2000-012-00: View 2007-2009 Proposal

Project 2000-012-00 - Evaluate Factors Limiting Columbia River Chum Salmon

General

Project Number:

2000-012-00

Agency, Institution or Organization:

USFWS-Columbia River Fisheries Program Office

Short Description:

We propose to evaluate factors limiting Columbia River gorge chum salmon populations. This is to provide an understanding of factors affecting chum salmon spawning primarily in Hardy Creek and Hamilton Springs.

Status:

Finalized

Province:

Mainstem on the ground/Multiprovince

Subbasin:

Mainstem on the ground/Multiprovince

Contact Name:

Timothy Whitesel

Contact Organization:

USFWS, CRFPO

Contact Email:

timothy_whitesel@fws.gov

Contact Address:

1211 SE Cardinal Ct., Suite 100

Contact City, State, Zip:

Vancouver, WA 98683

Contact Role(s):

Technical Contact

Information Transfer:

Information generated from this work will be formally transferred to (for example) scientists, managers and policy makers primarily through quarterly and annual reports (hard and electronic copies), peer-review publications as well as presentations at management forums and technical meetings. In addition, information will be transferred through participation on the Wilammette.Lower Columbia Technical Recovery Team which is administered by NOAA. Information generated from this work will be informally transferred to (for example) scientists, managers and policy makers primarily through memos, phone calls and emails.

Location Information

Description	Latitude	Longitude
Hamilton and Hardy creeks	N 45.37.40/45.37.35	W 121.59.37/122.00.59

Focal Species

Name	Primary	Secondary
Chum
Coho

Biological Objectives

Short Objective	Detailed Objective	Strategy	Subbasin Plan
Determine abundance and biological characteristics	This objective is focused on adults. Conduct spawning ground surveys in Hardy Creek, Hardy Creek spawning channel, Hamilton Creek, and Hamilton Springs; enumerate live chum salmon as well as chum ...	Evaluating and monitoring status	Lower Columbia
Assess habitat parameters.	This objective focuses on spawning. Monitor intragravel water quality near redds at egg pocket depth using piezometers; use GPS technology to record redd locations, characterize the habitat in the...	Habitat factor analysis	Lower Columbia
Determine potential chum salmon egg deposition.	Obtain estimates of chum fecundity as it relates to female size from the literature; (if possible) sample the number and size if eggs from natural, adult chum salmon females from hatchery programs ...	Tier 1 and Tier 2 monitoring	Lower Columbia
Determine emergent chum salmon fry.	Identify chum salmon redds in Hamilton Springs and Hardy Creek that are relatively isolated and can be associated with a particular female; install redd caps to determine swim-up timing, temperatur...	Tier 1 and Tier 2 monitoring	Lower Columbia
Enumerate and characterize smolts.	Install fyke nets in Hamilton Springs, Hardy Creek, and Hardy Creek spawning channel, evaluate abundance using mark-recapture techniques, document biological characteristics of smolts....	Tier 1 and Tier 2 monitoring	Lower Columbia
Population growth and limiting factors.	Evaluate the time series of adult abundance and calculate ?, explore survival rates between life stages....	Evaluating and monitoring status	Lower Columbia

Itemized Budgets

Line Item	Notes	FY07 Cost	FY08 Cost	FY09 Cost
Personnel	Super. Biol. (2)	$7,000	$7,500	$8,000
Personnel	Lead Project Biol. (26)	$50,000	$52,500	$55,000
Personnel	Asst. Proj. Biol. (26)	$39,000	$41,500	$44,000
Personnel	Field Biol. (26)	$35,000	$37,500	$40,000
Personnel	Field Biol. (18)	$18,000	$20,250	$22,500
Fringe Benefits	.30	$44,700	$47,775	$50,850
Travel	vehicle plus boat lease	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000
Supplies	[blank]	$12,500	$10,000	$7,500
Capital Equipment	none	$0	$0	$0
Overhead	0.309, 0.100	$88,426	$92,854	$97,281

Cost Shares

Provision	Funding Source	Type	FY07 Value	FY08 Value	FY09 Value
labor	USFWS-CRFPO	In-Kind	$5,000	$5,000	$5,000
labor and technical assistance	WDFW	In-Kind	$7,500	$7,500	$7,500

Work Elements

WE ID	WE Name	Title	Budget	Start Date	End Date	Objectives
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Conduct spawning ground surveys	$95,965	10/01/2006	01/15/2009	Determine abundance and biological characteristics
162	Analyze/Interpret Data	Adult abundance estimates, and behavioral and biological characteristics	$31,502	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Determine abundance and biological characteristics
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Collect information on habitat at redds and study area	$142,730	10/01/2006	05/31/2009	Assess habitat parameters.
162	Analyze/Interpret Data	Examine habitat features associated with redds	$31,502	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Assess habitat parameters.
162	Analyze/Interpret Data	Estimate number of chum salmon eggs deposited	$31,502	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Determine potential chum salmon egg deposition.
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Collect recently emerged fry	$127,467	10/01/2006	05/31/2009	Determine emergent chum salmon fry.
162	Analyze/Interpret Data	Estimate fry emergence from redds and describe characteristics	$31,502	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Determine emergent chum salmon fry.
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Collect juvenile chum salmon emigration data	$205,737	02/01/2007	06/01/2009	Enumerate and characterize smolts.
162	Analyze/Interpret Data	Estimate juvenile abundance and biological characteristics	$31,502	02/01/2007	09/30/2009	Enumerate and characterize smolts.
162	Analyze/Interpret Data	Dertermine population growth rate and assess limiting factors	$63,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Population growth and limiting factors.
165	Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation	Ensure environmental compliance requirements have been met	$3,150	10/01/2006	09/30/2009
119	Manage and Administer Projects	Project contract administration	$68,107	10/01/2006	09/30/2009
183	Produce/Submit Scientific Findings Report	Produce status and annual reports	$95,970	10/01/2006	09/30/2009

Reviews, Recommendations and Decisions

Date	Reviewer	Short Recommendation	Comments	FY07	FY08	FY09
06/02/2006	ISRP	Fundable	Technical and scientific background: This project has been in existence since 2000 and has provided some very useful information on one of the basin's most overlooked species -- Columbia River chum. T... More	N/A	N/A	N/A
08/31/2006	ISRP	Fundable	Technical and scientific background: This project has been in existence since 2000 and has provided some very useful information on one of the basin's most overlooked species -- Columbia River chum. T... More	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/15/2006	NPCC			$151,666.00	$151,666.00	$151,666.00
09/15/2006	NPCC			$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
10/23/2006	NPCC	Fund	Budget reductions not specific. Project to be implemented as proposed with reduced scope.	$151,666.00	$151,666.00	$151,666.00

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