FY 2000 proposal 20066
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Inventory Resident Fish Populations in the Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day Reservoirs |
| Proposal ID | 20066 |
| Organization | U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division (USGS) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | James H. Petersen, Timothy D. Counihan |
| Mailing address | 5501A Cook-Underwood Rd. Cook, WA 98605 |
| Phone / email | 5095382299 / Jim_Petersen@usgs.gov |
| Manager authorizing this project | |
| Review cycle | FY 2000 |
| Province / Subbasin | Mainstem/Systemwide / Systemwide |
| Short description | Provide baseline information on the relative abundance and community structure of resident fish species in the three lowermost impoundments on the Columbia River by reservoir and habitat type. |
| Target species | All resident fish species in the Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoirs. |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
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Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
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Section 2. Past accomplishments
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|
| 20515 |
Mainstem Columbia River Umbrella Project |
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Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
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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 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
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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 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Section 8. Estimated budget summary
Itemized budget
| Item | Note | FY 2000 cost |
|---|
| Personnel |
USGS, ODFW, and WDFW |
$119,474 |
| Fringe |
|
$34,799 |
| Supplies |
Sampling gears and miscellaneous field and office supplies. |
$20,025 |
| Operating |
Boat operation. |
$8,640 |
| Travel |
Per diem and vehicle costs. |
$11,520 |
| Indirect |
|
$72,882 |
| $267,340 |
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2000 cost | $267,340 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2000 budget request | $267,340 |
| FY 2000 forecast from 1999 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|
| USGS |
GIS computer support, field equipment. |
$10,000 |
unknown |
| ODFW |
Personnel, field equipment, computer support. |
$2,000 |
unknown |
| WDFW |
Personnel, field equipment, computer support. |
$2,000 |
unknown |
Other budget explanation
Schedule Constraints: Sampling permits will be required.
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. Submit a revised proposal next year to include statistical sampling design for population estimates; sampling gear biases and efficiencies; and alternative more quantifiable, less destructive sampling sources (e.g. underwater video, hydroacoustics, scuba surveys).
Comments:
This is a new project under the Mainstem Columbia River Umbrella Project #20515 to estimate resident fish populations in the Bonneville, Dalles and John Day reservoirs over three years. Proposers do make a case for the need to study and relate it specifically to the Fish and Wildlife Program. The proposed project appears to be designed for ecological indicators such as a fish IBI; however the work should include sculpins and chub to complete a comprehensive fish IBI. The study design is straight-forward and proposers have made good use of the literature. Reviewers suggest, however, proposers look at more literature from outside the basin on large rivers/reservoirs. Their descriptions of methods are incomplete. It is impossible to determine what potential gears will address what components of the expected fish assemblage. While some sampling techniques (e.g., mid-water trawls) can provide quantitative data if deployed properly, gears like gillnets provide poor quantitative samples that usually can't be scaled over the sampling strata. Under objective 1, the hypothesis states that "there are no differences in the relative size and species selectivities and relative efficiencies among different sampling gears fished within specific habitat strata". They do not describe how they plan to measure "efficiency", which is difficult. They do mention that information on gear efficiency and selectivity are available for many species that have been introduced into the Columbia River. In addition, there is no indication that more effective technology, such as underwater video and hydroacoustics will be used at all. Some information regarding details of the sampling design are skimpy, e.g., what data on geomorphic and physical features can be used to define and delineate sampling strata? Reviewers think this classification would have been made sometime in the past.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Screening Criteria: no-It doesn't meet screening criteria because it develops methods for doing stock assessments, but does not do stock assessments. Technical Criteria: no- It does not benefit the target species because work has been done previously.
Programmatic Criteria: no-It doesn't meet criteria 12, 11, 13, 15.
Milestone Criteria: no- It's a short lived research based project.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000
Comment:
[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting];