| Proposal title | Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon Studies (Umbrella Proposal) |
| Proposal ID | 20541 |
| Organization | Nez Perce Tribe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey-Biological Resources Division, National Marine Fisheries Service (NPT/USFWS/USGS) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | Stephen J. Rocklage |
| Mailing address | 3404 Highway 12 Orofino, ID 83544 |
| Phone / email | 2084763626 / stever@nezperce.org |
| Manager authorizing this project | |
| Review cycle | FY 2000 |
| Province / Subbasin | Columbia Plateau / Snake Lower |
| Short description | Implement Tribal and Federal Snake River fall chinook recovery plans by assessment and M&E of attributes and survival of natural juveniles, Lyons Ferry Hatchery yearlings and subyearlings, and returning adult Snake River fall chinook. |
| Target species | Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) |
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|
| 8335000 |
Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery |
Hatchery supplementation program to assist in the recovery of fall chinook in the Clearwater R. Subbasin. |
| 9406900 |
A Spawning Habitat Model to Aid Recovery Plans for Snake River Fall Chinook |
Investigates interactions influencing Columbia and Snake River spawning site selection to predict spawning habitat and improved production estimates for Snake River fall chinook. |
| 9401806 |
Enhance Habitat for Spring & Fall Chinook, Summer Steelhead, and Bull Trout |
Restore, protect, and enhance fish habitat, riparian, and upland areas along the Tucannon River, a tributary of the Lower Snake River. |
| 9401807 |
Enhance Habitat for Fall Chinook, Steelhead, and Bull Trout |
Enhance fish habitat along Pataha Creek, a tributary of the Tucannon (and Snake) River. |
| 9603301 |
Supplement and Enhance the Two Existing Stocks of Yakima River Fall Chinook |
Tests new supplementation techniques to increase natural production while maintaining genetic fitness to provide critical knowledge to resource managers throughout the Columbia River Basin. |
| 8805301 |
Northeast Oregon Hatchery |
Will provide hatchery supplementation program to assist in the recovery of fall chinook in the Grande Ronde and Imnaha sub-basins. |
| 9801005 |
Pittsburg Ldg., Capt. John Rapid, & Big Canyon Fall Chinook Acclimation Fac |
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| 9801004 |
M&E of Yearling Snake R. Fall Chinook Released Upstream of L. Granite Dam |
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| 9801003 |
Monitor and Evaluate Spawning Distribution of Snake R. Fall Chinook Salmon |
|
| 9403400 |
Assessing Summer and Fall Chinook Restoration in the Snake River Basin |
|
| 9302900 |
Survival Estimates for Passage of Juv. Salmonids Through Dams and Reservoir |
|
| 20541 |
Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon Studies |
|
| 20149 |
Develop Research Priorities For Fall Chinook In The Columbia River Basin |
|
| 9102900 |
Life History and Survival of Fall Chinook Salmon in the Columbia R. Basin |
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Schedule Constraints: 9102900: Environmental concerns such as floods; difficulty in obtaining hatchery fish.
9302900: Delays in installation of PIT tag interrogation systems at dams; availability of fish for PIT tagging due to low number or allocation to other uses.
9403400: Availability of Lyons Ferry subyearlings, environmental concerns such as turbidity for aerial redd counts
9801003: Low adult return rates, environmental concerns in field
9801004: Availability of Lyons Ferry yearlings; weather concerns for field activities
9801005: Availability of Lyons Ferry yearlings
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Comments:
This is an umbrella proposal for seven ongoing hatchery supplementation projects situated in the Lower Snake River. This proposal describes the history of the component projects, and their contribution to an overall restoration strategy under the Fish and Wildlife Program.. Objectives related to the FWP are not clearly identified, however; instead the proposal identifies tasks related to monitoring "describe", "document", "estimate" …, monitoring is evidently required, but reviewers are left wondering how these projects are, or will, contribute to the goals of the FWP. A map showing the geographic extent of the projects, and an indication of how they interact, would be useful.
Programmatic Criteria 2: Met? NA - Well done for an umbrella document. This one really explains the relationship of all projects and the rationale for the overall goals.