FY 2000 proposal 199901800
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Characterize and quantify residual steelhead in the Clearwater River, Idaho |
| Proposal ID | 199901800 |
| Organization | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Idaho Fishery Resource Office (USFWS-IFRO) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | Patricia E. Bigelow |
| Mailing address | P.O. Box 18 Ahsahka, ID 83520 |
| Phone / email | 2084767242 / patricia_bigelow@fws.gov |
| Manager authorizing this project | |
| Review cycle | FY 2000 |
| Province / Subbasin | Mountain Snake / Clearwater |
| Short description | Describe unsuccessful hatchery smolts released into the Clearwater basin. Assess potential negative interactions with wild steelhead produced in the Clearwater basin. Recommend modifications to hatchery practices to produce more effective smolts and redu |
| Target species | Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) |
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
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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 |
0.5 FTE GS-11 biologist, 0.5 FTE GS-7 biologist, 0.5 FTE GS-5 technician |
$36,200 |
| Fringe |
|
$5,900 |
| Supplies |
Coded-wire tag recovery, lab supplies, electrofishing supplies, laptop computer |
$3,500 |
| Operating |
Truck, boat fuel, PIT tagging |
$3,800 |
| PIT tags |
6000 |
$17,400 |
| Travel |
|
$500 |
| Indirect |
USFWS overhead (34.2%) |
$17,065 |
| $84,365 |
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2000 cost | $84,365 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2000 budget request | $84,365 |
| FY 2000 forecast from 1999 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
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| N/A |
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$0 |
unknown |
Other budget explanation
Schedule Constraints: NMFS permit will be required, but will be in place from FY 99 activities.
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Jun 15, 1999
Comment:
Recommendation:
Fund
Comments:
The project will yield data largely applicable only to Dworshak National Fish Hatchery and its operating conditions. The proposal is well organized, thorough, well supported by references, and clearly written. There appear to be opportunities to coordinate more closely with a related Dworshak project (smolt feeding and growth related to residualism) on steelhead smolts being proposed (#20080). The experimental design and statistical methods proposed seem appropriate. The budget seems reasonable. Reviewers note that only $500 is requested for travel, which includes "one or two professional meetings" at which findings may be reported.
Suggestions for improvement: The text includes a statement that NMFS has concluded steelhead of excessively small or large size will residualize and cause a predation problem for listed species. The basis for this conclusion needs to be presented here. If it is known that large or small steelhead will residualize, and it is known that they prey on listed species, the remaining questions concern the magnitude of the problem and not another demonstration that the problem exists. Questions concerning the numbers eaten by residualized steelhead relative to the total population, and how to prevent release of predatory sized steelhead from Dworshak are in order.
This proposal should perhaps be postponed for a year so the proposers can consider (literature study, consultation with experts) the effects of social and other behavioral status of the experimental animals and, if necessary, revise the design to include stratification for not just body size, but also the social status of individuals in the group within which they were reared. In other words, at any given release date and place, body size per se may not be the determinant of a juvenile steelhead's tendency to residualize, but variation in size within the rearing group and the places of individuals in the social hierarchy may have even greater influence. The present design of the experiment seems tidy, but it may not go far enough into (or take sufficient cognizance of) the true mechanisms involved in residualization. If the experiment is too simple, it may be useless.
Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Criteria all: Met? Yes - Is this information really needed?
Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
This project is important and should continue. We recommend funding in order to meet management priorities within this sub region.
Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000
Comment:
[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting]