Activity:
This is a project for the Administration and System Operation of the Columbia River Basin PIT Tag Information System (PTAGIS).

Agency:
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC).

Goal:
The goal of this project is to operate and maintain the Columbia River Basin-wide database for PIT Tagged fish and to operate and maintain the established interrogation systems. The data collected by this system is accessible to the general public from the PTAGIS web portal.
The measurable goal for the system is to collect 100% valid data and provide that data  in 'near-real' time with downtime of any system component of not more than one percent as measured during the period of peak out-migration.

Funding:
A request to reschedule funds from FY11 to this contract for continued software consulting services related to the upgrade and on-going maintenance of the database and related infrastructure was denied in the BOG process because of limited funding for FWP. Instead, the BOG Committee recommend shutting down the current server systems by the end of FY12; applying the savings for on-going maintenance to the development of the new infrastructure to be completed in FY12. The line-item and WE budgets reflect this recommendation in that $200,000 will be spent in FY12 that would have maintained the legacy server through FY13. Given the workload and significance of this upgrade, PTAGIS staff cannot guarantee the new infrastructure will be ready for production by the end of FY12. The BOG Committee understands the risks to the continuity of the PTAGIS dataset due to a premature shutdown of the current system as well as the impact this will have on several entities dependent upon this system for on-going PIT tag research and distribution.

Background:
In 1984, Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) entered into an agreement with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to research and develop a passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag for use in the Columbia River Basin (CRB) Fish and Wildlife Program (FWP). The PIT tag system enables large amounts of data to be produced using relatively few tags, compared to traditional tagging and marking systems.

In 1988 and 1989, NMFS contracted with PSMFC to develop and operate a prototype database system to help NMFS meet, in a timely manner, its contractual and verbal agreements involving PIT tag data.  The database was designed to meet immediate needs as well as provide a framework for a formalized database system for the Columbia River Basin PIT tag program.

In April 1989, NMFS announced its intention to phase out of the operation, maintenance and management of the PIT tag systems in the Columbia River Basin. Subsequently, BPA contracted with PSMFC because it was the only agency experienced in data management with no vested interest in the interpretation of data generated from PIT tags, while being independent of water or fish and wildlife management responsibilities.

The actions that PSMFC was directed to implement under the PTAGIS contract include:
1.            Management of a long term Columbia River Basin-wide database system accessible to all entities;
2.            Maintenance and documentation of fish tagging and interrogation software;
3.            Operation and maintenance of equipment at the remote sites;
4.            Provision of technical support for the software and hardware;
5.            Provision of training to users; and
6.            Distribution of PIT tags and associated equipment.

Location:
The PIT Tag Operation Center (PTOC) has been established at the PSMFC office in Portland, OR to house PTAGIS and to utilize the PSMFC data facilities.
The PTOC field office in Kennewick WA, is primarily responsible for operations and equipment maintenance of 23 key PIT Tag interrogation sites:
                                                                                                      
Code    Site Name                                                       Site Type            First Year             Operations      # Antennas
B2J     Bonneville Dam PH2 Juvenile Bypass and Sampling Facility        Juvenile Fish Bypass Facility   1996            19
BCC     Bonneville Dam 2nd Powerhouse Corner Collector Outfall Channel  Juvenile Fish Bypass Facility   2006             1
BO1     Bradford Island Adult Fishway at Bonneville Dam                 Adult Fishway                   2002            36
BO2     Cascades Island Adult Fishway at Bonneville Dam                 Adult Fishway                   2002            16
BO3     Washington Shore Adult Fishway and AFF at Bonneville Dam        Adult Fishway                   2003            32
BO4     Washington Shore Fishway Vertical Slots at Bonneville Dam       Adult Fishway                   2005             4
CFF     Castile Falls Fishway                                           Adult Fishway                   2011             3
CFJ     Clark Flat Acclimation Pond Outfall                             Monitored Fish Release          1999             4
ESJ     Easton Acclimation Pond Outfall                                 Monitored Fish Release          1999             4
GOJ     Little Goose Dam Juvenile Fish Bypass/Transportation Facility   Juvenile Fish Bypass Facility   1987            35
GRA     Lower Granite Adult Fishway and Fish Trap                       Adult Fishway                   1988            16
GRJ     Lower Granite Dam Juvenile Fish Bypass/Transportation Facility  Juvenile Fish Bypass Facility   1988            26
ICH     Ice Harbor Dam Adult Fishways (both) and Full Flow Bypass       Combined Dam Location           2005            20
JCJ     Jack Creek Acclimation Pond Outfall                             Monitored Fish Release          2000             4
JDJ     John Day Dam Juvenile Fish Bypass and Sampling Facility         Juvenile Fish Bypass Facility   1992            30
LFF     Lyle Falls Fishway                                              Adult Fishway                   2011            15
LMJ     Lower Monumental Dam Juvenile Fish Bypass/Transportation Fac.   Juvenile Fish Bypass Facility   1993            35
MC1     Oregon Shore Adult Fishway at McNary Dam                        Adult Fishway                   2002            18
MC2     Washington Shore Adult Fishway at McNary Dam                    Adult Fishway                   2002            19
MCJ     McNary Dam Juvenile Fish Bypass/Transportation Facility         Juvenile Fish Bypass Facility   1988            49
PRO     Prosser Dam Adult Fishways and Juvenile Bypass/Sampling Fac.    Combined Dam Location           2004            11
ROZ     Roza Diversion Dam Spillway and Adult Fishway detectors         Combined Dam Location           1992             5
RPJ     Rapid River Hatchery Outfall                                    Monitored Fish Release          1999             8

                                                                     TOTAL Antennas Operated and Maintained by PTAGIS: 410

PSMFC provides operations and maintenance (O&M) support for the electronic data collection portion of the PIT tag interrogation systems at the Corps operated facilities, under a 'Memorandum of Agreement' between BPA and the Corps. PSMFC maintains PIT Tag actuated separation (diversion) gates at various fish facilities. PSMFC also installs and maintains the programmable logic controllers (PLC’s) used by smolt monitoring and facility personnel to collect daily sub-samples. Information related to the sub-sample is incorporated into the PIT tag interrogation files.


PTAGIS also provides a repository for automated detection data collected at 136 (and growing) interrogation sites operated by other entities throughout the Columbia Basin:

Site Steward                                   Number of Sites
Colville Confederated Tribes                    4
Chelan County Public Utility District           4
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission     1
Confed. Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reser.    2
Douglas County Public Utility District          1
Grant County Public Utility District            1
Idaho Cooperative F&W Research Unit             2
Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game                   14
ISEMP                                          19
NOAA Fisheries                                  5
Nez Perce Tribe                                 1
Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife               1
Okanagan Nation Alliance                        1
Portland General Electric                       2
Snake River Salmon Recovery Board               4
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service                 28
U.S. Geological Survey                         11
Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife          24
Yakama Nation                                  11