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Contract 27332: 1995-027-00 EXP LAKE ROOS. STURG. RECOV. PROJECT
Project Number:
Title:
Lake Roosevelt Sturgeon Recovery
BPA PM:
Stage:
Implementation
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Intermountain Columbia Upper 100.00%
Contract Number:
27332
Contract Title:
1995-027-00 EXP LAKE ROOS. STURG. RECOV. PROJECT
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Contract Status:
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Contract Description:
Background

Without effective intervention, the white sturgeon population appears to be headed for extinction in the Columbia River upstream from Grand Coulee Dam. Data indicates natural recruitment has been very limited and the majority of the population now consists of an aging cohort of adults whose numbers are steadily dwindling. Upper Columbia River white sturgeon are subject to a recovery plan initiated in Canada and completed with involvement by U.S. parties. This recovery plan identifies the lack of information on the actual numbers and limiting factors of white sturgeon in the U.S. portion of the Upper Columbia River as a critical uncertainty.

Extensive assessments have been completed in the Canadian portion of the transboundary reach of the Columbia River (R.L. & L 1994), but little sturgeon work has been conducted in U.S. portions of this reach.  In 1998, the Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife and the ... Spokane Tribe of Indians sampled an aged white sturgeon population above Grand Coulee Dam, and confirmed that virtually no recruitment has occurred during the past 20-25 years. No young of year sturgeon were collected in 1998 by USGS trawling surveys above Grand Coulee Dam, although these same methods have collected YOY in other reservoirs throughout the lower Columbia and Snake Rivers. It remains unclear whether sturgeon in Canadian and U.S. waters of the transboundary reach are discrete subgroups and if recovery measures planned in Canada will be affected by and effective in U.S. waters.

As described in Section 10.4A of the 1994 FWP, concern has arisen over the declining status of native sturgeon populations throughout the Columbia River Basin. White sturgeon populations above Grand Coulee Dam were closed to harvest in 1996 due to increasing concerns over the apparent declining status of the population. Mitigative and/or restorative efforts have become necessary to maintain this particular white sturgeon stock, which possesses genetic traits different from other Columbia River stocks (Setter and Brannon 1992, Brannon et al 1987). Similar genetic differences and recruitment failure for the Kootenai River white sturgeon stock, led to listing as an endangered species in 1994.

Sturgeon populations are declining, in part, due to dam construction and hydropower operations, which result in habitat fragmentation and hydrograph reversal (Apperson and Anders 1991; Partridge 1983).  Dams block access between dispersed spawning and feeding areas. Numerous authors have noted the importance of high spring flows in sturgeon spawning and recruitment (Nilo et al. 1997; Auer 1996; Parsley 1991), and hydro-operations may be, in part, related to the lack of recruitment noted in the upper
Columbia River. Other factors may also play an important role in limiting recruitment of white sturgeon above Grand Coulee Dam, including food availability, predation of juveniles by walleye and other piscivores, and water/sediment quality issues related to zinc smelting operations in Canada and mining operations in the U.S.

During 2001-2002, this project assisted in the development of an Upper Columbia River White Sturgeon Recovery Plan (UCWSRP) that reviewed available information on sturgeon status and biology, identified objectives, strategies, and measures for sturgeon recovery, and outlined a coordinated effort on both sides of the border. The UCWSRP identifies critical uncertainties for sturgeon in the reach from Lake Roosevelt to Canada related population status, habitat suitability, limiting factors, and effective
management actions. This scope of work details a research and evaluation program for addressing some of these critical uncertainties.

Egg Sampling:  The upper Columbia River sturgeon population is currently threatened by a failure of natural recruitment.  It is unclear if recruitment has failed as a result of poor spawning conditions, poor rearing conditions, spawning stock limitation, or some combination of these factors.  Consistent spawning has been observed just north of the Canadian border at the mouth of the Pend Oreille River near Waneta but this spawning site does not appear to be contributing significant numbers of juveniles to the population.  Of six adult female sturgeon that were in late stages of maturity tagged in the U.S. in 2004, none moved to the spawning site in Canada.  The movements of these fish, the collection of larvae and an eggs near Northport, and observed adult activity near Northport during the spawning period, suggested it was possible that another spawning site existed in the U.S. near Northport.  Spawning in the Northport area was confirmed in 2005 using telemetry data to locate ripe adult fish and egg substrate sampling to collect eggs.

Prospects for sturgeon recovery through natural recruitment depend in part on the availability of suitable spawning habitat.  Identifying spawning areas also allows us to focus our efforts to study factors related to the recruitment failure, such as egg and larval predation, larval dispersal, larval habitat availability, and food availability for larvae.  We will use artificial spawning substrate mats to confirm the presence or absence of eggs at the Northport spawning sites to document the frequency of spawning events and determine the timing and duration of the spawning season.  Substrates will be placed in June and July and checked at two or four day intervals as long as temperatures remain suitable for spawning (<20oC) or tagged fish are present.  Eggs will be removed from substrates, preserved, and staged in the laboratory to determine age and spawning date.  

Larval Sampling:  In 2004 we conducted a pilot project to collect white sturgeon larvae in the U.S. portion of the transboundary reach.  Using very limited effort, we successfully captured 26 larvae with D-ring nets.  This was an important finding, because it is the first documented capture of sturgeon larvae in the Upper Columbia River.    The apparent high survival of hatchery fish planted as yearlings and the known production of larvae, indicates that the recruitment failure is occurring between these ages.  Possible causes of larval mortality include lack of suitable habitat, predation, and food limitation.  In order to assess these potential limiting factors, we need to develop an understanding of larval behavior.  We conducted D-ring sampling in 2005 and again captured sturgeon larvae; however, catch rates were low and effort was limited so there is still much to learn about larval behavior and habitat use.  By continued sampling of larvae with D-ring nets we can determine dispersal times, rates, and distances, potential post-dispersal rearing areas, and overlap with potential predators.  

We will conduct D-ring sampling for larval white sturgeon throughout the U.S. transboundary reach in June and July.  The sampling will be coordinated with egg mat sampling.  Larvae will be removed from nets, preserved, and staged in the laboratory to determine age and spawning date.

Juvenile Sampling:  Juvenile sampling is necessary to confirm the apparent limited recruitment in the upper Columbia River white sturgeon population, to identify recruitment years and year class sizes if they occur, and to monitor the dispersal, distribution, relative abundance, survival, and growth of hatchery juveniles released in Canada and the U.S.  We will use gill nets to representatively sample juvenile white sturgeon between Gifford and the Canadian border.  Sampling will be conducted during October in coordination with the Canadian juvenile monitoring.  We will sample in October to allow young-of-the-year fish to reach sizes that will recruit to the gill nets.

All sturgeon will be examined for existing marks and otherwise marked prior to release with individually numbered PIT tags and specific scute removal patterns.  Sturgeon will be measured (fork length, head length, and girth) and weighed.  Pectoral fin ray sections will be removed from wild fish and subsequently aged.  An external health assessment will be conducted.  Stomach samples will be collected from a sub-sample of juvenile hatchery sturgeon to identify key food items and trophic relationships.  These fish will come from juvenile hatchery fish released specific for this purpose in excess of recovery needs from specific release cohorts.

Telemetry Monitoring:  Since April 2003, Canadian and U.S. researchers have implanted sonic tags in approximately 100 sub-adult and adult and 100 hatchery juvenile white sturgeon in Lake Roosevelt and the upper Columbia River in Canada for monitoring of movements.  The fish were tagged during setline sampling for other purposes.  Movements are being monitored using strategically placed fixed station receivers between Gifford and Hugh Keenleyside Dam in British Columbia.  The sonic telemetry data should indicate the movement and mixing patterns of sturgeon between Lake Roosevelt and the Canadian reach.  Telemetry information is also providing information about potential spawning locations, seasonal movements, habitat use, and distribution.

We will deploy fixed station receivers at downstream locations in Lake Roosevelt to determine white sturgeon use in these areas, where data is currently lacking.  We will also actively track females.  

Sonic tags will be surgically implanted in as many as 10 maturing females expected to spawn during the following year.  Fish will be collected in conjunction with the adult/broodstock sampling.  Maturing females likely to spawn in the following spring will be identified by biopsy of developing oocytes.   Fish will be monitored at biweekly or weekly intervals from April through July and more frequently if apparent spawning movements are observed.  Spawning movements and locations will be tracked using a combination of mobile tracking and fixed station receivers.  GPS coordinates will be recorded.

Broodstock Collection:  In response to increasing concerns over the threat of extinction of Upper Columbia River white sturgeon, the UCWSRP identified that immediate implementation of a conservation aquaculture program was required to preserve the remaining demographic and genetic diversity of the transboundary reach population and rebuild the natural age-class structure lost during the persistent recruitment failures of the last 25-30 years (Measure 3.1).

An aquaculture program was established in Canada in 2001, with the first juveniles released in the Canadian transboundary reach in 2002.  Subsequent releases occurred in 2003 and 2004.  However, the UCWSRP suggested that existing hatchery facilities in Canada may be too small to fully address sturgeon recovery throughout the transboundary reach since Canadian release numbers are small and downstream dispersal into U.S. waters may be limited.  The UCWSRP asserts that the development of a U.S. hatchery program may be required to supplement Canadian efforts if production increases are warranted.  In addition to increased production, the UCWSRP identified that a U.S. sturgeon aquaculture facility would also provide a population failsafe.

An interim U.S. white sturgeon culture program was established in 2003-2005.  In February, 2004 we received 2,000 juvenile white sturgeon from one family group  (broodyear 2003) from the Canadian facility.  They were reared and marked at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's (WDFW) Columbia Basin Hatchery, and subsequently released in the U.S. portion of the transboundary reach in May 2004.  In June 2004 and 2005, we received larvae and eggs from the Canadian hatchery for incubation and rearing at Columbia Basin Hatchery.  The fish were marked and released into the transboundary reach in Canada and the U.S.

In 2006, we plan to expand the U.S. aquaculture program to include broodstock collection and spawning of two families.  The reasons for expanding the aquaculture program are to ensure that the genetics diversity is being maximized in the aquaculture program.  The Canadian facility only has the capacity to rear six families, and the UCWSRP Breeding Plan indicates that there should be 12 families in planted in the transboundary reach and Lake Roosevelt.  Also, it is still unclear as to the amount of inter-breeding between the hypothesized sub-populations in the Canadian transboundary reach and Lake Roosevelt.  In order to insure that the genetic character of the fish in Lake Roosevelt is represented, they must be included as broodstock.  There are also questions related to the stress related impacts to transporting broodstock long distances from the Columbia River to the Canadian facility.  It has been hypothesized that fish transported short distances to local holding sites with river water as the water supply, will have higher rates for successfully spawning fish.

LITERATURE CITED:

Apperson, K. and P.J. Anders. 1991. Kootenai River white sturgeon investigations. Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Prepared for Bonneville Power Administration. Annual Progress Report, Project 88-65, Portland.

Auer, N.A. 1996. Response of spawning lake sturgeon to changes in hydroelectric facility operation.  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 125:66-67.

Brannon, E., and seven others. 1987. Columbia River white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)  population genetics and early life history study. Final Report. Project 83-316. Bonneville Power Administration, Portland.

Nilo, P., Durmont, P., and Furtin, R. 1997. Climatic and hydrological determinants of year-class strength of St. Lawerence River lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). Canadian Journal of Aquatic Science 54:774-780.

Paragamian V., G. Kruse, and V.D. Wakkinen. 1997. Kootenai River white sturgeon investigations. Annual Progress Report. Project 88-65. Bonneville Power Administration, Portland.

Parsley, M. 1991. How water velocities may limit white sturgeon spawning. Research Information Bulletin, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 91-86.

Partidge, R. 1983. Kootenai River fisheries investigations. Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Job Completion Report, Project F-73-R-5, Boise.

R.L. & L. Environmental Services Ltd. 1994. Status of white sturgeon in the Columbia River, B.C. Final Report prepared for B.C. Hydro, Environmental Affairs, Vancouver, B.C. Report 377F.

Setter, A. And E. Brannon. 1992. A summary of stock identification research on white sturgeon of the Columbia River. Bonneville Power Administration, Project 89-44, Portland.
  
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
04/21/2006
Contract End Date:
03/31/2007
Current Contract Value:
$199,382
Expenditures:
$199,382

* Expenditures data includes accruals and are based on data through 28-Feb-2025.

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Full Name Organization Write Permission Contact Role Email Work Phone
Carol Evans Spokane Tribe No Administrative Contact carole@spokanetribe.com (509) 458-6504
Jeanne Flett Spokane Tribe No Administrative Contact jeannef@spokanetribe.com (509) 458-6560
Brenda Heister Bonneville Power Administration Yes Contracting Officer bsheister@bpa.gov (503) 230-3531
Peter Lofy Bonneville Power Administration Yes F&W Approver ptlofy@bpa.gov (503) 230-4193
Carlos Matthew Bonneville Power Administration Yes COR cjmatthew@bpa.gov (503) 230-3418
Jason (WDFW) McLellan Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) No Interested Party jason.mclellan@dfw.wa.gov (509) 892-1001x303
Deanne Pavlik-Kunkel Spokane Tribe Yes Technical Contact deannep@spokanetribe.com (509) 626-4412
Joe Peone Colville Confederated Tribes No Interested Party joe.peone@colvilletribes.com (509) 634-2113
Theresa Walker Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) No Interested Party walketiw@dfw.wa.gov (360) 902-2439
Nancy Weintraub Bonneville Power Administration No Env. Compliance Lead nhweintraub@bpa.gov (503) 230-5373


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A14222165Produce Environmental Compliance DocumentationComplete BPA Environmental ComplianceWork with BPA environmental staff to assure project complies with all necessary NEPA and associated environmental issues$1,0830.43%04/01/200603/31/2007
B1310999Outreach and EducationLake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project Public OutreachFacilitate the development of a U.S. community outreach program that includes tribes, regulatory agencies, public representation and others interested in sturgeon recovery. This group would provide local and traditional knowledge, advice on potential social and economic impacts of proposed recovery measures, and communicate issues and findings to their respective constituencies. This will include participation in Student Discovery Week outreach activities and participation in the international Upper Columbia White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative's public awareness program.$2,3980.96%04/01/200603/31/2007
C13110118CoordinationCoordination of Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery ProjectParticipate on the Upper Columbia White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative's Recovery Team (conference calls and face-to-face meetings) Coordinate with Lake Roosevelt Recovery Project participants (STOI, CCT, WDFW) to facilitate project assessment and direction. Coordinate with other research activities in the project area to ensure collection efforts are not duplicated and data is shared.$6,5862.63%04/01/200603/31/2007
D13111156Develop RM&E Methods and DesignsDevelop study plans for Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery ProjectStudy plans will be developed for white sturgeon broodstock, egg, larval, and juvenile sampling and telemetry monitoring. Study plans will include maps with sample sites, lists of selected sample sites for each gear type, schedules for implementation, biological data collection protocols, sample sizes, and datasheets. See Background for complete details of study plan needs and justifications.$9600.38% 04/30/2006
E13112158Mark/Tag AnimalsPIT tag and scute mark hatchery white sturgeonIn order to evaluate and manage the conservation aquaculture program, we must mark the hatchery juveniles prior to release. Results from the evaluation of hatchery releases will provide information that can be used to direct the conservation aquaculture program. Some decisions that will likely be influenced will include stocking rates, release locations, and fish size at release. By marking the juveniles with individually numbered PIT tags we can calculate abundance estimates using a variety of estimators, calculate survival estimates, track the success of family groups, evaluate release locations, monitor dispersal patterns, and monitor growth. The scute marks provide an permanent external identifier that the fish was of hatchery origin, as well as its broodyear (age) and release year, in case of PIT tag loss or failure.$62,40424.96%04/01/200604/30/2006
F13113157Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab DataConduct white sturgeon sampling/monitoring, data entry, and data quality controlThe data collected by the Lake Roosevelt Sturgeon Recovery Project will be used in calculating standard indices and statistics that will allow for inference on the population status, fish condition (growth), reproduction, larval behavior, adult and hatchery juvenile movements, hatchery juvenile survival, and hatchery juvenile diets in the annual/final research reports. Egg Sampling: We will use artificial spawning substrate mats to confirm the presence or absence of eggs at the Northport spawning sites to document the frequency of spawning events and determine the timing and duration of the spawning season. Substrates will be placed in June and July and checked at two or four day intervals as long as temperatures remain suitable for spawning (<20oC) or tagged fish are present. Eggs will be removed from substrates, preserved, and staged in the laboratory to determine age and spawning date. Larval Sampling: We will conduct D-ring sampling for larval white sturgeon throughout the U.S. transboundary reach in June and July. The sampling will be coordinated with egg mat sampling. Larvae will be removed from nets, preserved, and staged in the laboratory to determine age and spawning date. Juvenile Sampling: We will use gill nets to representatively sample juvenile white sturgeon between Gifford and the Canadian border. Sampling will be conducted during October in coordination with Canadian juvenile monitoring. We will sample in October to allow young-of-the-year fish to reach sizes that will recruit to the gill nets. All sturgeon will be examined for existing marks and otherwise marked prior to release with individually numbered PIT tags and specific scute removal patterns. Sturgeon will be measured (fork length, head length, and girth) and weighed. Pectoral fin ray sections will be removed from wild fish and subsequently aged. An external health assessment will be conducted. Stomach samples will be collected from a sub-sample of juvenile hatchery sturgeon to identify key food items and trophic relationships. These fish will come from juvenile hatchery fish released specific for this purpose in excess of recovery needs from specific release cohorts. Telemetry Sampling: We will deploy fixed station receivers at downstream locations in Lake Roosevelt to determine white sturgeon use in these areas, where data is currently lacking. We will also actively track females. Sonic tags will be surgically implanted in as many as 10 maturing females expected to spawn during the following year. Fish will be collected in conjunction with the adult/broodstock sampling. Maturing females likely to spawn in the following spring will be identified by biopsy of developing oocytes. Fish will be monitored at biweekly or weekly intervals from April through July and more frequently if apparent spawning movements are observed. Spawning movements and locations will be tracked using a combination of mobile tracking and fixed station receivers. GPS coordinates will be recorded. Sample Processing: We will process egg, larval, and juvenile sturgeon stomach samples in the lab. The processing of eggs and larvae will be to quantify the catch, identify the stage of development, and estimated spawn timing. Predator stomachs will be examined to quantify predation on sturgeon eggs, larvae, and/or juveniles. Juvenile sturgeon stomachs will be examined to determine diet preferences, which are unknown at this time. The juvenile sturgeon diet work will be conducted in coordination with the researchers in Canada. Each diet item will be identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible, enumerated, and weighed (wet weight). Acoustic Doppler Profiling: We will complete three days of acoustic Doppler profiling on the Columbia River at Northport, WA from June 15 to July 15, 2006 in order to assess flow in locations where sturgeon are known to congregate and spawn.$97,20238.88%04/01/200603/31/2007
G13114162Analyze/Interpret DataAnalysis of data for a Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project ReportComplete data analysis from white sturgeon sampling and telemetry monitoring to produce standard indices and statistics that will allow for inference on the population status, fish condition (growth), reproduction, larval behavior, predation on larvae, adult and hatchery juvenile movements, and hatchery juvenile survival.$14,5055.80% 02/28/2007
H13117122Provide Technical Review and RecommendationProvide Technical Review for other UCWSRI projects and reports.Review project proposals and reports through the Upper Columbia White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative.$1,4640.59% 03/31/2007
I13118176Produce Hatchery FishProduce hatchery fish for release into Lake Roosevelt/upper Columbia River.Broodstock Collection: We will collect broodstock in the U.S. between Gifford and the international border to be held at Sherman Creek Hatchery, using river water. The broodstock will be collected from the Northport spawning area. The goal will be to collect 4 ripe females and 4 ripe males, in an attempt to produce 2 unique families (one to one matings). Broodstock Holding/Spawning: Broodstock will be held in 4.1 m diameter, 1.5 m deep insulated fiberglass tanks located at the WDFW Sherman Creek Hatchery. We would have three tanks: two for females and one for males. The tanks are within the fenced hatchery compound for increased security, system alarms, and easy broodstock monitoring. Water will be pumped from Lake Roosevelt to a head box or cistern located on the hill above the hatchery and gravity fed to the tanks. Water flow will be 12 to 18 gal/min per tank. We have two pumps set in Lake Roosevelt, north of Sherman Creek Cove, to pump water to the head box. We obtain annual short-term temporary non-consumptive water rights for operation between May and August. We also obtained WDFW Hydraulic Project Approval permits and Ferry County Shorelines permit to perform maintenance on the pumps and lines. The broodstock holding facility is interim until completion of the U.S. White Sturgeon Conservation Aquaculture Feasibility Plan. The WDFW Lake Roosevelt Sturgeon Recovery Project biologist and hatchery staff at Sherman Creek Hatchery will monitor broodstock maturity. A lab will be set up at Sherman Creek Hatchery for conducting the Oocyte Polarity Index (PI) and Germinal Vesicle Breakdown (GVB) sampling to determine maturity. We will take a minimum of 15,000 eggs per female (family) to ensure that we meet our production goals, because survival rates of cultured sturgeon eggs and larvae can be low and are often variable. After fertilization and egg de-adhesion, the eggs will be transferred to the WDFW Columbia Basin Hatchery for incubation and rearing. Incubation and rearing: The eggs are incubated in McDonald jars at a water temperature of 14oC (58oF). Flows in the jars are kept low for approximately 72 hours until embryos reach the neuralation stage of development. After neuralation, water flow is increased to approximately 2.0 gallons per minute [gpm] to prevent the development of fungus. After hatching, the larvae spill from the McDonald jars into shallow troughs. The larvae are reared in these troughs (water flow = 2.4gpm) until they are feed trained. The larvae are then transferred to fiberglass round tanks (water flow = 4.0 gpm), where they were reared until release. The water temperature in the troughs and the round tanks is a constant 14oC (58oF). The larvae are feed trained with Bio Diet (moist) Starter #1, #2, and #3. After approximately two months on feed, the juveniles are reared on Bio Diet (moist) Grower 1.0, 1.3, 1.5,2.5, 3.0, and 4.0. Once feed trained, larval numbers exceeding UCWSRP Breeding Plan goal are provided to universities for research or euthanized. Deformity checks: The larval and juvenile sturgeons are examined for external deformities monthly while at the hatchery. Hatchery staff completes all but the final deformity check. The tag retention crew conducts the final check the day prior to release. The deformity checks conducted by hatchery staff consist of sub-sampling, as randomly as possible, 200 individuals per family and examining them for external deformities. The tag retention crew examined all fish for deformities during the final check using the same criteria. Releases: These fish will be released in early May 2007. Prior to release the fish will be divided into three groups (family representation approximately equal) and released in the vicinities of Nancy Creek, North Gorge, and Northport. The fish stocked in the vicinities of Nancy Creek and North Gorge will be transported by boat from the Kettle Falls Marina and released into the main river channel. The fish released at Northport will be planted directly from the hatchery truck at the city boat launch. The release locations may be changed depending on the results from the juvenile stock assessment data analysis and subsequent recommendations.$40,49816.20%04/01/200603/31/2007
J13116132Produce Progress (Annual) ReportProduce Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project Annual Report(s).Report will provide background, introductory information, detailed description of methods, results of analyses, a discussion of the results in the context of other related research findings from the published literature.$13,3355.33%04/01/200603/31/2007
K13108119Manage and Administer ProjectsManage and administer Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery ProjectManage on the ground white sturgeon recovery work for the Spokane Tribe of Indians. Administer subcontracts with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Colville Confederated Tribes, Dunau and Associates, and other subcontractors to ensure project work elements and milestones are completed. Prepare financial estimates and invoices as requested by Bonneville Power Administration. Prepare statement of work, implementation plans and budgets for fiscal year 2006 Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project work.$8,8843.55%04/01/200603/31/2007
L13119185Produce CBFish Status ReportPeriodic Status Reports for BPAThe Contractor shall report on the status of milestones and deliverables in Pisces. Reports shall be completed quarterly as determined by the BPA COTR. Additionally, when indicating a deliverable milestone as COMPLETE, the contractor shall provide metrics and the final location (latitude and longitude) prior to submitting the report to the BPA COTR.$6810.27%07/01/200603/31/2007
      
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Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Concluded
Complete Environmental Compliance A: 165. Complete BPA Environmental Compliance 03/31/2007 03/31/2007
Completed public outreach activities B: 99. Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project Public Outreach 03/31/2007 03/31/2007
Meeting attendance as necessary to coordinate project. C: 118. Coordination of Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project 03/31/2007 03/31/2007
Completed study plans D: 156. Develop study plans for Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project 04/30/2006 04/28/2006
Hatchery fish individually marked with a PIT tag/scute mark prior to release. E: 158. PIT tag and scute mark hatchery white sturgeon 04/30/2006 04/28/2006
Field Work Completed F: 157. Conduct white sturgeon sampling/monitoring, data entry, and data quality control 03/31/2007 03/31/2007
Data Analysis Complete for Annual Reports G: 162. Analysis of data for a Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project Report 02/28/2007 02/28/2007
Review project proposals and reports pertaining to upper Columbia sturgeon recovery efforts (All) H: 122. Provide Technical Review for other UCWSRI projects and reports. 03/31/2007 03/31/2007
Produce and release hatchery white sturgeon I: 176. Produce hatchery fish for release into Lake Roosevelt/upper Columbia River. 03/31/2007 03/31/2007
Produce Final 2005 Report and a draft of 2006 J: 132. Produce Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project Annual Report(s). 03/31/2007
Funding Package - Sign contract K: 119. Manage and administer Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project 03/23/2007 03/31/2007

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Bass, Largemouth (Micropterus salmoides)
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Bass, Smallmouth (M. dolomieu)
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Burbot (Lota lota)
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Catfish (Ictalurus spp.) [OBSOLETE]
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Carp, Common (Cyprinus carpio) [OBSOLETE]
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Crappie, Black (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) [OBSOLETE]
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Crappie, White (P. annularis) [OBSOLETE]
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Cutthroat Trout, Westslope (O. c. lewisi)
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Freshwater Mussels
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka)
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Perch, Yellow (Perca flavescens) [OBSOLETE]
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Pike, Northern (Esox lucius) [OBSOLETE]
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Pikeminnow, Northern (Ptychocheilus oregonensis) [OBSOLETE]
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Sturgeon, White (Acipenser transmontanus) - All Populations except Kootenai R. DPS
  • 1 instance of WE 176 Produce Hatchery Fish
  • 1 instance of WE 122 Provide Technical Review and Recommendation
  • 1 instance of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
  • 1 instance of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data
Trout, Brown (Salmo trutta) [OBSOLETE]
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Trout, Brook (Salvelinus fontinalis)
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Trout, Bull (S. confluentus) (Threatened)
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Trout, Lake (S. namaycush) [OBSOLETE]
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Trout, Rainbow (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Trout, Interior Redband (O. mykiss gairdnerii)
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) [OBSOLETE]
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
Whitefish, Mountain (Prosopium williamsoni)
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals

Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 165 Complete BPA Environmental Compliance
B 99 Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project Public Outreach
C 118 Coordination of Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project
D 156 Develop study plans for Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project
E 158 PIT tag and scute mark hatchery white sturgeon
F 157 Conduct white sturgeon sampling/monitoring, data entry, and data quality control
G 162 Analysis of data for a Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project Report
H 122 Provide Technical Review for other UCWSRI projects and reports.
I 176 Produce hatchery fish for release into Lake Roosevelt/upper Columbia River.
J 132 Produce Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project Annual Report(s).
K 119 Manage and administer Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Recovery Project
L 185 Periodic Status Reports for BPA