FY 2003 Mainstem/Systemwide proposal 200306600

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
35003 Narrative	Narrative
35003 Powerpoint Presentation	Powerpoint Presentation
35003 Sponsor Response to the ISRP	Response

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Vitality based studies of Delayed Mortality
Proposal ID	200306600
Organization	University of Washington (UW)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	James J. Anderson
Mailing address	1325 - 4th Ave., Suite 1820 Seattle, WA 98101
Phone / email	2065434772 / jim@cbr.washington.edu
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycle	Mainstem/Systemwide
Province / Subbasin	Mainstem/Systemwide /
Short description	Based on the vitality survival model we will develop and deploy a field procedure to evaluate the contributions of freshwater events on delayed and extra mortality.
Target species

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description

Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA
186
187
189
195:

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agency	Action #	BiOp Agency	Description
NMFS	Action 186	NMFS	The Action Agencies and NMFS shall work within the annual planning and congressional appropriation processes to establish and provide the appropriate level of FCRPS funding for comparative evaluations of the behavior and survival of transported and downstream migrants to determine whether causes of D can be identified for the reach between Bonneville Dam and the mouth of the Columbia River.
NMFS	Action 187	NMFS	The Action Agencies and NMFS shall work within the annual planning and congressional appropriation processes to establish and provide the appropriate level of FCRPS funding for studies and analyses to evaluate relationships between ocean entry timing and SARs for transported and downstream migrants.

Section 2. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishment
2000	"A vitality based model relating stressors and environmental properties to organism survival" published in Ecological Monographs 70(3) 117-142.
2001	Analysis demonstrating posible relationship between challenge experiments and SAR
2002	Masters student laboratory studies demonstrating growth rate relating to vitality survival studies on stress
2002	Participated in establishing the Delayed Mortality Working Group

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
199302900	Survival Estimates for the Passage of Juvenile Salmonids Through Snake and Columbia River Dams and Reservoirs - National Marine Fisheries Service	The project will provide a way to characterize effects of stress on mainstem passage of juveniles and a method to relate the stress to SAR.
199102900	Understand the Effects of Summer Flow Augmentation on the Migrating Behavior and Survival of Juvenile Fall Chinook Salmon Migrating through Lower Granite Reservoir -U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	The project will provide a method to determine the effect of fish condition the fall chinook survival studies.
199602000	Comparative Survival Rate Study (CSS) of Hatchery PIT Tagged Chinook & Comparative Survival Study - Oversight Committee Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission	The project will provide a method to determine the effect of fish condition the survival of hatchery fish in the CSS.

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2003 cost
1. Delayed mortality studies	2003-2005	$41,436
2. Multiple-stressors	2003-2005	$29,005
3. Extra mortality studies	2003-2005	$53,867
4. Challenge experiment protocols	2003-2007	$53,867
5. Vitality Test Chambers	2003-2007	$29,005

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
1. Delayed mortality studies	2004	2005	$58,441
2. Multiple-stressors	2004	2005	$52,453
3. Extra mortality studies	2004	2005	$31,217
4. Challenge experiment protocols	2004	2007	$212,163
5. Vitality Test Chambers	2004	2007	$218,907
6. Field validation	2005	2007	$280,277

Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007
$200,375	$195,103	$224,180	$233,800

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2003 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2003 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 2003 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 2003 cost
Personnel	FTE: 33% faculty, 100% postdoc, 58% gradstud, 4% computer support, 8% admin, 16% scientist	$108,446
Fringe	Different rates applied according to UW benefit rates for faculty and staff categories.	$21,453
Supplies	Books, journals, misc. computer supplies	$5,000
Travel	Trips to regional meetings & conferences	$4,000
Indirect	26% (excluding student fees, equip, office lease)	$36,993
Capital	None.	$0
Other	Services, lease, and tuition fees	$31,288
		$207,180

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2003 cost	$207,180
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2003 budget request	$207,180
FY 2003 forecast from 2002	$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 2002-13)

Recommendation:
Fundable only if response is adequate

Date:
Aug 2, 2002

Comment:

Generally fundable, but a response is needed. The project is designed to characterize the factors contributing to delayed and extra mortality. The technical background is addressed well with references and links to other work. The problem of identifying and solving delayed and extra mortality problems is complex due a variety of mechanisms through which mortality may operate. The proposed research is designed to study these mechanisms through theory, laboratory studies and field studies. The study could be valuable in helping to resolve these complex issues.

A response is needed to clarify some issues. Is it possible to evaluate this theory with existing or anticipated data from the CSS? That is, can the model be validated based on existing data?

Would it be possible to revise the proposal to incorporate data from project #35047 that includes fish released at Lower Granite? This collaboration would allow this project to compare the survival and SARs for the two groups: those released at Lower Granite and those released at McNary.

Action Agency/NMFS RME Group Comments:

OCEAN AND ESTUARY SUBGROUP -- The following ongoing projects are, or would, contribute to the delayed and extra mortality issues. Before funding this proposal a complete integration should be made with the COE's work, Carl Schreck, OSU, and with the ongoing NMFS and Dept. of Fisheries Oceans Canada project 1998-014 (now a separate proposal 30010), and the acoustic projects proposed in this RM&E section as 35046 and 35047, and the estuary as 30007.

ISRP Remarks on RME Group Comments:

The ISRP and RME Workgroup concur that an exploration of connections with other projects would be beneficial.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Recommended Action

Date:
Oct 24, 2002

Comment:

A good portion of this project is being performed through other projects.

REVIEW:
ISRP Final Review (ISRP 2002-14)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Nov 5, 2002

Comment:

Fundable, but at low priority. Agree with CBFWA "Recommended Action". The project is designed to characterize the factors contributing to delayed and extra mortality. The technical background is addressed well with references and links to other work. The problem of identifying and solving delayed and extra mortality problems is complex due a variety of mechanisms through which mortality may operate. The proposed research is designed to study these mechanisms through theory, laboratory studies, and field studies. The study could be valuable in helping to resolve these complex issues. However, as noted elsewhere in this report (project 35047) the estimation of extra mortality would be better addressed with direct data on survival collected in the river.

The sponsor made a substantial and successful effort to address the ISRP comments. The response demonstrates that the project sponsor has explored connections with other projects and made definite plans to integrate this work with other projects. The sponsor has been instrumental in encouraging the several people working on delayed mortality questions to meet in a workshop. The workshop proceedings are enlightening. We encourage continued exploration of opportunities for integration with other projects.

REVIEW:
NMFS Review

Recommendation:

Date:
Jan 21, 2003

Comment:

Statement of Potential Biological Benefit
Indirect. Modeling and lab experiments to test specific applications of a Vitality Test Chamber which may be able to quantify the effect of dam passage routes on SAR, the seasonal variation in transportation differential delayed mortality, hatchery effectiveness, and optimal hatchery rearing conditions.

Comments
Possibly redundant to other studies. This proposal, if funded, should be completely integrated with the COE's work and the work of others.

Already ESA Required?
No

Biop?
Yes

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Do Not Fund (Tier 3)

Date:
Jun 11, 2003

Comment:

Category:
3. Other projects not recommended by staff

Comments: