2023 Juvenile Salmonid Outmigration Monitoring along Middle Klamath River and Lower Salmon River
Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)
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Karuk-2023-03 Outmigration | N CA - S Oregon | 09/01/2023 | 09/30/2025 | 2023 | Ongoing | 05/03/2024 | |
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Description
The Karuk Tribe will operate outmigrant traps in the lower Salmon River and Klamath River near Big Bar and Kinsmans Creek. The Karuk Tribe will work in cooperation with the US Fish and Wildlife Service at trapping sites located in the upper Klamath River near Kinsman Creek. This river reach is the primary rearing reach for juvenile chinook and coho salmon spawning below Iron Gate Dam and will be critical for understanding salmon populations after dam removal. The Kinsman site also monitors a large population of juvenile fish emigrating from the Shasta River. In recent years, droughts, low flows and fish disease are major limiting factors for juvenile salmonid production. Other work includes beach seining, fish health sample collection and weekly trap catch efficiencies. The Tribe will actively coordinate efforts with US Fish and Wildlife Service and Salmon River Restoration Council including input of data and upgrade the current Microsoft Access database.
Project Benefit
Project Objective: Monitor salmon populations at the watershed scale in the Klamath and Salmon River watersheds. Determine annual juvenile salmon production, outmigration timing, evaluate real-time fish health conditions, growth rates, migration rates and assists with development of flow based fish production models.Project Benefit: The project will provide data to long term Chinook salmon production monitoring efforts that have been ongoing in the Klamath River for the past 25 years. The project monitors salmon populations over a large geographic scale or entire watershed scale. The project will specifically benefit Chinook salmon production modeling efforts conducted by the Karuk Tribe and US Fish and Wildlife Service where model inputs are based on real out-migrant catch data and model outputs can be verified by real monitoring data.
Accomplishments
Research and Monitoring |
Stream Miles Monitored |
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80.00 |
Funding Details |
PCSRF | $92,389 |
Report Total: | $92,389 |
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Worksites
1
- Worksite Identifier: 1
- Start Date: 03/15/2024
- End Date: 05/03/2024
Area Description
Mid Klamath River
Location Information
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- State: California
- Recovery Domain: N CA - S Oregon
- Latitude: 41.80564333273728
- Longitude: -123.01742076873522
ESU
- Southern Oregon / Northern California Coastal Chinook Salmon ESU
- Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Salmon ESU
- Klamath Mountains Province Steelhead DPS
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Metrics
Metrics
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Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
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RM&E Funding .00
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Number of reports prepared
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MonitoringY (Y/N)
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Monitoring funding
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Stream Miles Monitored
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Acres of Watershed Area Monitored
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Salmonid smolt or fry monitoringY (Y/N)
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# miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Salmonid smolt or fry
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