Chum Salmon Evaluations Within Bonneville Reservoir proposal 200705200

FY07-09 proposal 200705200

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Chum Salmon Evaluations Within Bonneville Reservoir
Proposal ID	200705200
Organization	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Short description	Evaluate and expand upon existing data for chum salmon movement patterns, habitat preferences, and population dynamics within Bonneville Reservoir with the intent to establish a viable spawning population of chum salmon.
Information transfer	Extensive work is being accomplished below Bonneville Dam with chum salmon monitoring and restoration. This proposal will build upon the efforts of Projects 199900301, 200001200, and 200105300. Research efforts will be coordinated with CBFWA's CSMEP program and all results will be available to any agency upon request. Data will also be made available to the StreamNet program for inclusion in their Independant Data Sets warehouse (http://www.streamnet.org/online-data/ids.cfm) and will be available for public download. Ultimate use will be to support the development of a spawning population of chum salmon above Bonneville Dam through natural/hatchery augmentation.
Proposal contact person or principal investigator

Contacts

Contact	Organization	Email
Form submitter
Steven Gray	Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife	[email protected]
All assigned contacts
Steven Gray	Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife	[email protected]
Steven Gray	Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife	[email protected]
Karen Southwell	WDFW	[email protected]

Section 2. Locations

Province / subbasin: Columbia Gorge / Columbia Gorge

Latitude	Longitude	Waterbody	Description
+/- 45 38 33.0	+/- 121 55 60.0	Main stem Columbia River, Bonneville Reservoir	Bonneville Reservoir
+/- 45 38 33.0	+/- 121 55 60.0	multiple	Upper Gorge Tributaries with the exception of Little and Big White Salmon River

Section 3. Focal species

primary: Chum Columbia River ESU
secondary: Steelhead Middle Columbia River ESU
secondary: Bull Trout

Section 4. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishments

Section 5. Relationships to other projects

Funding source	Related ID	Related title	Relationship
BPA	199900301	Salmon Spawning Below Lower Co	Monitor main stem chum movements and habitat preferences above Bonneville Dam. Genetic comparative analysis.
BPA	200105300	Reintro of Chum In Duncan Cr	Comparative genetic analysis of below and above Bonneville dam stocks for identification of potential donor stocks for reintroduction efforts.
BPA	200001200	Eval Factors Limiting Col R Ch	Expand upon radio telemetry movement patterns and habitat preferences. Genetic comparative analysis.

Section 6. Biological objectives

Biological objectives	Full description	Associated subbasin plan	Strategy
Evaluate chum passage	Monitor passage above Bonneville Dam and habitat prefernces within the reservoir.	Columbia Gorge	Provide suitable reservoir conditions for passage, adult holding, and juvenile production that allows adjoining tributaries to maintain or reestablish chum salmon production
Halt declining chum population trends	Halt declining trends in salmon . . . upstream of Bonneville Dam. Restore anadromous fish to historical abundance.	Columbia Gorge	Describe status and trends in aquatic habitats, water quality, and stream flow. ID and monitor habitat quality and changes where chum are found.
Recover chum above Bonneville Dam	Supplementation programs would be developed in concert with habitat enhancement programs in the watersheds and SNAPP. Reestablish chum populations to "medium" level of viability providing for a 75-94% probability of persistence over 100 yrs.	Lower Columbia	Develop additional chum supplementation programs.

Section 7. Work elements (coming back to this)

Work element name	Work element title	Description	Start date	End date	Est budget
Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation	ESA Permits	Secure ESA 4(d) permitting to handle listed species	11/1/2006	1/1/2007	$12,223
Biological objectives Evaluate chum passage Halt declining chum population trends Recover chum above Bonneville Dam			Metrics
Coordination	Multi-Agency Cooperation	WDFW, USACE, PSMFC and USGS will coordinate passage and spawning monitoring within Columbia Gorge subbasin through the use of radio tagged adults from those caught below bonneville Dam in BPA Projects 199900301, 200105300, and 200001200. Operations of these projects below Bonneville Dam will be marking with Floy and Radio tags subsets of this population which may ascend the Dam. Visual, Video, and telemetry monitoring will be employed to confirm passage and track movements above Bonneville.	10/1/2007	12/31/2007	$12,223
Biological objectives Recover chum above Bonneville Dam			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Project Implementation	Includes oversight of personnel acquisitions and management of field operations. Oversees internal administrative tasks for project/contract implementation. Develop project SOW, budget, and accrual estimates as needed for BPA compliance and budget monitoring.	10/1/2007	9/30/2008	$91,670
Biological objectives Evaluate chum passage Halt declining chum population trends Recover chum above Bonneville Dam			Metrics
Produce Inventory or Assessment	Monitor Passage	Use trapping and visual passage facilities at Bonneville Dam to evaluate passage rates above the Dam. Use video monitoring, radio tagging, and PIT tagging of adults for passage and fall-back evaluations. Work in concert with chum operations below Bonneville Dam (BPA Projects 199900301, 200001200, and 200105300.	10/1/2007	1/31/2008	$61,113
Biological objectives Evaluate chum passage			Metrics
Produce/Submit Scientific Findings Report	Annual report	Produce draft and annual reports for BPA projec manager.	10/1/2007	9/30/2008	$61,113
Biological objectives Evaluate chum passage Halt declining chum population trends Recover chum above Bonneville Dam			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Data analysis	A review of existing EDT, limiting factors, and watershed assessments will be completed as a precursor to habitat survey implementations. Timber Fish and Wildlife methodolgies will be employed to ascertain habitat parameters for suitability of potential natural sites and artificail production measures. A Comparative genetic analysis of upper and lower gorge populations will be used to differentiate populations and identify genetic divergance.	10/1/2007	9/30/2008	$61,114
Biological objectives Evaluate chum passage Halt declining chum population trends Recover chum above Bonneville Dam			Metrics Focal Area: Genetic Analysis for Upper Gorge Divergance Focal Area: Thermal, sediment, substrate and oxygen profiles
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Bio and Environmental Data Collection	Collect genetic, morphometric, and biological data on adults passing Bonneville Dam. Implant radio/acoustic tags to monitor movement patterns. Review existing EDT, limiting factors, and watershed assessments for habitat, hydraulic, and sedimentation data. Methodologies will be adopted from the Timber, Fish and Wildlife Monitoring Methods Manuals for habitat unit surveys, spawning gravel composition, spawning habitat availability, stream segment identification, and stream temperature survey. Collect McNeil core samples from a minimum of 4 reference sites per stream; analyze samples according to TFW spawning gravel composition guidelines. Mini-piezometers will be placed in the spawning areas to measure vertical hydraulic gradients (VHG) and intra-gravel dissolved oxygen (DO) levels. Temperature dataloggers will be used to develop running data-set of thermal regimes within each stream.	10/1/2007	9/30/2008	$244,454
Biological objectives Evaluate chum passage Halt declining chum population trends Recover chum above Bonneville Dam			Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Collect a minimum of 50 genetic samples Focal Area: Priority Area water quality and substrate analysis Primary R, M, and E Type: Gender analysis and condition factor evaluations Primary R, M, and E Type: Morphometric data and scale sample collections
Create/Manage/Maintain Database	Movement and Environmental database development	Create Excell spreadsheets and Access Database storage for movement and environmental analysis assessments.	10/1/2007	9/30/2008	$30,557
Biological objectives Evaluate chum passage Halt declining chum population trends Recover chum above Bonneville Dam			Metrics
Develop RM&E Methods and Designs	Sample and Monitoring Schedules	USACE Research Proposal will be completed for access to Bonneville Dam trapping facility. Passage, habitat, and spawning ground monitoring will occur concurrently from October through December. Bonneville Dam trapping will be coordinated with other projects using the facility to accomodate all projects needs. Video monitoring will be coordinated with the visual fish passage enumeration personnel. All streams within the Gorge, Upper Gorge Tributary and Wind River subbasin's with the exception of the Little and Big White Salmon rivers will be idenitified for habitat and spawning ground monitoring. Stream reaches will be from the mouths upstream a maximum of 1 mile and will be evaluated using the Timber, Fish, and Wildlife Ambient Monitoring Manuals for the respective parameters.	10/1/2007	10/31/2007	$12,223
Biological objectives Evaluate chum passage Halt declining chum population trends Recover chum above Bonneville Dam			Metrics
Disseminate Raw/Summary Data and Results	Environmental and Genetic Analysis	Compare water quality, substrate parameters to preferred habitat guidelines for chum salmon spawning potential. Comparative analysis of Upper Gorge chum to Lower Gorge/Columbia Populations. Using newly developed genetic baseline for Gorge and Lower Columbia chum populations, compare upstream passing adults for stock origin and genetic divergance from known stocks.	10/1/2007	9/30/2008	$6,111
Biological objectives Evaluate chum passage Halt declining chum population trends Recover chum above Bonneville Dam			Metrics
Mark/Tag Animals	Radio Tag	Radio tag all captured chum at Bonneville Dam trapping facility for movement tracking in Bonneville Reservoir. Follow-up with weekly Reservoir surveys for movement tracking using mobile (auto and vessel) tracking hardware. Coordinate with USGS and Univ. of Idaho to use existing radio telemetry monitoring sites within Bonneville Reservoir.	10/1/2007	12/31/2007	$12,223
Biological objectives Evaluate chum passage Halt declining chum population trends Recover chum above Bonneville Dam			Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Radio tag a minimum of 50 chum passing Bonneville
Submit/Acquire Data	Disseminate Data	Coordinate with on-going BPA projects to share acquired passage rates, fall-back rates, Reservoir movement patterns, and habitat preference data (BPA Projects 198810804, 199900301, 200001200, and 200105300). Coordinate sample design and data collection with PNAMP and CSMEP for extended and future data application to management actions. Upload raw data into StreamNet's Independant Data Warehouse for public access. Provide database to any requesting Federal, State, and local municipality.	10/1/2007	9/30/2008	$6,111
Biological objectives Evaluate chum passage Recover chum above Bonneville Dam			Metrics

Section 8. Budgets

Itemized estimated budget

Item	Note	FY07	FY08	FY09
Personnel	[blank]	$84,210	$86,736	$89,338
Fringe Benefits	[blank]	$26,290	$27,079	$27,891
Supplies	[blank]	$41,572	$42,819	$44,104
Travel	[blank]	$1,200	$1,236	$1,273
Overhead	[blank]	$44,449	$45,782	$47,156
Totals		$197,721	$203,652	$209,762

Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets

Total itemized budget:	$611,135
Total work element budget:	$611,135

Cost sharing

Funding source/org	Item or service provided	FY 07 est value ($)	FY 08 est value ($)	FY 09 est value ($)	Cash or in-kind?	Status
BPA/WDFW	Vessel Purchase	$50,000	$0	$0	In-Kind	Confirmed
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission	tagging/trapping	$14,560	$15,288	$16,052	In-Kind	Under Development
USACE/Univ of Idaho	Radio Telemetry Receivers	$103,638	$9,555	$10,032	In-Kind	Confirmed
Totals		$168,198	$24,843	$26,084

Section 9. Project future

FY 2010 estimated budget: $0
FY 2011 estimated budget: $0

Comments: Beyond FY09, Council 3-step process will be completed for artificial production activities in Gorge subbasin using appropriate donor stocks. Scope and budgets will be developed during FY07-09.

Future O&M costs:

Termination date:
Comments: Termination upon the successfull development of a self-sustaining and genetically viable spawning population of chum salmon within the Columbia Gorge Province

Final deliverables: At least one spawning population of chum salmon above Bonneville Dam.

Section 10. Narrative and other documents

Revised Narrative	Jul 2006
ISRP Reveiw Response	Jul 2006

Reviews and recommendations

FY07 budget	FY08 budget	FY09 budget	Total budget	Type	Category	Recommendation
NPCC FINAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Oct 23, 2006) [full Council recs]
$0	$0	$0	$0	Expense	ProvinceExpense	Do Not Fund
NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs]
$0	$0	$0	$0		ProvinceExpense

ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)

Recommendation: Not fundable

NPCC comments: The technical and scientific background establishes that a problem exists - a decrease in chum salmon abundance during the past century. But the technical and scientific background does not establish that this project is needed to guide management in solving the problem. There is no indication that this work is identified in a Fish and Wildlife Program subbasin plan or a federal recovery plan. Therefore, the ISRP cannot recommend the project for funding at this time. Any future proposal should develop the topic with much more detailed justification and evidence that much of the work has not been completed by prior projects. For example, habitat evaluation is going to be completed to identify sites for Duncan Creek like supplementation. Wouldn't information already exist in databases or the EDT analysis that was part of the subbasin planning process? The proposal could have been made more complete by describing the methodology and proposed outcomes of this study.

ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)

Recommendation: Not fundable

NPCC comments: The new draft of the proposal has almost no changes to it, and the response, which was supposed to explain all of the shortfalls of why the original was not justified continues to fall short. Why funding for this activity should commence is still not justified. The ISRP's preliminary comments (June 1, 2006): The technical and scientific background establishes that a problem exists - a decrease in chum salmon abundance during the past century. But the technical and scientific background does not establish that this project is needed to guide management in solving the problem. There is no indication that this work is identified in a Fish and Wildlife Program subbasin plan or a federal recovery plan. Therefore, the ISRP cannot recommend the project for funding at this time. Any future proposal should develop the topic with much more detailed justification and evidence that much of the work has not been completed by prior projects. For example, habitat evaluation is going to be completed to identify sites for Duncan Creek like supplementation. Wouldn't information already exist in databases or the EDT analysis that was part of the subbasin planning process? The proposal could have been made more complete by describing the methodology and proposed outcomes of this study.