Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program
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Contract 67412: 1996-043-00 EXP JCAPE M&E
Project Number:
Title:
Johnson Creek Artificial Propagation Enhancement
BPA PM:
Stage:
Implementation
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Mountain Snake Salmon 100.00%
Contract Number:
67412
Contract Title:
1996-043-00 EXP JCAPE M&E
Contract Continuation:
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63431: 1996-043-00 EXP JCAPE M&E
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Contract Status:
Closed
Contract Description:
In 1998, the JCAPE project requested an emergency Step-2 action from the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NPCC) to begin limited salmon supplementation of the Johnson Creek stock of summer Chinook salmon population.  This request was to produce 110,000 smolts in existing facilities at the McCall Fish Hatchery.  This action allowed the JCAPE project to start the recovery of the Johnson Creek stock while the JCAPE project continued development through the NPCC 3-Step review process.  This limited production has now occurred in 1998, 2000-2014.  The original proposal for the JCAPE project was to produce 300,000 smolts annually. This level of production would have required the development of new satellite facilities on Johnson Creek and the expansion of the McCall Fish Hatchery.  NOAA Fisheries indicated, in August 2002, that they would only permit the JCAPE project for 110,000 smolts.  This level of production could be accomplished utilizing existing hatchery facilities without modifications.

Johnson Creek Artificial Propagation Enhancement Project is a conservation program that will spawn, incubate, rear, and release summer Chinook salmon. This program will utilize existing incubation and rearing facilities at the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan (LSRCP) juvenile rearing hatchery at McCall, Idaho.  Juvenile fish will be reared to the smolt stage and direct released into Johnson Creek.  The production goal for Johnson Creek Chinook salmon remains 100,000 smolts.  These numbers are authorized by NMFS through Section 10 permits of the Endangered Species Act (ESA Permit #1250).

Juveniles will be raised to smolts from incubation to release in variable water temperature conditions mimicking the natural regime. Rearing conditions will also include low density (0.1 to 0.30 lb/cf/in), and natural photo-period (indoors).  Smolts will be direct released into a known natural production area in Johnson Creek with the intent that the returning adults will spawn in their natural habitat.  Releases of juvenile smolts occurred in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and  2014.  Existing McCall Fish Hatchery facility structure has limited JCAPE production to one final rearing container.  Based on results from a recent small-scale study, we found that release timing of fish differed between an 'early' and 'late' period.  Results indicate that survival of fish released during the later time frame were higher than for those released during the early time frame.  We plan on releasing all BY13 smolt during the later (April) time frame in 2015.

This program, initiated prior to the first releases of supplemented fish, has been collecting baseline life-history characteristic information, to examine survival of the natural fish in Johnson Creek and any potential effects that the supplementation program may have on the natural population. This M&E program quantifies 38 key performance measures, which are being standardized throughout Columbia River Basin (within Collaborative System-wide Monitoring and Evaluation Project), and contributes to regional monitoring and evaluation (RM&E) efforts addressing critical uncertainties associated with supplementation and ESA listed stock status/recovery.  These performance measures are listed in six major categories: (1) Abundance, (2) Survival-Productivity, (3) Distribution, (4) Genetic, (5) Life History, and (6) Habitat.  Evaluation under the context of these performance measures give us the most accurate means to evaluate this supplementation program.
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
01/01/2015
Contract End Date:
12/31/2015
Current Contract Value:
$974,563
Expenditures:
$974,563

* Expenditures data includes accruals and are based on data through 30-Nov-2024.

Env. Compliance Lead:
Contract Contractor:
Work Order Task(s):
Contract Type:
Contract (IGC)
Pricing Method:
Cost Reimbursement (CNF)
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Full Name Organization Write Permission Contact Role Email Work Phone
Daniel Affonso Bonneville Power Administration No dxaffonso@bpa.gov (503) 230-5918
Joe Deherrera Bonneville Power Administration Yes COR jldeherrera@bpa.gov (503) 230-3442
John Gebhards Nez Perce Tribe Yes Interested Party johng@nezperce.org (208) 634-5290x3305
Arleen Henry Nez Perce Tribe No Administrative Contact arleenh@nezperce.org (208) 621-3833
Jay Hesse Nez Perce Tribe No Supervisor jayh@nezperce.org (208) 621-3552
Rebecca Johnson Nez Perce Tribe No Interested Party beckyj@nezperce.org (208) 621-4629
Amber MacLachlan Bonneville Power Administration Yes Contracting Officer almcmahon@bpa.gov (503) 230-3983
Amy Mai Bonneville Power Administration Yes Env. Compliance Lead aemai@bpa.gov (503) 230-7349
Craig Rabe Nez Perce Tribe Yes Contract Manager craigr@nezperce.org (208) 634-5290x3311
Jason Vogel Nez Perce Tribe No Interested Party jasonv@nezperce.org (208) 621-3602
Dorothy Welch Bonneville Power Administration Yes F&W Approver dwwelch@bpa.gov (503) 230-5479


Viewing of Work Statement Elements

Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Concluded
Obtain and submit environmental permits A: 165. Obtain Permits and submit copies to BPA NEPA group 12/31/2015 12/28/2015
Manage and administer project C: 119. Manage and Administer Projects 12/31/2015 12/28/2015
Annual Progress Report D: 132. Submit Progress Report for BY 2012: 3/1/2013 to 11/30/2014 12/31/2015
Submit BiOp RPA Report in Taurus E: 202. BiOp RPA Report for CY 2014 03/15/2015 03/15/2015
Analyze and interpret comprehensive NPT generated data. F: 162. Analyze and interpret NPT generated RPA data sets. 09/14/2015 09/14/2015
Public outreach G: 99. Public Outreach for Fisheries Education 09/12/2015 05/20/2015
Redd & Carcass surveys H: 157. Conduct Redd Counts, Prespawning, and Carcass Surveys 12/31/2015
Mark & tag summer Chinook I: 158. Mark Juvenile and Adult Summer Chinook Salmon 12/31/2015 12/28/2015
Escapement monitoring and adult production estimation J: 157. Monitor Johnson Creek Adult Escapement and Estimate Adult Production 12/31/2015
Collection of genetic samples and bony structures K: 157. Collect DNA, Snout & Fin Ray Samples from Adult summer Chinook Salmon in the SFSR Subbasin 12/31/2015
Screw trap operation L: 157. Operate Juvenile Screw Traps 12/31/2015
Screw trap and adult weir install and remove M: 70. Install and Remove Screw Trap and Adult Picket Weir 12/31/2015 12/28/2015
Populate and validate NPT project specific data in standardized/centralized databases N: 160. Populate and validate NPT project specific data in standardized/centralized databases 12/31/2015 12/28/2015
Coordination of data collection and dissemination O: 189. Coordinate JCAPE M&E Activities with Cooperating Agencies 12/31/2015 12/28/2015
Manage PIT tag files P: 159. Manage PIT Tag Files 12/31/2015 12/28/2015

Viewing of Implementation Metrics
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Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Chinook (O. tshawytscha) - Snake River Spring/Summer ESU (Threatened)
  • 1 instance of WE 70 Install Fish Monitoring Equipment
  • 4 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
  • 1 instance of WE 159 Transfer/Consolidate Regionally Standardized Data
  • 1 instance of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data

Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 165 Obtain Permits and submit copies to BPA NEPA group 01/01/2015
B 185 Periodic Status Reports for BPA 01/01/2015
C 119 Manage and Administer Projects 01/01/2015
D 132 Submit Progress Report for BY 2012: 3/1/2013 to 11/30/2014 01/01/2015
E 202 BiOp RPA Report for CY 2014
F 162 Analyze and interpret NPT generated RPA data sets. 01/01/2015
G 99 Public Outreach for Fisheries Education 01/01/2015
H 157 Conduct Redd Counts, Prespawning, and Carcass Surveys 01/01/2015
I 158 Mark Juvenile and Adult Summer Chinook Salmon 01/01/2015
J 157 Monitor Johnson Creek Adult Escapement and Estimate Adult Production 01/01/2015
K 157 Collect DNA, Snout & Fin Ray Samples from Adult summer Chinook Salmon in the SFSR Subbasin 01/01/2015
L 157 Operate Juvenile Screw Traps 01/01/2015
M 70 Install and Remove Screw Trap and Adult Picket Weir 01/01/2015
N 160 Populate and validate NPT project specific data in standardized/centralized databases 01/01/2015
O 189 Coordinate JCAPE M&E Activities with Cooperating Agencies 01/01/2015
P 159 Manage PIT Tag Files 01/01/2015