Cowlitz Fisheries and Watershed Science Annual Conference June 21, 2018
Conference Housekeeping Sign-In, Agendas, Snacks, Beverages, Lunch Cell Phones Silenced Restrooms and Exits Garbage/Recycling
Conference Ground Rules
Conference Ground Rules This is a Science Conference Breaks for additional interaction and discussion, Posters/Demonstrations Take sidebars downstairs/outside Future Public Forums for Policy Discussions
Conference Ground Rules Presentation Format Introduction Presentation (15-20 minutes) Questions (5 minutes), Raise Hand Presentations will be posted online
Conference Purpose History/Purpose of Cowlitz Projects Provide Information and Results from Current Cowlitz Monitoring, Evaluation and Actions. Generate Questions and Discussion
Information Fish Management Monitoring And Evaluation Questions
Presenters and Posters Cowlitz Indian Tribe Tacoma Power Mount Hood Environmental Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Washington Idaho Oregon
Fisheries Terms Anadromy (Anadromous) Fish move from saltwater to freshwater to spawn as adults. Smolts Out-migrating juvenile salmonids that have undergone physiological changes to prepare them for life in saltwater Silvery appearance Black banding
Fisheries Terms NOR Natural Origin Recruits HOR Hatchery Origin Recruits phos proportion Hatchery Origin Spawners pnob proportion Natural Origin Brood PNI proportion Natural Influence = pnob/(phos+pnob)
Cowlitz River Watershed Cowlitz River Watershed N Cowlitz Steelhead Hatchery Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery Mossyrock Trout Hatchery Tilton River Upper Cowlitz River Lower Cowlitz River CRST Toutle River Mayfield Dam Mossyrock Dam Cowlitz Falls Dam & CFFF Cispus River Columbia River Coweeman River
Cowlitz River
Mayfield Dam - 1962 Photo from TPU
Mossyrock Dam - 1968
Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery Purposes of Hatcheries Replace Production from Lost Habitat Sustainable Fisheries Genetic Bank Cowlitz Trout Hatchery
Cowlitz Falls Dam 1994/1996
Legal Licensing and ESA Mayfield and Mossyrock Dams (Cowlitz River Project- FERC # 2016) Tacoma Power Cowlitz Falls Dam (FERC # 2833) Lewis County PUD w/bpa Power Purchase NMFS ESA Section 7 Biological Opinions Cowlitz River Project (2004) Cowlitz Falls Dam (2009)
Cowlitz River ESA Listed Populations Lower Columbia River, Threatened Winter Steelhead - 1998 Chinook (spring and fall) - 1999 Coho - 2005 Chum 2005 Eulachon - 2008
Tacoma Power Settlement Agreement 2000 Focus on Recovery of Natural Populations Meet Fisheries Obligations by: Provide Effective Juvenile and Adult Passage o 95% Fish Passage Survival (75% min with BAT) o 95% FPS Mayfield Dam Improve Habitat Maintain Hatchery Production Replace Unavoidable Losses Sustainable Fisheries
More Plans Fisheries and Hatcheries Management Plan 2006, 2011 update, 2016-18 update Monitoring and Evaluation Annual Project Review to set Hatchery Production LCFRB/NOAA Recovery Plan WDFW Fisheries and Hatchery Reform Policy Hatchery Scientific Review Group guidelines
HSRG Guidelines Fit Hatchery Production to Natural Population Population Type Integrated or Segregated Primary, Contributing, Stabilizing HSRG Rule Sets Natural Population Abundance This is what we estimate, Here is where data is used for management!
Population Recovery Designations Primary PNI>0.67, phos<5% or phos,pnob/2 Contributing PNI>0.60, phos <10% or pnob Stabilizing phos
PNI Natural Environment Hatchery Environment
Hatchery Production must fit with Size of Natural Population Size of Natural Population Size of Hatchery Program
How To Increase Natural Population? Recolonize Habitat Restore Passage (e.g. Upper Cowlitz) Improve Passage (e.g. Tilton River) Remove Barriers (e.g. Culverts) Improve Habitat Reduce Harvest Improve Fitness/Productivity
Acknowledgments Chehalis Veteran's Museum Tacoma Power Cowlitz FTC BPA/LCPUD Presenters Attendees
Questions?