South Fork Eel River and Main Stem Lower Eel River CMP
Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)
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| 1602623775388 | | N Central California Coast | | 07/01/2020 | | 06/30/2021 | | 2018 | | Completed | | 03/21/2024 | | |
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Description
SFER Adult Salmonid Redd Abundance Monitoring Project conducted 273 spawning ground surveys over 30 reaches (18 of which were spatially balanced and randomly selected) from December 4th, 2020 to March 12, 2021. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in partnership with Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), Trout Unlimited (TU), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operated a Dual-frequency IDentification SONar (DIDSON) camera to enumerate adult and jack salmon escapement into the lower mainstem Eel River above the confluence with the South Fork Eel River during the fall and winter of 2020-2021.
Project Benefit
The SF Eel River CMP project will monitor adult Coho Salmon abundance in the South Fork Eel River and is needed to evaluate both trends in population abundance as well as the population response to recovery projects implemented to treat limiting factors.
The Main Stem Eel River CMP project is needed to address the lack of monitoring data and a comprehensive monitoring plan for California Coastal (CC) Chinook Salmon. The lack of monitoring data has made it difficult to establish population status and trend and slowed the development of fishery assessment and recovery. The project will provide an Eel River CC Chinook escapement estimate to the Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC), and this escapement will be directly used to evaluate ocean Chinook Salmon recreational fishery harvest management. Accomplishments
| Research and Monitoring |
| Stream Miles Monitored |
233.00 |
233.00 |
Funding Details |
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| PCSRF | $130,170 |
| Report Total: | $130,170 |
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Worksites
1602705951670
- Worksite Identifier: 1602705951670
- Start Date:
- End Date:
Area Description
South Fork Eel River Watershed
Location Information
- Basin: Northern California Coastal (180101)
- Subbasin: Lower Eel (18010105)
- Watershed: Price Creek-Eel River (1801010510)
- Subwatershed: Bear Creek-Eel River (180101051001)
- State: California
- Recovery Domain: N Central California Coast
- Latitude: 40.3560198
- Longitude: -123.9196382
ESU
- California Coastal Chinook Salmon ESU
- Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Salmon ESU
- Northern California Steelhead DPS
Map
Photos
Metrics
Metrics
- E.0
Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
- . . E.0.a
RM&E Funding 63,828.00
- . . E.0.b
| Complement habitat restoration project | |
| None |
- . . E.0.c
| Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment. | |
| National Marine Fisheries Service. 2016. Coastal Multispecies Recovery Plan. National Marine Fisheries Service, West Coast Region, Santa Rosa, California. |
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Number of Cooperating Organizations 1
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| Name Of Cooperating Organizations. | |
| AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards |
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Number of reports prepared 1
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| Name Of Report | |
| Loomis, C. 2021 (In Draft). Results of Regional Spawning Ground Surveys and Estimates of Salmonid Redd Abundance in the South Fork Eel River, Humboldt and Mendocino Counties California, 2020-2021. California Department of Fish and Wildlife Technical Report. |
- . . E.1
MonitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . E.1.a
Monitoring funding 63,828.00
- . . . . E.1.b.1
Stream Miles Monitored 80.00
- . . . . E.1.b.2
Acres of Watershed Area Monitored 441,600.0
- . . . . 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 80.00
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Redd countsY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.4.a
# miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for redds 80.00
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Carcass countsY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.5.a
# miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Carcasses 80.00
- . . . . E.1.d
| Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program | |
| Adams, P.B., L.B. Boydstun, S.P. Gallagher, M.K. Lacy, T. McDonald, and K.E. Shaffer.2011. California coastal salmonid population monitoring: strategy, design, and methods. Fish Bulletin 180. California Department of Fish and Game. 82 pp. |
1602706494300
- Worksite Identifier: 1602706494300
- Start Date:
- End Date:
Area Description
The Main Stem Lower Eel River SONAR
Location Information
- Basin: Northern California Coastal (180101)
- Subbasin: Lower Eel (18010105)
- Watershed: Basin Creek-Eel River (1801010505)
- Subwatershed: Cameron Creek-Eel River (180101050502)
- State: California
- Recovery Domain: N Central California Coast
- Latitude: 40.3405941
- Longitude: -123.8686604
ESU
- California Coastal Chinook Salmon ESU
- Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Salmon ESU
- Northern California Steelhead DPS
Map
Photos
Metrics
Metrics
- E.0
Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
- . . E.0.a
RM&E Funding 63,828.00
- . . E.0.b
| Complement habitat restoration project | |
| None |
- . . E.0.c
| Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment. | |
| Lacy et al. 2016. CDFW Plan for Assessment and Management of the California Coastal Chinook Salmon. Fisheries Administrative Report. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries Branch |
- . . E.0.d.1
Number of Cooperating Organizations 3
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| Name Of Cooperating Organizations. | |
| Trout Unlimited, NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region, California Trout |
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Number of reports prepared 1
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| Name Of Report | |
| Kajtaniak, D. and K. Roberts. 2021 (In Draft). Sonar Estimation of California Coastal (CC) Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and Northern California (NC) Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Abundance in the Lower Mainstem Eel River, Humboldt County, California 2020-2021. California Department of Fish and Wildlife Technical Report. |
- . . E.1
MonitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . E.1.a
Monitoring funding 63,828.00
- . . . . E.1.b.1
Stream Miles Monitored 153.00
- . . . . E.1.b.2
Acres of Watershed Area Monitored 536,000.0
- . . . . 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 153.00
- . . . . E.1.d
| Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program | |
| Adams, P.B., L.B. Boydstun, S.P. Gallagher, M.K. Lacy, T. McDonald, and K.E. Shaffer.2011. California coastal salmonid population monitoring: strategy, design, and methods. Fish Bulletin 180. California Department of Fish and Game. 82 pp. |
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