FY 2002 Mountain Snake proposal 28033
Contents
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 |
|---|---|
| 28033 Narrative | Narrative |
| 28033 Sponsor Response to the ISRP | Response |
| 28033 Powerpoint Presentation | Powerpoint Presentation |
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Monitoring and evaluating coho salmon reintroduction in the Clearwater River Basin |
| Proposal ID | 28033 |
| Organization | Nez Perce Tribe, Department of Fisheries Resources Management (NPT) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
| Name | Scott Everett |
| Mailing address | P.O. Box 365 Lapwai, Idaho 83540 |
| Phone / email | 2088437145 / scotte@nezperce.org |
| Manager authorizing this project | Jaime Pinkham Program Manager, DFRM |
| Review cycle | Mountain Snake |
| Province / Subbasin | Mountain Snake / Clearwater |
| Short description | Monitor and evaluate the results of the reintrodution of coho salmon to the Clearwater River Subbasin so that operations can be adaptively managed to optimize hatchery and natrual production, sustain harvest and minimize ecological impacts. |
| Target species | Coho Salmon- Oncorhynchus Kisutch |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 46.4258 | -117.0397 | Mouth of Clearwater River: Lewiston, ID |
| 46.4511 | -116.8183 | Clearwater River: Lapwai Creek |
| 46.474 | -116.7653 | Clearwater River: Potlatch River |
| 46.4777 | -116.2525 | Clearwater River: Orofino, ID |
| 46.2947 | -115.7501 | Clearwater River: Eldorado Creek |
| 46.1348 | -115.9515 | Main Fork Clearwater River: Clear Creek |
| 45.8284 | -115.9285 | South Fork Clearwater River: Meadow Creek |
| 46.0456 | -115.2954 | Selway River: Meadow Creek |
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Sponsor-reported:
| RPA |
|---|
| Hydro RPA Action 107 |
| Hydro RPA Action 118 |
| Hatchery RPA Action 169 |
| Hatchery RPA Action 174 |
| RM&E RPA Action 182 |
| RM&E RPA Action 184 |
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
|---|
Section 2. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishment |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 630,000 coho salmon fry introduced in Clearwater Basin |
| 1996 | 590,000 coho salmon eggs outplanted in Clearwater River tributaries |
| 1997 | Coho Salmon Adult Return Summary. |
| 1998 | Combination parr and smolt releases. |
| 1999 | Coho Salmon Adult Return Summary. |
| Initiated Clearwater Coho Broodstock Development. | |
| Documented natural coho spawning. | |
| 2000 | Coho Salmon Adult Return Summary. |
| Continued Clearwater Coho Broodstock Development. | |
| Draft Long-Term Coho Salmon Management Plan | |
| Documented natural coho spawning. | |
| 2001 | Draft Nez Perce Tribe Coho Salmon Reintroduction Program Monitoring & Evaluation Plan |
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 198335003 | Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation | information exchange, share data gathering techniques, share coordinated site monitoring data |
| 198335000 | Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery | funds coho salmon management plan for Clearwater River Subbasin |
| 199801005 | Pittsburg Landing, Captain John Rapids, and Big Canyon Fall Chinook Acclimation Facilities | information exchange relationship- redd surveys and carcass data |
| 199102900 | Identification of the Spawning, Rearing, and Migratory Requirements of Fall Chinook Salmon | information exchange relationship- aerial redd surveys |
| 199801004 | Monitoring and Evaluation of Yearling Snake River Fall Chinook Outplanted Upstream of Lower Granite Dam | information exchange relationship- redd surveys and carcass data |
| 199403400 | Assessing Summer and Fall Chinook Restoration in the Snake River Basin | information exchange relationship- emigration timing and survival, and monitoring of adult returns |
| 200002509 | Protect and Restore Lolo Creek Watershed | information exchange relationship- temperature, flow and fisheries response |
| 199901700 | Protect and Restore Lapwai Creek Watershed | information exchange relationship- temperature, flow and fisheries response |
| 199607705 | Restore McComas Meadows/Meadow Creek Watershed | information exchange relationship- temperature, flow and fisheries response |
| 198712702 | Comparative Survival Rate | information exchange relationship- PIT-tag data that may be used to make sound inferences about FCRPS passage survival |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Objective 1. Determine If Program Targets for Contribution Rate of Hatchery Fish Are Being Achieved and Can Be Improved. | A Monitor fish culture and hatchery operational practices at each the facilities utilized for the Nez Perce Tribal Coho reintroduction program. | 16 | $51,752 | |
| B Estimate the number of smolts and adults produced from each hatchery by treatment and rearing strategy. | 16 | $50,000 | ||
| C Estimate survival from egg-to-smolt, release-to-smolt, mainstem passage survival, and smolt-to-adult survival for various treatments in each NPT reintroduction stream. | 16 | $44,000 | ||
| D Determine the effects of rearing and release treatments on the dispersal of juveniles and returning adults to occupy available habitat in the target streams. | 16 | $54,000 | ||
| E Estimate the continuing stocking rates needed in each stream to sustain natural production. | 16 | $40,000 | ||
| Objective 2. Determine the Increases in Natural Production That Results from Supplementation of Coho Salmon in the Clearwater River Subbasin, and Relate Them to Limiting Factors. | A Determine where, when and how much natural production is occurring in Meadow Creek SFCR. | 16 | $54,000 | |
| B Measure life history traits that may reflect limitations to natural production. | 16 | $55,000 | ||
| C Determine the influence of environmental variation on natural production. | 16 | $45,000 | ||
| D Revise estimates of carrying capacity based on findings from tasks 2.1-2.4 . | 16 | $46,000 | ||
| Objective 3. Monitor genetic profile of introduced coho salmon stock, broodstock developed from adult hatchery returns and naturally returning coho salmon adults. | A Determine if there is evidence of genetic change through introgression into chinook salmon populations in non-target streams. | 16 | $35,000 | Yes |
| Objective 4. Determine how harvest opportunities on spring, early-fall, and fall chinook salmon can be optimized for tribal and non-tribal anglers within Nez Perce Treaty Lands. | A Estimate total harvest mortality on hatchery and natural coho salmon from the NPT reintroduction streams. | 16 | $38,000 | |
| B Determine the influence of release strategies on fish availability to harvest in NPT reintroduction streams. | 16 | $53,000 | ||
| C Develop run prediction and harvest monitoring to allow harvest of only the surplus fish in NPT coho reintroduction. | 16 | $46,000 | ||
| Objective 5. Monitor the ecological interactions. | A Monitor the ecological interactions of residual coho salmon, hatchery reared coho parr, and naturally produced coho juveniles with other fish species. | 16 | $49,000 | |
| Objective 6. Effectively communicate monitoring and evaluation program approach and findings to resource managers | A Facilitate effective data management and dissemination. | 16 | $10,000 | |
| B Communication of Results and Transfer of Technology. | 16 | $2,000 | ||
| C Develop and maintain open communications with all resource managers. | 16 | $2,000 | ||
| D Facilitate Nez Perce Tribal Coho Reintroduction program review. | 16 | $2,000 |
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|
Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
| FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| $596,752 | $608,752 | $619,754 | $631,538 |
Section 8. Estimated budget summary
Itemized budget
| Item | Note | FY 2002 cost |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | FTE: 6.25 | $185,375 |
| Fringe | $54,990 | |
| Supplies | $63,849 | |
| Travel | $12,606 | |
| Indirect | $146,582 | |
| Capital | $63,000 | |
| PIT tags | # of tags: 16000 | $36,000 |
| Subcontractor | Genetic analysis | $20,000 |
| Subcontractor | Study Plan/statistical analysis | $30,000 |
| Subcontractor | CWT marking fish | $46,500 |
| Subcontractor | Telemetry flights | $17,850 |
| $676,752 | ||
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2002 cost | $676,752 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2002 budget request | $676,752 |
| FY 2002 forecast from 2001 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
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.
Recommendation:
Fundable only if response is adequate
Fundable only if response is adequate
Date:
Sep 28, 2001
Sep 28, 2001
Comment:
Response needed. This large proposal is very well written.Several items of concern remain:
- What are the drawbacks of releasing unclipped fish to assess harvest (p 33)?
- Objective 3 includes assessment of possible introgression with chinook (to what extent does this occur?) but does not seem to address how that might be done (p 42),
- Some chinook work is proposed (p 42 - 46) that seems out of place or is a typographical error.
- The issue of possible deleterious effects on chinook and steelhead (p 47) is only weakly addressed.
- This project does nothing to address the reasons for the coho decline.
REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation
CBFWA Funding Recommendation
Recommendation:
High Priority/ Recommended Action
High Priority/ Recommended Action
Date:
Nov 30, 2001
Nov 30, 2001
Comment:
Coho supplementation is ongoing and data collection is needed to evaluate those efforts. Monitoring of juvenile survival, SAR, and adult return abundance of the hatchery origin coho is considered a high priority. The remaining tasks could be deferred. Recommend that the priority ranking of HP be given to the a reduced scope of this proposal that would focus M&E efforts on: (1) juvenile survival, (2) SAR's, and (3) adult return abundance of the hatchery origin component. Reduced budget of $240,000 required. Co-management commit through US vs Oregon fall fishery agreement to "use their best efforts to secure funding for monitoring and evaluation programs to implement the production actions in this agreement". NMFS 1999 BiOp on Art. Prop. Recommends the Clearwater River Coho Restoration program determine the most effective strategies for restoration, including marking and subsequent evaluation.Comment:
It was the consensus of the ISRP that this work is not fundable, at least until the time when the coho reintroduction program shows some reasonable promise of being able to contribute to the Clearwater fishery program. In the meantime dam counts should suffice. Reviewers are not convinced that the Clearwater provides the appropriate setting for a significant coho resource and its habitat (unlike, for example, the Grand Ronde) is not conducive for coho. Reviewers also note that SARs to date for releases since 1995, while a preliminary indication, have been so low as to portend poor performance. All in all, the ISRP feels it is premature to fund this effort at the present.The proponents are referred to the programmatic section of this report on Monitoring, the specific comments on Aquatic Monitoring and Evaluation, and the specific comments on Terrestrial Monitoring and Evaluation.
Comment:
Statement of Potential Biological Benefit to ESUBenefits are indirect. Should provide information on the impacts of the introduction of non-indigenous coho stock into tributaries with listed steelhead and fall chinook
Comments
NMFS supports coho reintroduction into suitable habitat, but the impacts of mid-summer releases of fed coho fry into steelhead spawning and rearing areas at the same time and place that listed steelhead are emerging is potentially large. However, if the coho reintroduction is going to occur, there must be adequate monitoring, thus the 1998 Opinion required monitoring and evaluation of effects from competition, predation, and residualism on listed species.
Already ESA Req? Yes
Biop? No
Comment:
Do not recommend. BPA RPA RPM:
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NMFS RPA/USFWS RPM:
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Comment: