FY 2023 Squaxin Island Tribe South Sound Spawner Surveys

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

Monitoring
Project ID23-SQUAX-01
Recovery DomainsPuget Sound
Start Date07/01/2025
End Date06/30/2026
Year2023
StatusNew
Last Edited01/16/2025
 
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Description    


As part of continuous monitoring, the Tribe proposes to place a panel weir trap in Cranberry Creek and rotary screw traps in Goldsborough, Skookum, and Mill Creeks. Traps will be placed in March, fished 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and removed in June to target out-migrating coho smolts.



Information obtained includes the number of smolts, length, condition, and migration timing. While coho is the species of interest, all fish and amphibians will be enumerated and measured. The trapping program has been targeted toward systems with substantial restoration and conservation potential.



This project will also support spawning escapement surveys on Spring, Malaney, Uncle Johns, Campell, Mill, Deer, Johns, Skookum, Elson, Bishop, Little Rock, Gosnell, Goldsborough, North Goldsborough, and Coffee Creeks from September to December. Surveys occur bi-monthly on coho reaches to gather data on coded wire tags, fin clips, scale samples, length, run timing, and run size. The project will specifically conduct live adult counts and carcass surveys.

Project Benefit    


Ongoing juvenile monitoring of out-migrating coho smolts and the returning escapement measures productivity and survival as well as providing information on freshwater restoration efforts. This information is essential to managing harvest and for planning and monitoring the effectiveness of habitat restoration efforts.







The adult monitoring continues to contribute to our knowledge of wild coho production and marine survival. The project will specifically inform on health, timing, and most importantly on marine survival of coho within South Sound. Information provided will be used to guide restoration efforts within Deep South Sound Inlets

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed

Funding Details

SourceFunds
PCSRF$152,786
Report Total:$152,786


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Area Description
Deep South Puget Sound west of Henderson Inlet in WRIA’s 13 and 14. Spring, Malaney, Uncle Johns, Campell, Mill, Deer, Johns, Skookum, Elson, Bishop, Little Rock, Gosnell, Goldsborough, North Goldsborough, and Coffee Creeks.

Location Information

  • Basin: Puget Sound (171100)
  • Subbasin: Puget Sound (17110019)
  • Watershed: Goldsborough Creek-Frontal Puget Sound (1711001906)
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  • State: Washington
  • Recovery Domain: Puget Sound
  • Latitude: 47.124694
  • Longitude: -123.083439

ESU

  • Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Coho 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 .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.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared
    •      . . E.0.e.2
      Name Of Report
    •      . . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding
      •      . . . . 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
      •      . . . . 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.c.5 Carcass countsY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.5.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Carcasses
        •      . . . . E.1.d
          Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program