Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Behavioral Motivation in the Evaluation of Culvert Designs for Juvenile Salmonid Passage |
| Proposal ID | 34016 |
| Organization | Pacific Northwest Natiuonal Laboratory
Marine Sciences Laboratory (PNNL) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | Dr. Walter H. Pearson |
| Mailing address | 1529 West Sequim Bay Road Sequim, WA 98362 |
| Phone / email | 3606813661 / Walter.Pearson@pnl.gov |
| Manager authorizing this project | |
| Review cycle | FY 2002 Innovative |
| Province / Subbasin | Systemwide / Systemwide |
| Short description | to test hypotheses concerning the cues for upstream movement by juvenile salmonids in order to develop evaluations of new and retrofit culvert designs |
| Target species | Coho, bull trout, juvenile salmonids |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
|---|
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
|---|
| NMFS |
Action 152 |
NMFS |
The Action Agencies shall coordinate their efforts and support offsite habitat enhancement measures undertaken by other Federal agencies, states, Tribes, and local governments by the following: |
Section 2. Past accomplishments
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 2002 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 2002 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
| 1. Test hypotheses concernning cues for upstream movement by juvenile salmonids |
Task a. Test light/dark patterns |
3 |
$73,977 |
|
|
Task b. Test water flow and temperature |
2 |
$33,087 |
|
|
Task c. Test chemosensory cues |
2 |
$27,212 |
|
|
Task d. Test distrubance and predation cues |
2 |
$29,095 |
|
|
Task e. Test fish density and social facilitation |
3 |
$36,618 |
|
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 2002 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
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 2002 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 2002 cost |
|---|
| Personnel |
FTE: 0.55 Man Years |
$42,355 |
| Fringe |
|
$11,056 |
| Supplies |
|
$14,608 |
| Travel |
|
$14,857 |
| Indirect |
USDOE/DCAA Approved Indirects |
$66,737 |
| Capital |
NA |
$0 |
| PIT tags |
# of tags: NA |
$0 |
| NEPA |
|
$0 |
| Subcontractor |
Welding |
$1,528 |
| Other |
Bori L. Olla (Consultant) |
$10,559 |
| Subcontractor |
Ken Bates (Consultant) |
$10,559 |
| Subcontractor |
OFP-Student |
$9,550 |
| Other |
Fee |
$18,180 |
| $199,989 |
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2002 cost | $199,989 |
| Total FY 2002 budget request | $199,989 |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|
| WSDOT |
Test Bed |
$500,000 |
in-kind |
| WDFW |
Hatchery facilities |
$100,000 |
in-kind |
| WSDOT |
Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter |
$24,000 |
in-kind |
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
May 24, 2002
Comment:
Benefits from this proposal are not adequately demonstrated. This is a well-prepared and interesting proposal by a strong team of researchers to" ... test hypotheses concerning the cues that elicit upstream movement by juvenile salmonids." However, it is difficult to ascertain how the information gained from these behavioral studies could be used in field applications (and several are already known; e.g., dark areas), or in the evaluations of culvert designs, which clearly remain a problem.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Jun 28, 2002
Comment:
Recommendation:
Date:
Jul 12, 2002
Comment:
Statement of Potential Biological Benefit
Uncertain benefit.
Comments
This proposal describes interesting work that is needed to address the effects that culverts have on juvenile fish movement. A lack of description of the experimental design and methods, however, renders this proposal unsuitable for scientific review at this time.
Already ESA Required?
No
Biop?
Yes
Recommendation:
Date:
Jul 12, 2002
Comment:
Statement of Potential Biological Benefit to ESU
Uncertain BenefitComments
This proposal describes interesting work that is needed to address the effects that culverts have on juvenile fish movement. A lack of description of the experimental design and methods, however, renders this proposal unsuitable for scientific review at this time.
Already ESA Req? No
Biop? Yes