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Salmonid Natural Production Salmonid Natural Production Monitoring & Evaluation ProjectMonitoring & Evaluation Project
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian ReservationIndian ReservationBPA Project # 2000-039-00
Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
Project history and focal areaProject history and focal area Project goals and objectivesProject goals and objectives Results to dateResults to date RM&E planningRM&E planning Monitoring & evaluation improvementsMonitoring & evaluation improvements Research agendaResearch agenda
Project HistoryProject History
Began as part of Umatilla NPMEP Began as part of Umatilla NPMEP activitiesactivities
Established as a unique project in 2000 as Established as a unique project in 2000 as CTUIR began to focus more resources on CTUIR began to focus more resources on the Walla Walla subbasinthe Walla Walla subbasin
Established Walla Walla field office in Established Walla Walla field office in 20012001
Basin-wide responsibilitiesBasin-wide responsibilities Modified EMAP randomized designModified EMAP randomized design 12X mean high water width reaches 12X mean high water width reaches
wherever possible (10m min 180m max)wherever possible (10m min 180m max) Full block-net depletions wherever Full block-net depletions wherever
possiblepossible Identify all species encounteredIdentify all species encountered Overlapping habitat survey of sampled Overlapping habitat survey of sampled
reachesreaches
Chinook DistributionChinook Distribution
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Total Stream Miles from the Site to the Columbia River
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m2
Steelhead DistributionSteelhead Distribution
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Total Stream Miles from the Site to the Columbia River
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elh
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/100
m2
Steelhead Distribution (cont.)Steelhead Distribution (cont.)
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26
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Juve
nile
Ste
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/100
m2
Chinook Survey MethodsChinook Survey Methods
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5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00
Electrofishing Density Estimates (Juveniel Chinook/100 m2)
Sn
ork
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De
ns
ity
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tim
ate
s (
Ju
ve
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hin
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k/1
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m2 )
Steelhead Survey MethodsSteelhead Survey Methods
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0 50 100 150 200 250
Electrofishing Density Estimates (Juveniel Steelhead/100 m2)
Sn
ork
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De
ns
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tim
ate
s (
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ve
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e S
tee
lhe
ad
/10
0
m2 )
Future Juvenile Monitoring WorkFuture Juvenile Monitoring Work Direct tie to management actionsDirect tie to management actions
7.7. Administration and reportingAdministration and reporting
8.8. RM&E planning and coordinationRM&E planning and coordination
Movement and PassageMovement and Passage
Gill-net, hook & line, and seine collectionsGill-net, hook & line, and seine collections
Gastric tags for steelhead, surgical Gastric tags for steelhead, surgical implants for bull troutimplants for bull trout
Fixed station, foot, vehicle, and fly-over Fixed station, foot, vehicle, and fly-over geolocationgeolocation
Radio Telemetry Data Loggers in Radio Telemetry Data Loggers in the Walla Walla Subbasinthe Walla Walla Subbasin
Steelhead MovementSteelhead Movement
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120
28-J
ul-01
5-Nov
-01
13-F
eb-0
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24-M
ay-0
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1-Sep
-02
10-D
ec-0
2
20-M
ar-0
3
28-J
un-0
3
6-Oct-
03
Dis
tan
ce a
bo
ve M
cNar
y (m
iles)
Natural Hatchery
Bull Trout MovementBull Trout Movement
0
10
20
30
40
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80
3701
2
3721
2
3741
2
3761
2
3781
2
3801
2
Julian Date
Dis
tan
ce f
rom
Co
lum
bia
R. (
mile
s)
Future Movement & Passage WorkFuture Movement & Passage Work
Publish bull trout and steelhead resultsPublish bull trout and steelhead results
Shifting focus to Chinook evaluationShifting focus to Chinook evaluation
Focus passage restoration effectiveness Focus passage restoration effectiveness at project sites for both steelhead and at project sites for both steelhead and ChinookChinook
Limiting factors and planningLimiting factors and planning
Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
Project history and focal areaProject history and focal area Project goals and objectivesProject goals and objectives Results to dateResults to date RM&E planningRM&E planning Monitoring & evaluation improvementsMonitoring & evaluation improvements Research agendaResearch agenda
Monitoring & Evaluation PlanMonitoring & Evaluation Plan
2.2. Develop, refine, and publish novel Develop, refine, and publish novel techniques, applications, and findingstechniques, applications, and findings
3.3. Train and educate up and coming CTUIR Train and educate up and coming CTUIR scientistsscientists
Walla Walla Research AgendaWalla Walla Research Agenda
Evaluate connectivity of bull trout and Evaluate connectivity of bull trout and whitefish populationswhitefish populations
Stable isotope monitoring of energy flowStable isotope monitoring of energy flow Toxicological survey of rearing juveniles Toxicological survey of rearing juveniles
and returning adultsand returning adults Mass-balance models of system functionMass-balance models of system function Marine behavior of Walla Walla Marine behavior of Walla Walla