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Smolt Monitoring Program:Overview and Data
Collection (SMP Traps)
Brandon R. ChockleySMP Pre-Season Meeting
Feb. 11, 2015
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Goals of the SMP
Provide real-time data on juvenile salmonids to Fisheries Managers in support of in-season management decisions
Provide a time-series of data for evaluation of effects of changing conditions on fish migration (timing, survival, travel time).
Implement Gas Bubble Trauma Monitoring Program
Implement 11 RPA’s from 2014 Biological Opinion
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Three Components of the SMP
1. PIT-tag marking at Hatcheries Wells Hatchery (WDFW) – CH0 Leavenworth NFH (USFWS) – CH1 Priest Rapids (WDFW) – CH0 Dworshak NFH (USFWS/NPT) - ST
2. PIT-tag marking at Traps and Rock Island Imnaha River Trap (NPT) – CH1 and ST Grande Ronde River Trap (ODFW) – CH1 & ST Snake River Trap (IDFG) – CH1 & ST Salmon River Trap (IDFG) – CH1 & ST Rock Island Dam (Chelan PUD) – CH1, CH0,
ST, SO3
Target PIT-tag Totals for SMPSite
WildST
Hatch. ST
Wild CH1
Hatch.CH1
Hatch.CH0
Unk.CH1
Unk.CH0
Unk.SO
GRNTRP 1,200 3,600 2,800 1,400
RI2BYP 1,200 2,800 4,000 4,800 3,400
SALTRP 1,400 3,400 3,200 4,000
SNKTRP 1,400 3,600 2,800 3,600
IMNTRP 5,000 10,000
DWOR NFH 1,500
WELH 6,000
PRDH 3,000
LEAV NFH 15,000
Cooperation with Comparative Survival Study Wild CH1 from traps are pre-assigned to 70% Monitor-Mode
and 30% Return-to-River Wild ST from traps are pre-assigned to 50% Monitor-Mode and
50% Return-to-River Hatchery ST from DWOR NFH are pre-assigned to 70%
monitor-mode and 30% Return-to-river 4
Three Components of the SMP
3. Fish sampling at SMP Traps & Bypass Facilities Snake Basin Traps: Imnaha River Trap (NPT),
Grande Ronde River Trap (ODFW), Salmon River Trap (IDFG), Snake River Trap (IDFG),
Snake Bypass Facilities: Lower Granite Dam (WDFW/PSMFC), Little Goose Dam (ODFW), Lower Monumental Dam (WDFW/PSMFC)
Upper Columbia Bypass Facility: Rock Island Dam (Chelan PUD)
Lower Columbia Bypass Facilities: McNary Dam (WDFW/PSMFC), John Day Dam (PSMFC), Bonneville Dam (PSMFC) 5
2015 Sampling Schedule and Data Collection - Traps
Site When Sampling Data Collected
Salmon River Trap (WTB)
• ~3/5-~5/26 (5 days per week)
• Samples of target salmonids and lamprey
• Descaling and mortality on target species
• Samples of incidentals
• PIT-taggingoHatchery and wild Chinook
and steelhead at WTB, LEW, GRN
oWild Chinook and steelhead at IMN
Snake River Trap (LEW)
• ~3/5-~5/26(7 days per week)
Grande Ronde River Trap (GRN)
• ~3/5-~5/26(7 days per week)
Imnaha River Trap (IMN)
• SMP reporting: ~early March-mid-July
(7 days per week)
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2015 Sampling Schedule and Data Collection – Bypass Facilities
Site When Sampling Data Collected
LGR • 3/26-10/31(24-hr, every day) • Samples of target salmonids and lamprey
• Descaling and mortality on target species
• Samples of incidentals
• Condition subsampleoSalmonids only at LGR, LGS, & LMNoSalmonids and Lamprey at MCN
• GBT MonitoringoOnce-per-week at LGR, LGS, & LMNoTwice-per-week at MCN
LGS • 4/1-Start of Transport(??-hr, every-other-day)• Start of Transport – 10/31(24-hr, every day)
LMN • 4/1-4/11 (??-hr, every-3rd-day)• 4/12-Start of Transport(??-hr, every-other-day)• Start of Transport – 10/1 (24-hr, every day)
MCN • Early April-10/1(24-hr, every-other-day)
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2015 Sampling Schedule and Data Collection – Bypass Facilities
Site When Sampling Data Collected
JDA • 4/1-9/15(24-hr, every day)• High Temps(6-hr, twice-per-week)
• Samples of target salmonids and lamprey
• Descaling and mortality on target species
• Samples of incidentals
• Condition subsample on salmonids and lamprey (JDA and BON only)
• Twice-per-week GBT (BON and RIS Only)
BON • ~3/5-10/31(24-hr, every day)• High Temps(24-hr, every-other-day)
RIS • 4/1-8/31(24-hr, every day)
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Information to Collect on Target Species (Salmonids and Lamprey)
Species identification Special species (salmonids only) Marks, clips, and tags (salmonids only) Descaling (salmonids only) Mortality
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Information to Collect on SmoltsSpecies Identification
Salmonid identification – Use the PSMFC publication “Columbia River Basin Juvenile Fish Field Guide”. FPC has copies or contact Rick for copies
Lamprey identification – Use USFWS guide Available on FPC FTP web-site (ftp://
ftp.fpc.org/FPC32.net/Manuals/Lamprey%20ID%20card.pdf)
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Species – Chinook (CH) All Chinook should have an Age Code
Yearling Chinook Age Code = 1 Subyearling Chinook Age Code = 0
Age code useful in determining spring/summer vs. fall Chinook, except holdovers and Lyons Ferry releases.
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Species – Chinook (CH) Cont’d…
Holdover (HO) - used for yearling Fall Chinook; typically >160mm and typically observed in April and May
Lyons Ferry (LF) – used for yearling fall Chinook reared at Lyons Ferry Hatchery and released from Lyons Ferry Hatchery or at acclimation sites above Lower Granite Dam. This code should only be used at Snake River sites that can positively identify Lyons Ferry releases of yearling fall Chinook .
Fry (FR) – used for Chinook < 60 mm (Age Code = 0)
Three Special Species Codes are applicable to Chinook
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Species – Steelhead (ST)
Only applicable Special Species Code for steelhead is Eroded Fin (EF)
EF is used only with unclipped steelhead if the dorsal fin or paired fins are clearly eroded as a result of hatchery rearing.
May encounter Rainbow trout - use the less streamlined shape and the non-silvery color characteristics to identify rainbow trout and enter these as Incidental Species 13
Species – Sockeye (SO)
Only applicable Special Species Code for sockeye is Fry (FR) (≤60 mm)
In general, sockeye ≥200 mm are considered kokanee and should be entered as Incidental Species, UNLESS they are clipped, CWT, and/or PIT-tagged Exception to this at RIS
Sockeye >450 mm (18 inches) should be considered adult sockeye fallbacks and entered as Incidental Species
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Species – Coho (CO)
Only applicable Special Species Code for coho is Fry (FR) (≤ 60 mm)
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Species – Lamprey Juveniles
Five possible species codes for lamprey juveniles
AB = Ammocoete (Brook) AP = Ammocoete (Pacific) AS = Ammocoete (Unknown) MP = Macropthalmia (Pacific) LU = Lamprey sp. (unidentified) No Special Species Codes are applicable for
lamprey juveniles16
Clips, Marks, and Tags
Clips – Adipose, right ventral, left ventral, or any combination Clips are recorded in Catch Detail and touch screen
CWT – LGR, LGS, LMN, and traps will examine all unclipped Chinook (CH1 & CH0), coho and sockeye for coded-wire-tags. CWT are recorded in Catch Detail and touch screen Try to avoid false CWT scans on PIT-tags
EL – In 2015 ALL SMP sites will collect elastomer data on Yearling Chinook and Steelhead EL are recorded in Mark/Recap
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Descaling
Examine all fish for descaling (except fry and lamprey juveniles)
Fish are either descaled (>20% on 1 side) or not descaled.
No additional information about presence or absence of predator marks required
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Mortality Sample Morts - sample tank/room
mortalities and GBT mortalities that died after being removed from the separator. Mortalities are NOT examined for descaling.
All sample morts encountered by SMP personnel whould be examined for PIT-tags If PIT-tagged, “Mort” file should be submitted to
PTAGIS PIT-tag Morts - mortalities due to PIT
tagging operations
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SMP Protocols, Data Entry Programs and Manuals
Fish Passage Center FTP site provides links to updates SMP protocols and manuals and newest versions of data entry programs: Protocols and Manuals:
SMP - ftp://ftp.fpc.org/FPC32.net/Manuals/GBT - ftp://ftp.fpc.org/GBT/
Pre-season Meeting Presentations: ftp://ftp.fpc.org/FPC32.net/Preseason%20Presentations/
Data Entry Programs: FPC32.net - ftp://ftp.fpc.org/FPC32.net/GBT.net - ftp://ftp.fpc.org/GBT/ 20