FY 2000 proposal 20016

Additional documents

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20016 Narrative Narrative
20016 Sponsor Response to the ISRP Response

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleSnake River Steelhead Hooking Mortality Study
Proposal ID20016
OrganizationWashington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameSteve Martin
Mailing address401 S. Cottonwood Dayton, WA 99328
Phone / email5093821710 / martiny@wwics.com
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 2000
Province / SubbasinColumbia Plateau / Snake Lower
Short descriptionUtilizing hatchery steelhead trout and two unique research methods, assess hooking mortality of wild Snake River steelhead trout.
Target speciesSnake River Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
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Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Hatchery Steelhead Production potentially affecting mortality of wild Snake River steelhead
9801003 Spawning Distribution of Fall Chinook Salmon Released as Sub-yearlings Abov Remote receivers in the vicinity of the Grande Ronde River will detect radio tagged steelhead and project manager will provide data downloads to us.
Adult Chinook Salmon Radio Telemetry in the Snake River Basin. University Remote receivers in the vicinity of the Grande Ronde River will detect radio tagged steelhead and project manager will provide data downloads to us.
WY-KAN-USH-MI-WA-KISH-WIT: The Columbia River Anadromous Fish Restoration Hatchery Steelhead Production potentially affecting mortality of wild Snake River steelhead.

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 2000 cost
Personnel Fish Bio 2, 6 months. Tech 1, 3 months. (Project Manager 0.1 FTE, Principal Investigator 0.2 FTE) $43,500
Fringe 28.5% of Personnel Costs $13,398
Supplies 50 radio transmitters (@ $200), waders, rain gear, thermographs $15,000
Capital radio receiver ($15,000), one raft and trailer ($7,000), computer and printer ($3,000) $25,000
Travel 500 miles/week @ $0.34 x 20 weeks $3,400
Indirect 22.5% (excludes capitol equipment) $16,942
$117,240
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2000 cost$117,240
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2000 budget request$117,240
FY 2000 forecast from 1999$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
WDFW Used Vehicle $5,864 unknown
Various steelhead fishing clubs Angling $11,724 unknown
WDFW LSRCP Creel data $5,864 unknown
Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: Inability to capture adult steelhead in the Grande Ronde in September will result in re-scheduling that activity until October. The Dayton acclimation pond has an existing water right from the Washington State Department of Ecology for 6 c.f.s from January 1 through June 1 annually. Bill Neve, water master Walla Walla, has stated that a term permit for non-consumptive use of 6 c.f.s. can be issued if the NMFS is supports the project.


Reviews and recommendations

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

Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Jun 15, 1999

Comment:

Recommendation: Do not fund. The study design is not scientifically adequate, and would not result in useful information.

Comments: This is a new proposal that has the goal to determine if fall season hooking mortality of wild Snake River steelhead is significant. The approach would be to collect, via hook and line, 50 adult steelhead in the Grande Ronde River, which then would be radio tagged. The proposed methodology has critical deficiencies. For example, is the proposed sample of 50 fish enough to make credible conclusions? Second, reviewers questioned the assumption that radiotagging will not affect the survival of the sample fish, and this also becomes a problem of small sample statistics, which almost certainly will not provide precise results or endure statistical review. Finally, the assumption that "Hooking mortality rates for adult hatchery summer steelhead are the same as for naturally produced adult summer steelhead …" seems very much open to question and was also questioned in the CBFWA evaluation. This proposal poses significant cost and effort to indirectly assess mortality by radiotracking and by releasing hatchery fish into a pond after capture. A significantly scaled-down project to play a small number of fish at 70 degrees and hold them at an established operating hatchery might be worthwhile if there is supporting evidence that there is a problem with the 1,000 – odd fish caught in September in the Tucannon and Grande Ronde

Overall, reviewers conclude that the proposed project is poorly conceived, and does not represent sound science. The proposers neglected to reference several published studies that examined hooking mortality of steelhead, Atlantic salmon, and other species. Those studies (e.g., Reingold 1975 Trans Am Fish Soc; Pettit 1977 TAFS; Hooten 1987 Proc. Catch & Release Symposium, Arcata CA) documented a single capture mortality of about 5% and found no indication that catch-and-release affected fish behavior or homing.


Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:


Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Technical Criteria 1: Met? yes - Effects on hatchery fish = effects on wild? - questionable

Programmatic Criteria 2: Met? No - Achievable results limited to hatchery

Milestone Criteria 3: Met? No - Objectives are actually tasks

Resource Criteria 4: Met? Yes -


Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000

Comment:

[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting];