocean condition indices.	6/15/2007	9/30/2009	$42,777
Biological objectives Develop run predictions for Umatilla summer steelh			Metrics
Maintain Fish Health	Monitor fish health	Broodstock survival and disease status of naturally and hatchery-reared summer steelhead and Chinook salmon. Adult salmonids collected for broodstock are held at Umatilla Program Satellite Facilities prior to spawning. The survival of broodstock is monitored by Satellite Facilities Operations and Maintenance Project staff and the incidence of disease is monitored by the ODFW fish health services laboratory in La Grande. A minimum of 60 fish are examined for culturable viruses as per fish health section bluebook methods. All female spring and fall Chinook salmon spawners are assayed for Renibacterium salmoninarum (Rs) antigen by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Family groups are tracked to allow for aggressive BKD management by culling eggs from infected groups. Broodstock survival is reported annually by the Satellite Facilities Operation and Maintenance Project. Juvenile hatchery fish health is monitored through rearing and release. Five fresh-morbid or moribund fish from each raceway are sampled monthly. Health of natural fish is assessed through disease testing on mortalities encountered during smolt outmigrant trapping. Kidneys of Chinook salmon are assayed for Rs, the causative agent of BKD by ELISA as per methodology adopted from Pascho and Mulcahy (1987). Sixty fish from Umatilla Hatchery will be tested annually for Myxobolus cerebralis, the causative agent of Whirling Disease.	11/1/2006	10/31/2009	$303,516
Biological objectives Monitor fish health			Metrics
Coordination	Coordinate with local and regional management and M&E groups	Coordinate with local and regional management groups and integrate information from these groups into assessments of the Umatilla Subbasin fisheries program. The Umatilla Management, Monitoring and Evaluation Oversight Committee (UMMEOC) will meet to coordinate research projects, program operation, staff, and co-management. The UMMEOC is a forum to discuss and implement program performance, research, and adaptive management. We will also share information with regional projects in nearby watersheds including the John Day, Walla Walla, and Grande Ronde subbasins to compare status and trends in fish abundance, productivity, and habitat.	11/1/2006	10/31/2009	$37,572
Biological objectives Monitor fish health			Metrics
Produce/Submit Scientific Findings Report	Produce and publish manuscripts in scientific publications	Produce one manuscript per year on the research results and submit to scientific journals for publication.	11/1/2006	10/31/2009	$171,160
Biological objectives Monitor fish health			Metrics
Produce Annual Report	Annual report production	Produce Umatilla Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation Annual Report An annual report will be prepared that summarizes work conducted annually.	11/1/2006	10/31/2009	$139,876
Biological objectives Monitor fish health			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Manage and administer project	Submit draft scope of work/budget/FY accruals/FY metrics/RPAs	6/1/2007	12/31/2009	$20,971
Biological objectives			Metrics
Produce Status Report	Produce quarterly status reports	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	11/1/2006	8/1/2009	$7,611
Biological objectives			Metrics

Section 8. Budgets

Itemized estimated budget

Item	Note	FY07	FY08	FY09
Personnel	5.51 FTE	$241,091	$253,145	$265,803
Fringe Benefits	[blank]	$122,999	$129,149	$135,606
Supplies	[blank]	$82,806	$85,291	$87,849
Travel	[blank]	$22,495	$23,170	$23,865
Overhead	indirect rate 35.87%	$177,714	$185,658	$193,970
Other	Contract services (tagging/marking)	$26,049	$26,830	$27,635
Other	PIT tags 5,400@$2.06/tag Purchased by BPA	$11,124	$11,124	$11,124
Totals		$684,278	$714,367	$745,852

Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets

Total itemized budget:	$2,144,497
Total work element budget:	$2,144,497

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
Totals		$0	$0	$0

Section 9. Project future

FY 2010 estimated budget: $783,146
FY 2011 estimated budget: $783,146

Comments: [Outyear comment field left blank]

Future O&M costs:

Termination date:
Comments:

Final deliverables:

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]
$572,848	$572,848	$572,848	$1,718,544	Expense	ProvinceExpense	Fund
NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs]
$572,848	$572,848	$572,848	$0		ProvinceExpense
Comments: See decision memo comment

ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable (Qualified)

NPCC comments: This proposal does an excellent job of identifying the problem and providing the technical background. The section on relationship to other projects was particularly helpful, both for understanding this project proposal and the others mentioned. The proponents are to be thanked and congratulated for supplying this vital information despite the limitations of the format of the proposal form. Past history of some efforts is properly glossed over. These have been commented upon in past ISRP reviews. A history of review and adaptation within the program is clearly evident, with continual improvements, reporting, and publication. Success and failures are noted, and a list of adaptive management examples was tabled. Research continues on release strategies, but more work may be required on the issue of acclimatization sites and steelhead residualism, as well as evidence of collaboration on supplementation studies in the basin. The reported results seem to indicate that the hatchery is not contributing to natural fish populations (see Figures 1 and 2). Are there other actions that need to occur besides hatchery releases and their habitat restoration activities to increase abundance? The methods and procedures for collecting data on recovery of marked fish will be done by related projects that are specified. The goal is to obtain full accounting of all artificial production strategies -- a worthy goal. A missing ingredient seems to be designation of responsibility for combining description of both steps, the marking and recovery methods. Since it appears that the present project has the ultimate responsibility for analysis of the objectives specified, are we to assume that the progress report of this project will include both? The ISRP qualifies this fundable recommendation suggesting that this program (Umatilla Program) is too complex to adequately review in an annual process and needs a more intensive review including a site visit, and presentation and discussion of results. Such a site review should be comprehensive enough to include an assessment of program goals and measurable objectives, results to date based on whether the program is leading to increased natural production (preliminary data to date do not show this is happening), design and structure of M&E program, and importance of entire O&M elements. Also, there is need to show how co-manager's programs are working together (or at least in communication).

ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable (Qualified)