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Proposal RMECAT-2008-105-00 - Selective Gear Deployment

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Basics

Proposal Number:		RMECAT-2008-105-00
Proposal Status:		Pending BPA Response
Proposal Version:		Proposal Version 1
Review:		RME / AP Category Review
Portfolio:		RM&E Cat. Review - Predation/Harvest +
Type:		Existing Project: 2008-105-00
Primary Contact:		Michael Rayton (Inactive)
Created:		7/6/2010 by (Not yet saved)
Proponent Organizations:		Colville Confederated Tribes

Project Title:		Selective Gear Deployment

Proposal Short Description:		To use selective harvest fishing gear as a tool for: reducing the number of hachery origin fish spawning in the wild with natural origin fish; collecting hatchery broodstock used in area supplementation programs; harvesting, distributing and storing fish for Tribal member subsistence and ceremonial uses.

Proposal Executive Summary:		Salmon fishing is a fundamental aspect of Colville tribal culture. Restoring the tribal salmon fishery resource is equal to preserving and restoring tribal culture. The Colville Tribes’ Selective Gear Deployment Project intends to continue using selective fishing gear to harvest non-sensitive salmon species (Upper Columbia River hatchery summer/fall Chinook and naturally-produced sockeye) for tribal utilization while simultaneously releasing sensitive salmon stocks (i.e., Upper Columbia River spring Chinook and Upper Columbia River steelhead) that are currently listed under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). The successful harvest of abundant stocks and the successful live release of listed species by using live-capture harvest gears and revival technologies was tested and refined during the Evaluation of Live Capture Gear phase of the program (2008-2010). During the evaluation phase, the Colville Tribes (CCT) investigated a number of different fishing gears in order to determine their effectiveness and suitability of different within the Tribal community: large fishing gears needing large capital investment (commercial purse seine, fishwheel, and weir); less technical gear (tangle nets and beach seine); and smaller, more individual-use gears (dip nets and hoop nets). Of the gears investigated, the fishwheel was removed from consideration due to a lack of suitable sites with appropriate river conditions, while other gear types, like the weir, pound net and dip netting (fishing platform or scaffold), need additional permitting, investigation and infrastructure to test their efficacy. Once the proposed Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery is built, the fish ladder and holding trap area will provide an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of a volunteer-channel, live-capture, harvest method. Interestingly, fishing gear not highly ranked in the initial analyses, like the purse seine, were ultimately discovered to be more effective and applicable than first thought. The Colville Tribes (CCT) will achieve several primary goals by deploying the purse seine investigated during the Evaluate Live Capture Gear project (2007-249-0). The work executed will have multiple benefits and affect a diverse range of issues relating to salmonid populations and human health within the basin. The first and perhaps most visible achievement will be the increased salmon harvest capacities of the Colville Tribes to fully utilize their negotiated harvest allocation and provide the Tribal membership with a valuable food resource. Less visible but equally important, the implementation of a full-scale selective fishing program in the Upper Columbia region will remove not only the hatchery Chinook originating from the imminent Chief Joseph Hatchery, but also the hatchery Chinook straying from downriver programs. The harvest of only hatchery Chinook at the Okanogan River confluence, and conversely allowing the natural escapement of natural-origin Chinook, will increase the proportion of natural influence (PNI) on the spawning grounds by removing hatchery-origin fish before they can spawn and preserve the diversity and viability of the Okanogan summer/fall Chinook population thus preventing future listings under the federal ESA.. Additionally, the program will provide the necessary Chinook broodstock for area supplementation programs, including the Chief Joseph Hatchery. Education will continue to be an important focus for the program. To date, the Tribal membership has embraced opportunities to learn about live-capture techniques: fish handling, determination of which fish to release, fish preservation, and assistance in tag recoveries. This outreach will continue for the duration of the project (currently 2017) and the foreseeable future.

Purpose:		Harvest
Emphasis:		RM and E
Species Benefit:		Anadromous: 100.0% Resident: 0.0% Wildlife: 0.0%
Supports 2009 NPCC Program:		No
Subbasin Plan:
Fish Accords:		Fish Accord - Colville
Biological Opinions:		FCRPS 2008 (RPA 62.2, RPA 62.3, RPA 62.4, RPA 52.7)

Contacts

Contacts:

David Roberts (Inactive)
Michael Rayton (Inactive)
Peter Lofy
Keith Kutchins
Dale Clark (Inactive)
Joe Peone (Supervisor)
Stephen Smith
Jerry Marco (Inactive)
Kirk Truscott (Technical Contact)
Dan Warren (Inactive) (Technical Contact)

Project Significance & Problem Statement

Project Significance to Regional Programs:

The benefits of implementing selective harvest fishing principles using live capture gear will:

increase the fitness of salmonid populations within the Upper Columbia Region;

increase the proportion of natural origin adult salmonids spawing in the Upper Columbia watershed; 

increase the number of available fish for use by the Tribal membership both on and off the reservation;  

provide broodstock needed for propogating the next generation of hatchery origin fish;

The return to a traditional food source contributes to the general health and well being of the Tribal membership.  

Implementation of this project will be felt by sport fishermen and the economies of local communities dependant upon sport fishing.

Problem Statement:

The Colville Tribes are developing the Chief Joseph Hatchery Program to produce summer/fall Chinook to meet tribal harvest needs as identified within the harvest agreement with WDFW with ESA listed species present, and to conserve the Okanogan River population by reducing pHOS. However, to achieve both the conservation and harvest objectives requires that harvest occur on primarily hatchery fish while at the same time having minimal impacts on the natural population. Because standard fishing gears (such as gill nets) used to collect large number of fish are not selective and have high mortality rates associated with them, the Colville Tribes began investigating the use of life capture gear to harvest fish and release natural fish unharmed to the stream.

The results of initial year studies of these techniques (described below) indicated that survival rates were high for seines, less so for other techniques such as tangle nets. However, it was also found that the seining operations were insufficient on their own to remove the number of hatchery origin fish required to achieve conservation goals for the system as too many hatchery fish would spawn in the wild decreasing natural population productivity. Because of this the Colville Tribes will be constructing a weir at the mouth of the Okanogan River to supplement removal of hatchery fish for broodstock and to provide fish for tribal harvest. Combined, the two techniques are expected to remove upwards of 80 percent of the surplus hatchery fish returning to the basin each year.

Objectives

Objectives:

Hatchery Broodstock Collection (OBJ-1)

Provide hatchery broodstock for use in area hatchery-supplementation programs. The goal being to collect a maximum of 1,107 adult summer/fall Chinook for the Chief Joseph Hatchery Program, with a mortality rate on natural origin fish of less than 3 percent.

Reduce pHOS of summer Chinook and summer steelhead in spawning areas (OBJ-2)

Reducing the proportion of hatchery origin fishes in the spawning area (pHOS) of summer Chinook and summer steelhead will create more locally-adapted populations of fish. The goal is to maintain pHOS values of less than 30 percent for both steelhead and summer/fall Chinook. Actual numbers will vary based on the PNI value being targeted each year as part of the Chief Joseph Hatchery Plan.

Instruct individual tribal fishermen on the techniques of selective fishing (OBJ-4)

The Colville Tribes wish to move away from non-selective fishing techniques, such as gill nets. This outreach and education component will provide instruction to interested parties on the proper use of tangle nets and beach seines.

The goal of the program is to be able to remove 10 percent of the HOR origin fall summer/fall Chinook passing the weir using these methods.

A secondary objective is to have 10 fisherman using these methods as their primary fishing technique each year.

Harvest adult salmon for subsistence and ceremonial uses (OBJ-5)

It is the desire of the CCT to provide fresh fish to the Colville tribal membership when in season, while simultaneously processing and storing fish for use at other times of the year. It is also the intent of the CCT to share fish caught with neighboring tribes if fish are harvested with the selective harvest gear in excess of what is needed for the CCT.

The summer/fall Chinook goal is to capture at least 50 percent of the terminal run of Chinook with minimum (<3%) mortality on natural origin fish. Sockeye harvest levels are based on harvest agreements developed annually.

The number of fish collected will vary by run-size, but the tribe anticipates that more than 1,000 HOR Chinook will be harvested each year.

Construct a semi-permanent weir in the Okanogan River (OBJ-6)

Construct a weir in the Okanogan River to collect broodstock, reduce pHOS of summer Chinook and provide a method for harvesting fish for subsistence and ceremonial uses.

The weir will not kill more than 3% of the natural origin fish passing through it.

A maximum of 1,107 adult NOR and HOR summer/fall Chinook will be collected at the weir (or in seining operations each year).

The weir will effectively divert 90% of all summer/fall Chinook into counting/Separation facilities.

Weir operations will not kill more than 3 percent of the sockeye run passing though it.

Project History

Financials

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Expense	SOY Budget	Working Budget	Expenditures *
FY2019		$302,032	$512,401

Fish Accord - Colville		$302,032	$512,401

FY2020	$366,458	$355,406	$373,532

Fish Accord - Colville		$355,406	$373,532

FY2021	$371,039	$483,891	$230,701

Fish Accord - Colville		$483,891	$230,701

FY2022	$339,540	$487,559	$263,660

Fish Accord - Colville		$487,559	$263,660

FY2023	$497,677	$647,677	$472,858

Fish Accord - Colville		$647,677	$472,858

FY2024	$510,119	$510,119	$344,586

Fish Accord - Colville		$510,119	$344,586

FY2025	$522,872	$522,872	$228,425

Fish Accord - Colville		$522,872	$228,425

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

Actual Project Cost Share

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Current Fiscal Year — 2025

Cost Share Partner	Total Proposed Contribution	Total Confirmed Contribution
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Previous Fiscal Years

Fiscal Year	Total Contributions	% of Budget
2024			(Draft)
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017	$38,100	7%
2016	$38,100	6%
2015	$53,100	11%
2014	$24,600	6%
2013
2012
2011

Explanation of Recent Financial Performance:

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Explanation of Financial History:

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Reporting & Contracted Deliverables Performance

Annual Progress Reports
Expected (since FY2004):	22
Completed:	7
On time:	7

Status Reports
Completed:	56
On time:	26
Avg Days Late:	8

								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
53054	57210, 61373, 65295, 68906, 72600, 73548 REL 9, 73548 REL 38, 73548 REL 60, 73548 REL 89, 73548 REL 117, 73548 REL 145, 92568, 84051 REL 19, 84051 REL 40	2008-105-00 EXP SELECTIVE GEAR DEPLOYMENT	Colville Confederated Tribes	06/01/2011	05/31/2026	Issued	56	117	6	0	19	142	86.62%	6
Project Totals							56	117	6	0	19	142	86.62%	6

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The Colville Tribes are developing the Chief Joseph Hatchery Program to produce summer/fall Chinook to meet tribal harvest needs and to conserve the Okanogan River population. However, to achieve both the conservation and harvest objectives requires that harvest occur on primarily hatchery fish while at the same time having minimal impacts on the natural population. Because standard fishing gears (such as gill nets) used to collect large number of fish are not selective and have high mortality rates associated with them, the Colville Tribes began investigating the use of life capture gear to harvest fish and release natural fish unharmed to the stream

The results of initial year studies of these techniques (described below) indicated that survival rates were high for seines, less so for other techniques such as tangle nets. However, it was also found that the seining operations were insufficient on their own to remove the number of hatchery origin fish required to achieve conservation goals for the system as too many hatchery fish would spawn in the wild decreasing natural population productivity. Because of this the Colville Tribes will be constructing a weir at the mouth of the Okanogan River to supplement removal of hatchery fish for broodstock and to provide fish for tribal harvest. Combined the two techniques are expected to remove upwards of 80 percent of the surplus hatchery fish returning to the basin each year.

Although the Selective Gear Deployment project has not yet been implemented, the major accomplishments of the Evaluation of Selective/Live Capture Gear Project (BPA Project 2007-249-00) can be associated with this proposal. The results of harvest operations for 2008-2010 are provided below.

2008

During 2008, the Evaluate Live-Capture Gear project (BPA Project No. 2007-249-00) used three different gear types (tangle nets, purse seine, and beach seine) to test whether selective fishing can be used to meet five CCT principles: 1) Integrate Tribal traditional and modern gears; 2) Help secure the Colville Tribal harvest allocation; 3) Harvest HOR summer Chinook for Tribal utilization while reducing the pHOS on the spawning grounds; 4) Release unharmed the NOR summer Chinook; 5) Protect and restore ESA-listed salmon (Upper Columbia River spring Chinook and steelhead). Earlier evaluations in 2006 and 2007 affirmed that tangle nets and beach seines can provide NOR summer Chinook for the future Colville salmon hatchery, helping to maximize the pNOB and PNI for the proposed hatchery program. These efforts also work towards implementing a priority of the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Plan.

Results in 2008 were:
Tangle Nets: Tangle nets (primarily 4-1/4 inch, multi-monofilament strand mesh) were used at the confluence of the Okanogan and Columbia rivers, and in the upper Okanogan River at the mouth of the Similkameen River for a total of 15 nights and 40 individual sets resulting in a total harvest of 304 summer Chinook. A total of 178 HOR summer Chinook were caught and killed with the tangle nets. An additional 126 NOR summer Chinook were caught with 101 of those fish released in vigorous condition, for an immediate release survival of 80 percent. A total of 452 sockeye were harvested with the tangle nets for tribal utilization.

Beach Seine: A 110 meter beach seine was used for a total of 5 days and 30 individual sets in the upper Okanogan River at the mouth of the Similkameen River resulting in a total harvest of 184 summer Chinook. A total of 99 HOR summer Chinook were caught and killed with the beach seine. An additional 85 NOR summer Chinook were caught, with 84 of those fish released in vigorous condition, for an immediate release survival of 99 percent. A total of 28 sockeye were harvested with the beach seine effort for tribal utilization.

Purse Seine: A 120 fathom long, approximately 20 meter deep purse seine with herring mesh (fine 3/8 inch mesh) in the purse end was tested from a converted lower Columbia River gillnet boat at the confluence of the Okanogan River for a total of 8 days and 23 individual sets. This effort resulted in a total harvest of 314 summer Chinook. A total of 202 HOR summer Chinook were caught and killed with the purse seine. An additional 112 NOR summer Chinook were caught with 112 (100%) of those fish released in vigorous condition. A total of 544 sockeye were harvested with the purse seine evaluation effort for tribal utilization.

Total harvest was 802 summer Chinook, of which 479 were HOR and killed for tribal utilization, and 323 were NOR of which 26 were not released due to injuries or evidence of stress and 297 were released in vigorous condition for an overall immediate release survival of 92 percent. 1,024 sockeye salmon were captured and provided for tribal utilization. Fish that were caught and killed were distributed to 50 Tribal Members, plus additional Tribal community distributions, Tribal Senior Centers, the Tribal Convalescent Home, and the Tribal jail. The fish were very well received, and greatly appreciated by many Tribal members.

A total of five adipose fin-clipped adult Upper Columbia River steelhead were harvested incidentally with one released in vigorous condition and 4 direct mortalities. One non-clipped adult steelhead was harvested and released in vigorous condition. An additional 20 adipose fin-clipped juvenile O. mykiss were harvested in the beach seine operation, with 15 of them released in vigorous condition. Also, one non-clipped juvenile O. mykiss was harvested and released. These juvenile O. mykiss were assumed to be steelhead.

Evaluate Live-Capture Gear -- 2008 Results to Date (March 7, 2009)

TANGLE NET - COLUMBIA RIVER AT OKANOGAN RIVER CONFLUENCE

SUMMER CHINOOK RELEASE

DATE SETS SOCKEYE TOTAL HOR NOR RELEASED SURVIVAL

7/24 4 99 7 6 1 0 0

7/29 1 18 2 1 1 0 0

7/30 7 153 13 9 4 3 0.75

7/31 3 81 23 13 10 5 0.50

9/2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 17 351 45 29 16 8 0.50

STHD – 1 Adult HOR (mortality)

TANGLE NET - OKANOGAN RIVER

SUMMER CHINOOK RELEASE

DATE SETS SOCKEYE TOTAL HOR NOR RELEASED SURVIVAL

8/20 1 1 0 0 0 0 NA

8/21 3 47 47 23 24 18 0.75

8/27 3 19 49 26 23 19 0.83

8/28 2 6 14 5 9 8 0.89

9/3 3 8 33 19 14 11 0.79

9/4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0

9/8 3 16 31 24 7 6 0.86

9/10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

10/1 4 2 41 22 19 19 1.00

10/2 2 2 43 30 13 12 0.92

10 23 101 259 149 110 93 0.85

STHD – 3 Adult HOR (3 mortalities), 1 Adult NOR (released)

PURSE SEINE - COLUMBIA RIVER AT OKANOGAN RIVER CONFLUENCE

SUMMER CHINOOK RELEASE

DATE SETS SOCKEYE TOTAL HOR NOR RELEASED SURVIVAL

8/5 4 48 13 9 4 4 1.0

8/6 6 50 33 24 9 9 1.0

8/7 6 166 66 40 26 26 1.0

8/11 5 136 78 51 27 27 1.0

8/12 5 34 11 6 5 5 1.0

8/13 5 20 18 13 5 5 1.0

8/14 5 50 46 28 18 18 1.0

8/15 4 40 49 31 18 18 1.0

8 40 544 314 202 112 112 1.0

BEACH SEINE – OKANOGAN RIVER AT SIMILKAMEEN RIVER CONFLUENCE

SUMMER CHINOOK RELEASE

DATE SETS SOCKEYE TOTAL HOR NOR RELEASED SURVIVAL

9/16 7 12 15 8 7 7 1.0

9/17 5 2 34 17 17 17 1.0

9/22 5 12 98 61 37 36 0.97

9/24 7 2 15 2 13 13 1.0

9/30 6 0 22 11 11 11 1.0

5 30 28 184 99 85 84 0.99

STHD – 20 smolt HOR (5 mortalities) 1 smolt NOR (released), 1 Adult HOR (released)

TOTAL 1,024 802 479 323 297 0.92

2009

During the summer and fall of 2009, three different gears were used to selectively harvest hatchery-origin (HOR) summer Chinook salmon, HOR summer steelhead trout, and natural-origin (NOR) sockeye salmon. The effectiveness of each gear type was evaluated for direct release mortality of NOR summer Chinook salmon and NOR summer steelhead.

Purse Seine
A 110-fathom long, purse seine net with 3½” webbing was tested using a newly built, 28-foot, purse seine vessel, the Dream Catcher. The Dream Catcher was chartered from a downriver fishing company for a total of 26 fishing days and a total of 65 purse seine sets near the Okanogan confluence between July and September. Representing over 98% of the 2009 harvest, 16,742 salmonids were caught in a combined total of 36.2 fishing hours. Release survival rates for the purse seine included values of 100% for steelhead and 99.9% for summer/fall Chinook.

Averages for elapsed time per set and CPUE were 34 minutes and 462.5 target salmonids per hour, respectively. CPUE per day ranged between 0.0 fish and 5,203.2 fish per hour, with the highest CPUE rates occurring between July 15^th and August 15^th. The days having very large CPUE values correspond precisely to days in which the Okanogan River mean daily temperature at Malott exceeded 22°C. Catch per unit effort values for the entire season by specie were: sockeye salmon, 393.8; Chinook salmon, 33.1; and steelhead, 2.3.

The number of fish captured in the seine net occasionally exceeded the processing capacity and distribution capabilities of the program. Captured sockeye salmon were released on several of days due to excessive numbers observed in the closed net and the desire to harvest summer Chinook. Fish were released by partially submerging the cork line for a brief period of time which allowed opportunistic sockeye salmon ? to escape. Several days many sockeye were wedged or gilled in the mesh openings. One day in particular over 500 sockeye salmon were manually removed from the net.

Initially, mesh size was a concern in regards to the unintentional harvest of summer steelhead. Unlike sockeye, where all fish caught were harvested, the gilling and mortality of smaller, NOR steelhead would prevent successful release. These concerns ultimately proved to be unfounded. However, to reduce the incidence of the gilling or wedging sockeye, mesh size will be reduced from 3½ to a stretched mesh of 3 inches for the 2010 season.

Evaluation of selective fishing techniques is ongoing, but after two years of analysis the purse seine method in the confluence of the Okanogan River shows the highest rate of CPUE and the lowest release mortality for non-target and NOR salmonids of all selected fishing gear evaluated.

Tangle Nets
Multi-strand 4¼” stretched-mesh tangle nets of varying lengths and depths were utilized in both the Columbia and Okanogan rivers during the 2009 field season. Dimensions of each net and the number of nets deployed were recorded for each set. Fishing effort was mainly concentrated in the evening and overnight hours to offset net detection and avoidance by adult salmonids.

In 53 sets comprising 54.8 combined fishing hours, 287 salmonids were caught in tangle nets on 17 different dates at various locations throughout the basin. These areas included the Okanogan River mouth, the Okanogan River above the cross-channel in Oroville, WA, and the Columbia River downriver of Chief Joseph Dam. Release rates of NOR summer steelhead were 64.7% and NOR summer/fall Chinook salmon were 87.5%. Average elapsed time per set was 76 minutes. Mean catch per unit effort for the season was 5.2 fish per hour with daily ranges between 0.3 and 11.7. Mean CPUE by specie was: sockeye, 3.1; Chinook, 0.8; and steelhead, 0.8.

The low release survival rates of salmonids recorded for this gear-type, specifically steelhead, can be attributed to the time elapsed between surveying the net, taking too much time freeing individual fish, particularly non-target fish species (carp) and not implementing the use of recovery boxes.

Though the release rate of NOR summer steelhead and CPUE might be substantially lower than purse seining, tangle nets are less expensive and are being pursued as the preferred gear type for replacing gillnets currently used by independent Tribal fishermen in their subsistence and ceremonial fishery.

Beach Seine
No salmonids were caught using the beach seine technique. Three sets were made using a 110 x 6 meter beach seine during daylight hours on September 9^th and 10^th near McLaughlin Falls (Rkm 75). However, large, submerged rocks prevented successful net closure. Despite the limitations imposed on this gear type at this site, beach seining should remain a gear type utilized by the selective harvest program, particularly as the preferred method for collecting hatchery broodstock at tributary locations on the Okanogan River. During the 2008 season, beach seining demonstrated that excellent NOR Chinook release success (99%), relatively high CPUE, and low by-catch could be achieved at a proper site.

Beach seining could be the method which most closely resembles traditional net fishing practices and should be considered as a replacement gear for gill nets currently used by Tribal net fishers. Implementation of this gear requires considerable labor and might promote Tribal net fishing in family or other social groups to successfully harvest fish.


Colville Tribes 2009 Selective Harvest
Harvest Results to Date (through 10/26/2009)

*Sockeye:*		Total
	Tangle Net	168
	Purse Seine	14,255
	TOTAL	14,423	(all considered NOR)

*Chinook:*		Total	HOR*	NOR	NOR REL	Survival
	Tangle Net	66	42	24	21	0.875
	Purse Seine	2,395	1,196	1,199	1,198	0.999
	TOTAL	2,461	1,238	1,223	1,219	0.997

*Steelhead:*		Total	HOR	NOR	NOR REL	Survival
	Tangle Net	53	36	17	11	0.647
	Purse Seine	92	82	10	10	1.000
	TOTAL	145	118	27	21	0.778

			HOR*	includes NOR jacks harvested


Colville Tribes 2009 Selective Harvest
Catch Per Unit Effort (through 10/26/2009)
	Number of Sets	Average Set Duration (in hours)	CPUE (fish harvested per hour)
	Number of Sets	Average Set Duration (in hours)	Sockeye	Chinook	Steelhead
Tangle Net	53	1.3	3.1	0.8	0.8
Purse Seine	65	0.6	393.8	33.1	2.3
Beach Seine	5	no data	0.0	0.0	0.0
TOTAL	123		158.4	13.6	1.4

2010

During the summer and fall of 2010, the purse seine was effectively deployed in the Okanogan River confluence area. Hatchery-origin (HOR) summer Chinook salmon and natural-origin (NOR) sockeye salmon were targeted for ceremonial and subsistence harvest. NOR Chinook broodstock were collected with the assistance of the Chelan County PUD and Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife and transported to the Eastbank Hatchery in Wenatchee. Data was recorded for direct release mortality of NOR summer Chinook salmon and summer steelhead.

Purse Seine
A 110-fathom long, purse seine net with 3” webbing was utilized using the Dream Catcher, the recently purchased purse seine vessel. The Kuller Fish Company was hired to teach Tribal employees how to successfully and safely operate the vessel. A total of 19,512 salmonids were caught in 90 sets during the season in the United States. This harvest total represents a 16% increase in total catch from 2009. The aggregate total of 37.3 fishing hours is a 3% increase in effort from last year. Release survival rates for the purse seine included values of 100% for steelhead and 97.3% for summer/fall Chinook.

Averages for elapsed time per set and CPUE were 24.3 minutes and 449.6 target salmonids per hour, respectively. CPUE per day ranged between 0.0 fish and 5,203.2 fish per hour, with the highest CPUE rates occurring on July 22^nd and 23^rd. The days having very large CPUE values correspond precisely to days in which the Okanogan River mean daily temperature at Malott exceeded 22°C. Catch per unit effort values for the entire season by specie were: sockeye salmon, 373.6; Chinook salmon, 47.4; and steelhead, 0.6.

At the end of the 2009 season it was thought that the speed of retrieving the net could be increased with a smaller mesh size. In February 2010, the 3½” mesh on the net was replaced with 3” webbing. As a result, the incidence of fish wedging in the net was dramatically reduced.

Beach Seine & Tangle Nets
One set was made using a 110 x 6 meter beach seine during daylight hours on October 13^th at the Klein Site on the Similkameen River. No salmonids were caught using the beach seine technique. The use of this gear type so late in the season all but eliminated the chances of harvesting fish in good condition.

Three sets were made on the morning of October 13^th using a multi-strand 4¼” stretched-mesh tangle net at the Klein Site on the Similkameen River. One NOR Chinook was successfully released.

The beach seine and tangle net gears were not utilized this season due to the effectiveness of the purse seine at the mouth during the height of the summer fish run.


Colville Tribes 2010 Selective Harvest
Harvest Results to Date (through 10/13/2010)

*Sockeye:*		Total
	Tangle Net	0
	Purse Seine	16,214
	TOTAL	16,214	(all considered NOR)

*Chinook:*		Total	HOR*	NOR	NOR REL	Survival
	Tangle Net	1	0	1	1	1.000
	Purse Seine	3,269	2,026	1,243	1,210	0.973
	TOTAL	3,270	2,026	1,244	1,211	0.973

*Steelhead:*		Total	HOR	NOR	NOR REL	Survival
	Tangle Net	0	0	0	0	n/a
	Purse Seine	28	25	3	3	1.000
	TOTAL	28	25	3	3	1.000

			HOR*	includes NOR jacks harvested


Colville Tribes 2010 Selective Harvest
Catch Per Unit Effort (through 10/13/2010)
	Number of Sets	Average Set Duration (in hours)	CPUE (fish harvested per hour)
	Number of Sets	Average Set Duration (in hours)	Sockeye	Chinook	Steelhead
Tangle Net	3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Purse Seine	108	0.4	550.9	70.0	0.8
Beach Seine	1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
TOTAL	112		369.9	47.0	0.6

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:	2008-105-00-NPCC-20210312
Project:	2008-105-00 - Selective Gear Deployment
Review:	2019-2021 Mainstem/Program Support
Proposal:	NPCC19-2008-105-00
Proposal State:	Pending Council Recommendation
Approved Date:	8/25/2019
Recommendation:	Implement
Comments:	Sponsor to address the nine ISRP qualifications during the 2021 Habitat and Hatchery review process as part of the project proposal narrative for the Chief Joseph Hatchery Program (Project# 2003-023-00). See Programmatic issue for Hatchery-Related work. [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:	2008-105-00-ISRP-20190404
Project:	2008-105-00 - Selective Gear Deployment
Review:	2019-2021 Mainstem/Program Support
Proposal Number:	NPCC19-2008-105-00
Completed Date:	None
First Round ISRP Date:	4/4/2019
First Round ISRP Rating:	Meets Scientific Review Criteria (Qualified)
Qualifications: This selective fishing project is important because it evaluates how hatchery Chinook salmon can be selectively harvested in upper watershed tributaries for the benefit of Tribal members and for reducing interactions of hatchery and natural-origin Chinook salmon on the spawning grounds. This type of project was highlighted in the ISAB report on density dependence (ISAB 2015-1). The ISRP views this effort as a demonstration project that might stimulate similar efforts in other parts of the Columbia Basin. Addressing the following ISRP comments will justify and highlight the utility of this effort. In its review of this project in 2010, the ISRP listed six qualifications. Qualifications two through five are repeated here and need to be addressed by the project. "(2) Explain how relationships among projects will be implemented, and provide a more detailed description of these related projects; 3) Explain methods used to evaluate which gear will be used for selective capture of hatchery fish (e.g., will CPUE, cost, or tradition (or some combination) be the deciding factor(s); 4) Explain statistical details of monitoring methods; 5) Explain methods for communal distribution of fish caught in experimental gear; and 6) Explain how the education and outreach components of objectives 4 and 5 will be performed and evaluated." Three additional qualifications are identified by the ISRP for the current review:(1) Document the change in pHOS, PNI, and overall spawning escapement induced by the selective fishing effort; (2) Estimate the increase in harvest that the selective gear approach enabled compared with a non-selective fishing approach; and (3) A limited description of an annual adaptive management cycle for reviewing assumptions, decision-making, and data sharing is presented. A more complete description of this process is requested. The proponents are asked to provide a written response to each of the 2010 ISRP qualifications and the two additional ones from this review, and submit the responses for the 2021 Category Review of Artificial Production Projects for anadromous fishes. Comment: A description of the major accomplishments of this project since its beginning in 2008 is needed. The project has produced a lot of data that should be placed in summary tables that cover the years that the program has been active. The proponents should be commended on making a good effort to produce quantitative objectives. However, timelines are not provided. The next step is to see if the proponents are achieving the objectives. The selective gear project is important for the specific area and for potential application to other parts of the Columbia Basin. The reporting of results should be expanded as noted in the qualifications so that the full benefits of the effort can be evaluated and shared with others in the Columbia River Basin. 1. Objectives, Significance to Regional Programs, and Technical Background It is hypothesized that selective fishing of hatchery origin salmon on Colville reservations and ceded lands will improve the survival and percent natural influence (PNI) of natural salmon populations and reduce mortality on other non-target species with benefits to salmon populations throughout the Upper Columbia Basin. The four objectives are clearly stated and seem appropriate. The first two objectives are explicitly linked to biological outcomes (i.e., to increase the survival of natural-origin anadromous salmon [especially ESA listed ESUs] and to increase PNI of summer/fall Okanogan Chinook by selectively harvesting hatchery origin returns [HOR]). All four objectives include quantitative targets, and the last objective includes expected benefits (i.e., expect annual harvest of >1000 HOR Chinook surplus to broodstock requirements). However, additional explanation is needed to reconcile three related but quantitatively different targets from the problem statement, "these selective harvest techniques are expected to remove upwards of 80 percent of all surplus hatchery fish returning to the basin each year"; from objective 4 (mislabeled as 5?) - "goal is to capture at least 50 percent of the terminal run of Chinook with minimum (<3%) mortality on natural origin fish"; and from objective 3 (mislabeled as 4?) - "goal of the program is to be able to remove 10 percent of the HOR origin fall summer/fall Chinook passing the weir using these methods." Presumably the target percentages refer to different components of the run at different locations (i.e., all surplus hatchery fish, total terminal run, and hatchery fish passing the weir, respectively). However, clear explanations of these differences are needed to show that the different targets are coherent. The significance of the program to regional programs is noted, but the presentation could be expanded given the importance of implementing selective fisheries as a means to provide harvests while reducing ecological and genetic impacts associated with hatchery fish spawning in the wild. However, the project proponents do not provide information on how their project is integrated with other restoration efforts in the Basin. For example, in the section on Project Relationships, they state that purse seining is conducted in a location to "prevent catching large numbers of Methow River summer/fall Chinook and summer steelhead." What kind of coordination is being conducted to assure that this project is not negatively impacting other restoration efforts? Given that the project focuses on assessment of different gears, what is currently being done to assess the three current approaches to collecting and harvesting fish (i.e., purse seine, weir, and hatchery ladder)? What are the relative effectiveness, needed human resources, and cost of each collection/harvest approach? An objective focused on this element of the project appears to be lacking. 2. Results and Adaptive Management There has been no rigorous assessment of results from this project. Selective fishing results for broodstock and harvest are tabulated for individual years in annual reports. However, the summary results for each year should be compiled across years to facilitate evaluations of year-to-year variability, temporal trends, and averages compared to targets. Such a synthesis is needed to assess the success of the project to date and to reveal challenges that face the project. The table format in annual reports requires more explanation. Tables are difficult to interpret and some entries seem inconsistent with values mentioned in the text. It would help to show (as for previous years) the total number of natural origin returns (NOR) and to explain how the grand total handling mortality is calculated. The proposal does not present any results relating directly to the third objective (i.e., fostering the adoption of selective fishing methods by individual tribal fishermen). The proposal does not provide evaluation of outcomes in terms of the targets or expected benefits listed in the objectives. Although an increase in PNI is a goal of the project, the PNI value was not calculated for Chinook and steelhead as a means to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the program. The project report should evaluate the extent to which pHOS is reduced by the selective fishery efforts by documenting HOR and NOR fish in the escapement and among those removed by the selective fishery. It is unclear how many tribal fishers were instructed in the use of selective fishing gear. Management targets for broodstock collection and HOR harvest are identified each spring at the Chief Joseph Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation (CJHM&E) Annual Program Review. The Selective Gear Deployment Project is tied to the CJHM&E program which appears to include a systematic adaptive management process. However, an adaptive management process specific to the Selective Gear Deployment Project is not fully described. The Adaptive Management section of the proposal describes a step process, but the detail is insufficient to enable an understanding of the process. A limited description of an annual adaptive management cycle for reviewing assumptions, decision-making, and data sharing is presented. Some outcomes of adaptive management are evident. For example, the harvest target for HOR Chinook is now determined annually to achieve a five-year running average target for PNI based on annual calculations described in the CJHM&E Program. Similarly, tribal seining operations were insufficient on their own to remove the number of hatchery origin fish required to achieve HSRG conservation goals, so a weir is planned on the Okanogan River to supplement the purse seine removals and broodstock collection. Lessons learned about ways to improve methods of selective fishing or to foster the use of selective fishing among tribal fishers are applicable but have not been documented. 3. Methods: Project Relationships, Work Types, and Deliverables The proposal does not provide information on methods being used to achieve the stated objectives. The most recent 2015 Annual Report documents the selective fishing methods and annual activities in considerable detail. However, it does not describe methods for evaluating the performance of alternative methods and for choosing which selective gear to use (ISRP 2010 qualifications 3 and 4; 2010-44b). Neither the proposal nor the 2015 Annual Report describes methods for implementing or evaluating the outcomes for the last objective (i.e., fostering the adoption of selective fishing methods by individual tribal fishermen). Education will continue to be an important focus for the project. Tribal members have reportedly embraced opportunities to learn about live-capture technique. Methods to evaluate this element of the project are needed.
Documentation Links:	Proponent Presentation

Review: RME / AP Category Review

Council Recommendation

Assessment Number:	2008-105-00-NPCC-20110106
Project:	2008-105-00 - Selective Gear Deployment
Review:	RME / AP Category Review
Proposal:	RMECAT-2008-105-00
Proposal State:	Pending BPA Response
Approved Date:	6/10/2011
Recommendation:	Fund (Qualified)
Comments:	Implement with condition through FY 2016: Sponsor to address ISRP qualifications in 2012 contract.
Conditions:
	Council Condition #1 Qualifications. Provide a literature review/summary of hatchery fish effects on wild fish and the ecosystem in the CCT region of the Basin. Explain how relationships among projects will be implemented, and provide a more detailed description of these related projects. Explain methods used to evaluate which gear will be used for selective capture of hatchery fish (e.g., will CPUE, cost, or tradition (or some combination) be the deciding factor(s)? Explain statistical details of monitoring methods. Explain methods for communal distribution of fish caught in experimental gear. Explain how the education and outreach components of objectives 4 and 5 will be performed and evaluated.

Independent Scientific Review Panel Assessment

Final Round ISRP Comment:
Assessment Number:	2008-105-00-ISRP-20101015
Project:	2008-105-00 - Selective Gear Deployment
Review:	RME / AP Category Review
Proposal Number:	RMECAT-2008-105-00
Completed Date:	12/17/2010
Final Round ISRP Date:	12/17/2010
Final Round ISRP Rating:	Meets Scientific Review Criteria (Qualified)
Qualification: The online proposal should be updated during contracting with BPA to provide the following information: 1. Provide a literature review/summary of hatchery fish effects on wild fish and the ecosystem in the CCT region of the Basin; 2. Explain how relationships among projects will be implemented, and provide a more detailed description of these related projects. 3. Explain methods used to evaluate which gear will be used for selective capture of hatchery fish (e.g., will CPUE, cost, or tradition (or some combination) be the deciding factor(s)? 4. Explain statistical details of monitoring methods; 5. Explain methods for communal distribution of fish caught in experimental gear; 6. Explain how the education and outreach components of objectives 4 and 5 will be performed and evaluated. The successful implementation of the Chief Joseph Hatchery plan relies to a great extent on the success of this project for deployment of selective gear to catch hatchery fish and release wild fish. This project and further ISRP-requested revisions to the online proposal should draw from and clearly explain linkages to the in-depth monitoring proposed under the Chief Joseph Hatchery research, monitoring, and evaluation plan. The online proposal should be a self-contained document that does not necessitate the reading of additional referenced documents in order to evaluate its scientific and technical merit. This proposal has been improved, and the proponents’ response provided much of the detail requested by ISRP. The ISRP's request for a literature review/summary of hatchery fish effects on wild fish and the ecosystem in the CCT region of the Basin, however, was not provided. The statement of the relationship of the proposed work to other regional efforts remains quite sparse and focuses on outcomes rather than implementation relationships among projects. Other related projects are only briefly described. Much more detail was provided on project results in terms of total harvest and catch per unit effort (CPUE) by species, year, and gear type. Detail was not provided about comparisons among gear types; for example, measurement of mortality differences, etc. Apparently, only immediate mortality is assessed for each gear types, and delayed mortality is not. More detail was provided on methods. However, the response to ISRP's Question #9 concerning details on monitoring methods was weak and required finding details elsewhere. Additional statistical details (for example, power analyses) are required. The statistical basis for gear choice was not explained. Is this information in the referenced documents? The proposal does not clearly explain how the gear used for the selective capture of hatchery fish will ultimately be chosen, for example, will CPUE, cost, or tradition weigh heaviest in the choice? More detail was provided on the adaptive management process. The response did not provide a description of methods for communal distribution of fish caught in the experimental gear and indicated only that methods will not be difficult to develop. There is still insufficient explanation of how the education and outreach components of Objectives 4 and 5 will be performed and evaluated.
First Round ISRP Date:	10/18/2010
First Round ISRP Rating:	Response Requested
First Round ISRP Comment:
This proposal did not provide the ISRP with sufficient information for scientific review. The project could be significant to regional programs, but, as proposed, weak and equivocal results are likely to be obtained. The critical linkage to the Chief Joe Hatchery Program (CJHP) is not established. The scientific basis for almost all of the work should be improved to build a defensible program. Benefits of the proposed project to fish and wildlife cannot be ascertained as presently described. The proponents need to revise and update their online proposal, as follows: 1. Finalize Statements in the Proposal Executive Summary which are currently incomplete. 2. Specifically describe the relation of their proposed work to other regional documents in the Project Significance to Regional Programs section. Establish the critical linkage between the proposed implementation of selective fishing and successful operation of the CJHP. Provide information on relationships with projects upriver and downriver from the mouth of the Okanogan. The latter would help the proponents plan their fishing effort and the former would benefit from knowledge of expected escapements after the fish pass through the Colville area. 3. State objectives in terms of desired outcomes. Describe deliverables in sufficient detail to enable scientific evaluation of the proposed approaches. 4. Provide a financial history and reporting (project started in 2008). 5. Describe the background, history, and location of the problem (a map was provided but no other description). The background and history should include a review of the major results of BPA Project #2007-249-00 (Evaluation of Selective/Live Capture Gear), which is the precursor to this project. Describe the relationship between the two projects. Provide a literature review on regional hatchery versus wild salmon issues and predator control programs in place elsewhere in the Columbia River Basin, and technical background specific to CJHP. Discuss hatchery fish impacts and explain why hatchery fish removal is required for the CJHP and the benefits to wild fish. 6. Describe deliverables and past performance (project began in 2008). 7. Describe major accomplishments to date (project began in 2008). 8. Provide specific information on how adaptive management will be implemented. 9. Provide work elements, RM&E Metrics, indicators, and methods for each objective. The project is said to be an RM&E proposal but this aspect needs further explanation. PIT tag data are planned to be archived in regional data bases but no details are provided. Methods to be used for fish capture (purse seine, weir) are straightforward but the statistical and geographic basis for their deployment needs to be described in much greater detail. In particular the statistical aspects of the fishing effort relative to Objectives 1, 2, and 3 should be specified in much greater detail (e.g. power analyses). Objectives 4 and 5 are tending toward socio-economic goals and should be evaluated with relevant criteria. Regarding the educational outreach, socio-economic goals change from individual to collective harvest. This is not just technical, but also educational. How does this work among tribal members? Beach seines and purse seines take a lot of human power. 10. Provide an action-effectiveness study design. 11. Provide project references or citations to relevant reports.
Documentation Links:	Proponent Response (11/15/2010)

Response to past ISRP and Council comments and recommendations:

Although no assessments of the current project proposal have been finalized, the FY07-09 Solicitation Review of project #2007-249-00 is relevant to the direction that the Selective Gear Deployment project is now heading. It was made clear in the ISRP response from 2006 that the M&E component of the project was relying heavily upon the CJHP to determine the effects of the selective harvest program on escapement of target and non-target species. <br/> The plan to purchase a boat was questioned in 2006. After investigating the cost of chartering a boat over multiple years, accounting for the variations in run timing of both sockeye and summer/fall Chinook between different years, and planning for known uncertainties in the environmental conditions affecting fish behavior in the Okanogan River confluence (specifically the thermal barrier), CCT F&W decided that the best course of action was purchasing a seine boat for fishing in the confluence area and pursuing a weir in the lower reach of the Okanogan River.

Adaptive Management

Management Changes:

Weir and seining operations will be adaptively managed following the in-season management plan provided in the Chief Joseph Hatchery Program Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Summer/Fall Chinook. 

The in-season management program uses a set of decision rules to guide all phases of broodstock collection, natural escapement levels, broodstock composition and harvest. 
Each year biologists will review the results from the previous years’ data collection efforts at an annual workshop to be held each spring. The meeting will consist of four steps:

Step-1: Update Key Assumptions
Step- 2: Review Decision Rules
Step- 3: Update Stock Status Information
Step-4: Set Biological Targets for the Coming Season

The decision rules with remain constant over time until proven that assumptions underlying their development are in error. The biological targets will likely change each year as they are based on a running average of run size and composition over multiple years, and forecasts of run size in the coming year.  The biological targets for harvest, escapement etc, are then communicated to managers and eventually field staff.

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
P118643	Evaluation of Selective/Live Capture Gear 2008	Other	-	53054	11/5/2010 11:53:28 AM
P118663	Okanogan River Salmon Weir - Feasibility Design Workshop Notes	Other	-	53054	11/5/2010 4:49:05 PM
P128819	Evaluation of Live Capture Gear; 6/10 - 7/11	Progress (Annual) Report	06/2010 - 07/2011	53054	10/24/2012 3:31:03 PM
P144035	Selective Gear Deployment Project, Annual Report For Performance Period June 2011 - December 2013	Progress (Annual) Report	06/2011 - 12/2013	65295	7/21/2015 10:48:18 AM
P148007	Selective Gear Deployment; 1/14 - 12/14	Progress (Annual) Report	01/2014 - 12/2014	68906	4/6/2016 8:50:33 AM
P156013	Selective Gear Deployment 2015; 1/15 - 12/15	Progress (Annual) Report	01/2015 - 12/2015	72600	9/8/2017 9:16:09 AM
P163987	Selective Gear Deployment; 1/16 - 12/16	Progress (Annual) Report	01/2016 - 12/2016	73548 REL 38	2/13/2019 11:10:18 AM
P197033	2019 BPA Report Draft	Progress (Annual) Report	06/2019 - 05/2020	73548 REL 145	1/25/2023 4:08:42 PM

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:

The Colville Tribes' selective harvest program occurs in the terminal fishing grounds of the upper Columbia region.  Other, similar and related programs are occuring in the lower Columbia reaches.
The Live Capture program worked with the Chelan County PUD and the Eastbank Hatchery to collect one half of the total number of summer Chinook broodstock needed for providing summer Chinook subyearlings to the Similkameen Acclimation Facility in Oroville, WA.  CCPUD collects broodstock at Wells Dam but the summer Chinook that pass that collection site are not necessarily destined for the Okanogan River.  A portion of those fish turn up the Methow River and spawn there.  To increase the chances of collecting only Okanogan River (and Similkameen River) summer Chinook, the purse seine operation is collecting summer Chinook at the mouth of the Okanogan.  This broodstock collection effort will be expanded in 2011 to provide the entire number of adults needed.
It is anticipated that once the Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery comes on line, the selective harvest program will help provide the necessary adult broodstock for the foreseeable future.

Linkage of Selective Fishing to Chief Joseph Hatchery Program:

The Live Capture program is critical component of the Chief Joseph Hatchery Plan (CJHP). The long-term purpose of the CJHP is to contribute to harvest goals in a manner that is compatible with sustainable natural production (i.e., conservation). The weir and seining operations are key to the program achieving its objectives.

The weir and seining operations will be used to remove surplus hatchery fish for harvest, collect broodstock for the hatchery program and control spawner composition (NOR and HOR) in the river. The control of spawning composition is required to achieve program goals associated with proportionate natural influence (PNI), proportion hatchery origin spawners in the wild (pHOS), proportion of natural origin spawners used as broodstock (pNOB) and minimum natural origin escapement.

Data collected at the weir will provide detailed escapement estimates of all species (e.g. Chinook, steelhead, sockeye)  entering the Okanogan River when the weir is operational (June through November). This information may be used by the WDFW, Colville Tribe and others to set in-season harvest goals, determine harvest rates between Wells Dam and the Okanogan River, and estimate pre-spawn mortality rates for adult fish passing Wells Dam.

The seine will generally be fished upstream in the mainstem Columbia River in the vicinity of the Okanogan River confluence to prevent catching large numbers of Methow River origin Chinook and Steelhead. Fishing staff will examine all fish for PIT Tags (and other marks) and submit this information to PTAGIS weekly. Tag information may be used by researchers in the Methow River to track fish behavior and habitat utilization in the mainstem Columbia River, harvest in fisheries and run-timing. This information will be helpful for determining if the goals outlined in the Upper Columbia River Recovery Plan and the Monitoring Strategy for the Upper Columbia Basin.

Additional data to be collected at weirs and in fisheries include:

Fishing gear effectiveness
• Acoustic-tag fish recoveries
• Count of dead fish handled/harvested and live fish released at the weir
• Counts of NOR and HOR fish at the Okanogan weir
• Catch sampling
• Coded wire-tag and PIT Tag recoveries

Projects that may find the data collected by seine and weir operations have value include:

• Upper Columbia River Implementation and Active Effectiveness Monitoring (RMECAT-2010-075-00)
• Mid-Columbia Reintroduction Feasibility Study (RMECAT-1996-040-00)
• Expanded Multi-Species Acclimation in the Wenatchee/Methow Basins (RMECAT-2009-001-00)
• Upper Columbia Spring Chinook and Steelhead Juvenile and Adult Abundance, Productivity and Spatial Structure Monitoring (RMECAT-2010-034-00)
• Research to Advance Hatchery Reform (RMECAT-1993-056-00)
• Status and Trend Annual Reporting (RMECAT-2009-002-00)
• Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program (ISEMP) (RMECAT-2003-017-00)

Focal Species

Primary Focal Species

Chinook (O. tshawytscha) - Upper Columbia River Summer/Fall ESU

Sockeye (O. nerka) - Okanogan River ESU

Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Upper Columbia River DPS (Threatened)

Secondary Focal Species

None

Threats to program investments and project success:

Harvest of adult fish is dependant upon population fitness and escapement totals. Escapement is dependant upon: successful juvenile emmigration (i.e. hydrosystem water spill, non-native predation); favorable ocean conditions; severity of ocean and lower Columbia exploitation rates; success of hatchery supplementation programs

Types of Work

Work Classes

Work Elements

Planning and Coordination:

99. Outreach and Education
189. Coordination-Columbia Basinwide

RM & E and Data Management:

161. Disseminate Raw/Summary Data and Results
70. Install Fish Monitoring Equipment

RM&E

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

Action Effectiveness Research

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

PTAGIS Website

RMIS - Regional Mark Information System

Location

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Layers

Legend

Name (Identifier)	Area Type	Source for Limiting Factor Information
Name (Identifier)	Area Type	Type of Location	Count
Okanogan (17020006)	HUC 4	Expert Panel Assessment Unit	24

Project Deliverables

Project Deliverables:

Hatchery Broodstock Collection (DELV-1)

Provide broodstock for use in current and future hatchery programs using live capture techniques with selective harvest gear. This is currently being executed in the Evaluate Live Capture Gear project with cooperative efforts from Chelan County PUD and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Potential factors limiting success are availability of target species; transport capabilities of collected fishes from seine to shore and shore to hatchery; and equipment readiness.

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Planning and Coordination

189. Coordination-Columbia Basinwide

Reduce pHOS of summer Chinook and summer steelhead in spawning areas (DELV-2)

In order to reduce the proportion of hatchery origin fish on spawning grounds (pHOS) the selective gear deployment team will harvest only adipose fin clipped, hatchery fish. This will be accomplished by use of a purse seine fishing vessel by the selective harvest fishing crew, the use of tangle nets by the harvest crew and by individual tribal members, and use of a semi-permanent weir in the lower Okanogan River. Data and analysis will be published by the end of December each year.

Stream temperatures may become problematic in the summer as they often exceed 20 degrees C. This may result in higher mortality rates than expected and termination of effort in some years

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation + Data Management

161. Disseminate Raw/Summary Data and Results

Instruct individual tribal fishermen on the techniques of selective fishing (DELV-4)

Hold workshops, meetings, and field trainings to instruct interested tribal members on the benefits and techniques of selective fishing. Produce handouts and other training materials.

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Planning and Coordination

99. Outreach and Education
189. Coordination-Columbia Basinwide

Provide adult salmon for subsistence and ceremonial uses (DELV-5)

Providing fish for consumption by the tribal membership can be segregated into three distinct branches:
Harvest (fishing); the purse seine is by far the most efficient in harvesting sockeye and summer Chinook
Distribution; fresh fish are delivered to each of the Districts in insulated totes with GSA vehicles.
Preservation; a portion of each day's harvest will be taken to a processing plant for vacuum sealing and freezing. At this point in time, the CCT is not pursuing any processing beyond freezing fish in the round.

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Planning and Coordination

99. Outreach and Education
189. Coordination-Columbia Basinwide

Construct a semi-permanent weir in the Okanogan River (DELV-6)

The Okanogan weir is at the 50% design stage. Implementation of the weir will need to go through all the proper environmental compliance review, completion of 90% design, finalization of construction plans and ultimately fabrication and installation. Will need ongoing funding for operation and maintenance.

Types of Work:

Work Class

Work Elements

Planning and Coordination

189. Coordination-Columbia Basinwide

Objectives & Project Deliverables

Objective: Hatchery Broodstock Collection (OBJ-1)

Project Deliverables	How the project deliverables help meet this objective*


Hatchery Broodstock Collection (DELV-1)

Provide adult salmon for subsistence and ceremonial uses (DELV-5)

Construct a semi-permanent weir in the Okanogan River (DELV-6)

Objective: Reduce pHOS of summer Chinook and summer steelhead in spawning areas (OBJ-2)

Project Deliverables	How the project deliverables help meet this objective*


Reduce pHOS of summer Chinook and summer steelhead in spawning areas (DELV-2)

Provide adult salmon for subsistence and ceremonial uses (DELV-5)

Construct a semi-permanent weir in the Okanogan River (DELV-6)

Objective: Instruct individual tribal fishermen on the techniques of selective fishing (OBJ-4)

Project Deliverables	How the project deliverables help meet this objective*


Instruct individual tribal fishermen on the techniques of selective fishing (DELV-4)

Objective: Harvest adult salmon for subsistence and ceremonial uses (OBJ-5)

Project Deliverables	How the project deliverables help meet this objective*


Provide adult salmon for subsistence and ceremonial uses (DELV-5)

Construct a semi-permanent weir in the Okanogan River (DELV-6)

Objective: Construct a semi-permanent weir in the Okanogan River (OBJ-6)

Project Deliverables	How the project deliverables help meet this objective*

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

RM&E Protocols and Methods

RM&E Protocol	Deliverable	Method Name and Citation
Selective Gear Deployment (2008-105-00) v1.0		Tangle Nets v1.0 (Ashbrook, C.E., Hassel, K.W., Dixon, J.F., & Hoffmann, A. 2007) PIT Tag sampling in Columbia River Commercial and Treaty Fisheries with FS2001-ISO Reader v1.0 (Benjamin Warren 2017) Calculating CPUE v1.0 (William Connor 2015) CWT Recovery, Extraction and Reading v1.0 (Brian Dietz 2017) Purse Seine v1.0 (Mike Rayton 2019)

Project Deliverables & Budget

Project Deliverable	Start	End	Budget
Hatchery Broodstock Collection (DELV-1)	2011	2017	$630,000
Reduce pHOS of summer Chinook and summer steelhead in spawning areas (DELV-2)	2011	2017	$1,050,000
Instruct individual tribal fishermen on the techniques of selective fishing (DELV-4)	2011	2017	$252,000
Provide adult salmon for subsistence and ceremonial uses (DELV-5)	2011	2017	$450,000
Construct a semi-permanent weir in the Okanogan River (DELV-6)	2011	2015	$2,000,000
		Total	$4,382,000

Requested Budget by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year	Proposal Budget Limit	Actual Request
2011		$740,286
2012		$740,286
2013		$740,286
2014		$740,286
2015		$740,286
2016		$340,286
2017		$340,284
Total	$0	$4,382,000

Item	Notes	FY 2011	FY 2012	FY 2013	FY 2014	FY 2015	FY 2016	FY 2017
Personnel		$250,000	$250,000	$250,000	$250,000	$250,000	$250,000	$250,000
Travel		$10,000	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000	$0	$0
Prof. Meetings & Training		$5,000	$5,000	$5,000	$5,000	$5,000	$0	$0
Vehicles		$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Facilities/Equipment	(See explanation below)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Rent/Utilities	Covered by CCT Admin Contract	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Capital Equipment		$12,000	$12,000	$12,000	$12,000	$12,000	$28,286	$28,284
Overhead/Indirect		$70,000	$70,000	$70,000	$70,000	$70,000	$62,000	$62,000
Other	Okanogan weir	$393,286	$393,286	$393,286	$393,286	$393,286	$0	$0
PIT Tags		$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total		$740,286	$740,286	$740,286	$740,286	$740,286	$340,286	$340,284

Major Facilities and Equipment explanation:
Purchased a 28 foot purse seine fishing vessel (FV Dream Catcher) in FY10 for selectively harvesting Chinook, sockeye and steelhead. Salmon Processing Building - Omak Fish and WIldlife office at Paschal Sherman Indain School. ELCG FY10 is renovating an existing building and installing a walk in freezer, 10 ton ice machine and a vacuum sealer for future use. Planning for a second (smaller) facility at the F&W office in Nespelem and possible installation of freezers in the other 2 districts. Vehicles are currently leased from GSA. Office space is currently adequate. Will need 3 replacement desktop computers in the next several years and .2 laptops. Considering installation of a PIT tag array on Dream Catcher for tag detection. Considering a fish tender vessel to maximize fishing opportunity at the peak of fish runs. Will need boat offloading equipment as harvested fish are currently moved to shore in large coolers by hand. Forklift

Cost Share

None

Project References or Citations

Ashbrook, C.E., E.A. Schwartz, C.M. Waldbillig and K.W. Hassel.  2006.  Migration and movement patterns of adult Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) above Wells Dam.  Submitted to Colville Confederated Tribes and Bonneville Power Administration.  Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife.  Olympia, WA.  
http://nrd.colvilletribes.com/obmep/pdfs/RT_FinReport2006.pdf
http://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/00856/wdfw00856.pdf 

Ashbrook, C.E., K.W. Yi, J.F. Dixon and J. Arterburn.  2005.  Tangle nets and gill nets as a live capture selective method to collect fall Chinook salmon broodstock in the Okanogan River: 2004. Division of Fish and Wildlife, Colville Tribes.  Omak, WA. 
http://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/00861/wdfw00861.pdf 
http://nrd.colvilletribes.com/obmep/pdfs/Ashbrooketal2005.pdf 

Kutchins, K.A., B.L. Nass and J. Marauskas.  2008.  Evaluation of Selective/Live Capture Gear: 2007.  Division of Fish and Wildlife, Colville Tribes.  Omak, WA. 
http://nrd.colvilletribes.com/obmep/pdfs/Kutchinsetal2008.pdf 

Mobrand Biometrics.  2004.  Chief Joseph Hatchery Program Broodstock Testing Collection Plan.  Report prepared for Colville Tribes, Nespelem, WA.  
http://nrd.colvilletribes.com/obmep/pdfs/BroodstockCollection2004.pdf 

Nass, B.L., E. Zapel and E. Rowland.  2006.  A conceptual proposal for a salmon enumeration facility on the Okanogan River.  Report prepared by LGL Limited, Ellensburg, WA for Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.  
http://nrd.colvilletribes.com/obmep/pdfs/Nassetal2006.pdf 

Smith, J. and B. Nass.  2005.  Evaluation of Potential Fishwheel Sites for Capturing Chinook Salmon on the Okanogan and Mid-Columbia Rivers, WA.  Report prepared by LGL Limited for Colville Confederated Tribes and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.  
http://nrd.colvilletribes.com/obmep/pdfs/SmithandNass2005.pdf 

Vander Haegen, G.E., K.W. Yi, C.E. Ashbrook, E.W. White, and L.L. LeClair.  2002.  Evaluate live capture selective harvest methods: 2001.  Annual Report #FPT 02-01.  BPA grant #200100700.  35 p.
https://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/00859/wdfw00859.pdf 
http://nrd.colvilletribes.com/obmep/pdfs/VanderHaegenetal2002.pdf 

Waldbillig, C.M., K.A. Kutchins and C.E. Ashbrook. 2007.  Development and testing of selective fishing gear as a broodstock collection method for Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Okanogan Basin.  Washington State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife.  Olympia, WA.  Colville Confederated Tribes.  Nespelem, WA.  
http://nrd.colvilletribes.com/obmep/pdfs/Waldbilligetal2007.pdf

Notes

None

RME / AP Category Review Assessments

Review: RME / AP Category Review

Independent Scientific Review Panel Assessment

Final Round ISRP Comment:
Assessment Number:	2008-105-00-ISRP-20101015
Project:	2008-105-00 - Selective Gear Deployment
Review:	RME / AP Category Review
Proposal Number:	RMECAT-2008-105-00
Completed Date:	12/17/2010
Final Round ISRP Date:	12/17/2010
Final Round ISRP Rating:	Meets Scientific Review Criteria (Qualified)
Qualification: The online proposal should be updated during contracting with BPA to provide the following information: 1. Provide a literature review/summary of hatchery fish effects on wild fish and the ecosystem in the CCT region of the Basin; 2. Explain how relationships among projects will be implemented, and provide a more detailed description of these related projects. 3. Explain methods used to evaluate which gear will be used for selective capture of hatchery fish (e.g., will CPUE, cost, or tradition (or some combination) be the deciding factor(s)? 4. Explain statistical details of monitoring methods; 5. Explain methods for communal distribution of fish caught in experimental gear; 6. Explain how the education and outreach components of objectives 4 and 5 will be performed and evaluated. The successful implementation of the Chief Joseph Hatchery plan relies to a great extent on the success of this project for deployment of selective gear to catch hatchery fish and release wild fish. This project and further ISRP-requested revisions to the online proposal should draw from and clearly explain linkages to the in-depth monitoring proposed under the Chief Joseph Hatchery research, monitoring, and evaluation plan. The online proposal should be a self-contained document that does not necessitate the reading of additional referenced documents in order to evaluate its scientific and technical merit. This proposal has been improved, and the proponents’ response provided much of the detail requested by ISRP. The ISRP's request for a literature review/summary of hatchery fish effects on wild fish and the ecosystem in the CCT region of the Basin, however, was not provided. The statement of the relationship of the proposed work to other regional efforts remains quite sparse and focuses on outcomes rather than implementation relationships among projects. Other related projects are only briefly described. Much more detail was provided on project results in terms of total harvest and catch per unit effort (CPUE) by species, year, and gear type. Detail was not provided about comparisons among gear types; for example, measurement of mortality differences, etc. Apparently, only immediate mortality is assessed for each gear types, and delayed mortality is not. More detail was provided on methods. However, the response to ISRP's Question #9 concerning details on monitoring methods was weak and required finding details elsewhere. Additional statistical details (for example, power analyses) are required. The statistical basis for gear choice was not explained. Is this information in the referenced documents? The proposal does not clearly explain how the gear used for the selective capture of hatchery fish will ultimately be chosen, for example, will CPUE, cost, or tradition weigh heaviest in the choice? More detail was provided on the adaptive management process. The response did not provide a description of methods for communal distribution of fish caught in the experimental gear and indicated only that methods will not be difficult to develop. There is still insufficient explanation of how the education and outreach components of Objectives 4 and 5 will be performed and evaluated.
First Round ISRP Date:	10/18/2010
First Round ISRP Rating:	Response Requested
First Round ISRP Comment:
This proposal did not provide the ISRP with sufficient information for scientific review. The project could be significant to regional programs, but, as proposed, weak and equivocal results are likely to be obtained. The critical linkage to the Chief Joe Hatchery Program (CJHP) is not established. The scientific basis for almost all of the work should be improved to build a defensible program. Benefits of the proposed project to fish and wildlife cannot be ascertained as presently described. The proponents need to revise and update their online proposal, as follows: 1. Finalize Statements in the Proposal Executive Summary which are currently incomplete. 2. Specifically describe the relation of their proposed work to other regional documents in the Project Significance to Regional Programs section. Establish the critical linkage between the proposed implementation of selective fishing and successful operation of the CJHP. Provide information on relationships with projects upriver and downriver from the mouth of the Okanogan. The latter would help the proponents plan their fishing effort and the former would benefit from knowledge of expected escapements after the fish pass through the Colville area. 3. State objectives in terms of desired outcomes. Describe deliverables in sufficient detail to enable scientific evaluation of the proposed approaches. 4. Provide a financial history and reporting (project started in 2008). 5. Describe the background, history, and location of the problem (a map was provided but no other description). The background and history should include a review of the major results of BPA Project #2007-249-00 (Evaluation of Selective/Live Capture Gear), which is the precursor to this project. Describe the relationship between the two projects. Provide a literature review on regional hatchery versus wild salmon issues and predator control programs in place elsewhere in the Columbia River Basin, and technical background specific to CJHP. Discuss hatchery fish impacts and explain why hatchery fish removal is required for the CJHP and the benefits to wild fish. 6. Describe deliverables and past performance (project began in 2008). 7. Describe major accomplishments to date (project began in 2008). 8. Provide specific information on how adaptive management will be implemented. 9. Provide work elements, RM&E Metrics, indicators, and methods for each objective. The project is said to be an RM&E proposal but this aspect needs further explanation. PIT tag data are planned to be archived in regional data bases but no details are provided. Methods to be used for fish capture (purse seine, weir) are straightforward but the statistical and geographic basis for their deployment needs to be described in much greater detail. In particular the statistical aspects of the fishing effort relative to Objectives 1, 2, and 3 should be specified in much greater detail (e.g. power analyses). Objectives 4 and 5 are tending toward socio-economic goals and should be evaluated with relevant criteria. Regarding the educational outreach, socio-economic goals change from individual to collective harvest. This is not just technical, but also educational. How does this work among tribal members? Beach seines and purse seines take a lot of human power. 10. Provide an action-effectiveness study design. 11. Provide project references or citations to relevant reports.
Documentation Links:	Proponent Response (11/15/2010)
Proponent Response:
I wish to thank Kevin Malone, Keith Kutchins and Jerry Marco for their considerable input in this response - MR 1) Executive summary has been updated in the Basics section. 2) Updated Relationships section includes the relevance to existing programs in the region and the critical linkage to the CJHP. 3) Edits have been incorporated in the Objectives section. 4) The Selective Gear Deployment Project (BPA# 2008-105-00) was created in the Fish Accord Review of May 2008. No money was allocated nor any work conducted for the project in FY08, FY09 or FY10. Project funds are allocated for FY11-FY17. The MOA report viewer can be found at https://www.cbfish.org/Reports/ReportViewer.aspx?RptName=FishAccordsBudgetDecisionHistoryDetails&rs%3aFormat=PDF&piFundID=5&psAccountType=Expense . A Pisces Contract Request (CR-185359) was created in late October 2010 to begin work on the FY11 contract set to begin on June 1. This corresponds to the end of the Evaluate Live Capture Gear contract. 5) The Colville Tribes are developing the Chief Joseph Hatchery Program to produce summer/fall Chinook to meet tribal harvest needs and to conserve the Okanogan River population. However, to achieve both the conservation and harvest objectives requires that harvest occur on primarily hatchery fish while at the same time having minimal impacts on the natural population. Because standard fishing gears (such as gill nets) used to collect large number of fish are not selective and have high mortality rates associated with them, the Colville Tribes began investigating the use of life capture gear to harvest fish and release natural fish unharmed to the stream. The results of initial year studies of these techniques (described below) indicated that survival rates were high for seines, less so for other techniques such as tangle nets. However, it was also found that the seining operations were insufficient on their own to remove the number of hatchery origin fish required to achieve conservation goals for the system as too many hatchery fish would spawn in the wild decreasing natural population productivity. Because of this the Colville Tribes will be constructing a weir at the mouth of the Okanogan River to supplement removal of hatchery fish for broodstock and to provide fish for tribal harvest. Combined the two techniques are expected to remove upwards of 80 percent of the surplus hatchery fish returning to the basin each year. Although the Selective Gear Deployment project has not yet been implemented, the major accomplishments of the Evaluation of Selective/Live Capture Gear Project (BPA Project 2007-249-00) can be associated with this proposal. The results of the selective harvest operations for 2008-2010 are presented in the History section. See also that ELCG Major results 2008-2010.pdf has also been uploaded to Pisces. 6) No deliverables or past performance evaluations can be associated with this project. The Selective Gear Deployment Project (BPA# 2008-105-00) was created in the Fish Accord Review of May 2008. No money was allocated nor any work conducted for the project in FY08, FY09 or FY10. Project funds are allocated for FY11-FY17. A Pisces Contract Request (CR-185359) was created in late October 2010 to begin work on the FY11 contract set to begin on June 1. This corresponds to the end of the Evaluate Live Capture Gear contract. 7) No major accomplishments can be associated with this project. The Selective Gear Deployment Project (BPA# 2008-105-00) was created in the Fish Accord Review of May 2008. No money was allocated nor any work conducted for the project in FY08, FY09 or FY10. Project funds are allocated for FY11-FY17. A Pisces Contract Request (CR-185359) was created in late October 2010 to begin work on the FY11 contract set to begin on June 1. This corresponds to the end of the Evaluate Live Capture Gear contract. 8) Weir and seining operations will be adaptively managed following the in-season management plan provided in the Chief Joseph Hatchery Program Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Summer/Fall Chinook. The in-season management program uses a set of decision rules to guide all phases of broodstock collection, natural escapement levels, broodstock composition and harvest. Each year biologists will review the results from the previous years’ data collection efforts at an annual workshop to be held each spring. The meeting will consist of four steps: Step-1: Update Key Assumptions Step- 2: Review Decision Rules Step- 3: Update Stock Status Information Step-4: Set Biological Targets for the Coming Season The decision rules with remain constant over time until proven that assumptions underlying their development are in error. The biological targets will likely change each year as they are based on a running average of run size and composition over multiple years, and forecasts of run size in the coming year. The biological targets for harvest, escapement etc, are then communicated to managers and eventually field staff. 9) Indicators, metrics and methods have been added to the document for each objective. The methods section refers the reader to the Chief Joseph Hatchery Program Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Summer/Fall Chinook for more detail. Additionally, CCT History & Archaelogy supplied a response to the implied changes of the Tribes' socio-economic goals: Communal fishing methods currently used, such as purse and beach seining and dip netting are consistent with tribal cultural practice, and therefore do not represent a departure from the culture of fishing on the reservation or throughout the traditional territories. Traditional fishing methods emphasized a communal distribution of fish, though the fish may have been caught using techniques that targeted individual fish. At Kettle Falls, where a number of catch methods were employed, at least one trap was devoted solely to communal distribution and the role of the Salmon Chief was to oversee distribution and be sure that everyone got a fair share. All major fisheries in the CCT territory had communal oversight by the resident tribe. The netting methods currently in use by the CCT Fish and Wildlife Program lead to the same result as the series of individual traps set up at major fisheries like Kettle Falls; communal distribution. This ensures that tribal members who, for whatever reason, are unable to travel to the Chief Joseph Dam, which blocks fish passage and tribal access beyond that point on the Columbia River, still receive the salmon that is such an important part of their cultural identity and an integral part of the ceremonial and subsistence heritage for our people. (Camille Pleasants, pers. comm.) 10) Methods to determine the effectiveness of the seining and weir live capture techniques are described in the Chief Joseph Hatchery Program Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Summer/Fall Chinook Salmon. This document has a list of the attributes and variables to be monitored each year. A summary of the key components of the monitoring plan is presented in the RME Metrics/Methods section. 11) Updated References section includes relevant project documents and web links.

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