2003-039-00: View 2007-2009 Proposal

Project 2003-039-00 - Monitor and Evaluate (M&E) Reproductive Success and Survival in Wenatchee River

General

Project Number:

2003-039-00

Agency, Institution or Organization:

WDFW and NOAA

Short Description:

We propose to continue our quantitative evaluation of the relative reproductive success and survival of naturally spawning hatchery and natural origin spring Chinook salmon in the Wenatchee River watershed above Tumwater Dam.

Status:

Finalized

Province:

Columbia Cascade

Subbasin:

Wenatchee

Contact Name:

Andrew Murdoch

Contact Organization:

WDFW

Contact Email:

murdoarm@dfw.wa.gov

Contact Address:

3515 Chelan Highway

Contact City, State, Zip:

Wenatchee, WA 98801

Contact Role(s):

Contract Manager

Information Transfer:

We are explicitly planning for a high degree of coordination and collaboration between this project and three other hatchery fish reproductive success projects that we are also directly involved with: the Yakama Nation/WDFW Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project (YKFP), WDFW Lower Snake River Compensation Program (LSRCP) in the Tucannon River, and the Northwest Fisheries Science Center's BPA-funded genetic monitoring project in the Snake River Basin. The YKFP involves a large-scale spring Chinook supplementation program in the Yakima River Basin, and its monitoring and research program has many of the same goals and methods we propose in the current project. The LSRCP in the Tucannon is a long-term supplementation evaluation project. The Snake River Genetic monitoring program involves a variety of genetic monitoring experiments of spring/summer Chinook and steelhead in the Snake River Basin, including a DNA-pedigree-based reproductive success experiment for steelhead on Little Sheep Creek. Key personnel are shared among this proposed project and the YKFP and LSRCP (Pearsons, WDFW) and the genetic monitoring project (Ford, Moran, NMFS), allowing for a high level of collaboration in experimental design and data analysis.

Location Information

Description	Latitude	Longitude
Location of Tumwater Dam and the site at which all DNA samples from returning adults are collected.	47.616308280819140	-120.722699825472700
Location of smolt traps from which all juvenile DNA samples will be collected.	47.502360619749100	-120.427757038993180
Mouth of the Wenatchee River	47.455460423018890	-120.325451856336430

Focal Species

Name	Primary	Secondary
Chinook

Biological Objectives

Short Objective	Detailed Objective	Strategy	Subbasin Plan
Estimate the relative reproductive success	We propose to use a powerful genetic method for obtaining estimates of the number of progeny produced by individual breeding adults. Briefly, we will obtain DNA samples from potential spawners and...	Supplement to Subbasin Plan 1. Continue to evaluate the use of supplementation to enhance or sustain the productivity of wild and naturally spawning populations of focal species through the use o...	Wenatchee
Differences in biological traits	Hatchery fish may not produce as many progeny as natural fish in natural environments for a variety of reasons. For example, hatchery fish may select inappropriate areas to spawn (e.g., poor wate...	Supplement to Subbasin Plan 1. Continue to evaluate ecological interactions between hatchery and naturally produced fish. 2. Continue evaluating spawning interactions between hatchery and natur...	Wenatchee
Long term fitness of hatchery fish	Objective 3 is to estimate the relative fitness of the natural-origin descendants of hatchery-origin fish after they have experienced one full generation in the natural environment. This phase of ...	Supplement to Subbasin Plan 1. Continue to evaluate the use of supplementation to enhance or sustain the productivity of wild and naturally spawning populations of focal species through the use o...	Wenatchee

Itemized Budgets

Line Item	Notes	FY07 Cost	FY08 Cost	FY09 Cost
Personnel	[blank]	$244,712	$247,900	$251,248
Fringe Benefits	[blank]	$88,265	$91,195	$94,252
Supplies	[blank]	$110,375	$111,507	$112,688
Travel	[blank]	$312	$325	$338
Capital Equipment	[blank]	$0	$0	$0
Overhead	[blank]	$118,706	$121,172	$123,711
Other	PIT tags (5000 @ $2.06)	$10,300	$10,300	$10,300

Cost Shares

Provision	Funding Source	Type	FY07 Value	FY08 Value	FY09 Value
Funding for smolt trap operation and spawning ground surveys	Chelan County PUD	In-Kind	$132,534	$132,534	$132,534
Funding for spawning ground surveys	Grant County PUD	In-Kind	$31,176	$31,176	$31,176

Work Elements

WE ID	WE Name	Title	Budget	Start Date	End Date	Metrics
119	Manage and Administer Projects	Manage and Administer Projects (NMFS and WDFW)	$6,215	02/01/2007	01/31/2010
119	Manage and Administer Projects	Project oversight of juvenile and adult sampling and spawning ecology (WDFW)	$46,614	02/15/2007	09/30/2009
119	Manage and Administer Projects	Project oversight of DNA collection and analysis (NMFS)	$46,614	02/01/2007	01/31/2010
132	Produce Annual Report	Produce Annual Report (WDFW and NMFS)	$58,112	10/31/2007	01/31/2010
141	Produce Status Report	Produce Monthly Progress Reports (NMFS and WDFW)	$6,215	02/01/2007	01/31/2010
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Adult sample collection (WDFW)	$435,060	05/01/2007	08/31/2009	Primary R, M, and E Type: Collect DNA samples from adult spring Chinook
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	DNA data collection (NMFS)	$384,000	06/01/2007	12/31/2009	Primary R, M, and E Type: Extract DNA from tissue samples
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Spawning ground surveys (WDFW)	$372,909	08/01/2007	10/01/2009	Secondary R, M, and E Type: GPS redds and carcasses; collect redd microhabitat
158	Mark/Tag Animals	PIT tag spring Chinook (WDFW)	$26,473	05/01/2007	08/31/2009	Secondary R, M, and E Type: PIT tag spring Chinook trapped at Tumwater Dam
162	Analyze/Interpret Data	Analyze and interpret genetic data (NMFS)	$155,379	06/01/2007	01/31/2010
162	Analyze/Interpret Data	Analyze spawning ecology data (WDFW)	$62,151	10/01/2007	01/31/2010	Primary R, M, and E Type: Conduct data analysis
165	Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation	Environmental Compliance (WDFW)	$6,215	02/01/2007	01/31/2010
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Juvenile sample collection (WDFW)	$141,649	02/15/2007	06/15/2009	Primary R, M, and E Type: 2000 wild and 2000 hatchery juvenile samples

Reviews, Recommendations and Decisions

Date	Reviewer	Short Recommendation	Comments	FY07	FY08	FY09
06/02/2006	ISRP	Fundable	This is a well-written proposal that was a pleasure to review. This kind of project is high priority and critical to conduct prior to larger scale implementation of supplementation projects. This pr... More	N/A	N/A	N/A
08/31/2006	ISRP	Fundable	This is a well-written proposal that was a pleasure to review. This kind of project is high priority and critical to conduct prior to larger scale implementation of supplementation projects. This pr... More	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/15/2006	NPCC			$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
10/23/2006	NPCC	Fund Pending Available Funds	Tier 2. Fund at a level consistent with ISRP comments, as funds become available.	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

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