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Contract 50318: 1986-050-00 EXP EVALUATE STURGEON PHYSICAL HAB

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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:
50318
Contract Title:
1986-050-00 EXP EVALUATE STURGEON PHYSICAL HAB
Contract Continuation:
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44565: 198605000 EXP EVALUATE STURGEON PHYSICAL HAB
  • 59559: 1986-050-00 EXP WHITE STURGEON STUDIES
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 the 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 that are 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 intensive population monitoring activities, based on research results, including monitoring the effects of hydropower system operation and habitat fragmentation on reservoir specific white sturgeon population health, expressed in near term and long term trends in abundance, distribution, productivity, genetic diversity, and available habitat.

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 2011-14 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 (Beamesderfer et al. 1995)
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
10/01/2010
Contract End Date:
09/30/2012
Current Contract Value:
$2,611,428
Expenditures:
$2,611,428

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

BPA CO:
Brenda Heister (Inactive)
BPA COR:
Sarah Branum (Inactive)
Env. Compliance Lead:
Edward Gresh
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
Sarah Branum Bonneville Power Administration Yes COR stbranum@bpa.gov (503) 230-5115
Edward Gresh Bonneville Power Administration Yes Env. Compliance Lead esgresh@bpa.gov (503) 230-5756
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 Technical Contact 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 No Supervisor tom.a.rien@state.or.us (971) 673-6061
Steven Vigg Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) No Interested Party steven.vigg@dfw.wa.gov (360) 906-6710
Molly A.H. Webb US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) No Technical Contact molly_webb@fws.gov
Nancy Weintraub Bonneville Power Administration No Interested Party nhweintraub@bpa.gov (503) 230-5373


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Statement Of Work (SOW)

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Deliverable Status

Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Concluded
ESA compliance and reporting B: 165. NEPA and Endangered Species Act compliance 05/27/2011 05/27/2011
Zone 6 white sturgeon recreational harvest data collection C: 157. White sturgeon recreational fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reserv 09/30/2011 09/30/2011
Zone 6 white sturgeon commercial and subsistence harvest data collection D: 157. Tribal white sturgeon fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoirs 09/30/2011 09/30/2011
Zone 6 white sturgeon harvest and abundance estimates E: 162. White sturgeon fisheries management planning for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoi 09/30/2011 09/30/2011
Tag white sturgeon and assemble mark/recapture data - ODFW F: 158. White sturgeon tagging 09/30/2011 09/15/2011
Collect and summarize white sturgeon stock assessment data in The Dalles and McNary reservoirs G: 157. The Dalles and McNary reservoirs white sturgeon stock assessment sampling 09/02/2011 09/01/2011
Estimate abundance of white sturgeon in John Day, The Dalles and McNary reservoirs - ODFW H: 162. The Dalles and John Day reservoirs white sturgeon stock assessment data summary and analyses 09/30/2011 01/19/2011
Produce updated population projection and population dynamics models I: 156. Update population projection and population dynamics models 09/30/2011 01/19/2011
Collect juvenile white sturgeon catch rate data using gill nets J: 157. Age-0 (Young of Year, YOY) gillnetting 02/28/2011 02/08/2011
White sturgeon recruitment analysis K: 162. Compare annual recruitment data (Age-0 aka YOY) to environmental correlates 09/30/2011 01/19/2011
Collect tissue samples (gonad, plasma, urine, and mucus) from white sturgeon - MSU L: 157. White sturgeon sex and maturation status sampling 08/26/2011 08/12/2011
Data summary and report on describing the maturation cycle for white sturgeon M: 162. Describe the maturation cycle for white sturgeon 09/30/2011 09/30/2011
2010 annual progress report N: 132. Annual report (April 2009 to March 2010) 05/20/2011 05/20/2011
SOW, budget, property inventory and year end accrual O: 119. Manage and Administer Project 1986-050-00 09/09/2011 09/09/2011
ESA compliance and reporting P: 165. NEPA and Endangered Species Act compliance 05/28/2012 05/28/2012
Zone 6 white sturgeon recreational harvest data collection Q: 157. White sturgeon recreational fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reserv 09/28/2012 09/28/2012
Zone 6 white sturgeon commercial and subsistence harvest data collection R: 157. Tribal white sturgeon fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoirs 09/28/2012 09/28/2012
Zone 6 white sturgeon harvest and abundance estimates S: 162. White sturgeon fisheries management planning for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoi 09/28/2012 09/28/2012
Tag white sturgeon and assemble mark/recapture data - ODFW T: 158. White sturgeon tagging 09/28/2012 09/28/2012
Collect and summarize white sturgeon stock assessment data in BON, LMN, and LGS reservoirs U: 157. Bonneville, Lower Monumental and Little Goose reservoirs white sturgeon stock assessment sampl 09/30/2012 09/30/2012
Estimate abundance of white sturgeon in The Dalles and Bonneville reservoirs - ODFW V: 162. Reservoir specific white sturgeon stock assessment data summary and analysis 09/28/2012 09/28/2012
Produce updated population projection and population dynamics models W: 156. Update population projection and population dynamics models 09/28/2012 09/28/2012
Collect juvenile white sturgeon catch rate data using gill nets X: 157. Age-0 (Young of Year, YOY) gillnetting to index annual recruitment 03/02/2012 01/30/2012
White sturgeon recruitment analysis Y: 162. Compare annual recruitment data (Age-0 aka YOY) to environmental correlates 09/28/2012 09/28/2012
Collect tissue samples (gonad, plasma, urine, and mucus) from white sturgeon - MSU Z: 157. White sturgeon sex and maturation status sampling 08/31/2012 08/31/2012
Data summary and report on describing the maturation cycle for white sturgeon AA: 162. Describe the maturation cycle for white sturgeon 09/28/2012 09/28/2012
2011 annual progress report AB: 132. Annual report (April 2010 to March 2011) 05/31/2012 06/27/2012
SOW, budget, property inventory and year end accrual AC: 119. Manage and Administer Project 1986-050-00 09/30/2012

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Metrics

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Focal Species

Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Sturgeon, White (A. transmontanus) - Lower Columbia River
  • 10 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 2 instances of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
  • 8 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 10/01/2010
B 165 NEPA and Endangered Species Act compliance 10/01/2010
C 157 White sturgeon recreational fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reserv 10/01/2010
D 157 Tribal white sturgeon fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoirs 10/01/2010
E 162 White sturgeon fisheries management planning for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoi 10/01/2010
F 158 White sturgeon tagging 10/01/2010
G 157 The Dalles and McNary reservoirs white sturgeon stock assessment sampling 10/01/2010
H 162 The Dalles and John Day reservoirs white sturgeon stock assessment data summary and analyses 10/01/2010
I 156 Update population projection and population dynamics models 10/01/2010
J 157 Age-0 (Young of Year, YOY) gillnetting 10/01/2010
K 162 Compare annual recruitment data (Age-0 aka YOY) to environmental correlates 10/01/2010
L 157 White sturgeon sex and maturation status sampling 10/01/2010
M 162 Describe the maturation cycle for white sturgeon 10/01/2010
N 132 Annual report (April 2009 to March 2010) 10/01/2010
O 119 Manage and Administer Project 1986-050-00 10/01/2010
P 165 NEPA and Endangered Species Act compliance 10/01/2010
Q 157 White sturgeon recreational fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reserv 09/12/2011
R 157 Tribal white sturgeon fishery monitoring for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoirs 09/12/2011
S 162 White sturgeon fisheries management planning for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoi 10/01/2010
T 158 White sturgeon tagging 09/12/2011
U 157 Bonneville, Lower Monumental and Little Goose reservoirs white sturgeon stock assessment sampl 09/19/2011
V 162 Reservoir specific white sturgeon stock assessment data summary and analysis 10/01/2010
W 156 Update population projection and population dynamics models 10/01/2010
X 157 Age-0 (Young of Year, YOY) gillnetting to index annual recruitment 09/19/2011
Y 162 Compare annual recruitment data (Age-0 aka YOY) to environmental correlates 10/01/2010
Z 157 White sturgeon sex and maturation status sampling 09/19/2011
AA 162 Describe the maturation cycle for white sturgeon 10/01/2010
AB 132 Annual report (April 2010 to March 2011) 10/01/2010
AC 119 Manage and Administer Project 1986-050-00 10/01/2010

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