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Contract 35494: 198605000 EXP LOWER COLUMBIA WHITE STURGEON PROJECT

Last Modified: Christine Mallette, 08/30/2007 3:42 PM   
Basics

Project Number:
1986-050-00
Title:
Evaluate Sturgeon Populations in the Lower Columbia River
BPA PM:
Brian McIlraith
Stage:
Implementation
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Mainstem - 100.00%
Contract Number:
35494
Contract Title:
198605000 EXP LOWER COLUMBIA WHITE STURGEON PROJECT
Contract Continuation:
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Contract Status:
Closed
Contract Description:
The Problem:  Development of the Columbia River Basin hydropower system has created impoundments throughout the basin, severely restricted movements of white sturgeon and two principal food sources (eulachon and Pacific lamprey), and degraded or destroyed white sturgeon spawning and rearing habitat.  As a result, many impounded white sturgeon populations are not as productive as they were before development of the hydropower system.  In some upper Columbia River Basin reaches, the isolated populations may face extirpation.

Project Overview: This project includes a series of closely coordinated and complementary activities being implemented in an orderly progression from initial problem scoping to full-scale restoration and mitigation in the Columbia River downstream from Lake Roosevelt, and in the Snake River downstream from Lower Granite Dam.  The project has evolved from conducting research on white sturgeon in the Columbia River Basin to implementing mitigation activities based on research results, and monitoring the effects of mitigation activities.

This project seeks to ensure healthy populations of white sturgeon so that harvest opportunities for tribal and recreational fishers are sustained.  To accomplish this, white sturgeon stocks in already productive areas will need to be intensively managed to maintain production, while depressed stocks in other areas will need to be rebuilt through a variety of measures.  This project addresses requirements for management of existing fisheries, research to determine factors limiting production in depressed stocks, and implementation of management activities resulting from research on methods to rebuild depressed stocks.   Monitoring of stocks and evaluation of management actions are critical components of this project.

Specific project goals are to (1) ensure persistence of white sturgeon populations, (2) restore and maintain population productivity in impounded reaches to levels similar to that in the unimpounded Lower Columbia River Mainstem, and (3) restore and ensure sustainable white sturgeon fisheries.  The objectives for 2007-09 include a range of specific tasks that include mitigation actions, monitoring the effects of mitigation actions, and research.  Taken together, the objectives are designed to restore white sturgeon populations in impounded areas so that they can sustain annual harvest or use equivalent to 5 kg/hectare of surface area
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
10/01/2007
Contract End Date:
09/30/2008
Current Contract Value:
$1,181,612
Expenditures:
$1,181,612

* Expenditures data includes accruals and are based on data through 31-Mar-2024.

BPA CO:
Brenda Heister (Inactive)
BPA COR:
David Roberts (Inactive)
Env. Compliance Lead:
Nancy Weintraub (Inactive)
Contract Contractor:
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife - ORFISWIL00
Work Order Task(s):
WO: 00188523, Task: 1
Contract Type:
Contract (IGC)
Pricing Method:
Cost Reimbursement (CNF)
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Contract Contacts

Full Name Organization Write Permission Contact Role Email Work Phone
Brenda Heister Bonneville Power Administration Yes Contracting Officer bsheister@bpa.gov (503) 230-3531
Brad James Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) No Technical Contact brad.james@dfw.wa.gov (360) 906-6716
Tucker Jones Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Yes Supervisor tucker.a.jones@odfw.oregon.gov (971) 673-6067
Peter Lofy Bonneville Power Administration Yes F&W Approver ptlofy@bpa.gov (503) 230-4193
Christine Mallette Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Yes Contract Manager christine.mallette@state.or.us (971) 673-6053
Anthony Nigro Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife No Interested Party tony.nigro@state.or.us (971) 673-6082
Blaine Parker Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) No Technical Contact parb@critfc.org (503) 238-0667
Thomas Rien Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Yes Technical Contact tom.a.rien@state.or.us (971) 673-6061
David Roberts Bonneville Power Administration Yes COR daroberts@bpa.gov (503) 230-4511
Molly A.H. Webb US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) No Technical Contact molly_webb@fws.gov
Nancy Weintraub Bonneville Power Administration No Env. Compliance Lead nhweintraub@bpa.gov (503) 230-5373


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Statement Of Work (SOW)

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Deliverables (Active/Complete)

Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Complete
ESA compliance and reporting A: 165. NEPA and Endangered Species Act compliance 09/30/2008 09/30/2008
Zone 6 white sturgeon recreational harvest data collection B: 157. White sturgeon recreational fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day R. 09/30/2008 09/30/2008
Zone 6 white sturgeon commercial harvest data collection C: 157. Tribal white sturgeon fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoirs. 09/30/2008 09/30/2008
Zone 6 white sturgeon harvest and abundance estimates D: 162. White sturgeon fisheries management planning for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day R. 09/30/2008 09/30/2008
Tag white sturgeon and assemble mark/recapture data - ODFW E: 158. White sturgeon tagging 09/30/2008 09/30/2008
Collect and summarize white sturgeon stock assessment data in The Dalles Reservoir F: 157. The Dalles Reservoir white sturgeon stock assessment sampling 08/31/2008 08/14/2008
Estimate abundance of white sturgeon in John Day Reservoir - ODFW G: 162. The Dalles and John Day reservoir white sturgeon stock assessment data summary and analyses 09/30/2008 09/30/2008
Produce updated population projection and population dynamics models H: 156. Update population projection and population dynamics models 09/30/2008 09/30/2008
Collect juvenile white sturgeon catch rate data using gill nets I: 157. Young of year (YOY) gillnetting 03/01/2008 03/01/2008
White sturgeon recruitment analysis J: 162. Compare annual recruitment data (YOY) to environmental correlates 09/30/2008 09/30/2008
Collect tissue samples (gonad, plasma, urine, and mucus) from white sturgeon - MSU K: 157. White sturgeon sex and maturation status sampling. 08/31/2008 08/31/2008
Data summary and report on describing the maturation cycle for white sturgeon L: 162. Describe the maturation cycle for white sturgeon 09/30/2008 09/30/2008
2007 Annual progress report M: 132. Annual report (2007 report) 05/16/2008 05/12/2008
SOW, Budget, Property Inventory and year end accrual N: 119. Manage and Administer Project 1986-050-00 09/30/2008 09/30/2008

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Metrics

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Focal Species

Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Sturgeon, White (A. transmontanus) - Lower Columbia River
  • 2 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data
Sturgeon, White (Acipenser transmontanus) - All Populations except Kootenai R. DPS
  • 3 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
  • 3 instances of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data

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Environmental Compliance

Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 165 NEPA and Endangered Species Act compliance 02/09/2007
B 157 White sturgeon recreational fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day R. 02/09/2007
C 157 Tribal white sturgeon fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoirs. 02/09/2007
D 162 White sturgeon fisheries management planning for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day R. 02/09/2007
E 158 White sturgeon tagging 02/09/2007
F 157 The Dalles Reservoir white sturgeon stock assessment sampling 05/08/2007
G 162 The Dalles and John Day reservoir white sturgeon stock assessment data summary and analyses 02/09/2007
H 156 Update population projection and population dynamics models 02/09/2007
I 157 Young of year (YOY) gillnetting 05/08/2007
J 162 Compare annual recruitment data (YOY) to environmental correlates 02/09/2007
K 157 White sturgeon sex and maturation status sampling. 05/08/2007
L 162 Describe the maturation cycle for white sturgeon 02/09/2007
M 132 Annual report (2007 report) 02/09/2007
N 119 Manage and Administer Project 1986-050-00 02/09/2007
O 185 Periodic Status Reports for BPA 02/09/2007

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Reports


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