South Fork Eel River Coho Population Monitoring Project

Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)

Project ID	723690
Recovery Domains	N Central California Coast
Start Date	06/01/2011
End Date	04/21/2014
Year	2009
Status	Completed
Last Edited	01/14/2025

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Description

4 reports prepared on key management or restoration data for 815 miles of stream monitored for adult salmonids. 5 cooperating organizations. 987.8 acres of watershed monitored.

Project Benefit

Conduct coho salmon spawner surveys in the South Fork Eel River Watershed (Humboldt and Mendocino counties), tributary to the Eel River Watershed, tributary to the Pacific Ocean to collect data needed to estimate population abundances for the 2011/2012, 2012/2013, and 2013/2014 seasons. Develop a Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) plan to ensure acceptable levels of accuracy and precision for the data collected and analytical procedures applied.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Research and Monitoring

Stream Miles Monitored

815.00

162.00

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$130,574

Other

$13,440

Report Total:

$144,014

Worksites

7209727

Worksite Identifier: 7209727
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description
South Fork Eel River watershed - coho population monitoring

Location Information

Basin: Northern California Coastal (180101)
Subbasin: South Fork Eel (18010106)
Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State: California
Recovery Domain: N Central California Coast
Latitude: 39.980613
Longitude: -123.748116

ESU

Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Salmon ESU

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Metrics

E.0 Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)

. . E.0.a RM&E Funding 144,014.00
. . E.0.b
Complement habitat restoration project

None
. . E.0.c
Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment.

Eel River Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Action Plan (CDFG 1996)
. . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations 5

. . E.0.d.2

Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
NOAA Fisheries, California Conservation Corps, AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission

. . E.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared 4

. . E.0.e.2

Name Of Report
Seth Ricker, Ken Lindke, Allan Renger, Margaret Groff. Results of regional spawning ground surveys and estimates of total salmonid redd construction in South Fork Eel River Humboldt County California. California Coastal Salmonid Monitoring Program

. . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding 144,013.82
- . . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored 815.00
- . . . . E.1.c.1 Adult salmonid population monitoringY (Y/N)
  - . . . . . . E.1.c.1.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for adult salmonids 815.00
  - . . . . E.1.d
    Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program
    
    CDFW and NOAA California Coastal Salmonid Monitoring Program to monitor status and trend of ESA listed salmonid population ESA's.