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Contract 74313 REL 10: 1986-050-00 EXP EVALUATE STURGEON POPULATIONS LOWER COLUMBIA

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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:
74313 REL 10
Contract Title:
1986-050-00 EXP EVALUATE STURGEON POPULATIONS LOWER COLUMBIA
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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 2017-2018 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:
10/01/2017
Contract End Date:
09/30/2018
Current Contract Value:
$1,503,802
Expenditures:
$1,503,802

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

BPA CO:
Elham Zolmajd-Haghighi
BPA COR:
Amy Mai
Env. Compliance Lead:
Edward Gresh
Contract Contractor:
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife - ORFISWIL00
Work Order Task(s):
WO: 00188523, Task: 1
Contract Type:
Release
Pricing Method:
Cost Reimbursement (CNF)
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Contract Contacts

Full Name Organization Write Permission Contact Role Email Work Phone
Edward Gresh Bonneville Power Administration No Env. Compliance Lead esgresh@bpa.gov (503) 230-5756
Heidi Haak Bonneville Power Administration No Interested Party hlhaak@bpa.gov (541) 922-6856
Alan Hansen Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife No Administrative Contact alan.s.hansen@odfw.oregon.gov (503) 947-6134
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
Amy Mai Bonneville Power Administration Yes COR aemai@bpa.gov (503) 230-7349
Art Martin Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Yes Contract Manager art.c.martin@odfw.oregon.gov (971) 673-6061
Christopher Roper Bonneville Power Administration No CO Assistant cproper@bpa.gov (503) 230-3514
Tybee Sheidler Bonneville Power Administration No CO Assistant tasheidler@bpa.gov (503) 230-3820
Peter Stevens Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Yes Technical Contact peter.m.stevens@state.or.us (971) 673-6025
Elham Zolmajd-Haghighi Bonneville Power Administration Yes Contracting Officer ezolmajd-haghighi@bpa.gov (503) 230-7414


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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
SOW, budget, property inventory and year end accrual B: 119. Manage and Administer Project 1986-050-00 09/30/2018 09/30/2018
ESA compliance and reporting C: 165. NEPA and Endangered Species Act Compliance 09/30/2018 09/30/2018
Zone 6 white sturgeon recreational harvest data D: 157. White sturgeon recreational fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoirs 09/30/2018 03/13/2018
Zone 6 white sturgeon commercial and subsistence harvest data E: 157. Tribal white sturgeon fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoirs 09/30/2018 03/13/2018
Zone 6 white sturgeon harvest and abundance estimates F: 162. Use population assessments to plan for fishery management activities in BON, TDA, and JDA 09/30/2018 03/13/2018
Up to 7,000 white sturgeon tagged and mark/recapture data assembled - ODFW G: 158. White sturgeon PIT tagging 09/30/2018 08/02/2018
White sturgeon stock assessment data for Bonneville Reservoir H: 157. Bonneville Reservoir white sturgeon stock assessment sampling 09/30/2018 08/02/2018
Abundance estimates for white sturgeon in The Dalles and Bonneville reservoirs I: 162. The Dalles reservoir white sturgeon stock assessment data summary and analyses 09/30/2018 09/30/2018
Updated population projection and population dynamics models J: 156. Update population projection and population dynamics models 09/30/2018 03/13/2018
Juvenile white sturgeon catch rate data collected using gill nets K: 157. Age-0 gillnetting 05/19/2018 03/13/2018
Analysis of white sturgeon recruitment L: 162. Compare annual recruitment (Age-0) data to environmental correlates 09/30/2018 03/13/2018
Completed Annual Report M: 132. Submit Annual Report for calendar year 2017 05/31/2018 03/13/2018
White sturgeon stock assessment data for Bonneville Reservoir N: 157. Population Assessment of white sturgeon in Lower Snake River 09/30/2018 09/30/2018
Abundance estimates for white sturgeon in The Dalles and Bonneville reservoirs O: 162. Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, and Little Goose reservoirs white sturgeon stock assessment data summary and analyses 09/30/2018
Up to 7,000 white sturgeon tagged and mark/recapture data assembled - ODFW P: 158. White sturgeon: spawning habitat and use in the John Day reservoir 09/30/2018 05/29/2018
Spawning habitat assessment for white sturgeon in the John Day Reservoir Q: 162. White sturgeon: assessment of spawning habitat and use in the John Day reservoir 09/30/2018

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Metrics

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Focal Species

Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Sturgeon, White (A. transmontanus) - Lower Columbia River
  • 5 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 2 instances of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
  • 5 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 185 Periodic Status Reports for BPA 10/01/2017
B 119 Manage and Administer Project 1986-050-00 10/01/2017
C 165 NEPA and Endangered Species Act Compliance 10/01/2017
D 157 White sturgeon recreational fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoirs 10/01/2017
E 157 Tribal white sturgeon fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoirs 10/01/2017
F 162 Use population assessments to plan for fishery management activities in BON, TDA, and JDA 10/01/2017
G 158 White sturgeon PIT tagging 10/01/2017
H 157 Bonneville Reservoir white sturgeon stock assessment sampling 10/01/2017
I 162 The Dalles reservoir white sturgeon stock assessment data summary and analyses 10/01/2017
J 156 Update population projection and population dynamics models 10/01/2017
K 157 Age-0 gillnetting 10/01/2017
L 162 Compare annual recruitment (Age-0) data to environmental correlates 10/01/2017
M 132 Submit Annual Report for calendar year 2017 10/01/2017
N 157 Population Assessment of white sturgeon in Lower Snake River 12/01/2017
O 162 Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, and Little Goose reservoirs white sturgeon stock assessment data summary and analyses 10/01/2017
P 158 White sturgeon: spawning habitat and use in the John Day reservoir 10/01/2017
Q 162 White sturgeon: assessment of spawning habitat and use in the John Day reservoir 10/01/2017

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