Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Nutritional Status of Columbia River White Sturgeon |
| Proposal ID | 9150 |
| Organization | Oregon State University, Department of Food Science and Technology (OSU) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | Jan M. Spitsbergen |
| Mailing address | Weigland Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 |
| Phone / email | 5417375055 / spitsbej@ucs.orst.edu |
| Manager authorizing this project | |
| Review cycle | FY 1999 |
| Province / Subbasin | Lower Columbia / Lower Columbia Mainstem, Lower Mid-Columbia Mainst |
| Short description | Investigate the possible role of nutritional factors in reproductive dysfunction and early life stage mortality problems limiting recruitment to white sturgeon populations in the Columbia River above Bonneville Dam. |
| Target species | |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
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Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
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Section 2. Past accomplishments
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|
| 8605000 |
White Sturgeon Productivity Status and Habitat Requirements |
Source of young of year sturgeon |
Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 1999 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase
Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 1999 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 1999 cost | Subcontractor |
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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 1999 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 1999 cost |
|---|
| Personnel |
Technician, 25% effort, PI, 25% effort |
$21,907 |
| Fringe |
|
$8,701 |
| Supplies |
For analyses of Se, I, thiamine, vitamin E; preparation of histology slides |
$42,450 |
| Operating |
|
$11,821 |
| Travel |
For sample collection - 10 days x $100/d |
$1,000 |
| Indirect |
42.5% |
$31,815 |
| Subcontractor |
|
$0 |
| Other |
Publication costs, 1 manuscript |
$800 |
| $118,494 |
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 1999 cost | $118,494 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 1999 budget request | $118,494 |
| FY 1999 forecast from 1998 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|
Other budget explanation
Schedule Constraints: Difficulty obtaining sufficient numbers of early life stages, young of the year or yearling juvenile sturgeon at all sites for nutritional analysis during the initial year may cause delays of some of those analyses until subsequent years.
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Recommendation:
Date:
May 13, 1998
Comment:
Criteria 1: Technical Criteria - Incomplete: The basic premise of the proposal is that there may be differences in the nutritional status between sturgeon below the impoundments and those confined above. However, the proposal does not clearly establish the link between impoundment and the parameters they propose to study - deficiencies in iodine and selenium.
Criteria 2: Objectives Criteria - Incomplete: The proposal uses information from domestic vertebrates and other species of fish, but does not adequately demonstrate with sufficient evidence the likelihood of demonstrating nutritional deficiencies.
Criteria 3: Milestones Criteria - Yes
Criteria 4: Resources Criteria - Yes
Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
May 13, 1998
Comment:
See 9801001
Recommendation:
Adequate
Date:
Jun 18, 1998
Comment:
Notwithstanding the adequate evaluation, ISRP reviewers note a major shortcoming is that the study does not describe the relationship between nutrient availability and salmonid carcasses, nor does it compare hatchery and wild fish. The reviewers also note that laboratory results with young fish may not readily transfer to field situations.