FY 2001 Ongoing proposal 199007700

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

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Northern Pikeminnow Management Program
Proposal ID	199007700
Organization	Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Russell Porter
Mailing address	45 SE 82nd Dr., Suite 100 Gladstone, OR 97027
Phone / email	5036505400 / russell_porter@psmfc.org
Manager authorizing this project	Russell G. Porter
Review cycle	FY 2001 Ongoing
Province / Subbasin	Systemwide / Systemwide
Short description	Reduce predation on juvenile salmonids by implementing fisheries to harvest northern Pikeminnow in the mainstem Columbia and Snake rivers. Monitor effects of fisheries on predation by northern Pikeminnow and other resident fish.
Target species

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description

Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agency	Action #	BiOp Agency	Description

Section 2. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishment
1993	Initial index of northern Pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmonids completed. Predation found to be significant throughout the lower Columbia and Snake rivers. Results published in peer-review journals.
	Beamesderfer, C.P., D.L. Ward, and A.A. Nigro. 1996. Evaluation of the biological basis for a predator control program on northern squawfish (Ptychocheilus oregonensis) in the Columbia and Snake rivers. Can J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 53:2898-2908.
1993	Sport-reward and dam-angling fisheries found to be successful in removing large numbers of northern Pikeminnow. Annual explitaion rates exceeded the minimum goal of 10%. Results published in peer-review journals.
	Parker, R.M., M.P. Zimmerman, and D.L. Ward. 1995. Variability in biological characteristics of northern squawfish in the lower Columbia and Snake rivers. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 124:335-346.
	Petersen, J.H. 1994. The importance of spatial pattern in estimating predation on juvenile salmonids in the Columbia River. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 123:924-930.
	Ward, D.L, J.H. Petersen, and J.J. Loch. 1995. Index of predation on juvenile salmonids by northern squawfish in the lower and middle Columbia River, and in the lower Snake River. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 124:321-334.
1997	Confirmation that compensation by northern Pikeminnow and other resident fish predators has not occurred as a result of Pikeminnow removals. No trends in consumption, growth, or reproduction observed. Results published in peer-review journals.
	Zimmerman, M.P., and R.M. Parker. 1995. Relative density and distribution of smallmouth bass, channel catfish, and walleye in the lower Columbia and Snake rivers. Northwest Sci. 69:19-28.
	Ward, D.L., and M.P. Zimmerman., 1999. Response of smallmouth bass to sustained removals of northern Pikeminnow in the lower Columbia and Snake rivers. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 128;1020-1035.
	Zimmerman, M.P., 1999. Comparative food habits and piscivory of smallmouth bass, walleyes, and northern Pikeminnow in the lower Columbia River basin. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 128;1036-1054.
1997	Predation on juvenile salmonids by northern Pikeminnow reduced from pre-program levels. Modeling results (supported by empirical evidence) indicated that annual predation decreased by 25%. Results published in peer-review journals.
	Friesen, T.A., and D.L. Ward., 1999. Management of northern Pikeminnow and implications for juvenile salmonid survival in the lower Columbia and Snake rivers. N. Am. J. Fish. Manage. 19;406-420.
	Knutsen, C.J., and D.L. Ward., 1999. Biological characteristics of northern Pikeminnow in the lower Columbia and Snake rivers before and after sustained exploitation. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 128;1008-1019.
	Zimmerman, M.P., and D.L. Ward., 1999. Index of predation on juvenile salmonids by northern Pikeminnow in the lower Columbia river basin from 1994-96. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 128;995-1007.
1999	Confirmation that compensation by northern Pikeminnow and other resident fish predators has not occurred as a result of Pikeminnow removals. No trends in consumption, growth, or reproduction observed.
1999	Predation on juvenile salmonids by northern Pikeminnow reduced from pre-program levels. Modeling results (supported by empirical evidence) indicated that annual reduction in predation is maintain at about 25%.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 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 2001 cost	Subcontractor

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 2001 cost	Subcontractor
1. Decrease predation on juvenile salmonids in the Columbia River basin by implementing a public sport-reward fishery for northern Pikeminnow in the lower Columbia and Snake rivers.	a. Implement the public sport reward fishery for northern Pikeminnow in the lower Columbia and Snake rivers. [WDFW & PSMFC].	Continuous	$1,359,730	Yes
	b. Issue reward payments and prizes to qualifying anglers, and provide associated accounting, reporting, and problem resolution. [PSMFC]	Continuous	$1,107,790
2. Decrease predation on juvenile salmonids in the Columbia River basin by implementing angling for northern Pikeminnow at lower Columbia and Snake river dams, and by implementing site-specific removal at other areas where they concentrate	a. Implement angling for northern Pikeminnow at lower Columbia river dams. [Yakama Indian Nation]	Continuous until it is ineffective.	$97,660	Yes
	b. Implement site-specific removal of northern Pikeminnow from areas where they concentrate. [Yakama Indian Nation & Nez Perce Tribe]	Continuous until it is ineffective.	$160,870	Yes
4. Coordinate implementation of the Northern Pikeminnow Management Program	a. Guide the development of work statements, budgets, biological assessments, and reports [CBFWA]	Continuous	$20,000	Yes
	b. Coordinate and guide program activities, respond to inquiries about the program, and provide status reports.[CBFWA]	Continuous	$40,730	Yes
5. Provide contractual and fiscal oversight for all components of the Northern Pikeminnow Management Program.	a. Contract the various tasks comprising the program, and provide fiscal and technical oversight to ensure adherence with the approved budget and program objectives and requirements. [PSMFC]	Continuous	$40,390

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase

FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2002	FY 2003
$3,272,800	$3,436,440	$2,968,530	$3,116,950

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 cost
3. Estimate percent reduction in predation	a. Monitor exploitation rates achieved by program fisheries. [ODFW]	Continuous	$227,052
	b. Monitor effects of observed exploitation rates on predation by northern Pikeminnow and other resident fish. [ODFW]	Continuous	$98,881
	c. Full evaluation every three years	FY03	$0

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2002	FY 2003
$356,000	$374,000	$322,000	$529,000

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2001 cost
Personnel	FTE: 27.6	$849,450
Fringe	Variable rates 3% - 39%	$285,380
Supplies		$204,364
Travel		$149,232
Indirect	Variable 15% - 29% (excludes Reward Fund)	$338,744
Other	Reward Fund	$1,000,000
Personnel		$122,397
Fringe		$57,526
Supplies		$23,810
Travel		$37,920
Indirect		$64,280
Subcontractor	[Statistician - FY2001 Only]	$20,000
		$3,153,103

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2001 cost	$3,153,103
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2001 budget request	$3,153,103
FY 2001 forecast from 2000	$3,405,000
% change from forecast	-7.4%

Reason for change in estimated budget

Changes result from elimination of some components of the dam angling task and site-specific fishing by Columbia River tribes and the Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission. In addition, cost efficiencies in the running of registration/check stations helped offset some of the inflationary costs.

Reason for change in scope

Some dam angling and site-specific fisheries are not currently productive in areas where they had been in the past..

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

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

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Ongoing Funding: yes; New Funding: no

Date:
Jul 14, 2000

Comment:

The changes result from elimination of some components of the dam angling task and site-specific fishing by Columbia River tribes and the Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission. In addition, cost efficiencies in the running of registration/check stations helped offset some of the inflationary costs.

Some dam angling and site-specific fisheries are not currently productive in areas where they had been in the past.

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Sep 13, 2000

Comment:

Budget holds project costs to FY 2000 level pending provincial review. Reductions are from O&M phase

REVIEW:
NW Power and Conservation Council's FY 2006 Project Funding Review

Funding category:
expense

Date:
May 2005

FY05 NPCC start of year:	FY06 NPCC staff preliminary:	FY06 NPCC July draft start of year:
$2,050,000	$3,770,000	$3,770,000

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website