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A | 243929 | 185 | Produce CBFish Status Report | Periodic Status Reports for BPA | The Contractor shall report on the status of milestones and deliverables in CBFish. Reports shall be completed either monthly or quarterly as determined by the BPA COR. 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 COR. | $4,000 | 1.14% | 07/01/2024 | 04/30/2025 |
B | 243930 | 165 | Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation | Environmental Compliance | Work element to provide appropriate environmental compliance documentation to BPA. | $3,000 | 0.85% | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2025 |
C | 243931 | 157 | Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Redband Trout Movement Patterns- PIT Tag Array | PIT tag arrays placed in the Sanpoil River (2 arrays) will be used to monitor juvenile Redband Trout recruitment to the mainstem Sanpoil River from the West Fork Sanpoil (primary spawning location) and recruitment from the Sanpoil River to Lake Roosevelt. Multiple life-history patterns occur for Redband Trout (resident and adfluvial) in the Sanpoil. Understanding movement patterns and seasonal habitat use within the Sanpoil will assist with focusing habitat restoration plans and managing on reservation wild trout harvest. | $45,000 | 12.79% | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2025 |
D | 243932 | 162 | Analyze/Interpret Data | Redband Trout Movement Pattern Analysis | The PIT tag detection array will be used to monitor juvenile and adult Redband Trout movement and validate screw trap efficiency. Detection efficiency has been shown to vary with the number, type, and arrangement of the antennae arrays as well as in varying environmental conditions (Connolly et al. 2008; Horton et al. 2007; Zydlewski et al. 2006). PIT tag detection efficiency estimates will be conducted for each array under a variety of discharge regimes and will be used for both upstream and downstream movement (Fuller et al. 2008). Detection efficiency will be applied to estimates for recruitment and escapement to account for undetected individuals. Seasonal upstream movements of adult fish will be summarized for all life history strategies. Juvenile movements downstream will be summarized by season and difference in outmigration patterns per tributary summarized. PTAGIS will be queried to determine if any Sanpoil River marked fish were detected downstream of Chief Joseph Dam. Possible locations include tern colonies or fish bypass facilities. | $32,000 | 9.10% | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2025 |
E | 243933 | 157 | Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Redband Trout Adult Escapement - Weir Trapping | The RM&E project will monitor lacustrine adfluvial escapement into the Sanpoil River from a weir trap installed near the mouth of the river. The project will operate the weir when the river is below 500 cfs, to identify peak escapement times (spring, summer and fall).
Data collected on all fish captured in the weir includes: species, total and fork length (used to develop regressions), weight (g), fin clips, tissue sample for genetic testing (archiving samples until funds are available to run samples), sex (male or female), reproductive condition (mature, ripe, spawned out), and release condition (good, fair, poor). Adult rainbow trout are also implanted with a PIT tag near the pelvic girdle. Hatchery origin rainbow trout have been triploided and adipose fin clipped. Hatchery origin fish are not allowed to pass the weir due to the potential to breed with the native Redband Trout present in the Sanpoil River. Hatchery origin fish rarely enter the Sanpoil River. | $40,631 | 11.55% | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2025 |
F | 243934 | 162 | Analyze/Interpret Data | Redband Trout Escapement Analysis | Monitor Escapement: Data will enable the project to estimate interval (µ) and instantaneous (F) exploitation rates of Sanpoil River Redband Trout, using methods suggested by Lee and McLellan (2011). Exploitation will be defined as the rate of mortality from angler harvest. Interval exploitation (µ) is defined as the rate of mortality that occurs among a specified Redband Trout cohort over a given time interval (Miranda and Bettoli 2007). Stream discharge and temperature will be correlated with adult migration timing.
In addition, tissue samples for genetic analysis will be collected from adult Redband Trout collected in the weir. Adults migrate in the spring and fall (over winter population). These data will assist managers with understanding which tributaries the fish originated in and if the spring and fall run fish utilize different tributaries. The data will be used to suggest management ore restoration actions to increase Redband Trout abundance to ensure population resiliency. | $23,000 | 6.54% | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2025 |
G | 243935 | 157 | Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Redband Trout Recruitment - Screw Trapping | Rotary screw traps have been used to sample downstream migrating salmonids in systems ranging from moderate sized streams to large rivers and over a wide range of discharges (Kennen et al. 1994; Roper and Scarnecchia 1996; Chaput and Jones 2004; Scace et al. 2007). The screw trap will be operated throughout the contract period, or as long as environmental conditions allow, and checked at least once daily to collect baseline data on emigration. Adjustments to operational time will be based on the results of the initial year. All fish captured will be measured for fork and total length and weighed. Species other than Redband trout will be released downstream of the trap. All Redband trout will be scanned with a handheld passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag reader capable of reading FDX-B 134.2 kHz PIT tags. Unmarked Redband that are large enough (>65 mm) will be implanted with a 12 mm FDX-B (full-duplex) 134.2 kHz PIT tag in accordance with the protocols outlined by the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority (1999). Scale samples will be collected for age determination. Tagged fish will be placed in a holding tank or bucket with fresh stream water and appropriate aeration device to recover from the tagging process. Fish that appear healthy and show normal swimming activity will be released below the trap (Volkhardt et al. 2007). Efficiency tests will be completed weekly, where 50 fish will be tagged, transported 1 km upstream and released. Recaptured Redband trout will be scanned for PIT tag number and released. | $50,000 | 14.21% | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2025 |
H | 243936 | 162 | Analyze/Interpret Data | Redband Trout Recruitment Analysis | Monitor Recruitment: Recruitment (R) will be defined as the number of juvenile redband trout emigrating from their natal tributary into the Sanpoil River or Lake Roosevelt. Fisheries managers commonly monitor recruitment of anadromous salmonids (Seelbach 1993; Kennen et al. 1994; Thedinga et al. 1994; Newcomb and Coon 2001), however few studies have evaluated recruitment of native rainbow trout that exhibit a lacustrine - adfluvial potamodromous life history (Northcote 1969, 1962; Sears 2006; Nine 2007; Lee and McLellan 2011).
Biological data including age, length and weight, collected from out-migrating juvenile will be used to estimate growth parameters. Age at recruitment will be determined from scale samples (Alvord 1954) using methods found in DeVries and Frie (1996). Length frequency distributions will also be developed for each tributary (Anderson and Neumann 1996). Growth parameters will be calculated using von Bertalanffy growth functions (Isely and Grabowski 2007). Juvenile out-migration timing with be correlated with stream discharge and temperatures to determine if there is an association. PIT tag data will be used to estimate harvest impacts, juvenile production, and adult escapement. Trap efficiency will be calculated using the equation suggested by Volkhardt et al. (2007). Data collected on time of re-capture will be used to monitor trends in movement. Juvenile abundance was calculated using a Lincoln-Petersen model with a Chapman modification. | $26,000 | 7.39% | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2025 |
I | 243937 | 158 | Mark/Tag Animals | PIT Tag Juvenile Rainbow Trout | PIT tag juvenile rainbow trout greater than 65mm total length. | $40,000 | 11.37% | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2025 |
J | 243938 | 157 | Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Redband Trout Genetics Study | Test Redband trout tissue samples collected during the 2023 field season (n=303 samples).
Tissue samples collected during 2024 field sampling efforts (Lake Roosevelt creel, Sanpoil River weir, Chief Joseph Dam) will be sorted and analyzed during the 2025 project year. | $12,120 | 3.45% | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2025 |
K | 243939 | 157 | Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Sanpoil River Water Temperature | Hourly water temperature data will be collected using a temperature loggers placed inside the weir trap and at 21 other locations within the Sanpoil River and its tributaries. | $20,000 | 5.69% | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2025 |
L | 243940 | 162 | Analyze/Interpret Data | Sanpoil River Water Analysis | Downloaded data will be analyzed to determined if and when the parameters are outside of the preferred temperatures for salmonid health. | $6,000 | 1.71% | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2025 |
M | 243941 | 132 | Produce Progress (Annual) Report | Submit Progress Report for the period (Jan 2024) to (Dec 2024) | The progress report summarizes the project goal, objectives, hypotheses (for research), completed and uncompleted deliverables, problems encountered, lessons learned, and long-term planning. Examples of long-term planning include future improvements, new directions, or any ramping up or ramping down of contract components or of the project as a whole.
RM&E Technical Progress reports must conform to BPA guidelines. See the "RME Technical Reporting" link at: http://www.cbfish.org/Help.mvc/GuidanceDocuments. | $25,000 | 7.11% | 08/01/2024 | 03/15/2025 |
N | 243942 | 119 | Manage and Administer Projects | Project Administration | Administer current project, contracts with subcontractors, develop SOW, budgets and property inventory for the following year. | $25,000 | 7.11% | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2025 |