FY 2003 Mainstem/Systemwide proposal 200311000

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
35061 Narrative	Narrative
35061 Sponsor Response to the ISRP	Response
Sturgeon Overview	Powerpoint Presentation

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Prophylactic Treatments for White Sturgeon Infected with the White Sturgeon Iridovirus (WSIV)
Proposal ID	200311000
Organization	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Dr. Peter W. Taylor
Mailing address	1440 Abernathy Creek Rd Longview, WA 98632
Phone / email	3604256072 / pete_taylor@fws.gov
Manager authorizing this project	Carl Burger
Review cycle	Mainstem/Systemwide
Province / Subbasin	Mainstem/Systemwide /
Short description	This project looks at a number of different prophylactic treatments targeting secondary pathogens found in outbreaks of the White Sturgeon Iridovirus in order to minimize total mortalities.
Target species	white sturgeon

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
46.22	-123.1375	Abernathy Fish Technology Center

Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA
175
184

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agency	Action #	BiOp Agency	Description

Section 2. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishment
1998	Completed a pilot study on the distribution of fish pathogens in hatchery environments
2001	Developed a nested PCR for the detection of three fish pathogens, manuscript in press.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
-8650	White sturgeon mitigation and restoration in the Columbia and Snake Rivers.	This project will supply fertilized eggs and will be a primary beneficiary of data on prophylactic treatments for WSIV and may be able to participate in second-year field trials
198806400	Kootenai River White Sturgeon Studies and Conservation Aquaculture	This project will be a primary beneficiary of data on prophylactic treatments and may be able to participate in second-year field trials.

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design 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 Planning and Design phase

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2003 cost
1.Installation of test tanks	a. tank purchase (24 tanks)	0.1	$7,200
	b. installation	0.1	$2,000
2. Installation of sterile room for tissue culture work	a. wiring b. surfacing walls	0.1	$2,500

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
1. Evaluate treatments	a. purchase of fry	0.1	$3,000
	b. feeding and maintenance	1.0	$21,992
	c. apply treatments	1.0	$10,997
	d. confirm cause of mortalities	1.0	$21,992

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
1. Evaluate treatmens	2004	2005	$57,980

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

FY 2004
$57,980

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2003 cost
Personnel	FTE: 1.0, GS-5 Lab technician	$25,525
Fringe		$8,940
Supplies	laminar hood for sterile room(8,000.00)	$18,000
Travel		$2,000
Indirect		$15,216
		$69,681

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2003 cost	$69,681
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2003 budget request	$69,681
FY 2003 forecast from 2002	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
USFWS	0.3 FTE, GS-12, microbiologist	$21,166	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:
Do not fund - no response required

Date:
Aug 2, 2002

Comment:

Not Fundable. The proposal was inadequate. This is a very short proposal to do routine screening of prophylactics for their efficacy in treating secondary bacterial and fungal infections of white sturgeon undergoing effects of a viral infection. Such checking of prophylactics doesn't seem to be cutting edge research. The prophylactics are commonly used on other fish for similar infections. No literature documentation is provided for this common practice.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Do Not Fund

Date:
Oct 24, 2002

Comment:

see review for Proposal 35059

REVIEW:
ISRP Final Review (ISRP 2002-14)

Recommendation:
Do Not Fund

Date:
Nov 5, 2002

Comment:

Do Not Fund; agree with CBFWA. The proposal is inadequate. This is a very short proposal to do routine screening of prophylactics for their efficacy in treating secondary bacterial and fungal infections of white sturgeon undergoing effects of a viral infection. Such checking of prophylactics doesn't seem to be cutting edge research. The prophylactics are commonly used on other fish for similar infections. No literature documentation is provided for this common practice.

REVIEW:
NMFS Review

Recommendation:

Date:
Jan 21, 2003

Comment:

Statement of Potential Biological Benefit

Comments
Not Reviewed

Already ESA Required?

Biop?
No

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Do Not Fund (Tier 3)

Date:
Jun 11, 2003

Comment:

Category:
3. Other projects not recommended by staff

Comments: