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A Proposal is an application to continue existing work or start new work. While historically the Program solicited for all types of projects at once, starting in fiscal year 2009, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and BPA are reviewing and soliciting for projects that are similar in nature and intent. These "categorical" reviews started with Wildlife projects and continue with Research, Monitoring, & Evaluation (RME) and Artificial Production (Hatchery) projects.

Project 2007-402-00 - Snake River Sockeye Captive Propagation

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	Proposal Number	Proposal Version	Type	State	Project	Title	Description	Creator	Percent Complete	Proposal Budget Limit	Create Date	Last Updated	Primary Contact	Proponent	Purpose	Emphasis	Solicitation	Portfolio	Biop Fish Accord
		Proposal Version 1	Existing Project	Pending BPA Response				Andre L'Heureux (Inactive)


	RMECAT-2007-402-00	Proposal Version 1	Existing Project	Pending BPA Response	2007-402-00	Snake River Sockeye Captive Propagation	The primary goal of the work is to use the existing Snake River Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) captive broodstock to rebuild the natural population that was listed as Endangered under the United States Endangered Species Act in 1992. Captive broodstock culture will continue to provide a safety net that maintains the genetic uniqueness of this ESU that would almost certainly have gone extinct without the intervention of artificial propagation in the early 1990’s. The captive broodstock will remain the primary source of gametes for reseeding natural habitats for the next few years. These reseeding efforts, that have included the release of pre-spawning adults, smolts, pre-smolts, fry, and planting of eyed-eggs, are now returning hundreds of ocean ranched adults to the Sawtooth Valley yearly for natural spawning. The progeny of these natural spawners are exposed to natural selection that hones their adaptive traits to the ESU’s unique habitat that is located at a higher elevation and greater upstream migration distance than any other anadromous sockeye salmon population in the contiguous Unites States. The smolt release program will be expanded to provide the demographic robustness necessary for the population to meet the rigorous losses associated with natural selection. Over time, as 4 H factors affecting the ESU are resolved, it is expected these releases will lead to the rebuilding of a gravel to gravel population that is self sustaining. The IDFG acts as the lead agency for the project and maintains the primary broodstock facility in Eagle, Idaho and provides fish monitoring and evaluation support (previous Project no. 199107200). Fish culture responsibilities are shared by NOAA Fisheries (previous Project no. 199204000) and ODFW (previous Project no. 200501200). The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes provide habitat support for the project and also share fish monitoring and evaluation responsibility for the program (previous Project no. 199107100). Through FY06, the U of I provided genetic support for the program (199009300). Beginning in FY07, this responsibility was assumed by the IDFG. All projects listed above have been combined as Project no. 2007-402-00. Idaho Department of Fish and Game Redfish Lake Sockeye Salmon Captive Broodstock Program maintains a captive broodstocks of ESA-listed endangered Redfish Lake sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) to protect and enhance the population. IDFG also provides monitoring and evaluation responsibilities in the Stanley Basin. Kokanee populations are evaluated in Pettit, Alturas, and Redfish lakes through trawling and creel surveys. Sockeye smolts out-migrating from Redfish Lake are monitored at a weir located on Redfish Lake Cr. The Redfish Lake Cr weir is also used to collect returning anadromous adults. Bull trout populations are monitored in Redfish and Alturas lake tributaries. Starting in FY07, IDFG took over the genetic monitoring responsibilities for this program (previously performed by U of I Project No. 199009300). The genetics portion of the IDFG contract include: 1) Develop pedigrees and construct spawning matrices, 2)Monitor genetic diversity and effective population size over time, 3)Conduct reproductive success evaluations, 4) Assess potential harvest of ESA listed, Snake River O. nerka, 5)Identify stray O. nerka. The DNA methods used to examine sockeye populations have been widely used and can be compared directly with other ongoing or collateral genetic work. Currently IDFG rears sockeye pre-smolts and smolts at Sawtooth FH for release to Sawtooth Valley waters. Idaho Fish and Game is currently in the Planning and Design Phase for developing and operating a smolt production facility near Springfield, Id. Construction of the facility is scheduled for FY12 and FY13. After construction is completed, between 500,000 and 1,000,000 smolts will be produced annually. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries) maintains a portion of the Redfish Lake Sockeye salmon captive broodstock at its Northwest and Fisheries Science Center facilities on Puget Sound in Washington State. The Manchester Research Station is equipped with 20 twenty foot diameter circular tanks that are supplied with seawater that is processed to eliminate Puget Sound pathogens. The Station has a satellite hatchery on Burley Creek Washington that is supplied with pathogen free ground water and has a full array of spawning, incubation, rearing and laboratory facilities. NOAA Fisheries uses these facilities to provide freshwater pre-smolt rearing, seawater smolt to pre-spawning adult rearing, final freshwater maturation rearing, freshwater spawning, and freshwater incubation. Currently NOAA operations produce more than 250 pre-spawning adults for natural spawning in the Sawtooth ValleylLakes and more than 125,000 eyed-eggs for recovery efforts in Idaho. Over the next five years, NOAA’s eyed-egg production will be ramped up to 500,000 to supply the new smolt production facility being developed in Idaho. In addition to its production role, the NOAA facility provides a backup broodstock should the primary captive broodstock maintained at Eagle, Idaho suffer a catastrophic event. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (SBT) evaluates nursery lake habitat conditions encountered by juvenile sockeye salmon during their freshwater rearing phase. Physical and biological parameters are monitored in four Sawtooth Valley lakes. Limnological data are used to develop estimates of sockeye salmon carrying capacities for each lake. Background kokanee biomass estimates are developed using hydroacoustic technology. This information, along with limnological data, are evaluated prior to developing annual stocking recommendations for hatchery-produced sockeye salmon. Decisions to add nutrients to sockeye salmon nursery lakes are made annually and are based on limnological and kokanee biomass data. This project also shares monitoring and evaluation responsibility for hatchery-produced juvenile sockeye planted in Pettit and Alturas lakes and conducts intensive fish community investigations in Pettit lake to evaluate competition between hatchery rainbow trout and reintroduced sockeye salmon. University of Idaho Genetic Analysis of Oncorhynchus Nerka (Project No. 199009300). Starting in FY07 genetic responsibilities have been incorporated in the IDFG contract. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Oxbow FH is currently being modified to accommodate the rearing of up to 150,000 Snake River sockeye salmon smolts. Eyed-eggs produced at the IDFG Eagle FH and the NOAA Burley Creek FH in Washington State will supply the Oxbow FH program. All smolts produced at the Oxbow FH will be released in receiving waters in the Sawtooth Valley of Idaho.	Andre L'Heureux (Inactive)			05/27/2010	07/08/2011	Andre L'Heureux (Inactive)	Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes	Artificial Production	None	RME / AP Category Review	RM&E Cat. Review - RM&E	BiOp, Fish Accord