FY 2002 Columbia Plateau proposal 200203100

Section 1. General administrative information
Section 2. Past accomplishments
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
Section 4. Budgets for planning/design phase
Section 5. Budgets for construction/implementation phase
Section 6. Budgets for operations/maintenance phase
Section 7. Budgets for monitoring/evaluation phase
Section 8. Budget summary

Reviews and Recommendations

Additional documents

Title	Type
25062 Narrative	Narrative
25062 Sponsor Response to the ISRP	Response
25062 Powerpoint Presentation	Powerpoint Presentation
Columbia Plateau: Yakima Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map
Columbia Plateau: Yakima Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map
Letter from B. Brown (NMFS) to D. Marker (NPCC) RE: Correction to NMFS Review of Project Proposal 25062	NMFS Comments
Letter from R. Sando (CBFWA) to F. Cassidy (NPCC) RE: Funding recommendation for project 25062	CBFWA Review Recommendations

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Growth Rate Modulation in Spring Chinook Salmon Supplementation
Proposal ID	200203100
Organization	National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, DOC (NMFS)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Walton Dickhoff
Mailing address	2725 Montlake Blvd. East Seattle, WA 98112-2097
Phone / email	2068603234 / walton.w.dickhoff@noaa.gov
Manager authorizing this project	Robert N. Iwamoto
Review cycle	Columbia Plateau
Province / Subbasin	Columbia Plateau / Yakima
Short description	Develop hatchery rearing protocols to reduce excessive production of early maturing male chinook salmon, improve smolt-to-adult survival and reduce negative ecological impacts of hatchery fish on wild fish.
Target species	Spring Chinook Salmon

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
47.182	-120.9798	Cle Elum Hatchery

Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agency	Action #	BiOp Agency	Description
NMFS	Action 184	NMFS	The Action Agencies and NMFS shall work within regional prioritization and congressional appropriation processes to establish and provide the appropriate level of FCRPS funding for a hatchery research, monitoring, and evaluation program consisting of studies to determine whether hatchery reforms reduce the risk of extinction for Columbia River basin salmonids and whether conservation hatcheries contribute to recovery.
NMFS/BPA	Action 184	NMFS	The Action Agencies and NMFS shall work within regional prioritization and congressional appropriation processes to establish and provide the appropriate level of FCRPS funding for a hatchery research, monitoring, and evaluation program consisting of studies to determine whether hatchery reforms reduce the risk of extinction for Columbia River basin salmonids and whether conservation hatcheries contribute to recovery.

Section 2. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishment
1997	Described the underlying physiological connection between growth rate and development of smolts: Dickhoff, et al, 1997. The role of growth in the endocrine regulation of salmon smoltification, Fish Physiol. Biochem. 17:231-236.
1998	Found that high growth rate of smolts promotes rapid downstream migration Beckman, et al. 1998. Relation of fish size and growth rate to migration of spring chinook salmon smolts. N. American J. Fish. Management 18:537-546.
1998	Demonstrated that manipulating growth rate of salmon juveniles affects the season of smolting. Beckman andDickhoff. 1998. Plasticity of smolting in spring chinook salmon: relation to growth and insulin-like growth factor-I. J. Fish Biol. 53:808-826.
1998	Described the effects of growth rate and body fat levels on early maturation of male salmon: Silverstein et al. 1998. The effects of growth and fatness on sexual development of chinook salmon parr. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 55:2376-2382.
1999	Found significant correlation between growth rate of juvenile salmon during smoltification and smolt-to-adult survival. Indicating that hatcheries should promote high growth rate during smolting: Beckman, et al. 1999. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 128:112
2000	Characterized the growth and physiology of wild juvenile spring chinook salmon rearing in the Yakima River: Beckman, et al 2000. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 129:727-753.
2000	Provided a review of ecological and behavioral impacts of hatchery fish on abundance of wild salmon populations: Flagg, et al. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC-41.
2001	Confirmed the high incidence (50%) of early maturing (one-year old) male spring chinook salmon in Cle Elum hatchery production.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
199200220	Physiological assessment and behavioral interaction of wild and hatchery spring chinook salmon.	The project identified differences in wild and hatchery fish, which leads to the new proposed work. Project is complete except for final data anaylsis and publication.
199506325	Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Monitoring and Evaluation	This project supports the Yakima Spring Chinook salmon supplementation program (Cle Elum Hatchery). Our research should improve the success of this state-of-the-art salmon enhancement program.

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor
Objective 3. Experimental control of precocious maturation by growth rate modulation.	a. Purchase rearing tanks	0.1	$9,552
Objective 3.	b. Install rearing tanks	0.2	$22,242

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
			$0

Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor
Objective 1. Estimate incidence of precocious maturation and maturational physiology in wild Yakima River spring chinook salmon.	a. Sample wild fish	3	$12,401
Objective 1.	b. Laboratory analysis	3	$24,524	Yes
Objective 1.	c. Data analysis	3	$18,003
Objective 2. Estimate incidence of maturation in the Yakima Hatchery	a. Sample fish	3	$6,302
Objective 2.	b. Laboratory analysis	3	$12,863	Yes
Objective 2.	c. Data analysis	3	$9,905
Objective 3. Experimental control of precocious maturati on by growth rate modulation.	a. Sample fish	5	$43,015
Objective 3.	b. Laboratory analysis	5	$87,236	Yes
Objective 3.	c. Data analysis	5	$99,045

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
Objective 1. Estimate incidence of precocious maturation and maturational physiology in wild Yakima River spring chinook salmon.	2002	2004	$171,463
Objective 2. Estimate incidence of maturation in the Yakima Hatchery	2002	2004	$90,745
Objective 3. Experimental control of precocious maturati on by growth rate modulation.	2002	2006	$1,373,484

Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase

FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006
$325,826	$338,859	$322,409	$335,305

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2002 cost
Personnel	FTE: 2	$79,891
Fringe		$38,557
Supplies		$32,307
Travel		$11,492
Indirect		$58,218
Capital		$0
NEPA		$0
PIT tags		$0
Subcontractor		$124,623
Other		$0
		$345,088

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2002 cost	$345,088
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2002 budget request	$345,088
FY 2002 forecast from 2001	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.

REVIEW:
ISRP Preliminary Review (ISRP 2001-6)

Recommendation:
Fundable only if response is adequate

Date:
Jun 15, 2001

Comment:

Fundable following clarification of funding request, excellent proposal with a refreshing presentation of supporting data and experimental design.

This is important work that also appears well supported by the Yakama Nation. This project is to examine early maturation of males - precocious males, mini-jacks. Fast growth is likely increasing time of maturation. They are looking into the link between high growth rate in autumn to early maturation. The goal is to develop a template for low maturation rate. If successful, they hope the Yakama Nation will do full production tests.

There is a need, however, to clarify the budget of this program. Funding requests are only detailed for FY02 and no future funding is noted. The proposal though refers to a 5-year program. Costs for the purchase of 16 2-m circular tanks seem inadequate and must also cover costs of water delivery and overhead cover.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
High Priority

Date:
Aug 3, 2001

Comment:

Use of previous data from spring chinook facilities in the basin and coordination with those production facilities should provide opportunities for cost savings for this project.

REVIEW:
ISRP Final Review (ISRP 2001-8)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Aug 10, 2001

Comment:

Fundable for three years. Future funding contingent upon reporting of results. The response provided outyear budget information, thus addressing the one concern in the review. This is an excellent proposal with a refreshing presentation of supporting data and experimental design. This is important work that also appears well supported by the Yakama Nation. This project is to examine early maturation of males - precocious males, mini-jacks. Fast growth is likely decreasing the time to maturation. They are looking into the link between high growth rate in autumn to early maturation. The goal is to develop a template for rearing conditions conducive to slower maturation rate. If successful, they hope the Yakama Nation will do full production tests.

REVIEW:
NMFS Review

Recommendation:

Date:
Oct 1, 2001

Comment:

Statement of Potential Biological Benefit to ESU
Project will investigate potential negative impacts of hatchery practices/releases on wild populations of chinook in the Yakima subbasin by conducting a rigorous experimental evaluation of growth rate modulation. Reducing uncertainty surrounding the effects of hatchery practices on wild populations will allow more effective recovery planning. Results from this study may be applicable to other ESUs as well.

Comments
Well-designed research project; already underway; providing important information that will be applicable to listed ESUs. Already required by hatchery BiOp.

Already ESA Req? yes

Biop? no

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Rank A

Date:
Oct 16, 2001

Comment:

No cost-share. This proposal develops hatchery-rearing protocols to reduce excessive production of early maturing male chinook salmon, improve smolt-to-adult survival and reduce negative ecological impacts of hatchery fish on wild fish. This proposal addresses a critical uncertainty and the results should be applicable basin-wide. No out-year costs are identified.

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Jan 3, 2002

Comment:

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Decision

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Mar 6, 2002

Comment:

BPA intends to fund. This proposal develops hatchery-rearing protocols to reduce excessive production of early maturing male chinook salmon, improve smolt-to-adult survival and reduce negative ecological impacts of hatchery fish on wild fish. This proposal addresses a critical uncertainty and the results should be applicable basin-wide. No out-year costs are identified. Meets RPA - 184.

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:

Will still be fish in raceways in part of 05, so project would continue into that year. 05 cost increases are labor costs. Low accruals could be federal billing issue. BPA funded project, not Council recommended.

REVIEW:
Project Sponsor Request for FY04-05

Recommendation:

Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:

FY 05 support needed to continue studies initiated in FY 04.

REVIEW:
NW Power and Conservation Council's FY 2006 Project Funding Review

Funding category:
expense

Date:
May 2005

FY05 NPCC start of year:	FY06 NPCC staff preliminary:	FY06 NPCC July draft start of year:
$338,859	$0	$0

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website