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Proposal 2017INDR-2017-005-00 - Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative Columbia River Basin Projects

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Proposal Number:		2017INDR-2017-005-00
Proposal Status:		ISRP - Pending First Review
Proposal Version:		Proposal Version 1
Review:		2017 Individual Review
Portfolio:		Contains 2017-005-00
Type:		Existing Project: 2017-005-00
Primary Contact:		Christina Wang
Created:		10/4/2017 by (Not yet saved)
Proponent Organizations:		Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Bonneville Power Administration

Project Title:		Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative Columbia River Basin Projects

Proposal Short Description:		The Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative is a cooperative effort among agencies and tribes to achieve long-term persistence of Pacific Lamprey and support traditional tribal cultural use over the U.S. range. The purpose of this proposal is to facilitate funding for high priority lamprey restoration actions and M&E that are currently unfunded or partially funded in the Columbia River basin. This process will work in parallel with other programs that are funding lamprey restoration.

Proposal Executive Summary:		Once widespread along the West Coast of North America, Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) abundance is well below historical levels and distribution has contracted within the U.S. range. In 2007 the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative (Initiative) was developed to promote and coordinate implementation of conservation measures for Pacific Lamprey in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California. The Initiative has three components: Assessment and Template for Conservation Measures (Assessment); Conservation Agreement (Agreement); and Regional Implementation Plans (RIPs). The Initiative represents a cooperative effort among natural resource agencies and tribes to achieve long-term persistence of Pacific Lamprey and support traditional tribal cultural use of Pacific Lamprey throughout their historic range in the United States. The Initiative is being considered as a project which would receive funding from Bonneville Power Administration to assist in supporting high priority projects identified through our Regional Implementation Planning process. The purpose of this proposal is to facilitate funding for high priority lamprey restoration actions and M&E that are currently unfunded or partially funded in the Columbia River RMUs (i.e., Lower Columbia/Willamette, Mid-Columbia, Upper Columbia and Snake). This process will work in parallel with other programs that are funding lamprey restoration and M&E (e.g., USACE Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program, Fish Accords, Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program). To guide implementation of the Initiative, operating guidelines were developed to facilitate funding for priority lamprey actions. The guidelines were designed to guide conservation activities using collaborative prioritization and an adaptive management framework that is coordinated through the Conservation Team (CT). Each of the Regional Management Unit Groups (RMUs) develops a Regional Implementation Plan (RIP) that provides a 3-5 year strategy for identifying projects and priorities. Each year, updated RIPs with proposals for high priority projects are submitted to the CT for review. The CT reviews proposals based on the following criteria: 1) project rationale; 2) linkage of actions to threats; 3) project feasibility; 4) partner engagement and support; 5) monitoring and evaluation (M&E); and 6) budget and timelines. Upon review and approval, the CT will forward their recommended proposals to the Policy Committee (PC) to seek funds for implementation. The proposals recommended for funding from the Columbia RMUs will be submitted to the Cost Savings Program. These proposals will be ranked in priority order using a numerical scoring system (described in more detail in the Project Objectives section) across the RMUs. During the first initial years of this Program, projects will be limited to $100,000 maximum per year. In order to address restoration needs across RMUs in the Columbia and reduce overall risk to lamprey, one project per RMU per year will be considered in the priority list submitted to the Cost Savings Program unless there are no projects fully meeting the criteria from any one RMU. This will be implemented in an adaptive management framework (see Adaptive Management Section).

Purpose:		Habitat
Emphasis:		RM and E
Species Benefit:		Anadromous: 90.0% Resident: 10.0% Wildlife: 0.0%
Supports 2009 NPCC Program:		Yes
Subbasin Plan:		Asotin, Big White Salmon, Clearwater, Columbia Gorge, Deschutes, Entiat, Fifteenmile, Grande Ronde , Hood, Imnaha, John Day, Klickitat, Lower Columbia, Lower Middle Columbia, Lower Snake, Malheur, Methow, Middle Snake, Okanogan, Salmon, Tucannon, Umatilla, Upper Middle Columbia, Upper Snake, Walla Walla, Wenatchee, Willamette, Yakima
Fish Accords:		None
Biological Opinions:		None

Contacts

Contacts:

Project Significance & Problem Statement

Project Significance to Regional Programs:

The Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NWPCC), as directed by the Northwest Power Act, developed a fish and wildlife program (Program) to “protect, mitigate, and enhance fish and wildlife, including related spawning grounds and habitat, on the Columbia River and its tributaries … affected by the development, operation, and management of [hydroelectric projects] while assuring the Pacific Northwest an adequate, efficient, economical, and reliable power supply.” The Program includes a set of strategies that provide specific guidance for topics that address policy needs. These consist of guidance for anadromous fish mitigation in blocked areas, wildlife mitigation, resident fish mitigation, sturgeon, and lamprey. The Program was revised in 2014 with added guidance on implementing actions that result in increased abundance and survival for Pacific Lamprey, including habitat actions, dam operations and passage, monitoring populations, and research to improve understanding of how the development and operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System affect migration success, survival and growth of lamprey. 

Within the 2014 Program revision, the NWPCC recognized and supported efforts to restore Pacific Lamprey consistent with The Tribal Pacific Lamprey Restoration Plan for the Columbia River basin and The Agreement.  Guiding principles of 2014 revision include (1) juvenile and adult lamprey should be able to safely pass dams in the basin, (2) the population size, distribution, and other limiting factors for lamprey related to the hydropower system need improved understanding, and (3) lamprey throughout their historic range should be self-sustaining and harvestable.

Problem Statement:

Pacific Lamprey are a native anadromous species that, like salmon, historically returned to spawn in large numbers into watersheds along the West Coast of the United States. Populations have declined in abundance and become restricted in distribution throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California. Threats to Pacific Lamprey occur in much of the range of the species and include restricted mainstem and tributary passage, reduced flows and dewatering of streams, stream and floodplain degradation, degraded water quality, and changing marine and climate conditions. In 2004, concerned parties convened to address the declines in Pacific Lamprey, and in 2007 the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative (Initiative) was developed to promote and coordinate implementation of conservation measures for Pacific Lamprey in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California. The Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative is a strategy by Native American tribes and Federal, State, and local agencies to improve the status of Pacific Lamprey throughout their U.S. range by helping implement conservation and research actions.

The approach of the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative has three components: an Assessment and Template for Conservation Measures (Assessment); a Conservation Agreement; and Regional Implementation Plans.

The Assessment was completed in October 2011. It tracked the current knowledge of Pacific Lamprey habitat requirements; abundance; historic and current distribution; and described threats and factors for decline. To systematically characterize the conservation risk of Pacific Lamprey across its range, a diagnostic tool adapted from NatureServe was used incorporating demographic and threat information. This information was collected through a series of regional meetings attended by our partners. Individual watersheds were analyzed to rank the relative risk of extirpation, and these risks were summarized by region. The Assessment showed that Pacific Lamprey populations are declining in abundance and becoming restricted in distribution throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California due to key threats such as mainstem and tributary obstacles to passage, reduced flows and dewatering, stream and floodplain degradation, and water quality. The majority of watersheds are at relatively high risk, with very few that are relatively secure.

The Conservation Agreement (Agreement) was signed in June 2012 by 11 tribes; the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California and Alaska; seven federal agencies; and multiple regional entities. It is a voluntary commitment by the signatories and interested parties to collaborate on efforts that reduce or eliminate threats to Pacific Lamprey to the greatest extent possible. The goal of the Agreement is to achieve long term persistence and support traditional tribal cultural use of Pacific Lamprey throughout their U.S. range. This Agreement provides a mechanism for interested parties to collaborate and pool available resources to expeditiously and effectively implement conservation actions. The objectives of the Agreement are: 1) Evaluate Pacific Lamprey population structure; 2) Identify global issues that are impacting Pacific Lamprey; 3) Public outreach; 4) Data sharing; 5) Identify and characterize Pacific Lamprey for the Regional Management Units (RMUs); 6) Identify, secure and enhance watershed conditions contained in the RMUs; and 7) Restore Pacific Lamprey of the RMUs.

With information from the Assessment and the partner infrastructure developed through the Agreement, conservation could now be advanced by the development of Regional Implementation Plans. Regional Implementation Plans (RIPs) identify restoration needs, prioritize implementation of conservation actions, and evaluate action effectiveness. The RIPs build upon existing restoration plans that include conservation actions such as: modifying fish ladders and entranceways at dams, constructing lamprey passage structures at tributary barriers, restoring lamprey habitat, and consideration of lamprey during in-stream work. However, gaps in addressing threats to Pacific Lamprey remain. The Regional Implementation plans identify additional conservation actions needed at the watershed scale to address threats and issues identified by local experts.

Financial resources used to support the operation of the Initiative and implement restoration actions to date have come from USFWS, Columbia Basin Fish Accords, other state and federal agencies and tribes. The Initiative is being considered as a project which would receive funding from Bonneville Power Administration to assist in supporting high priority projects identified through our regional implementation planning process. The purpose of this proposal is to facilitate funding for high priority lamprey restoration actions and M&E that are currently unfunded or partially funded in the Columbia River RMUs (i.e., Lower Columbia/Willamette, Mid-Columbia, Snake and Upper Columbia). This process will work in parallel with other programs that are funding lamprey restoration and M&E (e.g., USACE Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program, Fish Accords, Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program).

To guide implementation of the Initiative, operating guidelines were developed to facilitate funding for priority lamprey actions. The guidelines were designed to guide conservation activities using collaborative prioritization and an adaptive management framework that is coordinated through the Conservation Team (CT). Each of the Regional Management Unit Groups (RMUs) develops a Regional Implementation Plan (RIP) that provides a 3-5 year strategy for identifying projects and priorities. Each year, updated RIPs with proposals for high priority projects are submitted to the CT for review. The CT reviews proposals based on the following criteria: 1) project rationale; 2) linkage of actions to threats; 3) project feasibility; 4) partner engagement and support; 5) monitoring and evaluation (M&E); and 6) budget and timelines. Upon review and approval, the CT will forward their recommended proposals, which all meet the above criteria, to the Policy Committee (PC) to seek funds for implementation.

The proposals recommended for funding from the Columbia RMUs will be submitted to the cost savings program. These proposals will be ranked in priority order using a numerical scoring system (see table below) across the RMUs. Because the high priority projects submitted already meet the Initiative criteria, two or more projects may have equal scores, which may influence the priority rank. In this case the Co-Chairs, under advisement of the Conservation Team, will make a decision on priority rank based on project type. Higher priority will be given to on the ground projects (e.g., habitat restoration, passage improvements, supplementation), then to monitoring and evaluation projects, and then to inventory projects. Co-chairs will provide a rationale for those priority decisions.

Projects will be ranked on the criteria outlined in the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative Agreement Operating Guidelines used to score Regional Implementation Plans:

Project Rationale
Linkage of Actions to Threats
Project Feasibility
Partner Engagement and Support
Monitoring and Evaluation – Contribution to Knowledge Gaps
Budget and Timelines

The Initiative project criteria are consistent with those of NWPCC. The Northwest Power 1996 Amendment to the Power Act, which directs the Independent Science Review Panel (ISRP) to review projects in the context of the Council’s program in regard to whether they:

are based on sound science principles;

benefit fish and wildlife;
have clearly defined objectives and outcomes; and
have provisions for monitoring and evaluation of results.

Projects that are submitted will need to provide more detailed information regarding how they meet the criteria for funding under this proposal. Projects will be limited to $100,000 maximum per year. In order to address restoration needs across RMUs in the Columbia and reduce overall risk to lamprey, one project per RMU per year will be considered in the priority list submitted to the Cost Savings Program unless there are no projects fully meeting the criteria from any one RMU. Following is a table outlining the detailed information needed for each project submitted. Criteria categories will be scored with 2 points for “Fully Meets Criteria”; 1 point for “Needs Some Additional Information”; and 0 points for “Insufficient”.

Proposal from RIP / RMU to the Conservation Team	Reviewer’s Category Score 2, 1, 0
Project Rationale: Please provide NPCC Subbasin name and Watershed 6^th or 5^th Field HUC; land ownership, regulatory responsibilities. What Lamprey RMU population or portion of the river will benefit from action? What is the RMU HUC4 risk level? What life stage or stages that will benefit from action? How? What other species may benefit from action? How with the project provide meaningful and measureable results to improve lamprey populations and/or their habitat conditions? Does the action specifically address the Lamprey Strategy and Measures as defined in the 2014 F&W Program.
Linkage of Actions to Threats: What threat(s) does this project address? How does the project address this key threat(s)? Does this project address a threat(s) specific only to this RMU or does the project address the threat(s) for multiple RMUs?
Project Feasibility: Have the designs for the project been completed already or will they be completed before planned project implementation (within the period of performance)? Are the appropriate permits (ESA and environmental compliance) in place already or will they be in place before planned project implementation (within the period of performance)? Can the project be implemented within the defined time frame?
Partner Engagement and Support: What partners are supporting the project? What partners are actively implementing the project? What partners are providing matching funds or in-kind services that directly contribute to this project? Are the partners able to contribute to the proposed project in a timely and appropriate manner? Does this action link to other projects in the watershed?
Monitoring and Evaluation - Contribution to Knowledge Gaps: If this is a monitoring or evaluation project or an on the ground project with a monitoring or evaluation component: o Is there a monitoring framework in the proposal? o Does the monitoring framework provide clear objectives and measureable metrics that can be observed over time? o Does the framework provide a clear description of the expected outcome? If this is an on the ground project without a monitoring or evaluation component: o How is completion of the project going to be documented? o Is this project’s effectiveness linked to another M&E project?
Budget and Timelines: Is the budget within the guidelines provided by the Conservation Team (project maximum budget is $100,000)? Is there a detailed budget describing personnel, equipment and supplies, travel, publication, overhead needs? Does the project describe a reasonable and feasible approach for the project to be completed within the performance period and within budget? Does the proposal demonstrate meaningful cost share. (cash, equipment, labor)?
Total
2 = Fully Meets Criteria 1 = Needs Some Additional Information 0 = Insufficient

Initiative Literature List

Pacific Lamprey Work Session (Luzier et al. 2008) brought managers and scientists with various skills and expertise together to facilitate communication on the current status and ongoing efforts to conserve Pacific Lamprey and to begin development of the collaborative Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative for populations in the United States.

Luzier, C.W. and 7 coauthors. 2009. Proceedings of the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative Work Session – October 28-29, 2008. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Office, Portland, Oregon, USA.

https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/Documents/October%202008%20Work%20Session%20Proceedings%20Final%204-9-09.pdf

Pacific Lamprey Assessment and Template for Conservation Measures (Luzier et al. 2011; in California - Goodman and Reid 2012). The Assessments describe the extirpation risk of Pacific Lamprey in 17 regional management units and identifies population demographic and threats.

Luzier, C.W., H.A. Schaller, J.K. Brostrom, C. Cook-Tabor, D.H. Goodman, R.D. Nelle, K. Ostrand and B. Streif. 2011. Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) Assessment and Template for Conservation Measures. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 282 pp. https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/Documents/USFWS%20Pacific%20Lamprey%20Assessment%20and%20Template%20for%20Conservation%20Measures%202011.pdf

Goodman, D.H. and S.B. Reid. 2012. Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) Assessment and Template for Conservation Measures in California. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata, California. 117 pp. https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/Documents/PLCI_CA_Assessment_Final.pdf

The Conservation Agreement (USFWS 2012) was signed by 33 signatories and represents a cooperative effort among natural resource agencies and tribes to reduce threats to Pacific Lamprey and improve their habitats and population status.

USFWS (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). 2012. Pacific Lamprey Conservation Agreement. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 57 pp. https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/AgreementMainpage.cfm

Interim Operating Guidelines (2015) outlines goals for the Conservation Agreement and a strategic plan for the implementation of regionally based conservation actions and research, monitoring and evaluation.

Implementation of the Conservation Agreement for Pacific Lamprey in the States of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California Interim Operating Guidelines May 7, 2015. https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/AgreementMainpage.cfm#CAinterimguidelines

Regional Implementation Plans outline specific restoration/conservation actions and research needs prioritized by alignment to identified threats, feasibility, benefit and partner engagement.

Pacific Lamprey Conservation Agreement Regional Implementation Plans. 2017. https://www.fws.gov/PacificLamprey/PLCI_RIPs.html

Lamprey Technical Workgroup

CRBLTWG (Columbia River Basin Lamprey Technical Workgroup). 2004. Passage considerations for lamprey. Prepared by the Columbia River Basin Lamprey Technical Workgroup September 3, 2004.

CRBLTWG (Columbia River Basin Lamprey Technical Workgroup). 2005. Critical uncertainties for lamprey in the Columbia River Basin: results from a strategic planning retreat of the Columbia River Basin Lamprey Technical Workgroup.

CRBLTWG (Columbia River Basin Lamprey Technical Workgroup). 2011. Translocating adult Pacific lamprey within the Columbia River basin: State of the Science. Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority, Portland, Oregon.

USFWS (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). 2010b. Best management practices to minimize adverse effects to Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 25 pp. http://www.fws.gov/pacific/Fisheries/sphabcon/Lamprey/pdf/Best%20Management%20Practices%20for%20Pacific%20Lamprey%20April%202010%20Version.pdf

Pacific Lamprey Technical Workgroup. 2017. Practical guidelines for incorporating adult Pacific lamprey passage at fishways. June 2017. White Paper. 47 pp + Appendix. https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/mainpage.cfm

Objectives

Objectives:

Evaluate Pacific Lamprey Population Structure (OBJ-1)

Continue genetic analyses on Pacific Lamprey throughout the United States range to refine delineation of RMUs as needed.

Identify Global Issues that are Impacting Pacific Lamprey (OBJ-2)

The effects of changing marine environment and climate, disease, poor water quality, impact of dams on downstream migration of juveniles, contaminant accumulation, non- native species and predation throughout the entire range of Pacific Lamprey are poorly understood. To further understand the effects of global issues on Pacific Lamprey at the landscape level, parties will coordinate research, monitoring and evaluation with Landscape Conservation Cooperatives, National Fish Habitat Partnerships and other large scale natural resource conservation initiatives as appropriate.

Public Outreach (OBJ-3)

Develop and implement a public outreach effort specifically addressing Pacific Lamprey conservation, biology, unique life history, habitat needs, cultural importance, and interface with salmonid restoration activities.

Data Sharing (OBJ-4)

Continue to build and maintain Pacific Lamprey databases and Geographic Information System layers (to be maintained by USFWS Region 1) to facilitate information sharing among partners.

Identify and Characterize Pacific Lamprey for the Regional Management Units (OBJ-5)

Identify historic and present distributions of Pacific Lamprey in each RMU and monitor them to detect changes in distribution and status as conservation actions are implemented.

Identify, Secure and Enhance Watershed Conditions Contained in the RMUs (OBJ-6)

Protect areas with healthy habitat conditions and strive to improve watershed conditions and migratory corridors where needed. These efforts will focus on threats not being addressed through restoration efforts for other species (e.g., salmon and bull trout recovery plans). Parties will:
a. Identify habitat conditions necessary to support all life stages of Pacific Lamprey.
b. Identify and protect habitat areas within an RMU capable of supporting Pacific Lamprey life stages.
c. Identify and prioritize threats to Pacific Lamprey in RMUs, emphasizing threats not addressed through restoration efforts for other species.
d. Implement targeted lamprey restoration projects to reduce prioritized threats (e.g., improve passage at human caused stream barriers, restore lamprey spawning and rearing habitats, and consider lamprey life stages during in- stream work).
e. Develop protocols for monitoring habitat status, Pacific Lamprey status, and restoration effectiveness.

Restore Pacific Lamprey of the Regional Management Units (OBJ-7)

Identify unoccupied and sparsely occupied watersheds where Pacific Lamprey may be restored to their historic range and levels of abundance. Where feasible implement artificial propagation and translocation experiments to develop methods and strategies for reintroducing Pacific Lamprey to extirpated areas and advancing Pacific Lamprey conservation through establishing self-sustaining populations within RMUs.

Project History

Financials

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Summary of Budgets

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Expense	SOY Budget	Working Budget	Expenditures *
FY2019		$238,692	$136,521

Cost Savings		$238,692	$136,521

FY2020	$300,000	$96,003	$114,539

Cost Savings		$96,003	$114,539

FY2021	$300,000	$503,997	$336,280

General		$300,000	$200,168
Cost Savings		$203,997	$136,112

FY2022	$300,000	$300,000	$182,823

General		$300,000	$182,823

FY2023	$300,000	$300,000	$276,683

General		$300,000	$276,683

FY2024	$313,200	$313,200	$358,347

General		$313,200	$358,347

FY2025	$313,200	$313,200	$106,632

General		$313,200	$106,632

* Expenditures data includes accruals and are based on data through 31-Mar-2025

Actual Project Cost Share

The table content is updated frequently and thus contains more recent information than what was in the original proposal reviewed by ISRP and Council.

Current Fiscal Year — 2025 DRAFT

Cost Share Partner	Total Proposed Contribution	Total Confirmed Contribution
(Unspecified Org)		$5,831
(Unspecified Org)		$7,000
Total	$0	$12,831

Previous Fiscal Years

Fiscal Year	Total Contributions		% of Budget
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018

Explanation of Recent Financial Performance:

None

Explanation of Financial History:

None

Reporting & Contracted Deliverables Performance

Annual Progress Reports
Expected (since FY2004):	35
Completed:	28
On time:	28

Status Reports
Completed:	181
On time:	51
Avg Days Late:	29

								Count of Contract Deliverables
Earliest Contract	Subsequent Contracts	Title	Contractor	Earliest Start	Latest End	Latest Status	Accepted Reports	Complete	Green	Yellow	Red	Total	% Green and Complete	Canceled
78040 REL 4	78040 REL 15, 78040 REL 27	2017-005-00 EXP PACIFIC LAMPREY CONSERVATION INITIATIVE CRB PROJS	Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission	06/01/2018	08/31/2021	Closed	18	38	0	0	4	42	90.48%	3
85347		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI CRB PROJS ACOUSTC TELEM AND LARVAL SALV USGS	US Geological Survey (USGS)	06/01/2020	12/31/2021	Closed	6	6	0	0	2	8	75.00%	0
87356		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI CITSCI LAMPREY DIST AND CULT/ECO IMPORTANCE	Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife	03/01/2021	07/31/2022	Closed	6	6	0	0	0	6	100.00%	0
76914 REL 9		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI - OSU NATAL ORIGINS	Oregon State University	03/02/2021	12/31/2022	Closed	7	3	0	0	0	3	100.00%	0
87589		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI CRB PROJS - LARVAL USE SALMONID RESTORATION	US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)	04/01/2021	03/31/2022	Closed	4	3	0	0	1	4	75.00%	0
73548 REL 111		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI OKANOGAN LAMPREY TRANSLOCATION & MONITORING	Colville Confederated Tribes	04/01/2021	08/31/2022	Closed	6	6	0	0	0	6	100.00%	0
88068		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI USGS LAMPREY ORIGIN PERF & ACCOU TEL ARRAY	US Geological Survey (USGS)	05/01/2021	04/30/2023	Closed	9	6	0	0	0	6	100.00%	2
87639		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI LOWER COLUMBIA BARRIER ASSESSMENT	Columbia Soil and Water Consv District	05/01/2021	10/31/2023	Closed	11	3	0	0	0	3	100.00%	0
88412		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI USFS LAMPREY STAGE 0 RESTORATION RESPONSE	US Forest Service (USFS)	06/01/2021	05/31/2023	Closed	6	1	4	0	0	5	100.00%	0
88065		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI CFC RESTORING LAMPREY SW WA	Cascade Forest Conservancy	06/01/2021	12/31/2022	Closed	6	8	0	0	0	8	100.00%	0
88047		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI MSRF LAMPREY USE OF SALMON RESTORATION PROJS	Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation	06/01/2021	12/31/2022	Closed	6	5	0	0	0	5	100.00%	0
74017 REL 89		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI SNAKE LARVAL LAMPREY COLLAB & LEGACY INTERN	Nez Perce Tribe	06/01/2021	09/30/2024	Issued	13	6	0	0	0	6	100.00%	0
87549		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI CRB PROJ - SMCM NATAL ORIGINS	St. Mary's College of Maryland	07/01/2021	12/31/2022	Closed	1	0	0	0	3	3	0.00%	0
73982 REL 163		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI CRB DEVELOP CELL LINE LAMPREY DISEASE	Umatilla Confederated Tribes (CTUIR)	05/01/2022	12/31/2023	Closed	7	5	0	0	0	5	100.00%	0
90199		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI CRB - LAMPREY DEWATER AIR TEMP & LSEF IMPACT	US Geological Survey (USGS)	05/01/2022	06/30/2024	Issued	9	7	0	0	0	7	100.00%	0
90384		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI CRB DEVELOP ERNA MARKER FOR LAMPREY MNTRG	Cramer Fish Sciences	06/01/2022	10/31/2023	Closed	6	4	0	0	0	4	100.00%	0
90415		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI N N FORK KLASKANINE LAMPREY PASSAGE PROJECT	North Coast Watershed Association	06/01/2022	12/31/2023	Closed	6	6	0	0	0	6	100.00%	0
90388		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI NATAL ORIGINS - LAMPREY EYE LENS STUDY	Cornell University	06/01/2022	12/31/2023	Closed	6	3	0	0	0	3	100.00%	0
91178		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI CRB UC LAMPREY RESTORATION & ID WORKSHOP	US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)	09/30/2022	09/30/2024	Issued	8	6	0	0	0	6	100.00%	0
92828		2017-005-00 EXP NOVEL FLOATING ELVER TRAP FOR ADULT LAMPREY	Whooshh Innovations, Inc.	07/01/2023	12/31/2024	Closed	6	5	0	0	0	5	100.00%	0
93262		2017-005-00 EXP LAMPREY LIFE STAGE DEMOGRAPHIC MODEL	US Geological Survey (USGS)	09/01/2023	09/30/2024	Closed	4	4	0	0	0	4	100.00%	0
56662 REL 296		2017-005-00 EXP IDENTIFICATION OF MERCURY IN PACIFIC LAMPREY	Yakama Confederated Tribes	09/01/2023	12/31/2024	Issued	4	2	4	0	0	6	100.00%	0
93261		2017-005-00 EXP DEFINING SEDIMENT HANDLING PRACTICES	US Geological Survey (USGS)	09/01/2023	12/31/2024	Closed	5	5	0	0	0	5	100.00%	0
84062 REL 3		2017-005-00 EXP PREY FISHES OF OCEAN-FEEDING PACIFIC LAMPREY	Oregon State University	09/29/2023	07/31/2024	Closed	4	4	0	0	0	4	100.00%	0
94085		2017-005-00 EXP LAMPREY PREDATION ASSESSMENT	Cramer Fish Sciences	02/01/2024	05/31/2025	Issued	4	0	5	0	0	5	100.00%	0
94251		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI PROSSER DAM IMPROVEMENTS	US Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)	03/01/2024	09/30/2026	Issued	3	0	5	0	0	5	100.00%	0
94431		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI HABITAT RESTORATION GUIDE	Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation	04/01/2024	09/30/2025	Issued	4	0	4	0	0	4	100.00%	0
73982 REL 215		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI CELL LINE DEVELOPMENT	Umatilla Confederated Tribes (CTUIR)	04/01/2024	01/31/2025	Issued	4	6	0	0	0	6	100.00%	0
94823		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI BENTHIC MICROHABITAT USE	US Geological Survey (USGS)	06/01/2024	03/31/2025	Issued	2	0	6	0	0	6	100.00%	0
94824		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI MIGRATION PATTERNS	US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)	06/01/2024	09/30/2027	Issued	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
96585		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI TRAP AND HAUL METHODS REVIEW	US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)	03/01/2025	06/30/2026	Signature	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
96665		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI INVESTIGATION OF NUTRITIONAL PATHWAYS	US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)	04/01/2025	12/31/2026	Issued	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
96692		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI FLOATING LAMPREY COLLECTOR	Cramer Fish Sciences	04/01/2025	12/31/2026	Issued	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
96912		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI SMART PANEL	Michigan State University	05/01/2025	07/31/2026	Issued	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
96812		2017-005-00 EXP PLCI LAMPREY IMAGERY	Wild Fish Conservancy Northwest	05/01/2025	01/31/2026	Issued	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
Project Totals							181	148	28	0	10	186	94.62%	5

Selected Contracted Deliverables in CBFish (2004 to present)

The contracted deliverables listed below have been selected by the proponent as demonstrative of this project's major accomplishments.

None

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Explanation of Performance:

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Results: Reporting, Accomplishments, and Impact

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All Proposals:

Umbrella Proposals:

Since its inception in 2007, the Initiative has accomplished many things. Following is a description of the major accomplishments and associated products.

Pacific Lamprey Work Session - 2008

The first official product was the proceedings from the Initiative Work Session that was held in October 2008 in Portland, Oregon. The purpose of the Work Session was to bring managers and scientists with various skills and expertise together to facilitate communication on the current status and ongoing efforts to conserve Pacific Lamprey and to begin development of the collaborative Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative for populations in the United States.

The general objectives of the Work Session were: 1) to develop an outline of existing knowledge, data, and information about Pacific Lamprey; and 2) to identify uncertainties or knowledge gaps related to these topics. The Work Session was organized around four questions: 1) Pacific Lamprey biology; 2) conservation units and Pacific Lamprey population structure; 3) Pacific Lamprey habitat preferences; and 4) threats to Pacific Lamprey. A presentation outlining the information that is currently known about each topic was given to the whole group and participants were given a chance to ask clarifying questions. The large group then broke into smaller sections at which time they were asked to answer specific questions about these topics and provide data and references. Each small group was led by a facilitator who was responsible for recording the information shared in the break-out sessions. This information was then compiled, checked for accuracy, and sent to the USFWS Team to develop draft proceedings. A draft of the proceedings was produced and sent to the Work Session participants for review. Comments were received and incorporated before the final proceedings document was completed (Luzier et al. 2009). One of the primary outcomes of the Work Session was the recommendation to develop a step-down process for collecting region-specific Pacific Lamprey information on population status and threats.

https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/Documents/October%202008%20Work%20Session%20Proceedings%20Final%204-9-09.pdf

Regional Management Unit Development

The geographic boundaries of the Initiative include the entire U.S. range of Pacific Lamprey. The first step in the step down process was to delineate Pacific Lamprey into workable management units. To date there has not been strong evidence for reproductive isolation from collection locations (Goodman et al. 2008; Lin et al. 2008), even for those separated by large geographic distances (Northern California to Japan). Pacific Lamprey do not have strong site fidelity or resulting distinct population segments so inclusion of the whole U.S. range was determined to be necessary. The U.S. range is broken down into 17 Regional Management Units (RMUs). These RMUs were delineated based on both geography and jurisdiction of agencies and tribes working on lamprey restoration. This division facilitates a finer level of resolution for description of populations, distribution, and their habitats. It also provides a more optimal structure for collaboration on conservation and restoration activities. The RMU scale was determined to be the most effective for prioritization of habitat needs and evaluation of implementation success because each RMU has unique habitat qualities that other RMUs do not have.

Pacific Lamprey Regional Management Units 8-18-16

Assessments - 2011 and 2012

The Pacific Lamprey Assessment and Template for Conservation Measures (Assessment) (Luzier et al. 2011 and Goodman and Reid 2012 in California) tracks the current knowledge of Pacific Lamprey population demographics and threats. The development of this document relied on voluntary involvement of various federal, state, and local governmental agencies, Native American Tribes, scientific institutions, consultants, non-profit groups, utility companies, private landowners, and others. The information was collected through a series of regional meetings attended by these Initiative partners. Individual watersheds were analyzed to rank the relative risk of extirpation, and these risks were summarized by region.

To systematically characterize the conservation risk of Pacific Lamprey across its U.S. range, the assessment was conducted with a diagnostic tool adapted from NatureServe, incorporating and integrating both population demographic data and threat information. This systematic analysis was conducted for discrete geographic groupings in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and California to rank the risk to Pacific Lamprey relative to their vulnerability of extirpation. Data used to rank geographic units included information on population abundance, distribution, population trend, and threats to lamprey. In several geographic areas, little information was available to identify population abundance and trend. In these cases, best professional judgment was used. These relative ranks of risk calculated for each geographic grouping were summarized by regional area.

There is a decline in abundance and distribution of Pacific Lamprey throughout California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Threats such as barriers to mainstem and tributary passage, streamflow management, stream and floodplain degradation, and reduced water quality are impacting all freshwater life stages. The low viability of populations further elevates the threats. The NatureServe rank indicates that Pacific Lamprey geographic population groupings are at ‘high risk’ throughout much of the Columbia River Basin, particularly in the Snake River, the Mid-Columbia and the Upper Columbia Regions. Threats affecting these populations include barriers to mainstem and tributary passage, stream and floodplain degradation and “small population” effects. Lower Columbia and Willamette river Pacific Lamprey populations are at relatively lower risk; however, tributary passage, water quality and stream and floodplain degradation are on-going threats in these regions. Ongoing actions such as distribution and habitat surveys, barrier removals, fish screening, and habitat restoration projects are assisting Pacific Lamprey restoration in these regions. Recommended actions and research throughout the Columbia River Basin include passage improvements at mainstem and tributary dams, adult and juvenile lamprey surveys, water quality improvements, stream and floodplain restoration, species identification workshops, and education and outreach.

https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/Documents/USFWS%20Pacific%20Lamprey%20Assessment%20and%20Template%20for%20Conservation%20Measures%202011.pdf

https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/Documents/PLCI_CA_Assessment_Final.pdf

PL Assessment NatureServe Ranks 10_18_2013

Conservation Agreement - 2012

The Pacific Lamprey Conservation Agreement (Agreement) was signed by 30 plus signatories at the Lamprey Summit III on June 20, 2012 in Portland, Oregon. The Agreement is a voluntary commitment by entities such as tribes; state, federal, and local agencies; public utility districts; municipal governments; and watershed councils to collaborate on efforts that reduce or eliminate threats to Pacific Lamprey to the greatest extent possible. The goal of this Agreement is to achieve long-term persistence of Pacific Lamprey and support traditional tribal cultural use of Pacific Lamprey throughout their historic range in the United States. The intent of the parties is to achieve this goal, where ecologically and economically feasible, by maintaining viable populations in areas where they exist currently, restoring populations where they are extirpated or at risk of extirpation, and doing so in a manner that addresses the importance of lamprey to tribal peoples. The parties envision a future where threats to Pacific Lamprey are reduced to the greatest extent possible, and the historic geographic range and ecological role of Pacific Lamprey are restored. This Agreement provides a mechanism for interested parties to collaborate and pool available resources to expeditiously and effectively implement conservation actions.

USFWS (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). 2012. Pacific Lamprey Conservation Agreement. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 57 pp.

https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/AgreementMainpage.cfm

Implementation of the Conservation Agreement for Pacific Lamprey in the States of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California Interim Operating Guidelines May 7, 2015.

https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/AgreementMainpage.cfm#CAinterimguidelines

Regional Implementation Plans - 2013 to Present

Through the Agreement conservation is being advanced by the development of Regional Implementation Plans (RIPs), which prioritize implementation of conservation actions and evaluate action effectiveness. The RIPs build upon existing restoration plans that include conservation actions such as: modifying fish ladders and entranceways at dams, constructing lamprey passage structures at tributary barriers, and restoring lamprey habitat. However, gaps in addressing threats to Pacific Lamprey remain. The RIPs identify additional conservation actions needed at the watershed scale to address threats and issues identified by local experts.

Regional Management Unit groups (RMUs) have developed a RIP and each year they update it, as needed, to reflect the conservation actions and research which are the highest priority in the RMU. For each 4^th code hydrologic unit code (HUC) or watershed in the RMU there is a list of needed actions and research, monitoring and evaluation along with a summary of how these needs will address overall RMU threats. Additional information including scope, benefit, feasibility, partner participation, cost, implementing entity, and potential funding source for each need is also provided for each identified action. Each year the highest priority needs are described in more detail in the RIP. For each RMU the RIP describes: 1) threats that affect lamprey; 2) existing restoration and conservation efforts; 3) additional conservation actions and research needs to address those threats; 4) high priority feasible projects; and 5) potential funding for high priority projects in the RMU.

To date, RIPs have been completed for the following RMUs: 1) Lower Columbia/Willamette – Willamette Subunit; 2) Lower Columbia/Willamette – Lower Columbia Subregion; 3) Mid-Columbia; 4) Upper Columbia; 5) Snake; 6) Coastal Oregon – North Coast Subregion; 7) Coastal Oregon – South Coast Subregion; 8) North Coast CA; 9) North Central Coast CA; 10) South Coast CA; 11) South Central Coast CA; 12) San Francisco Bay CA. RIPs are in development for the following RMUs: 1) Coastal Washington; 2) Puget Sound and Strait of Juan de Fuca; 3) Mainstem Columbia/Snake Rivers; 4) San Joaquin CA; and 5) Sacramento CA. A RIP for the ocean life history phase of Pacific Lamprey is also under development.

USFWS (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). 2017. Pacific Lamprey Regional Implementation Plans. https://www.fws.gov/PacificLamprey/PLCI_RIPs.html

Lamprey Technical Workgroup

As part of a 1995 Council action, the Columbia River Basin Lamprey Technical Workgroup (CRBLTWG) was established to serve and guide coordination activities for new and existing lamprey projects funded, or proposed for funding, through the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). In 2004, the purpose of the CRBLTWG was modified to provide technical review, guidance, and recommendations for activities related to lamprey conservation and restoration as a subcommittee of the Anadromous Fish Committee of the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority (CBFWA). The CRBLTWG aimed to accomplish this by:

Identifying and prioritizing critical uncertainties regarding lamprey conservation.
Providing a forum for discussion regarding lamprey-related concerns.
Disseminating technical information.

In 2015, the CRBLTWG was re-formed to work on range-wide lamprey issues as a component of the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Agreement (Agreement). The new Workgroup acts as an advisory committee to the Agreement. It receives technical questions and is assigned special topic questions. The Workgroup also provides the RMUs with technical support as requested for the development of RIPs. The Workgroup may also respond to requests for technical input and expertise from outside entities. Subgroups within the Workgroup work on specific topics (e.g., dredging, passage metrics, tagging, engineering criteria, genetics, ocean phase, juvenile entrainment, critical uncertainties, and climate change) and/or geographically based threats (RMU specific) when necessary to evaluate an issue.

Publications from the Lamprey Technical Workgroup:

CRBLTWG (Columbia River Basin Lamprey Technical Workgroup). 2004. Passage considerations for lamprey. Prepared by the Columbia River Basin Lamprey Technical Workgroup September 3, 2004.

National Fish Habitat Partnership

In June 2016, the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative became the 20th partnership of the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP). It was voted into full partnership unanimously by the NFHP Board. The partnership had support from Affiliated Tribes of the Northwest Indians and the National Congress of American Indians. Consistent with national NFHP goals the Pacific Lamprey Fish Habitat Partnership (PLFHP) focuses on actions that will: 1) increase access to and improve spawning habitat; 2) improve connectivity and condition of larval rearing habitat; 3) increase access to and improve overwintering habitat; and 4) improve migration conditions for all life stages of lamprey throughout West Coast Rivers from California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska. The PLFHP augments other Fish Habitat Partnerships by: 1) identifying the gaps in existing salmonid restoration efforts to restore Pacific Lamprey habitat; 2) implementing habitat restoration that improves lamprey populations to support traditional tribal cultural use of Pacific Lamprey; 3) implementing habitat restoration that restores Pacific Lamprey populations to accomplish ecosystem function; 4) taking advantage of the relatively low cost and efficiency of lamprey habitat improvement projects when integrated with salmonid restoration efforts; 5) considering habitat action prioritization through the lens of climate change; and 6) filling geographic gaps not filled by existing partnerships. The PLFHP is not yet receiving coordination or project funding from NFHP as the there is a current cap of 18 funded partnerships.

http://www.fishhabitat.org/the-partnerships/

Projects Actions to Date

Since the inception of the Initiative, partners have funded lamprey restoration and research projects through several different mechanisms. BPA has funded many lamprey projects through individual contracts and more recently they have funded tribal lamprey projects through the Columbia Basin Fish Accords (Accords). As part of the Accords the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) committed funding over the ten-year period to implement actions to improve lamprey passage and survival through the Federal Columbia River Power System. Also through the Accords, the Bureau of Reclamation committed to develop a lamprey restoration plan to implement actions that reduce the impact of Reclamation facilities on lamprey. Reclamation has been implementing components of this plan over the past years.

The Initiative has not had dedicated funding to distribute annually to unfunded high priority projects identified in the RMUs. Therefore a specific system of project prioritization and selection has not been implemented. However, many projects have been completed through programs such as end of year money, tribal grants, and partners program funding. Following is a partial list of actions to date:

Mainstem dam entranceway and fish ladder passage studies and improvements
Systematic evaluation of adult passage at mainstem dams
Improvement of lamprey counts at mainstem dam fish ladders
Juvenile condition sampling at mainstem dams
Tagging studies – PIT, acoustic, radio and elastomer
Screening studies at irrigation diversions
Tributary and mainstem occupancy and distribution – range-wide
eDNA – CA, Chehalis, Wenatchee
Disease studies
Mid-Columbia PUD Lamprey Management Plans and improved passage
Diversion juvenile passage studies
Tributary passage evaluation and installation of passage structures
Artificial production
Translocation in upper Columbia, Snake and Umatilla subbasins
Population genetic studies
Data Clearinghouse

Progress towards meeting the objectives of the Initiative is described in the Regional Implementation Plans. Projects that address threats which have been identified in the RMU are implemented each year. The RIPs describe how lamprey in the RMU are responding to restoration actions that have been implemented. Our Assessment, which is updated every five years, tracks population demographics at the HUC4 level. This is another adaptive management tool the Initiative uses to track progress in meeting the objectives.

Project results are reported in the RIPs and in a database that is currently under development as part of the Pacific Lamprey Data Clearinghouse. Projects can be incorporated into other regional databases. RMUs are responsible for reporting of project implementation and results. Additionally, we have GIS support to manage distribution, population demographic and threat data. We have just collected population demographic and threat information for the second version of the Assessment. This information, in addition to results from restoration actions, a recent climate change vulnerability assessment, and other research, monitoring and evaluation findings, will all be used to inform adaptive management and program priorities.

Past Council Recommendations and ISRP Reviews

The table content is updated frequently and thus contains more recent information than what was in the original proposal reviewed by ISRP and Council.

Review: 2019-2021 Mainstem/Program Support

Council Recommendation

Assessment Number:	2017-005-00-NPCC-20210312
Project:	2017-005-00 - Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative
Review:	2019-2021 Mainstem/Program Support
Proposal:	NPCC19-2017-005-00
Proposal State:	Pending Council Recommendation
Approved Date:	8/25/2019
Recommendation:	Implement
Comments:	Sponsor to: 1) implement per January 2019 Council recommendation; 2) address ISRP qualifications in 2019 annual report; and 3) continue to participate in collaborative regional lamprey efforts including the Lamprey Technical Work group, Conservation Agreement and the Tribal Pacific Lamprey Restoration Plan. [Background: See https:/www.nwcouncil.org/fish-and-wildlife/fish-and-wildlife-program/project-reviews-and-recommendations/mainstem-review]

Independent Scientific Review Panel Assessment

First Round ISRP Comment:
Assessment Number:	2017-005-00-ISRP-20190404
Project:	2017-005-00 - Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative
Review:	2019-2021 Mainstem/Program Support
Proposal Number:	NPCC19-2017-005-00
Completed Date:	None
First Round ISRP Date:	4/4/2019
First Round ISRP Rating:	Meets Scientific Review Criteria (Qualified)
Qualifications: The ISRP recommends that the proponents describe their responses to the ISRP's comments and suggestions below in their upcoming annual report covering FY 2019 accomplishments. 1. Objective #1 in the proposal is to evaluate population structure, yet none of the 13 deliverables address objective #1. The ISRP believes this is a key objective, as there is uncertainty about how local adaptation in fitness traits may be jeopardized by translocation efforts. Consequently, we ask the proponents to describe how ongoing project activities will be used to elucidate regional population structure and the spatial scale of adaptions in Pacific lamprey. 2. Explain how the Strategic Habitat Conservation (SHC) approach, described in the Adaptive Management section of the proposal, could be applied to individual Regional Management Unit (RMU) projects. The ISRP suggests that critical requirements of an adaptive management process are needed at the project level. A first step in any adaptive management approach is the formulation of quantitative and time explicit objectives. A section in each project proposal should be dedicated to listing these objectives. Additionally, each proposal should include an explanation of how project implementation and effectiveness will be evaluated. Combining quantitative objectives with appropriate monitoring and evaluation is an essential feature of adaptive management that should be strengthened at the project level. 3. Strengthen processes to reduce conflicts of interest and ensure the scientific objectivity of the Conservation Team during the proposal review process. Research and assessment projects selected for funding through this proposal should also be reviewed individually by the ISRP to ensure sound study designs and to alleviate concerns about potential conflicts of interest. 4. Provide an empirical assessment of how individual projects are contributing to accomplishment of the overall objectives of the Initiative. The Lamprey Conservation Initiative has been functioning since 2007 and BPA-funded since 2017, but it is unclear if projects supported by the Initiative are making progress "to achieve long-term persistence of Pacific Lamprey and support traditional tribal cultural use over the U.S. range." Comment: This umbrella project proposal is intended to facilitate funding for high priority, but currently unfunded, opportunities to restore, monitor, and evaluate lamprey abundance and distribution within the Columbia Basin. It uses a process developed by the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative to address the declines in abundance and distribution of Pacific lamprey, and continuing threats to their existence in freshwater habitats throughout their U.S. range (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California). We commend the proponents (particularly the co-chairs of the Conservation Team) and the signatories to the Cooperative Agreement for their collaborative efforts. However, some elements of the Initiative remain to be addressed and are listed as Qualifications. It would have been useful to demonstrate how component projects are addressing the hypotheses and threats listed, and to describe in more detail the metrics and M&E procedures being used by the component projects. 1. Objectives, Significance to Regional Programs, and Technical Background: The overarching goals of this umbrella project are to facilitate, coordinate, and prioritize Pacific lamprey recovery actions throughout the states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho. Secondarily the proponents seek funding for prioritized actions. Currently, the conservation agreement has 33 signatories that represent tribal, state, and federal natural resource agencies. The proposal lists seven qualitative "objectives": (1) evaluate Pacific lamprey population structure; (2) identify global issues that are impacting Pacific lamprey; (3) provide public outreach; (4) facilitate data sharing; (5) identify and characterize Pacific Lamprey for the RMUs; (6) identify, secure, and enhance watershed conditions contained in the RMUs; and (7) restore Pacific lamprey to the RMUs. The ISRP considers these to be goal statements rather than quantifiable objectives with timelines, ones that could be used to measure progress. (Note also that these objectives have not been modified to address the same concern in our previous review, ISRP 2017-13). Given the broad scope of this initiative, it will likely be necessary to develop multiple quantitative objectives for each goal. Within that format, biological metrics could be incorporated into the objectives to address population-scale effects of management efforts. The proposal clearly explains why this project was initiated and how it is strategically consistent with biological objectives identified in the Pacific Lamprey Restoration Initiative, as well as critical uncertainties identified in the Fish and Wildlife Program. However, as noted above, for the purposes of this review, it is difficult to understand how this umbrella project stands in relation to other more specific projects that are also being reviewed, and a similar umbrella proposal from CRITFC (2008-524-00 "Implement Tribal Pacific Lamprey Restoration Plan"). Thirteen deliverables are described. None addresses objectives 1, 3, or 4. The deliverables represent individual projects that have been prioritized for funding in 2019. Each of these projects should have its own quantitative objectives with anticipated completion dates. 2. Results and Adaptive Management The project appears to have been successful in initiating and maintaining a process to address the objectives. All three components—the Assessment, Conservation Agreement, and Regional Implementation Plans (RIP)—have now been created. Numerous cost sharing and collaborative agreements have been signed among federal, regional, state, and tribal entities involved in the Initiative. A structured prioritization of proposed projects is operating within the framework of an adaptive management process. The Initiative began in 2007. Since that time the project has gained signatories, helped establish RIPs, established a formal process for evaluating submitted proposals, and funded lamprey recovery actions. Projects wholly or partially funded by the Initiative have the potential to answer questions in the following categories of the Council's 2017 Research Plan: Tributary Habitat, Mainstem Habitat, Fish Propagation, Hydrosystem Flow and Passage Operations, Estuary, Plume and Ocean, Population Structure and Diversity, Predation, Contaminants, and Climate Change. The Initiative's five-year assessment provides the proponents with an opportunity to see the effects that sponsored projects may have had on the status and trends of Pacific lamprey. It is unclear, however, how results of the project's assessment process will be used by the RMUs to modify or adjust their RIPs if that proves to be necessary. The RIP development and project selection process of the Pacific Lamprey Initiative is expected to identify and fill gaps that are not being addressed by current Columbia River Basin projects. It is expected to foster the development of new methods and to provide additional knowledge on status and limiting factors that will help to restore Pacific lamprey abundance throughout the Columbia River Basin. Project results will be reported in annual RIPs and the Initiative is currently developing a Pacific Lamprey Data Clearinghouse. Additionally, GIS support is available to display lamprey distribution patterns, abundance, and threat data. These tools, plus the organizational structure of the Initiative, make it likely that lessons learned by individual projects will be widely shared among the RMUs. Annual reports for 2018, the first year of funding for this project under the Fish and Wildlife Program, are not expected until April 2019, and were not available for this review. This proposal does not acknowledge our previous review (ISRP 2017-13) nor does it include any response to qualifications and concerns expressed in that review. The Initiative has released a number of other reports and documents, including a description of the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Agreement, regional implementation plans, best management practices to minimize impacts on Pacific lamprey, and practical guidelines for lamprey passage at fishways. The proponents suggest that these reports and other products from component projects helped the Council develop aspects of its 2014 Fish and Wildlife plan that were related to producing self-sustaining populations of Pacific lamprey. The project is also working closely with CRITFC, USACE, BOR, the mid-Columbia PUDs, and state fish and wildlife agencies on how to maintain, recover, and supplement Pacific lamprey in the Columbia Basin. Surprisingly, only one report was included in the Taurus database for this review. It is unclear if reports and publications from projects supported by the Initiative are accumulated and available through the Initiative's office. There is no mention in the proposal of a repository for data obtained through projects supported by the Initiative. It is also disappointing that no projects have been selected to focus on genetic identification of populations and population structure. It seems that insufficient research is being conducted to investigate the spatial scale of genetic adaptations within the Basin (a previous concern and qualification from our previous review (ISRP 2017-13)). While the project contains a process for selecting projects, it lacks a process for monitoring and evaluating projects to determine the extent to which they are helping to achieve the goals and objectives listed in the 2012 Cooperative Agreement. A lack of quantification of the objectives in the Cooperative Agreement will complicate assessment of individual projects and overall success of the Initiative. The proposal does not contain any discussion of lessons learned. There is a need to assimilate and share information on lessons learned through implementation of the component projects. The program should develop and apply an adaptive management process where lessons learned by researchers in each RMU can be broadly shared with all the Initiative's partners. 3. Methods: Project Relationships, Work Types, and Deliverables The proposal describes how the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative develops and prioritizes proposals for conservation action or research for each of 17 RMUs within the United States. Four of these RMUs are in the Columbia River Basin. RIPs are developed for each RMU and updated annually to document the status of, threats to, and opportunities for lamprey restoration. The RIPs in turn guide development of RMU project proposals. The RIPs are submitted to a Conservation Team comprising representatives of the Initiative from throughout the Columbia River Basin. The Conservation Team prioritizes and submits prospective RMU projects to the Policy Committee for approval. The Policy Committee suggests where funding for approved projects may be obtained. A more formal description of the process for proposal development and selection within RMUs would be of value to participants in the Initiative. There is a need to enhance assurances of scientific objectivity during proposal development within RMUs and subsequent assessment by the Conservation Team. In the 2017 review, the ISRP asked a series of questions about this process: What is the process for composing and updating the RIP within each RMU? Who develops the RIP for each RMU? Do representatives from all signatories to the Initiative participate for each RMU? Do organizations that are not signatories to the Initiative participate in the development of RIPs? Are organizations that contribute to composing and updating RIPs also potential recipients of funds for projects proposed based on the RIP for that RMU? How are potential conflicts of interest addressed in the process? How is scientific objectivity assured within the process of composing and updating RIPs? and about the process within the Conservation Team: How is the Conservation Team composed? Are all signatories to the Initiative represented within the Conservation Team? Do all signatories to the Initiative participate equally (1 signatory, 1 vote) on the Conservation Team? Are participants on the Conservation Team also potential recipients of project funds? If so, how are potential conflicts of interest addressed? These questions should be answered in the Initiative's next annual report. The first level of M&E mentioned (the Strategic Habitat Conservation approach) is relevant to the overall Initiative and to periodic revision of the RIPs. However, it does not appear to provide an M&E framework for the individual projects selected. The ISRP does not understand how M&E and adaptive management would be conducted within the individual projects (deliverables 1-13). Methods for assessing the success of projects supported by the Initiative are not described in the proposal. The proposal does not provide links to proposals or reports from individual projects to enable scientific review of the projects. Hypotheses being addressed by individual projects are not described in the proposal.
Documentation Links:	Proponent Presentation

Response to past ISRP and Council comments and recommendations:

None

Adaptive Management

Management Changes:

The goal of the Initiative is to collaborate on efforts that reduce or eliminate threats to Pacific Lamprey to the greatest extent possible to achieve long term persistence and traditional tribal cultural use of Pacific Lamprey throughout their range.  We applied the Strategic Habitat Conservation (SHC) approach to Pacific Lamprey through our Initiative. The Initiative is composed of three components: an Assessment and Template for Conservation Measures (Assessment) (Luzier et al. 2011 Goodman and Reed 2012); a Conservation Agreement (Agreement) (USFWS 2012); and Regional Implementation Plans (RIPs).  The USFWS adopted SHC (adaptive management), which is a landscape (riverscape) approach to conservation that emphasizes planning, science, partnership and learning from experience.  The Assessment uses current knowledge of historic and current distribution; abundance and trends in abundance; and threats to Pacific Lamprey and their habitat to assess relative risk to populations. The Agreement is a voluntary commitment of the USFWS, tribes, and other partnering agencies and organizations to collaborate on efforts to achieve the Initiative goal.  The RIPs identify and prioritize conservation actions, research and monitoring needs, and identify potential funding sources for these activities across regions.  These lamprey restoration efforts are coordinated with restoration activities for other aquatic species (e.g. salmon, steelhead, and bull trout). These coordinated activities should lead towards healthier riverscapes that benefit many aquatic species.  This systematic approach employed for assessing the status and threats of Pacific Lamprey provided the impetus to build a broad coalition of partners to start to address the restoration actions necessary for achieving long term persistence and traditional tribal cultural use of Pacific Lamprey throughout their range.

The Initiative is organized into four committees (Policy Committee, Conservation Team, Regional Management Unit Groups and Lamprey Technical Workgroup) that govern and carry out strategic planning.  Partners representing federal, state, tribal and local agencies serve on all four committees.  The following describes the roles and responsibilities of the committees:

1. Policy Committee - Directs long term strategy for lamprey conservation; Seeks funding for implementing priority actions.

2. Conservation Team - Steering Committee for the Agreement; Reviews Regional Implementation Plans; Recommends funding priorities; Guides status assessment; Develops outreach strategy.

3. Regional Management Unit Groups - Develops Regional Implementation Plans; Supports implementation.

4. Lamprey Technical Workgroup - Receives technical assignments from Conservation Team or RMU groups; Reviews regional implementation and other plans, strategies and proposals; Disseminates technical information such as best management practices to various audiences. 

The four committee governance structure of the Initiative and diverse partner representation (both type of agency and geography) promotes collaboration and consensus based decision making.  The structure also supports strategic planning based on the Strategic Habitat Conservation (SHC) principles (Figure 2).  The organizational structure and products (Assessment, Conservation Agreement and Regional Implementation Plans) are designed in an adaptive management framework so regular evaluations of progress and necessary corrections are possible.  

The goal is for regional implementation plans to align with the SHC Conservation Delivery, Monitoring and Adaptive Management phases. To be developed by partners locally, these plans will prioritize actions of greatest need to boost lamprey populations, such as modifying fish ladders and entranceways at dams, constructing lamprey-friendly passage structures at tributary barriers, restoring lamprey habitat and consideration of lamprey during in-stream work. 

Guided by biological planning and conservation designs in the Assessment, these plans will call for monitoring actual outcomes of conservation actions to evaluate the effectiveness and progress toward Initiative goals. In addition, the results of this monitoring will allow the Initiative to update biological models and conservation designs. The SHC feedback loop will continue to guide Pacific Lamprey conservation now and into the future.

Project Documents & Reports

The table content is updated frequently and thus contains more recent information than what was in the original proposal reviewed by ISRP and Council.

Public Attachments in CBFish

ID	Title	Type	Period	Contract	Uploaded
P165844	Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative Columbia River Basin Projects	Progress (Annual) Report	06/2018 - 05/2019	78040 REL 4	6/28/2019 2:17:55 PM
P177102	Barriers to adult Pacific Lamprey at road crossings: guidelines for evaluating and providing passage.	Progress (Annual) Report	03/2019 - 07/2020	78040 REL 15	7/7/2020 2:26:28 PM
P196865	Larval lamprey survival following salvage_Annual Report_FINAL	Progress (Annual) Report	06/2020 - 12/2021	85347	1/17/2023 9:30:49 AM
P199259	Gas bubble trauma in lamprey_FINAL_25 April 2023	Progress (Annual) Report	05/2021 - 04/2023	88068	4/25/2023 9:40:54 AM
P199260	Influence of lamprey rearing type on performance_FINAL_25 April 2023	Progress (Annual) Report	05/2021 - 04/2023	88068	4/25/2023 9:49:29 AM
P201080	4 inch lamprey climbing hose	Photo	-	92828	6/5/2023 11:05:10 AM
P201081	Elverator drawings	Photo	-	92828	6/5/2023 11:05:56 AM
P202383	Draft of final report	Progress (Annual) Report	06/2022 - 12/2023	90388	7/27/2023 9:24:13 AM
P204243	Natal Origins of Pacific Lamprey	Progress (Annual) Report	03/2021 - 12/2022	76914 REL 9	10/16/2023 10:14:06 AM
P205960	Developing a Cell Line	Progress (Annual) Report	05/2022 - 12/2023	73982 REL 163	12/27/2023 12:39:29 PM
P207684	North North Fork Klaskanine Fish Passage Project	Progress (Annual) Report	06/2022 - 12/2023	90415	3/6/2024 10:13:34 AM
P209216	Final Report_Lamprey responses to stressors	Progress (Annual) Report	05/2022 - 06/2024	90199	5/17/2024 11:48:48 AM
P210122	Spatial patterns in occupancy and density of larval lampreys	Progress (Annual) Report	06/2021 - 05/2023	88412	7/1/2024 2:37:33 PM
P210889	Report Prey Fishes of Ocean-feeding Pacific Lamprey	Progress (Annual) Report	09/2023 - 07/2024	84062 REL 3	7/31/2024 9:36:57 AM
P212640	LAMPREY RESTORATION AND WORKSHOPS ANNUAL REPORT.FINAL_v3	Progress (Annual) Report	09/2022 - 09/2024	91178	10/24/2024 9:20:30 AM
P213119	Gomes_etal_BPA_20241108_Final Report	Progress (Annual) Report	09/2023 - 09/2024	93262	11/13/2024 3:54:00 PM
P214277	Snake River Larval Lamprey Collaboratory Legacy Internship	Progress (Annual) Report	06/2021 - 09/2024	74017 REL 89	12/31/2024 9:48:02 AM
P214381	Exp Novel Floating Elver Trap for Adult Lamprey	Progress (Annual) Report	07/2023 - 12/2024	92828	1/5/2025 12:41:55 PM
P214546	Developing a cell line for Pacific lamprey disease research	Progress (Annual) Report	04/2024 - 01/2025	73982 REL 215	1/10/2025 9:17:19 AM
P215582	Sediment Handling to Limit Impacts to Lampreys	Progress (Annual) Report	09/2023 - 12/2024	93261	2/11/2025 10:38:47 AM
P215584	Environmental RNA (eRNA) Distinguishes Sex and Maturity in Pacific Lamprey	Progress (Annual) Report	06/2022 - 10/2023	90384	2/11/2025 11:34:21 AM
P216827	Progress Report	Progress (Annual) Report	06/2024 - 03/2025	94823	4/1/2025 11:46:14 AM

Project Relationships

The Project Relationships tracked automatically in CBFish provide a history of how work and budgets move between projects. The terms "Merged" and "Split" describe the transfer of some or all of the Work and budgets from one or more source projects to one or more target projects. For example, some of one project's budget may be split from it and merged into a different project. Project relationships change for a variety of reasons including the creation of efficiency gains.

Project Relationships:	None

Additional Relationships Explanation:

A. Geographic Region
The geographic boundaries of the Initiative include the entire U.S. range of Pacific Lamprey.  The U.S. range is broken down into 17 Regional Management Units (RMUs).  These RMUs were delineated based on both geography and jurisdiction of agencies and tribes working on lamprey restoration.  This division facilitates a finer level of resolution for description of populations, distribution, and their habitats.  It also provides a more optimal structure for collaboration on conservation and restoration activities. The RMU scale was determined to be the most effective for prioritization of habitat needs and evaluation of implementation success because each RMU has unique habitat qualities that other RMUs do not have. This proposal will fund high priority projects identified in the Columbia River Basin RMUs.
B. Similar Work
The Initiative is to be inclusive of federal, state, tribal and county conservation measures, with the objective of yielding coordinated efforts throughout the range of Pacific Lamprey.  The approach is to have the Initiative be an umbrella under which the conservation and restoration of Pacific Lamprey and associated habitats can be coordinated.

Northwest Power and Conservation Council
The NWPCC, as directed by the Northwest Power Act, developed a fish and wildlife program (Program) to “protect, mitigate, and enhance fish and wildlife, including related spawning grounds and habitat, on the Columbia River and its tributaries … affected by the development, operation, and management of [hydroelectric projects] while assuring the Pacific Northwest an adequate, efficient, economical, and reliable power supply.” The Program includes a set of strategies that provide specific guidance for topics that address policy needs. These consist of guidance for anadromous fish mitigation in blocked areas, wildlife mitigation, resident fish mitigation, sturgeon, and lamprey. The Program was revised in 2014 with added guidance on implementing actions that result in increased abundance and survival for Pacific Lamprey, including habitat actions, dam operations and passage, monitoring populations, and research to improve understanding of how the development and operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System affect migration success, survival and growth of lamprey.

Within the 2014 Program revision, the NWPCC recognized and supported efforts to restore Pacific Lamprey consistent with The Tribal Pacific Lamprey Restoration Plan for the Columbia River basin and The Agreement.  Guiding principles of 2014 revision include (1) juvenile and adult lamprey should be able to safely pass dams in the basin, (2) the population size, distribution, and other limiting factors for lamprey related to the hydropower system need improved understanding, and (3) lamprey throughout their historic range should be self-sustaining and harvestable.

Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
The Columbia River Treaty Tribes developed the Tribal Pacific Lamprey Restoration Plan (TPLRP) for the restoration of Pacific Lamprey in the CRB to numbers adequate for the basin’s ecological health and tribal cultural use. The TPLRP is a comprehensive plan and restoration guide containing restoration goals and objectives, cultural context, lamprey life history, abundance and status, critical uncertainties and limiting factors, and prioritized project actions. The tribes believe aggressive action must be taken now, despite information gaps about the species’ life history and population dynamics. The goals of the TPLRP are to immediately halt the decline of Pacific Lamprey and ultimately restore them throughout their historic range in numbers that provide for ecological integrity and sustainable tribal harvest.

Columbia Basin Fish Accords
The Columbia Basin Fish Accords (Accords) have been signed by BPA, the USACE, USBR, CTUIR, CTWSRO, CTBYN, CRITFC, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation, and the states of Idaho and Montana.  The Accords, in part, are intended to ensure habitat restoration and hatchery actions take effect.  The Accords assure 10 years of funding for projects that improve the survival of ESA-listed and non-listed native fish.  The Accords are intended to supplement the NPCC’s Fish and Wildlife Program while simultaneously acknowledging the tribes' and states' substantive role as managers of the fish resource.  Projects under the Accords are designed to contribute to hydro, habitat, hatchery and predation management activities contained in the 2008 Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) Biological Opinion (citation) as well as meet obligations under the Northwest Power Act.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The USACE Pacific Lamprey Passage Improvements Implementation Plan: 2008-2018 was developed as part of the Accords. The Accords required collaboration with the tribes and USACE to develop a 10-year plan, included a funding commitment of approximately $50 million over a ten-year period, and identified specific actions to be considered to improve lamprey passage and survival. The goal was to develop a 10-year lamprey plan to improve adult and juvenile passage and survival through the Federal Columbia River Power System, to be achieved through adaptive management strategies, scientific research, adult and juvenile monitoring, and modifications at hydropower facilities to improve passage. Further, the Passage Improvement Plan aimed to quickly and substantially contribute towards rebuilding depressed populations to sustainable, harvestable levels throughout their historic range. The USACE is working to improve passage at dams by at least 10% through operational and structural modifications. The plan was updated in 2014 to reflect lessons learned and project actions to be completed by the end of the Accords period (2018).

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
In the Accords, the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) agreed to (1) conduct a study, in consultation with the Tribes, to identify all Reclamation projects in the Columbia Basin that may affect lamprey as well as (2) jointly develop a lamprey implementation plan for Reclamation projects. The Assessment of U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Projects in the Columbia River basin: Effects on Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) documents the activities undertaken to satisfy the 1st Accord commitment. The USBR Assessment was intended to inform the development of the 2nd Accord commitment – Lamprey Implementation Plan for Reclamation Projects (Reclamation Lamprey Plan). The USBR Assessment serves to document Reclamation’s assessment of projects in the CRB that may affect Pacific Lamprey, with a focus on the Yakima and Umatilla subbasins, which is accomplished by tables summarizing all dams and diversions in these basins as well as recommendations for either further study or actions that may be taken to address effects on Pacific Lamprey in these subbasins.

Mid-Columbia Public Utility District Pacific Lamprey Management Plans
The Grant County (Grant PUD), Chelan County (Chelan PUD), and Douglas County (Douglas PUD) Public Utility Districts own and operate seven hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River. In accordance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensing and 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) requirements for these projects, the PUDs are required to develop and implement, in consultation with various stakeholders and partners, Pacific Lamprey management plans (PLMPs).

The goal of the Grant PUD PLMP is to identify ongoing Project-related impacts on Pacific Lamprey, implement reasonable and feasible measures to reduce or eliminate such impacts, and implement on-site or off-site measures to address unavoidable impacts in an effort to achieve No Net Impact (NNI). The goal of the Chelan PUD PLMP is to identify any negative impacts on Pacific Lamprey from ongoing Project operations and fishways, and to develop Protection, Mitigation, and Enhancement measures (PMEs) to reduce or eliminate those impacts. The goal of the Douglas PUD PLMP is to implement measures to monitor and address impacts, if any, on Pacific Lamprey resulting from the Douglas PUD’s Projects.

State Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Pacific Lamprey was listed as an Oregon State sensitive species in 1993, and in 1996 lampreys were given legal protection where it is unlawful to fish for them or possess them unless one has obtained a tribal permit authorized by a federally-recognized Indian tribe to which the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has issued a permit.

Pacific Lamprey are listed as a Priority Species in Washington State.  Historically, Pacific Lamprey were important for food and medicinal purposes to Native American tribes in the mid-Columbia River Plateau, and they remain important for traditional tribal cultural practices.  Current sport fishing regulations prohibit fishing for or possessing lamprey in Washington State.

The State of California established a daily bag limit of five Pacific Lamprey within state waters.  Pacific Lamprey stocks are depressed throughout much of its west coast range.  The California Department of Fish and Wildlife established this bag limit to be similar to other west coast states as a reasonable management measure.  In addition CDFW is revisiting Commercial Bait and Inland Freshwater Take Permits to address conservations issues and compile Pacific Lamprey data and information.

The State of Idaho considers Pacific Lamprey a state endangered species, a native species in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its Idaho range. The state cites a recent inventory (2002-2007) by Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) that has documented the absence of Pacific Lamprey in locations throughout the Clearwater and Salmon River drainages where they were known to occur as recently as the 1980s. Currently Pacific Lamprey are managed by IDFG as a Protected Nongame Species.

Focal Species

Primary Focal Species

Lamprey, Pacific (Entosphenus tridentata)

Secondary Focal Species

Lamprey, River (L. ayresi)

Lamprey, Western Brook (L. richardsoni)

Threats to program investments and project success:

Emerging Limiting Factors

Pacific Lamprey face a multitude of threats at various life history stages. Within the Pacific Lamprey Assessment, 11 regionally evaluated threats were identified.  These threats are passage, dewatering and stream flow management, stream and floodplain degradation, small effective population, ocean conditions, climate change, water quality, harvest/overutilization, predation, disease, and lack of awareness. The threats have been organized into three tiers based on available information and their perceived role in lamprey declines. Primary threats have anecdotal as well as scientific support for their role in lamprey declines. They are passage; dewatering and stream flow management; stream and floodplain degradation; small effective population size; and lack of awareness.  Secondary threats, although likely important, have mostly anecdotal and speculative support for their role in lamprey declines. They are ocean conditions; climate change; water quality; and predation.  Tertiary threats have minimal anecdotal and speculative support for their role in lamprey declines. In addition, tertiary threats may be geographical limited or affecting lamprey at smaller spatial scales and as a result, are presumed to play a smaller role in lamprey declines.  They are harvest/overutilization and disease.

Threats vary in combinations and severities across the range of Pacific Lamprey. Though some geographic population segments may be at relatively lower risk when taking into account population demographics, local threats, and proximity to areas of difficult passage, all geographic population segments appear to be at risk of decline and extirpation. The scope and severity of threats were ranked by 4th Code HUC for each Regional Management Unit within the Assessment (Luzier et al. 2011).

Modeling that predicts the climate change impacts to the U.S. range of Pacific Lamprey exists.  Schaller et al. (2017) evaluated the climate change vulnerability risk for Pacific Lamprey in 15 rivers of the west coast of the U.S.  These river basins ranged from Northern California to the Canadian border.  They evaluated this risk for three global climate models (NorESM1-M, bcc-csm1-1-m, and CSIRO-Mk3-6-0) under two different carbon emission scenarios RCP 4.5 and 8.5 (van Vuuren et al. 2011) and for two time periods (mid-century 2040 – 2069 and end of century 2070-2099). They compared and contrasted climate change vulnerability risk for Pacific Lamprey across the 15 river basins to guide restoration actions and inform monitoring and evaluation needs.  Results of the vulnerability assessment showed that most of the 15 basins evaluated show increased risk for Pacific Lamprey when going from RCP 4.5 to 8.5 emission scenarios and from mid-to end-of-century.  In order to mitigate the risk from climate change toward the end of century, actions should be prioritized that can rapidly reduce the impact of these threats.  Actions that can increase flow, create backwater habitat, restore riparian vegetation and reduce stream disturbances may have a higher likelihood of mitigating the increasing risk from climate change impacts by the end of century.

Schaller, H.A., C. Wang, K. Coates, M. Hayes, B. Rose. 2017. Pacific Lamprey Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment.  North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative.  44 pp.

Types of Work

Work Classes

Work Elements

Habitat:

Habitat work elements typically address the known limiting factors of each location defined for each deliverable. Details about each deliverable’s locations, limiting factors and work elements are found under the Deliverables sections.

29. Increase Aquatic and/or Floodplain Complexity
30. Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel
47. Plant Vegetation
55. Erosion and Sedimentation Control
69. Install Fish Screen
84. Remove/Install Diversion
85. Remove/Breach Fish Passage Barrier
181. Create, Restore, and/or Enhance Wetland
184. Install Fish Passage Structure
186. Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/Structure
190. Remove, Exclude and/or Relocate Animals

Planning and Coordination:

99. Outreach and Education
115. Produce Inventory or Assessment
122. Provide Technical Review and Recommendation
174. Produce Plan
175. Produce Design
189. Coordination-Columbia Basinwide
191. Watershed Coordination

RM & E and Data Management:

70. Install Fish Monitoring Equipment
156. Develop RM&E Methods and Designs

RM&E

What type(s) of RM&E will you be doing?

Project Implementation Monitoring

Status and Trend Monitoring

Action Effectiveness Research

Uncertainties Research (Validation Monitoring and Innovation Research)

Project Compliance Monitoring

Where will you post or publish the data your project generates?

NONE - No data repository or not electronically available

Location

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Layers

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Name (Identifier)	Area Type	Source for Limiting Factor Information
Name (Identifier)	Area Type	Type of Location	Count
Mckenzie (17090004)	HUC 4	EDT (Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment)	224
Klickitat (17070106)	HUC 4	EDT (Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment)	122
Upper Yakima (17030001)	HUC 4	EDT (Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment)	193
Lower Yakima, Washington (17030003)	HUC 4	EDT (Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment)	113
Wenatchee (17020011)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	22
Upper Columbia-Entiat (17020010)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	8
Naches (17030002)	HUC 4	EDT (Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment)	101
Hells Canyon (17060101)	HUC 4	QHA (Qualitative Habitat Assessment)	38
Imnaha (17060102)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	16
Lower Snake-Asotin (17060103)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	3
Upper Grande Ronde (17060104)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	48
Wallowa (17060105)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	25
Lower Grande Ronde (17060106)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	17
Lower Snake (17060110)	HUC 4		None
Lower Middle Fork Salmon (17060206)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	4
South Fork Salmon (17060208)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	12
Lower Salmon (17060209)	HUC 4		None
Lower Selway (17060302)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	4
Lochsa (17060303)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	9
Middle Fork Clearwater (17060304)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	1
South Fork Clearwater (17060305)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	12
Clearwater (17060306)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	12
Middle Columbia-Lake Wallula (17070101)	HUC 4		None
Middle Columbia-Hood (17070105)	HUC 4	EDT (Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment)	263
Clackamas (17090011)	HUC 4	EDT (Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment)	271
Lower Snake-Tucannon (17060107)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	7
Upper North Fork Clearwater (17060307)	HUC 4		None
Lower North Fork Clearwater (17060308)	HUC 4		None
Lower Columbia-Clatskanie (17080003)	HUC 4	EDT (Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment)	350
Lower Columbia-Sandy (17080001)	HUC 4	EDT (Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment)	223
Lewis (17080002)	HUC 4	EDT (Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment)	116
Walla Walla (17070102)	HUC 4	EDT (Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment)	253
Umatilla (17070103)	HUC 4	EDT (Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment)	275

Project Deliverables

Project Deliverables:

Willamette RMU-Lower South Fork McKenzie River Floodplain Enhancement Project (DELV-1)

Enhancement of Lower South Fork McKenzie River floodplain
Threats addressed: Stream and Floodplain Degradation; Water Quality
Implementers: USFS - Willamette National Forest; McKenzie Watershed Council
Partners: USFS, McKenzie WC, USACE, ODFW, NMFS, USFWS, Eugene Water and Electric Board, Outfitters and Guides
80% design is completed, NEPA in 2017
Funds requested:
$5000 - $10,000 planning-2017
$70,000 pre-monitoring-2017
Up to $1 million Implementation-2018

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Habitat

29. Increase Aquatic and/or Floodplain Complexity

Willamette RMU-Estimate Effective Population Size above North Fork Dam on the Clackamas River (DELV-2)

Estimate Effective Population Size above North Fork Dam on the Clackamas River. M&E for trap and haul program.
Threat Addressed: Small Effective Population Size
Implementer: PGE Nick Ackerman
Partners: PGE, Quantitative Consultants, Inc., CRITFC
Funds Requested: $30,000. Total project cost is $40,000, PGE to cost share $10,000

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Planning and Coordination

115. Produce Inventory or Assessment

Willamette RMU-Long term monitoring of Lamprey at Leaburg Dam (DELV-3)

Long term monitoring of Lamprey at Leaburg Dam. New lamprey counter at dam, PIT and telemetry monitoring.
Threats addressed: Status and Distribution
Implementers: EWEB - Eugene Water and Electric Board
Partners: ODFW, EWEB, USACE, Tribes
Funds Requested: $51,500
Camera equipment $7500, estimates for Personnel ($12000 - $24,000) and telemetry equipment ($8000 - $20,000).

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation + Data Management

70. Install Fish Monitoring Equipment

Lower Col RMU-Determine benefits of salmon habitat restoration to adult and larval lamprey - Lower Columbia Clatskanie HUC, Abernathy Creek (DELV-4)

Determine benefits of salmon habitat restoration to adult and larval lamprey - Lower Columbia Clatskanie HUC, Abernathy Creek. Apply knowledge to future restoration projects to maximize benefits to lamprey populations
Threats addressed: Stream and Floodplain Degradation
Implementer: USFWS - Abernathy Fish Technology Center
Partners: USFWS, WDFW, WDNR, Cowlitz Tribe, Interfluve, LCFRB
Funds requested: $40,000
$20,000 for adult; $20,000 for larval

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Habitat

29. Increase Aquatic and/or Floodplain Complexity

Lower Col RMU-Evaluate hatchery weirs for adult lamprey passage (DELV-5)

Evaluate hatchery weirs for adult lamprey passage. Work with ODFW and WDFW to evaluate adult lamprey passage at hatchery weirs. Many hatcheries stop lamprey distribution.
Threats addressed: Passage - Adults
Implementer: USFWS
Partners: USFWS, ODFW, WDFW
Funds Requested: $19,000

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Planning and Coordination

115. Produce Inventory or Assessment

Mid-Col RMU-Characterize Juvenile Outmigration (DELV-6)

Characterize Juvenile Outmigration. Determine timing and routes of macropthalmia in tributaries and mainstem Columbia using PIT and receivers. Annually November - May
Threats addressed: Passage - Juvenile
Implementers: CTUIR, NOAA
Partners: CTUIR, NOAA, USFWS, USACE, USBR
Funds requested: $200,000 annually

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation + Data Management

70. Install Fish Monitoring Equipment

Mid-Col RMU-Development of New Sampling Techniques for Juvenile Lamprey (DELV-7)

Convene workshops to develop/refine outmigration sampling techniques.
Threats addressed: Passage - Juvenile
Implementer: CTUIR, NOAA
Partners: CTUIR, NOAA, USACE, USBR
Funds requested: $15,000 first year, significant increase in out years

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation + Data Management

156. Develop RM&E Methods and Designs

Mid-Col RMU-Development of Screening Criteria (DELV-8)

Convene workshops to develop and implement new screening criteria.
Threat addressed: Passage - Juvenile
Implementers: CTUIR, NOAA, BOR, USFWS, BPA, Irrigation Districts
Partners: CTUIR, NOAA, USBR, USFWS, BPA, Irrigation Districts
Fund requested: $15,000 first year, significant increase in out years

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Habitat

69. Install Fish Screen

84. Remove/Install Diversion

Mid-Col RMU-Reduction of Dewatering Mortality (DELV-9)

Convene workshops to identify ways to reduce mortality and increase salvage and implement solutions.
Threat addressed: Passage - Juvenile
Implementers: CTUIR, NOAA, BOR, USFWS, BPA, Irrigation Districts
Partners: CTUIR, NOAA, USBR, USFWS, BPA, Irrigation Districts
Funds requested: $15,000 first year, significant increase in out years

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Habitat

55. Erosion and Sedimentation Control

Mid-Col RMU-Adult Passage Improvement in Klickitat Subbasin - Klickitat Hatchery (DELV-10)

To provide all-season passage for adult lamprey at Klickitat Hatchery weir.
Threat addressed: Passage - Adults
Implementer: Yakama Nation
Partners: WDFW, BPA, NMFS
Funds requested: $20,000

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Habitat

85. Remove/Breach Fish Passage Barrier

Mid-Col RMU-Adult Passage Improvement in Klickitat Subbasin - Lyle Falls (DELV-11)

To provide passage improvement and monitoring for adult lamprey at Lyle Falls.
Threat addressed: Passage - Adults
Implementer: Yakama Nation
Partners: WDFW, BPA, NMFS
Funds requested: $10,000

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Habitat

85. Remove/Breach Fish Passage Barrier

Upper Col RMU-Yakima River Adult Passage (DELV-12)

Improve passage for Roza dam. Upon implementation, effectiveness monitoring would evaluate the improvements in passage rates as well as to fine tune the passage structures, using direct trapping, PIT tags, automated counters, and/or video monitoring.
Threat addressed: Passage - Adults
Implementers: Yakama Nation, BOR
Partners: USBR, USFWS, Irrigation Districts, WDFW
Funds requested: $100,000 for passage improvements. $100,000 for monitoring.

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Habitat

85. Remove/Breach Fish Passage Barrier

Upper Col RMU-Wenatchee River Adult Passage (DELV-13)

Improve passage for lamprey on dams in the Wenatchee Subbasin.
Threat addressed: Passage - Adults
Implementers: Yakama Nation, Chelan PUD
Partners: Chelan County PUD, USFWS, WDFW, YN. Coordination is being developed, consensus with Chelan PUD in consultation.
Funds requested: $100,000 for passage improvements. $100,000 for monitoring.

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Habitat

85. Remove/Breach Fish Passage Barrier

Upper Col RMU-Yakima River Juvenile Entrainment - Screening Studies (DELV-14)

Identify appropriate and feasible solutions that substantially reduce or eliminate juvenile mortality due to entrainment into major irrigation diversions within the Yakima Basin and Wenatchee Subbasin. Entrainment of juvenile lamprey is well documented and many thousands of fish are lost each year as a result.
Threat addressed: Passage - Juveniles
Implementers: Yakama Nation, BOR. Cheland PUD, WDFW
Partners: USBR, USFWS, Irrigation Districts, WDFW, Cheland PUD
Funding requested: $200,000 over 5 years

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Habitat

69. Install Fish Screen

84. Remove/Install Diversion

Upper Col RMU-Yakima River Translocation Monitoring (DELV-15)

Use adult translocation and larval/juvenile supplementation to reintroduce and supplement Pacific Lamprey larvae in currently extinct and functionally extinct subbasins within the Upper Columbia tributaries, including Yakima, Wenatchee, and Methow
Threat addressed: Small Effective Size
Implementer: Yakama Nation
Partners: Yakama Nation, WDFW, USFWS
Funding requested: Funding is considerably limited for effectiveness monitoring for both adult translocation and larval/juvenile outplanting; approximately $100,000 and $250,000, respectfully, are needed over the next 5 years. $70,000 per year.

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Planning and Coordination

115. Produce Inventory or Assessment

Upper Col RMU-Yakima River Artificial Propagation Development and Investigations (DELV-16)

Yakima River Artificial Propagation Development and Investigations
Threat addressed: Small Effective Size
Implementer: Yakama Nation
Partners: Yakama Nation, WDFW, USFWS
Funds requested: $150,000

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation + Data Management

156. Develop RM&E Methods and Designs

Upper Col RMU-Toxicological Investigations (DELV-17)

Evaluate the impacts of contaminants for key sensitive lamprey life stages, namely spawning adults and newly hatched larvae. The highest detection frequencies and concentrations of pesticides generally occur during irrigation season, which coincide with Pacific Lamprey adult migration, spawning, and egg hatching period. We will also evaluate how contaminants are transmitted vertically from parents to offspring. Within the Yakima Basin, there will also be opportunities to track contaminant levels in primary restoration areas that coincide with Pacific Lamprey habitat to document changes in contaminant accumulation associated with restoration activities over future years.
Threat addressed: Stream and Floodplain Degradation; Water Quality
Implementer: Yakama Nation, BOR, USFWS, USGS, and PNNL
Partners: USGS, USFWS, BOR, WDOE, WDFW, and PNNL
Funds requested: $90,000. $30,000 per year for 3 years.

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Habitat

29. Increase Aquatic and/or Floodplain Complexity

Snake RMU-Nez Perce Tribe Adult Pacific Lamprey Translocation and Assessment (DELV-18)

The NPTDFRM translocation effort consists of obtaining adult lamprey from the lower Columbia River dams (Bonneville, The Dalles and John Day) and transporting them upstream past the dams to the Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery (NPTH), located on the Nez Perce Reservation within the Clearwater Subbasin of the Snake River. The adult lamprey over-winter at NPTH and are released the following spring, typically mid- to late-May, into Snake Basin streams. Larval (ammocoete) and juvenile (macrophthalmia) are sampled in translocation and non-translocation streams to gauge effectiveness of the translocation actions. In coordination with the CRITFC Hagerman Genetics Laboratory, Hagerman, Idaho, parentage analysis is conducted for samples collected via electro-fishing and rotary screw trapping.

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Habitat

190. Remove, Exclude and/or Relocate Animals

Snake RMU-Starbuck Diversion Passage (DELV-19)

The Starbuck Diversion was built for fish passage in the late 90’s following damage to the original structure in 1996-97 flooding. They built passage for native salmonids, it does block small mouth bass from further migration upstream. It is unknown whether lamprey can pass it, and stakeholders would like to conduct an assessment.

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Habitat

184. Install Fish Passage Structure

Snake RMU-eDNA Stream Surveys for Larval Lamprey (DELV-20)

Project Description: Develop eDNA sampling and processing methods and protocol to facilitate low-cost observations of lamprey distribution.

Associated with the adult translocated program, stream surveys have been conducted to document the presence of larval lamprey in both the streams that have received adult lamprey and nearby streams that would presumably contain only natural production. Surveys are being jointly conducted by the Nez Perce Tribe and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game have also conducted surveys in the Selway, Lochsa and Middle Fork Salmon drainages. To date, surveys have been conducted in the Clearwater, Salmon and Grande Ronde rivers and tributaries of the lower Snake River. Information is added to the regional database tracking lamprey distribution and abundance.

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Planning and Coordination

115. Produce Inventory or Assessment

Objectives & Project Deliverables

Objective: Evaluate Pacific Lamprey Population Structure (OBJ-1)

Project Deliverables	How the project deliverables help meet this objective*

Objective: Identify Global Issues that are Impacting Pacific Lamprey (OBJ-2)

Project Deliverables	How the project deliverables help meet this objective*


Lower Col RMU-Determine benefits of salmon habitat restoration to adult and larval lamprey - Lower Columbia Clatskanie HUC, Abernathy Creek (DELV-4)	How habitat restoration affects/benefits lamprey

Lower Col RMU-Evaluate hatchery weirs for adult lamprey passage (DELV-5)	Adult passage and distribution

Mid-Col RMU-Development of New Sampling Techniques for Juvenile Lamprey (DELV-7)	New sampling techniques and data sharing

Mid-Col RMU-Development of Screening Criteria (DELV-8)	New screening criteria and data sharing

Mid-Col RMU-Reduction of Dewatering Mortality (DELV-9)	Dewatering mortality, characterizing Upper Col lamprey and data sharing

Upper Col RMU-Yakima River Juvenile Entrainment - Screening Studies (DELV-14)	Screening criteria and restoration of lamprey in Upper Columbia

Upper Col RMU-Toxicological Investigations (DELV-17)	Toxic affecting lamprey and data sharing

Objective: Public Outreach (OBJ-3)

Project Deliverables	How the project deliverables help meet this objective*

Objective: Data Sharing (OBJ-4)

Project Deliverables	How the project deliverables help meet this objective*

Objective: Identify and Characterize Pacific Lamprey for the Regional Management Units (OBJ-5)

Project Deliverables	How the project deliverables help meet this objective*


Willamette RMU-Estimate Effective Population Size above North Fork Dam on the Clackamas River (DELV-2)	Population size estimation

Willamette RMU-Long term monitoring of Lamprey at Leaburg Dam (DELV-3)	Status and Distribution

Mid-Col RMU-Characterize Juvenile Outmigration (DELV-6)	Juvenile passage in Mid-Columbia

Snake RMU-eDNA Stream Surveys for Larval Lamprey (DELV-20)	Determine distribution in Snake RMU.

Objective: Identify, Secure and Enhance Watershed Conditions Contained in the RMUs (OBJ-6)

Project Deliverables	How the project deliverables help meet this objective*


Willamette RMU-Lower South Fork McKenzie River Floodplain Enhancement Project (DELV-1)	Habitat restoration

Snake RMU-Starbuck Diversion Passage (DELV-19)	Identify if lamprey can pass the Starbuck diversion.

Objective: Restore Pacific Lamprey of the Regional Management Units (OBJ-7)

Project Deliverables	How the project deliverables help meet this objective*


Mid-Col RMU-Adult Passage Improvement in Klickitat Subbasin - Klickitat Hatchery (DELV-10)	Passage improvements for adults

Mid-Col RMU-Adult Passage Improvement in Klickitat Subbasin - Lyle Falls (DELV-11)	Passage improvements for adults

Upper Col RMU-Yakima River Adult Passage (DELV-12)	Passage improvements for adults

Upper Col RMU-Wenatchee River Adult Passage (DELV-13)	Passage improvements for adults

Upper Col RMU-Yakima River Translocation Monitoring (DELV-15)	Translocation restoring Upper Columbia lamprey populations

Upper Col RMU-Yakima River Artificial Propagation Development and Investigations (DELV-16)	Artificial propagation restoring lamprey populations and data sharing

Snake RMU-Nez Perce Tribe Adult Pacific Lamprey Translocation and Assessment (DELV-18)	Translocation of lamprey into extirpated or nearly extirpated areas.

*This section was not available on proposals submitted prior to 9/1/2011

RM&E Protocols and Methods

There are no RM&E protocols identified for this proposal.

Project Deliverables & Budget

Project Deliverable	Start	End	Budget
Willamette RMU-Lower South Fork McKenzie River Floodplain Enhancement Project (DELV-1)	2018	2018	$185,000
Willamette RMU-Estimate Effective Population Size above North Fork Dam on the Clackamas River (DELV-2)	2018	2018	$30,000
Willamette RMU-Long term monitoring of Lamprey at Leaburg Dam (DELV-3)	2018	2018	$51,500
Lower Col RMU-Determine benefits of salmon habitat restoration to adult and larval lamprey - Lower Columbia Clatskanie HUC, Abernathy Creek (DELV-4)	2018	2018	$40,000
Lower Col RMU-Evaluate hatchery weirs for adult lamprey passage (DELV-5)	2018	2018	$19,000
Mid-Col RMU-Characterize Juvenile Outmigration (DELV-6)	2018	2020	$200,000
Mid-Col RMU-Development of New Sampling Techniques for Juvenile Lamprey (DELV-7)	2018	2020	$15,000
Mid-Col RMU-Development of Screening Criteria (DELV-8)	2018	2020	$15,000
Mid-Col RMU-Reduction of Dewatering Mortality (DELV-9)	2018	2020	$15,000
Mid-Col RMU-Adult Passage Improvement in Klickitat Subbasin - Klickitat Hatchery (DELV-10)	2018	2018	$20,000
Mid-Col RMU-Adult Passage Improvement in Klickitat Subbasin - Lyle Falls (DELV-11)	2018	2018	$10,000
Upper Col RMU-Yakima River Adult Passage (DELV-12)	2018	2019	$200,000
Upper Col RMU-Wenatchee River Adult Passage (DELV-13)	2018	2018	$100,000
Upper Col RMU-Yakima River Juvenile Entrainment - Screening Studies (DELV-14)	2018	2022	$40,000
Upper Col RMU-Yakima River Translocation Monitoring (DELV-15)	2018	2022	$70,000
Upper Col RMU-Yakima River Artificial Propagation Development and Investigations (DELV-16)	2018	2019	$150,000
Upper Col RMU-Toxicological Investigations (DELV-17)	2018	2020	$30,000
Snake RMU-Nez Perce Tribe Adult Pacific Lamprey Translocation and Assessment (DELV-18)	2018	2022	$300,000
Snake RMU-Starbuck Diversion Passage (DELV-19)	2018	2018	$0
Snake RMU-eDNA Stream Surveys for Larval Lamprey (DELV-20)	2018	2018	$0
		Total	$1,490,500

Requested Budget by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year	Proposal Budget Limit	Actual Request
2018		$804,167
2019		$348,667
2020		$173,666
2021		$82,000
2022		$82,000
Total	$0	$1,490,500

Item	Notes	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022
Personnel		$804,167	$348,667	$173,666	$82,000	$82,000
Travel		$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Prof. Meetings & Training		$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Vehicles		$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Facilities/Equipment	(See explanation below)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Rent/Utilities		$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Capital Equipment		$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Overhead/Indirect		$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other		$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
PIT Tags		$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total		$804,167	$348,667	$173,666	$82,000	$82,000

Major Facilities and Equipment explanation:
This is an umbrella project. The line item budgets will vary by sub-project.

Cost Share

Source / Organization	Fiscal Year	Proposed Amount	Type	Description
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)	2018	$100,000	Cash	Region 1 Pacific Northwest funds available for Passage, Habitat restoration, and Monitoring and evaluation. Amount and type varies each year.
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)	2018	$500,000	Cash	National Fish Passage. Region 1 funds available for fish habitat restoration. $50-100K per project. Approximately $900K per year for projects. $130K per year for engineering.
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)	2018	$100,000	Cash	Tribal Wildlife Grants. Restoration plans, fish habitat. Competitive within each region and the project is limited to $200,000. In 2016 $964,163 was awarded to tribes in OR, WA, ID.
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)	2018	$0	Cash	National Fish Habitat Partnership Region 1,7, 8 potential future funds for Habitat restoration, and Monitoring and evaluation, operational support. No funds available at this time.
US Army Corps of Engineers (COE)	2018	$5,000,000	Cash	Funds from various USACE: Columbia River Fish Mitigation; O&M; Sections 1135, 206, 22, 204, 536; General investigations.
US Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)	2018	$200,000	Cash	PN Region and CCAO Area Offices. Adult passage projects Prosser and other diversions Monitoring juvenile and adult lamprey. ~$200k/year planned to Tribes and partners. Agreements in place for FY18.
US Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)	2018	$47,500	Cash	Science and Technology Project. Exploring techniques to reduce lamprey entrainment into canals. Installing PIT tag arrays, maintenance and tagging lamprey at diversions in Yakima and Umatilla.
US Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)	2018	$100,000	Cash	Science and Technology Project. Developing innovative ideas or methods that could be applicable to Reclamation. Any lamprey issue related to Reclamation project. $80-$100K.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	2018	$65,000,000	In-Kind	Pacific Coastal Salmon Restoration Fund. NOAA Competitive grant program funding salmon and steelhead habitat restoration. Projects may benefit lamprey.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife	2018	$112,000	In-Kind	Statewide Lamprey Coordinator position. Devoted to development of a conservation plan for Oregon lampreys; research, monitoring, and evaluation of lampreys; liaising with lamprey Initiative.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife	2018	$5,000	In-Kind	OASIS Lamprey Standard Surveys

Project References or Citations

CRBLTWG (Columbia River Basin Lamprey Technical Workgroup).  2004.  Passage considerations for lamprey.  Prepared by the Columbia River Basin Lamprey Technical Workgroup September 3, 2004.

CRBLTWG (Columbia River Basin Lamprey Technical Workgroup).  2005.  Critical uncertainties for lamprey in the Columbia River Basin: results from a strategic planning retreat of the Columbia River Basin Lamprey Technical Workgroup.

CRBLTWG (Columbia River Basin Lamprey Technical Workgroup).  2011.  Translocating adult Pacific lamprey within the Columbia River basin: State of the Science.  Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority, Portland, Oregon.

Goodman, D.H. and S.B. Reid. 2012. Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) Assessment and Template for Conservation Measures in California. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata, California. 117 pp. https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/Documents/PLCI_CA_Assessment_Final.pdf

Implementation of the Conservation Agreement for Pacific Lamprey in the States of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California Interim Operating Guidelines May 7, 2015. https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/AgreementMainpage.cfm#CAinterimguidelines

Luzier, C.W. and 7 coauthors. 2009. Proceedings of the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative Work Session – October 28-29, 2008. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Office, Portland, Oregon, USA.
https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/Documents/October%202008%20Work%20Session%20Proceedings%20Final%204-9-09.pdf

Luzier, C.W., H.A. Schaller, J.K. Brostrom, C. Cook-Tabor, D.H. Goodman, R.D. Nelle, K. Ostrand and B. Streif.  2011. Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) Assessment and Template for Conservation Measures.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 282 pp.
https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/Documents/USFWS%20Pacific%20Lamprey%20Assessment%20and%20Template%20for%20Conservation%20Measures%202011.pdf

Pacific Lamprey Conservation Agreement Regional Implementation Plans.  2017. https://www.fws.gov/PacificLamprey/PLCI_RIPs.html

Pacific Lamprey Technical Workgroup. 2017. Practical guidelines for incorporating adult Pacific lamprey passage at fishways. June 2017. White Paper. 47 pp + Appendix. https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/mainpage.cfm

Schaller, H.A., C. Wang, K. Coates, M. Hayes, B. Rose. 2017. Pacific Lamprey Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment.  North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative.  44 pp.

USFWS (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).  2012.  Pacific Lamprey Conservation Agreement.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon.  57 pp. https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/AgreementMainpage.cfm
 
USFWS (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).  2010b.  Best management practices to minimize adverse effects to Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus).  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon.  25 pp.  http://www.fws.gov/pacific/Fisheries/sphabcon/Lamprey/pdf/Best%20Management%20Practices%20for%20Pacific%20Lamprey%20April%202010%20Version.pdf

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