| Proposal title | Smolt Monitoring at the Head of Lwr. Granite Reservoir & Lwr. Granite Dam |
| Proposal ID | 198332300 |
| Organization | Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | Edwin Buettner |
| Mailing address | 1540 Warner Ave Lewiston, ID 83501 |
| Phone / email | 2087993475 / ebuettne@idfg.state.id.us |
| Manager authorizing this project | |
| Review cycle | FY 2000 |
| Province / Subbasin | Mainstem/Systemwide / Systemwide |
| Short description | Operate smolt traps; monitor migration timing and provide relative passage index; PIT tag groups of smolts for in-season travel time and survival information, including collection of data required for BiOP implementation and decision path determinations. |
| Target species | Spring, summer, and fall chinook salmon, steelhead trout, and sockeye salmon |
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|
| 9107300 |
IDFG Idaho Natural Production Monitoring/Evaluation |
Uses project 8332300 data in generating survival estimate from point of release to head of L. Granite pool |
| 9008000 |
PSMFC Columbia Basin PIT Tag Information System |
Provide PIT tag information to PTAGIS database. 8332300 project leader also Idaho representative to PIT tag Steering Committee. |
| 9701000 |
BPA Essential M&E Infrastructure-PIT Tag Monitor Procurement and Inst. |
Idaho representative to the ISO Transition Planning Team. |
| 8740100 |
USGS Travel Time and Survival Smolt Physiology |
Provide PIT-tagged sample fish. |
| 20552 |
Smolt Monitoring Umbrella |
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| 8712702 |
Comparative Survival Study |
|
| 8906500 |
Missing Groups USFWS marking for CSS and marking for SMP |
|
| 8712703 |
Imnaha River Smolt Monitoring Program Project |
|
| 9602100 |
Gas Bubble Disease Research and Monitoring of Juvenile Salmonids |
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| 8332300 |
Smolt Monitoring at the Head of Lwr Granite Dam and Lwr Granite Reservoir |
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| 8712700 |
Smolt Monitoring by Non-Federal Agencies |
|
| 9403300 |
Fish Passage Center |
|
| 8401400 |
Smolt Monitoring at Federal Dams |
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Schedule Constraints: High flows and/or heavy debris may hamper or terminate trapping prior to the end of the field season.
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Comments:
This proposal explains the need for this work and relates it to other individual projects and appropriate umbrella projects. Specific objectives are identified and linked to tasks with measurable or observable outcomes. More details relating to scheduling of specific tasks would strengthen the proposal. The smolt monitoring programs in the Umbrella Proposals: 20552, 20542 have been designed to work together to provide temporal and spatial information on juvenile salmon migrations. The projects employ state-of-the-art capture and tagging methods that are periodically reviewed for efficacy. Information from these programs routinely forms the basis for peer reviewed scientific publications that guide policy and research. Smolt monitoring programs such as this one provide observations on smolt abundance and migratory timing that are essential in evaluating the status and efficacy of the Fish and Wildlife Program, the Hydro BiOp and Corps of Engineers Capital and Operating Programs. Implementation and management of the state, tribal and federal salmon recovery programs in the Columbia River basin would not be feasible without this or similar information. This proposal supplies more information on sampling and design problems than 8712700 but they still need to provide more information on sample size and design. The overall sample size and experimental design should be described in the umbrella proposal.