Oregon Plan Monitoring LCR Adult Surveys

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

Project ID	212-909-1.6
Recovery Domains	Lower Columbia River
Start Date	07/01/2011
End Date	06/30/2013
Year	2012
Status	Completed
Last Edited	05/08/2024

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Description

Field-based, statistically-developed surveys of adult spawners and redds were conducted. Two years of field surveys were completed in the Lower Columbia River sub-domain of Oregon for coho, Chinook, chum, and steelhead. These data continue to add to our status and trend information for the species addressed, as well as allow informed harvest management decisions.
PCSRF FFY 2010 Funds were used to initiate the project. PCSRF FFY 2012 Funds were expended on project costs incurred during the FFY 2012 PCSRF award period.

Project Benefit

This project implements a component of ODFW’s Oregon Plan Monitoring Program, which provides data on the status and trends in adult salmonid populations. Information provided by this adult monitoring includes: estimated number of adult spawners; proportion of hatchery fish in the natural spawning population; and information on spatial distribution, temporal distribution, and age composition. Results are calculated at three nested spatial scales; the whole SMU/ESU, component strata, and/or each population. The data are critical for evaluating population status and are used directly to target management and restoration priorities and actions. The Oregon Plan Monitoring Program continues a long term commitment to status and trend monitoring of adult and juvenile fish abundance and distribution and stream habitat and riparian conditions. The monitoring data provides information about abundance, productivity, survival, distribution, and viability of salmon and steelhead in support of conservation and recovery planning and implementation.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Research and Monitoring

Stream Miles Monitored

769.50

765.00

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$1,504,759

State

$98,261

Other

$174,278

Report Total:

$1,777,298

Worksites

212-909-1.6

Worksite Identifier: 212-909-1.6
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description
Lower Columbia River

Location Information

Basin: Lower Columbia (170800)
Subbasin:
Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State: Oregon
Recovery Domain: Lower Columbia River
Latitude: 45.45312
Longitude: -122.07771

ESU

Lower Columbia River Coho Salmon ESU
Columbia River Chum Salmon ESU
Lower Columbia River Steelhead DPS
Southwest Washington Steelhead DPS
Lower Columbia River Chinook 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 1,777,298.00
. . E.0.b
Complement habitat restoration project

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

Lower Columiba River Conservation and Recovery Plan for Oregon Populaitons of Salmon and Steelhead (ODFW, 2010)
. . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations 3

. . E.0.d.2

Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
City of Portland (Bull Run R., Sandy R. - Surveys); Mt. Hood Community College (Beaver Cr., Sandy R. - Training & Surveys); Johnson Creek Watershed Council (Johnson Cr, Willamette R. - Training & Surveys)

. . E.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared 3

. . E.0.e.2

Name Of Report

Lewis, M., B. Sounhein, M. Weeber and E. Brown. 2011. Status of Oregon stocks of coho salmon, 2010. Monitoring Program Report Number OPSW-ODFW-2011-3, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Salem, Oregon. Lewis, M., E. Brown, B. Sounhein, and M. Weeber. 2012. Status of Oregon stocks of coho salmon, 2011. Monitoring Program Report Number OPSW-ODFW-2012-3, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Salem, Oregon. Brown. E., M. Weeber, M. Lewis, E. Hughes, R. Jacobsen, and J. Nott. 2012. Assessment of Oregon coastal adult winter steelhead – Redd Surveys 2012. Monitoring Program Report Number OPSW-ODFW-2012-09. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Salem, Oregon.

. . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)

. . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding 1,777,298.00
. . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored 769.50
. . . . E.1.b.2 Acres of Watershed Area Monitored 1,936,428.0
. . . . 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 768.20
. . . . E.1.c.4 Redd countsY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.4.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for redds 768.20

. . . . E.1.c.5 Carcass countsY (Y/N)

. . . . . . E.1.c.5.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Carcasses 768.20

. . . . E.1.d

Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program
ODFW Oregon Plan Monitoring, and Sampling Design and Statistical Analysis Methods for the Integrated Biological and Physical monitoring of Oregon Streams (EMAP;2002)

. . . . E.1.e

Description of monitoring
Conduct salmon and steelhead spawning ground surveys. Includes both randomly selected and convenience sites. Data collected included: Number of live fish (by adipose fin clip status); Number of dead fish (biological sampling includes species, gender, MEPS length, marks and/or tags, and in some cases collect scale and/or snouts); Number of redds; stream and weather conditions.