FY 2016 Puyallup River Watershed Fisheries RM&E Project

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

Monitoring
Project ID16-PUYA-01
Recovery DomainsPuget Sound
Start Date10/01/2016
End Date10/31/2017
Year2016
StatusCompleted
Last Edited01/25/2024
 
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Description    


The FY2016 RM&E project is an integral component of an ongoing annual tribal program, and is commensurate with previously completed PCSRF RM&E projects (2010-present/See uploaded progress and annual reports). The FY2016 project involved adult escapement monitoring through visual, redd, and carcass counts throughout the Puyallup, Carbon and White Rivers and associated tributaries; as well as, the USACE fish trap located on the White River. The project also entails juvenile out-migrant monitoring of the Electron Hydo Forebay fish collection facility (monitored year round). Adult returns were also sampled at the USACE fish trap, allowing the collection of DNA, length, sex, scales and mark type and ratio information as well as critical run timing data. Catch numbers and the ratio of wild and hatchery fish caught are used to develop survival estimates and run forecasts (although not funded through this project). Work types reported for this project include: E.1.c.1 Adult salmonid population monitoring; E.1.c.2 Salmonid smolt or fry monitoring; E.1.c.4 Redd counts; E.1.c.5 Carcass counts.

Consecutive FY project budgets overlap due to variations in timing of PCSRF funding availability, tribal fiscal calendar (Oct. 1st-Sept 30th) and seasonal timing of work conducted and reports generated. In general, small line item budgets such as communications, report printing and supplies were not exhausted by the projects scheduled end date and were therefore spent concurrently during the current (FY2016) PCSRF FY project. These overlap funds were spent to complete work on the project for which the FY funding was awarded, or on the same proposed work which was conducted during the current FY project.

Project Benefit    


These elements are fundamental in the development of the only detailed database available for fish outmigration abundance, return timing, spawning distribution and hydro electric project impacts on salmon within the Puyallup/White River Watershed. This project provides the only comprehensive long-term data available for the watershed; thus, information and data obtained has been essential to state, county and federal agencies as well. Monitoring and evaluating the adult and juvenile escapement components of anadromous salmonid populations is a significant and essential management tool necessary for the tribe to exercise its fishing treaty rights and native subsistence fishing on anadromous salmonids.
Adult escapement monitoring is performed by means of spawning ground surveys conducted by foot, raft and aerial surveying methods. Data collected includes: species specific spawning distribution and success; run timing; habitat utilization; mark type and biological information. Adult return sampling at the USACE trap collects fundamental data including; species identifi-cation and catch number; Chinook and steelhead DNA; scale samples, mark type, ratio and crit-ical run timing information. Electron Forebay fish collection facility monitoring is conducted year around. Data collected includes species identification; species catch numbers; mark type and biological information; mortality. Monitoring the escapement of the reproductive compo-nent of a fish population is a significant and essential management tool. It’s important to un-derstand as much about a species in order to make fundamental management decisions, and to determine if those decisions implemented are effective.
Adult returns sampled at the USACE fish trap located on the White River which is a unique management tool allowing for precise escapement numbers for adult Chinook, coho, sockeye, pink, chum and steelhead. Sampling at this location affords the collection of DNA, length, sex, scales and mark type and ratio information. Sampling of returning adults, whether at the USACE Trap provides data essential to estimating abundance and age composition used for stock run reconstruction and developing subsequent productivity estimates.
Juvenile out-migrant monitoring provides a way of determining growth rates, production estimates, instream residence time and freshwater survival. Juvenile monitoring utilizes catch numbers and the ratio of wild and hatchery fish caught to develop survival estimates and run forecasts. Sampling of returning adults, whether at the Buckley Trap or on the spawning grounds provides data essential to estimating abundance and age composition used for stock run reconstruction and developing subsequent productivity estimates. This information also provides hatchery operations with important data concerning program effectiveness through CWT tag code recovery, age class data and stock susceptibility to different harvest areas and methods. Findings and trends are compiled within the Fisheries Division’s Annual Salmon, Steelhead and Bull Trout Report, and Puyallup River Juvenile Salmonid Production Assessment Project Report.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed
Research and Monitoring
  Stream Miles Monitored 800.00 800.00

Funding Details

SourceFunds
PCSRF$182,730
Report Total:$182,730


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Location Information

  • Basin: Puget Sound (171100)
  • Subbasin: Puyallup (17110014)
  • Watershed: Carbon River (1711001401)
  • Subwatershed:
  • State: Washington
  • Recovery Domain: Puget Sound
  • Latitude: 47.11318
  • Longitude: -122.201772

ESU

  • Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Coho Salmon ESU
  • Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Chum Salmon ESU
  • Puget Sound Steelhead DPS
  • Puget Sound Chinook Salmon ESU

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Metrics

Metrics
  • E.0 Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
    •      . . E.0.a RM&E Funding 182,730.00
    •      . . 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 6
    •      . . E.0.d.2
      Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
      Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW): Salmonid monitoring. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE): Mud Mountain Dam/Buckley fish trap and haul. Electron Hydro LLC: Owner/operator of the Electron Hydroelectric Project. Cascade Water Alliance (CWA): Municipal Water Purveyor - White River. Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG): Owner/manager of Kapowsin Timberlands. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (MIT): Owner of White River Timberlands
    •      . . E.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared 3
    •      . . E.0.e.2
      Name Of Report
      Marks, E. L., R.C. Ladley, B.E. Smith, A.G. Berger, J.A. Paul, T.G. Sebastian and K. Williamson. 2017. 2016-2017 Annual Salmon, Steelhead, and Bull Trout Report: Puyallup/White River Watershed--Water Resource Inventory Area 10. Puyallup Tribal Fisheries, Puyallup, WA. Puyallup Tribal Fisheries Department. 2015/2016. Semi-annual progress reports to NWIFC. Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, 6730 Martin Way E., Olympia, WA 98516.
    •      . . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding 182,730.00
      •      . . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored 800.00
      •      . . . . E.1.b.2 Acres of Watershed Area Monitored 12.0
      •      . . . . 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 61.90
      •      . . . . 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 800.00
      •      . . . . E.1.c.4 Redd countsY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.4.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for redds 61.90
      •      . . . . E.1.c.5 Carcass countsY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.5.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Carcasses 61.90
        •      . . . . E.1.d
          Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program