FY 21 Lake Ozette Sockeye Smolt Calcein Marking and Monitoring

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

Project ID	21HR R-6
Recovery Domains	Ozette Lake
Start Date	07/01/2023
End Date	09/30/2025
Year	2021
Status	New
Last Edited	01/15/2025

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Description

This project will support the operation of a rotary screw smolt trap during the sockeye smolt out-migration from April to July, in calendar year 2022 or 2023 to detect calcein marks. Trap efficiency (TE) trials will be conducted throughout the smolt out-migration period using 100 smolts with alternating caudal or ventral fin clips per trial. Fork length measurements and calcein mark status will be recorded for all TE smolts prior to mark application. TE trial smolts will be acclimated in a net pen and transported 2 miles upstream and released into Lake Ozette near the Rayonier landing to facilitate a more natural out-migration pattern so their susceptibility to recapture remains similar to natural migrants. The results from the trap efficiency trials will be used to expand trap counts to estimate total smolt abundance.

Project Benefit

Calcein marking and monitoring project will allow the Makah Tribe to non-lethally determine HOR and NOR contributions to the outmigration.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Research and Monitoring

Stream Miles Monitored

23.30

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$64,479

Report Total:

$64,479

Worksites

50277133

Worksite Identifier: 50277133
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

Basin: Washington Coastal (171001)
Subbasin: Hoh-Quillayute (17100101)
Watershed: Ozette Lake-Frontal Pacific Ocean (1710010102)
Subwatershed: Ozette Lake (171001010204)

State: Washington
Recovery Domain: Ozette Lake
Latitude: 48.1251
Longitude: -124.6336

ESU

Ozette Lake Sockeye 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 .00
- . . E.0.b
  Complement habitat restoration project
- . . E.0.c
  Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment.
- . . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations
- . . E.0.d.2
  Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
- . . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
  - . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding
  - . . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored
  - . . . . E.1.b.2 Acres of Watershed Area Monitored
  - . . . . E.1.c.2 Salmonid smolt or fry monitoringY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . E.1.c.2.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Salmonid smolt or fry
    - . . . . E.1.d
      Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program