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Contract 74313 REL 106: 1990-005-00 EXP UMATILLA HATCHERY M&E
Project Number:
Title:
Umatilla Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
Stage:
Complete
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Columbia Plateau Umatilla 100.00%
Contract Number:
74313 REL 106
Contract Title:
1990-005-00 EXP UMATILLA HATCHERY M&E
Contract Continuation:
Previous: Next:
74313 REL 88: 1990-005-00 EXP UMATILLA HATCHERY M&E
Contract Status:
Issued
Contract Description:
The Umatilla Fish Hatchery was constructed to reintroduce spring and fall Chinook salmon and to supplement summer
steelhead in the Umatilla River. The Umatilla Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation project began in 1991 to evaluate
hatchery rearing techniques and juvenile and adult production goals. The water supply to the Umatilla Hatchery has
never met design criteria. Therefore, initial monitoring and evaluation focused on comparison of the effectiveness of
producing fish in oxygen-supplemented Michigan raceways to improve water use efficiency and evaluating subyearling
and yearling rearing strategies for spring and fall Chinook salmon from several hatchery sources. Fish health
monitoring was added in 1992. The focus of the Umatilla Hatchery RM&E Project has shifted away from hatchery
rearing practices to evaluation of release sizes and acclimation and release locations, timing and strategies on juvenile
survival, and adult production.

The Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation Project includes monitoring of out-of-subbasin contributions to commercial,
tribal and recreational fisheries, productivity of hatchery fish, outmigration and survival of hatchery juveniles, fish
marking and tagging, straying of hatchery adults, pre-season run predictions, and adult production to meet Northwest
Power and Conservation Council goals for Columbia River salmonid restoration. The Hatchery Monitoring and
Evaluation Project coordinates closely with other Umatilla Monitoring and Evaluation projects to plan, design, and
implement fisheries research for the Umatilla River Fisheries Restoration Program. The Umatilla Hatchery Monitoring
and Evaluation Project is an integral part of the Umatilla Subbasin Plan and critical to monitoring the performance and
success of the hatchery program and will continue to guide management activities through the adaptive management
process. Data and results from the Umatilla Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation project are also used for regional
planning and coordination for recovery of listed ESUs, such as Mid-Columbia steelhead.
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
12/15/2021
Contract End Date:
10/31/2022
Current Contract Value:
$658,086
Expenditures:
$641,323

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

BPA COR:
Env. Compliance Lead:
Work Order Task(s):
Contract Type:
Release
Pricing Method:
Cost Reimbursement (CNF)
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Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Complete
Environmental Compliance Documentation A: 165. Environmental Compliance Documentation 10/31/2022 10/26/2022
Successful project administration B: 119. Manage and administer project 10/31/2022 10/26/2022
Smolt production data C: 157. Collect smolt production data 10/31/2022 10/26/2022
Marking and tagging fish D: 158. Apply marks and tags to fish 10/31/2022 09/30/2022
Submit and acquire PIT and coded-wire tag data E: 159. PIT and coded-wire tag data management 10/31/2022 09/30/2022
Hatchery adult production by brood year, SAS, spawning and harvest contributions F: 162. Calculate adult production metrics 10/31/2022 09/30/2022
Acquire broodstock data G: 159. Collect and compile adult broodstock data 10/31/2022 09/30/2022
Comparison of outmigration performance and survival and smolt-to-adult survival of release groups H: 162. Evaluate rearing and release strategies of Chinook and steelhead salmon 10/31/2022 09/30/2022
Estimate out-of-basin harvest by brood year I: 162. Quantify out-of-subbasin harvest of Umatilla summer steelhead & Chinook salmon 10/31/2022 09/30/2022
Stray rates of Umatilla Hatchery fish J: 162. Assess straying of summer steelhead & Chinook salmon from Umatilla hatchery program 10/31/2022 09/30/2022
Acquire productivity data for natural summer steelhead and Chinook salmon from CTUIR K: 159. Monitor status & trends of natural summer steelhead & Chinook salmon 10/31/2022 09/30/2022
Trends in abundance, life history, and smolt-per-adult productivity of hatchery fish. L: 162. Monitor status & trends of hatchery summer steelhead & Chinook salmon 10/31/2022 09/30/2022
Life history characteristics of Umatilla Hatchery summer steelhead and comparison with natural M: 162. Compare life history characteristics of hatchery and natural steelhead 10/31/2022 09/30/2022
Explore new methods to estimate effort, catch and harvest for Umatilla River non-tribal salmonid fisheries N: 162. Develop new methods to estimate effort, catch and harvest 10/31/2022 09/30/2022
Fish health and disease monitoring O: 60. Monitor fish health 10/31/2022 09/30/2022
Run predictions for summer steelhead and spring and fall Chinook salmon. P: 162. Develop run predictions for Umatilla summer steelhead and Chinook salmon 10/31/2022 09/30/2022
Participate in Umatilla Subbasin and regional coordination. Q: 189. Coordinate with local and regional management and M & E groups 10/31/2022 09/30/2022
Completed Annual Report R: 132. 2022 Annual RME Report - January 2021 - December 2021 10/31/2022 08/18/2022

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Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Chinook (O. tshawytscha) - Mid-Columbia River Spring ESU
  • 1 instance of WE 60 Maintain Fish Health
  • 1 instance of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
  • 3 instances of WE 159 Transfer/Consolidate Regionally Standardized Data
  • 7 instances of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data
Chinook (O. tshawytscha) - Upper Columbia River Summer/Fall ESU
  • 1 instance of WE 60 Maintain Fish Health
  • 1 instance of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
  • 3 instances of WE 159 Transfer/Consolidate Regionally Standardized Data
  • 7 instances of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data
Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Middle Columbia River DPS (Threatened)
  • 1 instance of WE 60 Maintain Fish Health
  • 1 instance of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
  • 3 instances of WE 159 Transfer/Consolidate Regionally Standardized Data
  • 8 instances of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data

Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 165 Environmental Compliance Documentation
B 119 Manage and administer project
C 157 Collect smolt production data 10/12/2021
D 158 Apply marks and tags to fish 10/12/2021
E 159 PIT and coded-wire tag data management
F 162 Calculate adult production metrics
G 159 Collect and compile adult broodstock data
H 162 Evaluate rearing and release strategies of Chinook and steelhead salmon
I 162 Quantify out-of-subbasin harvest of Umatilla summer steelhead & Chinook salmon
J 162 Assess straying of summer steelhead & Chinook salmon from Umatilla hatchery program
K 159 Monitor status & trends of natural summer steelhead & Chinook salmon
L 162 Monitor status & trends of hatchery summer steelhead & Chinook salmon
M 162 Compare life history characteristics of hatchery and natural steelhead
N 162 Develop new methods to estimate effort, catch and harvest
O 60 Monitor fish health 10/12/2021
P 162 Develop run predictions for Umatilla summer steelhead and Chinook salmon
Q 189 Coordinate with local and regional management and M & E groups
R 132 2022 Annual RME Report - January 2021 - December 2021
S 185 Periodic Status Reports for BPA