FY07-09 proposal 198201302
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Section 1. Administrative
Proposal title | Annual Stock Assessment - Coded Wire Tag Program (ODFW) |
Proposal ID | 198201302 |
Organization | Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) |
Short description | Apply coded-wire tags to production releases of coho and chinook salmon at ODFW Columbia Basin hatcheries for stock assessment of hatchery and wild salmon populations. Evaluate survival, contribution and stray rates of hatchery reared salmon. |
Information transfer | All release and recovery information for coded-wire tagged salmon is reported to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commision and is available on their on-line computer database (http://www.rmis.org). Annual reports providing summaries and analysis of coded-wire tag data for ODFW Columbia Basin hatcheries are available (printed and electronically) from BPA (www.bpa.gov) and ODFW (www.orst.edu/Dept/ODFW/). |
Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
Contacts
Contact | Organization | |
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Form submitter | ||
Mark Lewis | ODFW | mark.lewis@oregonstate.edu |
All assigned contacts | ||
Mark Lewis | ODFW | mark.lewis@oregonstate.edu |
Section 2. Locations
Province / subbasin: Mainstem/Systemwide / Systemwide
Latitude | Longitude | Waterbody | Description |
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45 33 33 | 123 34 06 | Big Creek | Big Creek Hatchery. Fish tagged and released at the hatchery. |
45 24 25 | 122 15 11 | Cedar Creek | Sandy Hatchery. Fish tagging site, released at the hatchery and at Blind Slough. |
45 38 30 | 121 55 33 | Eagle Creek | Cascade Hatchery. Fish tagging site, released in the Umatilla River, at Bonneville Hatchery and at Young’s Bay Net Pens. |
45 40 32 | 121 51 31 | Herman Creek | Oxbow Hatchery. Fish tagging site, released at Clackamas hatchery. |
44 36 45 | 122 56 50 | Marion Creek | Marion Forks Hatchery. Fish tagging site, released at Minto Pond and in Sandy River. |
44 07 00 | 122 37 10 | McKenzie River | McKenzie Hatchery. Fish tagged and released at the hatchery. |
46 03 15 | 123 43 35 | S Fk Klaskanine R. | South Fork Klaskanine (CEDC) Hatchery. Fish tagged and released at the hatchery. |
44 24 57 | 122 40 21 | S Fk Santiam R. | South Santiam Hatchery. Fish tagged and released at the hatchery. |
43 44 37 | 122 26 33 | Salmon Creek | Willamette Hatchery. Fish tagging site. Released at Dexter Ponds, at South Santiam Hatchery, and in Molalla River. |
45 38 00 | 122 57 18 | Tanner Creek | Bonneville Hatchery. Fish tagged and released at the hatchery. |
n.a. | ODFW Clackamas Office. Head lab and office for fish tagging staff. | ||
n.a. | ODFW Corvallis Lab Office for Project Leader |
Section 3. Focal species
primary: Chinook Lower Columbia River ESUprimary: Chinook Upper Willamette River ESU
primary: Coho Lower Columbia River ESU
secondary: Chinook All Populations
secondary: Coho Unspecified Population
Section 4. Past accomplishments
Year | Accomplishments |
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2005 | Tag – 299,500 coho and 754,700 chinook salmon (total = 1,054,200). Collected tags from returning fish (not yet available). % of prod. fish associated with a CWT group and tag codes met 30 recoveries/group criteria (not yet available). |
2004 | Tag – 300,334 coho and 756,657 chinook salmon (total = 1,056,991). Collected tags from returning fish (not yet available). 99% of prod. fish associated with a CWT group. 20 of 23 tag codes met 30 recoveries/group criteria. |
2003 | Tag – 303,233 coho and 756,647 chinook salmon (total = 1,059,880). Collected – 4,910 coho and 1,982 chinook tags from returning fish (total = 6,892). 99% of prod. fish associated with a CWT group. 21 of 22 tag codes met 30 recoveries/group criteria. |
2002 | Tag – 330,150 coho and 702,070 chinook salmon (total = 1,032,220). Collected – 4,529 coho and 2,173 chinook tags from returning fish (total = 6,702). 99% of prod. fish associated with a CWT group. 18 of 23 tag codes met 30 recoveries/group criteria. |
2001 | Tag - 352,575 coho and 659,054 chinook salmon (total = 1,011,629). Collected - 7,033 coho and 1,710 chinook tags from returning fish (total = 8,743). 98% of prod. fish associated with a CWT group. 19 of 24 tag codes met 30 recoveries/group criteria. |
2000 | Tag - 423,169 coho and 621,870 chinook salmon (total = 1,045,039). Collected -3,723 coho and 625 chinook tags from returning fish (total = 4,348). 98% of prod. fish associated with a CWT group. 14 of 26 tag codes met 30 recoveries/group criteria. |
1999 | Tag - 454,332 coho and 549,426 chinook salmon (total = 1,003,758). Collected - 1,390 coho and 439 chinook tags from returning fish (total = 1,829). 97% of prod. fish associated with a CWT group. 15 of 30 tag codes met 30 recoveries/group criteria. |
1998 | Tag - 443,863 coho and 371,683 chinook salmon (total = 815,546). Collected - 977 coho and 255 chinook tags from returning fish (total = 1,232). 100% of prod fish associated with a CWT group. 11 of 20 tag codes met 30 recoveries/group criteria. |
1997 | Tag - 417,350 coho and 370,004 chinook salmon (total = 787,354). Collected - 245 coho and 984 chinook tags from returning fish (total = 1,229). 98% of prod. fish associated with a CWT group. 13 of 27 tag codes met 30 recoveries/group criteria. |
1996 | Tag - 294,933 coho and 547,427 chinook salmon (total = 842,360). Collected - 421 coho and 761 chinook tags from returning fish (total = 1,182). 84% of prod fish associated with a CWT group. 7 of 24 tag codes met 30 recoveries/group criteria. |
1995 | Tag - 279,070 coho and 541,493 chinook salmon (total = 820,563). Collected - 425 coho and 491 chinook tags from returning fish (total = 916). 99% of prod. fish associated with a CWT group. 14 of 27 tag codes met 30 recoveries/group criteria. |
1994 | Tag - 549,571 coho and 1,041,509 chinook salmon (total = 1,591,080). 16 mo. Collected - 1,150 coho and 539 chinook tags from returning fish (total = 1,689). 97% of prod fish assoc with a CWT group. 15 of 41 tag codes met 30 recoveries/grp criteria. |
1993 | Tag - 333,123 coho and 512,077 chinook salmon (total = 845,200). Collected - 873 coho and 538 chinook tags from returning fish (total = 1,411). 99% of prod. fish associated with a CWT group. 7 of 13 tag codes met 30 recoveries/group criteria. |
1992 | Tag - 339,669 coho and 522,124 chinook salmon (total = 861,793). Collected - 2,840 coho and 290 chinook tags from returning fish (total = 3,130). 98% of prod. fish associated with a CWT group. 8 of 14 tag codes met 30 recoveries/group criteria. |
1991 | Tag - 397,572 coho and 725,709 chinook salmon (total = 1,123,281). Collected - 5,285 coho and 43 chinook tags from returning fish (total = 5,328). 92% of prod. fish associated with a CWT group. 14 of 14 tagcodes met 30 recoveries/group criteria. |
1990 | Tag - 379,152 coho and 730,646 chinook salmon (total = 1,109,798). Collected - 338 coho and 1 chinook tags from returning fish (total = 339). 90% of production fish associated with a CWT group. |
Section 5. Relationships to other projects
Funding source | Related ID | Related title | Relationship |
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BPA | 198201300 | Coded-Wire Tag Recovery | Provides sampling of catch and escapement for CWT fish. Compiles CWT recovery data and makes information available in PSMFC on-line database. |
BPA | 198201303 | Coded Wire Tag - USFWS | Complimentary coded-wire tagging project for USFWS hatcheries. |
BPA | 198201304 | Coded Wire Tag - WDFW | Complimentary coded-wire tagging project for WDFW hatcheries. |
Other: Mixed | [no entry] | ODFW - FID Section | The ODFW Fish Identification Section receives funding from a variety of sources (Fed. State, and Local) for coded-wire tagging and recovery of CWT's in Oregon. |
Section 6. Biological objectives
Biological objectives | Full description | Associated subbasin plan | Strategy |
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Harvest Status & Trend Monitoring | This and other Ad+CWT marking contribute to monitoirng of ocean and frreshwater harvest of chinook and coho salmon. | None | Appendix A: RM&E Managment Questions, Information Needs and Cost Sharing Agencies (BPA 11/14/05). |
Hatchery Post-Release Monitoring | This project provides the Ad+CWT marking for the Umatilla Coho hatchery releases. | Umatilla | The Ad+CWT marking of hatchery coho is identified in the draft Umatilla River Coho HGMP Section 10.7 CWT data is also referenced in multiple places in Appendix H of the Umatilla Subbasin Plan. |
Hatchery Post-Release Monitoring | This project, and other funding sources, provide for post-release monitoring of hatchery production through Ad+CWT marking. This will provide a component of the hatchery monitoirng need for implementing, evaluation and adaptive manamgent to meet the subbasin hatchery strategies. | Lower Columbia | Hatchery Strategies H.S2 H.S2 H.S3 Ad+CWT marking is identified in most of the draft HGMPs (Section 10.7) for hatchery programs in this subbasin. |
Hatchery Post-Release Monitoring | This project, and other funding sources, provide for post-release monitoring of hatchery production through Ad+CWT marking. This will provide a component of the hatchery monitoirng need for implementing, evaluation and adaptive manamgent to meet the subbasin hatchery strategies. | Willamette | Conserve and restore biological communities - Improve hatchery management through the funding and implementation of Hatchery-Genetics Management Plans. Ad+CWT marking is identified in most of the draft HGMPs (Section 10.7) for this subbasin. |
Hatchery Status & Trend Monitoring | This and other Ad+CWT marking contribute to post-release monitoirng of hatchery fish (Survival, Harvest, Escapement) and contirbute to determining hatchery/wild ratios of natural spawning grounds through release group specific marking. | None | Appendix A: RM&E Managment Questions, Information Needs and Cost Sharing Agencies (BPA 11/14/05). |
Section 7. Work elements (coming back to this)
Work element name | Work element title | Description | Start date | End date | Est budget |
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Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation | Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation | Coordinate with BPA Environmental Specialist to fulfill NEPA requirements. | 1/1/2007 | 1/31/2009 | $612 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics |
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Manage and Administer Projects | Manage & Administer Project | Perform administrative support for Coded Wire tagging field operations and analysis operations during entire contract performance period. Sponsor may be requested to attend BPA, Council, CBFWA conferences and workshops. | 1/1/2007 | 12/31/2009 | $55,060 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics |
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Produce Annual Report | Annual Report | Produce and provide Annual Report. 1) Prepare summary of coded-wire tag release and recovery information for all Oregon hatcheries in the Columbia Basin by species and brood year (for the last 5 brood years). 2) Prepare summary analysis for each hatchery. The hatchery summary will include an estimate of the survival and contribution for all salmon released from each hatchery, for the last 5 brood years, that were represented by a coded-wire tag release group. | 2/1/2007 | 3/15/2009 | $54,448 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics |
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Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Recover CWTs From Snout Of Fish Tagged | Recover coded-wire tags from snouts of fish tagged in Work Elements Mark & Tag Animals in prior fiscal years and released during 2002 to 2005: (2003 brood coho; 2001 to 2003 brood chinook). | 1/1/2007 | 12/31/2009 | $144,670 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Process est. 3,160 salmon snouts to recover CWTs |
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Mark/Tag Animals | Tag & Release Bright Fall Chinook | Insure all ODFW Columbia Basin hatchery chinook production releases have a representative adipose fin clipped and coded wire tagged (Ad+CWT) group included in the release. | 1/1/2007 | 5/1/2009 | $53,098 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Ad+CWT mark 100,000 CHF |
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Mark/Tag Animals | Tag & Release Coho Salmon | Insure all ODFW Columbia Basin hatchery coho production releases have a representative adipose fin clipped and coded wire tagged (Ad+CWT) group included in the release. | 1/1/2007 | 11/30/2009 | $146,020 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Ad+CWT mark 275,000 Coho |
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Mark/Tag Animals | Tag & Release Spring Chinook | Insure all ODFW Columbia Basin hatchery chinook production releases have a representative adipose fin clipped and coded wire tagged (Ad+CWT) group included in the release. | 1/1/2007 | 9/15/2009 | $191,770 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Ad+CWT mark 360,000 CHS |
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Mark/Tag Animals | Tag & Release Tule Fall Chinook | Insure all ODFW Columbia Basin hatchery chinook production releases have a representative adipose fin clipped and coded wire tagged (Ad+CWT) group included in the release. | 1/1/2007 | 4/15/2009 | $106,199 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Ad+CWT mark 200,000 CHF |
Section 8. Budgets
Itemized estimated budget
Item | Note | FY07 | FY08 | FY09 |
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Personnel | Project Manager | $18,264 | $18,629 | $19,002 |
Personnel | Tagging Supervisor | $11,290 | $11,515 | $11,745 |
Personnel | Head Lab Assistant | $22,932 | $23,391 | $23,859 |
Fringe Benefits | Head Lab Assistant | $11,466 | $11,695 | $11,929 |
Fringe Benefits | Project Manager | $8,219 | $8,383 | $8,551 |
Fringe Benefits | Tagging Supervisor | $5,080 | $5,182 | $5,285 |
Travel | PerDiem (Lodging & Meals) | $3,465 | $3,534 | $3,605 |
Travel | Vehicle Costs | $2,030 | $2,071 | $2,112 |
Supplies | Coded-wire Tags | $74,800 | $76,296 | $77,821 |
Supplies | Tagging Supplies Needles | $187 | $191 | $195 |
Supplies | Tagging Supplies Cutter bars | $8,602 | $8,774 | $8,950 |
Supplies | Tagging Supplies Drive Rollers | $318 | $324 | $331 |
Supplies | Tagging Supplies Anesthetic | $327 | $334 | $340 |
Supplies | Tagging Supplies Disinfectant | $94 | $96 | $98 |
Supplies | Tagging Supplies Misc. | $234 | $239 | $243 |
Supplies | Tagging Equipment Maint. | $524 | $534 | $545 |
Supplies | Tag Recovery Supplies | $395 | $403 | $411 |
Other | Subcontract (Temp. Taggers) | $17,111 | $17,453 | $17,802 |
Overhead | Indirect @ 35.87% | $60,342 | $61,549 | $62,780 |
Totals | $245,680 | $250,593 | $255,604 |
Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets
Total itemized budget: | $751,877 |
Total work element budget: | $751,877 |
Cost sharing
Funding source/org | Item or service provided | FY 07 est value ($) | FY 08 est value ($) | FY 09 est value ($) | Cash or in-kind? | Status |
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Totals | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Section 9. Project future
FY 2010 estimated budget: $260,716 FY 2011 estimated budget: $260,716 |
Comments: Based on a 2% annual increase in costs. |
Future O&M costs: Ongoing project. If Ad+CWT marking component of project was terminated, costs for tag recovery (WE 157), Annual Reports (WE 132) and project managment (WE 119 & 165) would continue for five years, to recover tags from returning adult coho and chinook.
Termination date: Ongoing
Comments: This project funds ongoing basic monitoring. Therefore, at this time there is no anticipated end date. Changes in technology, hatchery production levels, and monitoring and evaluation needs may result in changes in, or elimination of, part or all of this projects work elements.
Final deliverables:
Section 10. Narrative and other documents
Reviews and recommendations
FY07 budget | FY08 budget | FY09 budget | Total budget | Type | Category | Recommendation |
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NPCC FINAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Oct 23, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
$228,775 | $228,775 | $228,775 | $686,325 | Expense | Basinwide | Fund |
NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
$228,775 | $228,775 | $228,775 | $0 | Basinwide |
ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)
Recommendation: Fundable (Qualified)
NPCC comments: This well-written proposal is one of three projects (ODFW, WDFW, USFWS) that coordinates and funds tagging at ten Oregon hatcheries as part of the regional coded wire tagging (CWT) program. An excellent background section, the same as presented in the WDFW proposal, explains the need and utility of the coded-wire tagging program and how it addresses the issues of basin wide stock assessments and the monitoring and evaluation of hatchery production. It contains a very good description of the different fish marking methods. It clearly explains the basic assumptions of CWT marking and directly addresses several questions about CWT raised by the ISRP in its 2000 review. The sponsors provide a useful review of technical and scientific information on the coded-wire tagging program. The 18-year history of the project is well described. A good narrative history of the project describes how project results have been used to modify and improve hatchery operations. It also describes the utility of understanding factors influencing variability in survival. Tables summarize the numbers of fish tagged over the life of the project, results of quality-control checks on tagging, and funding history. The narrative also discusses some of the challenges that have been addressed along the way. Disposition of the data on tagging is described. Overall, the proposal presents a good interpretive explanation of the program and its evolution over time that supplements information provided in the "answering ISRP questions" section. The proposal contains a clear description of the significance of CWT to the region through its contribution to more accurate, complete and accessible data. It describes the wide range of uses for the data produced by the CWT recovery program. It relates the program to the Fish and Wildlife Program and to the BiOp-required Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans. The proposal identifies the other CWT projects to which it is directly related, giving a clear description of how these projects interrelate to form a comprehensive monitoring program. The goal of the CWT Program is to ensure comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of all Columbia Basin Hatchery salmon production. The proposal also describes other agencies that use the data and the management forums that depend on the data for run-size forecasting and harvest allocation. It describes some of the multiple subbasin projects that use the CWT data. The CWT program is a strong collaborative effort. Each coded-wire tag group represents a portion of the total hatchery production for the species. Multiple tag groups at each hatchery represent different production scenarios, such as one portion of the production released at a different time or size than another portion. This specific objective, and the means to achieve it and other marking objectives, may be affected by a new basinwide-marking plan currently under development by the co-managers in the Columbia Basin. Although this plan is currently under development, additional marking and sampling likely will be required. Much of that expanded work will require the use of the CWT coupled with electronic tag detection sampling programs. The proposal makes the point that the ability to meet the project’s overall objective may be affected by changes in the basin-wide marking plan currently being developed by co-managers. In the introduction to the objectives section the proposal makes the point that this is an M&E project whose purpose is to provide information necessary to monitor, evaluate and manage salmon harvest and hatchery programs. By itself, it does not have a biological objective. The section describes how this project contributes to achieving the objectives of the Fish and Wildlife Program and BiOp through many related projects. Still, even though the description is clear, objectives for accomplishing the work this project does in the course of providing this information could have been specified. Later in the "work elements" section four appropriate "overall objectives" are specified. Methods are well described in detail. Error checking is a routine part of the tag application and data collection process. The project is a long-term monitoring and evaluation project focused on providing information for the M&E of a range of other projects and programs. The information will be used to monitor and evaluate progress toward regional biological objectives, and provide the information necessary for adaptive management of salmonid populations and their habitats. The project contains elements of project effectiveness monitoring throughout in tag checking, data error checking, annual evaluations of tagging and recovery, annual evaluation of hatchery practices that lead to recommendations to change. The history and "answers to questions" sections provide additional examples of how this has occurred. There does not seem to be specific evaluation of the CWT marking process itself although otolith checks were used in a past effort. The proponents state "there has been considerable statistical research that now provides guidelines on tagging levels and models for evaluating variability...(several papers cited)...but also say much more statistical work, however, remains to be done." It would be useful to have needed work identified. It would also be useful to know whether there has been any progress in solving the problem of underestimating tag loss (because this is assessed only in the first five days post tagging). Clarifications and adjustments to the proposed methods, objectives, and budgets by the sponsor in consultation with the Council and BPA might be needed given the recent reductions in salmon fisheries where CWT hatchery fish might be recovered. What will be the impact of the 2006 South of Falcon fishery reductions on the integrity of the data? What are the sampling implications of the fishery reductions?
ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)
Recommendation: Fundable (Qualified)
NPCC comments: This well-written proposal is one of three projects (ODFW, WDFW, USFWS) that coordinates and funds tagging at ten Oregon hatcheries as part of the regional coded wire tagging (CWT) program. An excellent background section, the same as presented in the WDFW proposal, explains the need and utility of the coded-wire tagging program and how it addresses the issues of basin wide stock assessments and the monitoring and evaluation of hatchery production. It contains a very good description of the different fish marking methods. It clearly explains the basic assumptions of CWT marking and directly addresses several questions about CWT raised by the ISRP in its 2000 review. The sponsors provide a useful review of technical and scientific information on the coded-wire tagging program. The 18-year history of the project is well described. A good narrative history of the project describes how project results have been used to modify and improve hatchery operations. It also describes the utility of understanding factors influencing variability in survival. Tables summarize the numbers of fish tagged over the life of the project, results of quality-control checks on tagging, and funding history. The narrative also discusses some of the challenges that have been addressed along the way. Disposition of the data on tagging is described. Overall, the proposal presents a good interpretive explanation of the program and its evolution over time that supplements information provided in the "answering ISRP questions" section. The proposal contains a clear description of the significance of CWT to the region through its contribution to more accurate, complete and accessible data. It describes the wide range of uses for the data produced by the CWT recovery program. It relates the program to the Fish and Wildlife Program and to the BiOp-required Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans. The proposal identifies the other CWT projects to which it is directly related, giving a clear description of how these projects interrelate to form a comprehensive monitoring program. The goal of the CWT Program is to ensure comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of all Columbia Basin Hatchery salmon production. The proposal also describes other agencies that use the data and the management forums that depend on the data for run-size forecasting and harvest allocation. It describes some of the multiple subbasin projects that use the CWT data. The CWT program is a strong collaborative effort. Each coded-wire tag group represents a portion of the total hatchery production for the species. Multiple tag groups at each hatchery represent different production scenarios, such as one portion of the production released at a different time or size than another portion. This specific objective, and the means to achieve it and other marking objectives, may be affected by a new basinwide-marking plan currently under development by the co-managers in the Columbia Basin. Although this plan is currently under development, additional marking and sampling likely will be required. Much of that expanded work will require the use of the CWT coupled with electronic tag detection sampling programs. The proposal makes the point that the ability to meet the project’s overall objective may be affected by changes in the basin-wide marking plan currently being developed by co-managers. In the introduction to the objectives section the proposal makes the point that this is an M&E project whose purpose is to provide information necessary to monitor, evaluate and manage salmon harvest and hatchery programs. By itself, it does not have a biological objective. The section describes how this project contributes to achieving the objectives of the Fish and Wildlife Program and BiOp through many related projects. Still, even though the description is clear, objectives for accomplishing the work this project does in the course of providing this information could have been specified. Later in the "work elements" section four appropriate "overall objectives" are specified. Methods are well described in detail. Error checking is a routine part of the tag application and data collection process. The project is a long-term monitoring and evaluation project focused on providing information for the M&E of a range of other projects and programs. The information will be used to monitor and evaluate progress toward regional biological objectives, and provide the information necessary for adaptive management of salmonid populations and their habitats. The project contains elements of project effectiveness monitoring throughout in tag checking, data error checking, annual evaluations of tagging and recovery, annual evaluation of hatchery practices that lead to recommendations to change. The history and "answers to questions" sections provide additional examples of how this has occurred. There does not seem to be specific evaluation of the CWT marking process itself although otolith checks were used in a past effort. The proponents state, "there has been considerable statistical research that now provides guidelines on tagging levels and models for evaluating variability...(several papers cited)...but also say much more statistical work, however, remains to be done." It would be useful to have needed work identified. It would also be useful to know whether there has been any progress in solving the problem of underestimating tag loss (because this is assessed only in the first five days post tagging). Clarifications and adjustments to the proposed methods, objectives, and budgets by the sponsor in consultation with the Council and BPA might be needed given the recent reductions in salmon fisheries where CWT hatchery fish might be recovered. What will be the impact of the 2006 South of Falcon fishery reductions on the integrity of the data? What are the sampling implications of the fishery reductions?