FY 1999 proposal 198740100

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Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleAssess Smolt Condition for Travel Time Analysis: Physiology,Health Survival
Proposal ID198740100
OrganizationU.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Columbia River Research Laboratory (USGS)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameRobin M. Schrock and Alec G. Maule
Mailing addressCol. R Research Lab, USGS, Biological Resources Div. 5501A Cook-Underwood Cook, WA 98605
Phone / email5095382299 / Robin_Schrock@usgs.gov
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 1999
Province / SubbasinMainstem / Mainstem
Short descriptionInvestigate effects of rearing & river conditions on migration & smolt-to-adult survival in salmon & steelhead, maintain database, develop non-invasive methods to assess smoltification, provide technical assistance to fishery agencies.
Target speciesSnake River and Columbia River wild and hatchery juvenile salmonid migrants including run-at-large chinook, coho, and sockeye salmon and steelhead. Specific stock locations include: Snake River steelhead; Snake River fall chinook; Wenatchee River steelhead; Elochoman coho; Cowlitz River spring chinook, coho and steelhead; Tucannon River spring chinook; Lyons Ferry fall chinook; Wind River steelhead.
Project location
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Section 2. Past accomplishments

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Section 3. Relationships to other projects

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Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

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Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

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Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

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Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

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Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 1999 cost
Personnel $115,000
Fringe $34,500
Supplies $5,000
Capital $5,000
Travel $3,000
Indirect $63,650
Subcontractor $0
Other $5,000
$231,150
Total estimated budget
Total FY 1999 cost$231,150
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 1999 budget request$231,150
FY 1999 forecast from 1998$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: Project objective 1 is updated annually based on the concerns and requests of Columbia basin fish managers and their needs. Objective 2 carries over annually and provides the long term evaluation needed to develop new management goals based on past experience. Objectives that outline tasks specific to method development (3) or evaluate particular life history stages such as rearing, are designed as single year projects (4), with the replication necessary for anadromous species generally provided by three years of release data, and should include some provision for monitoring and evaluation of adult returns.


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 - Yes

Criteria 2: Objectives Criteria - Yes

Criteria 3: Milestones Criteria - Yes

Criteria 4: Resources Criteria - Yes:


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
May 13, 1998

Comment:


Recommendation:
Adequate
Date:
Jun 18, 1998

Comment:

Notwithstanding their overall evaluation, ISRP reviewers note their belief that time-travel analysis is outdated and that the title of the proposal does not seem to fit the objectives and tasks proposed. Documentation of the need for continuing consultation on interagency, cooperative projects should be strengthened. This project seems to be headed into a long-term monitoring program. The review team asks if this is the best location for maintaining a long-term database and if the data are available via Streamnet.