Acoustic Telemetry: Adult Spring-Run/Fall-Run

Chinook Salmon On The Lower Yuba River

5/19/2010 - 12/2/2010

Leslie AlberPhoto by J.d. Richey

Objective

To determine spatial and temporal distributions

• immigration period (spring)• holding period (spring through fall)• spawning period (fall)

Photo by J.d. Richey

Methods

Hook and Line Sampling Tagged 41 Adult Chinook

Salmon 30 Spring-Run

May 19, 2010 – June 11, 2010 11 Fall-Run

August 23, 2010 – October 27, 2010

Photo by J.d. Richey

Floy TaggedGenetic Sample (Caudal Fin Clip)

- Vemco V13 transmitters via esophageal/gastric insertion

Random repeat intervals of 30-90 secPhoto by J.d. Richey

Fork & Total Length

Photo by J.d. Richey

Body Depth & Head Length

Photo by J.d. Richey

Photo by J.d. Richey

Photo by J.d. Richey

Photo by J.d. Richey

Photo by J.d. RicheyPhoto by J.d. Richey

Methods

Passive Tracking

VEMCO VR2W Monitoring Receivers

• 23 VR2Ws from the Yuba River/Feather River Confluence to Englebright Dam

• Downloaded and maintained by Jonathan Nelson, Russ Bellmer and The Heritage & Wild

Trout Program

Photo by Jonathan Nelson Photo by Jonathan Nelson

Active Tracking

• VEMCO VR100 mobile tracking receivers

w/ VH100 directional hydrophones

By Jet Boat

WeeklyJune 1, 2010 to December

2, 2010

By Pontoon Boat

Study Area

Marysville Reach

RM 0 - 3.1

Hallwood ReachRM 3.1 – 8.0

Daguerre Point Dam ReachRM 8.0 – 11.0

Dry Creek ReachRM 11.0 – 13.3

Parks Bar ReachRM 13.3 – 17.6Timbuctoo Bend Reach

RM 17.6 – 21.1

Narrows Reach

RM 21.1 – 22.3

Englebright Dam ReachRM 22.3 – 23.1

30 17

15

2

13

2

1

1

Spring-Run Chinook Salmon

Detected

Detected above DPD

Detected in the Englebright Reach

Did not move downstream before

passing DPD

Moved downstream

before passing DPD

Detected in the Feather River

Upstream most detection in the Narrows Reach

Recovered at River Mile 16.4

30

Spring-Run Chinook Salmon Tracked In The Lower Yuba River

1

30

12

5

7 4

Spring-Run Chinook Salmon

detected

Not detected above DPD

Only detected in the DPD plunge pool and at 05

Moved downstream from tagging location

Last detected in the Feather River

Spring-Run Chinook Salmon Tracked In The Lower Yuba River

11

7

4

13

Fall-RunChinook Salmon

detected Detected above DPD

Detected in the Englebright Reach

Upstream most detection in the Narrows Reach

Moved downstream before passing DPD

Fall-Run Chinook Salmon Tracked In The Lower Yuba River

11

Fall-Run Chinook Salmon

detected

4

1

1

2 1

Not detected above DPD

Only Detected at tagging location

(RM 7.5)

Moved upstream from tagging location

Moved downstream from tagging location

Last detected in the Feather River

Fall-Run Chinook Salmon Tracked In The Lower Yuba River

Spring-Run

Fall-Run

Number of Days Spent In The DPD Plunge Pool (Spring-Run)

Number of Days Spent In The DPD Plunge Pool (Fall-Run)

North Side South Side

North Side South Side

Average Min Max

# of Fish Dominantly @

Overall Percentage

# of Passes Between the North and South Sides of DPD

Percentage of Detections - DPD Plunge PoolNorth (DPD 01) vs. South (DPD 02)

2010 Spring-RunFall-Run2009 Spring-Run

16 9

76% 24%

18 0 138

318

411

56%55% 45%

44%

521

00

2102

Photo by J.d. Richey

18 Spring-Run

7 Fall-Run

Ladder Use North vs. South

Spring-Run

11

North Ladder South Ladder Unknown 6 1

Fall-Run 4 2 12009 Spring-Run 2

30 1

South

North

• By September 13, 2010 (Date of first marked redd) 14 of 17 Spring-Run Chinook Salmon were detected above the Hwy 20 Bridge

• By September 19, 2010 the remaining 3 were detected above the Hwy 20 Bridge

• Between September 21, 2010 and November 3, 2010 all 7 Fall-Run Chinook Salmon were detected above the Hwy 20 Bridge

Above the Hwy 20 Bridge

Below the Hwy 20 Bridge

Recovered Acoustic Tags

Recovered on the Feather River – 1 in river and 1 at the hatchery

Index Area Redd Survey Site

Hammon Grove

Narrows Reach Englebright Dam Reach

S

pri

ng

-R

un

17 15

# of days detectedAvg. Min Max

# of days detectedAvg. Min Max

11 1 43 11 2 23

7# of days detectedAvg. Min Max

3 2 4

4# of days detectedAvg. Min Max

3 2 5Fall-

Run

Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Spring-Run Chinook Salmon

Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Fall-Run Chinook Salmon

Simpson Lane Bridge

Daguerre Point Dam

Englebright Dam

Hwy 20 Bridge

Narrows Pool

Timbuctoo Bend

Lower Yuba River Movement of Adult Spring-Run and Fall-Run Chinook Salmon

1 23

4

5

610

111

7

8

9

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

302

34

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Week 15/16/2010 – 5/22/2010

Week 25/23/2010 – 5/29/2010

Week 35/30/2010 –

6/5/2010

3

13

9

15

Week 46/6/2010 – 6/12/2010

Week 56/13/2010 – 6/19/2010

21

22

Week 66/20/2010 – 6/26/2010

19

29

Week 76/27/2010 –

7/3/2010

Week 87/4/2010 – 7/10/2010

27

Week 97/11/2010 – 7/17/2010

7

14

Week 107/18/2010 – 7/24/2010

Week 117/25/2010 – 7/31/2010

8

9

10

14

14

18

Week 128/1/2010 – 8/7/2010

Week 138/8/2010 – 8/14/2010

15

21

Week 148/15/2010 – 8/21/2010

Week 158/22/2010 – 8/28/2010

8

8

820

21

27

Week 168/29/2010 –

9/4/2010

7

2

11

Week 179/5/2010 – 9/11/2010

3

7

9

13

Week 189/12/2010 – 9/18/2010

33

7

Week 199/19/2010 – 9/25/2010

15

15

19

5

20

5

916

17

26

29

1

Week 209/26/2010 – 10/2/2010

5

1516 19

12

19

29

29

Week 2110/3/2010 – 10/9/2010

6

10

12

16

29

29

29

12

29

Week 2210/10/2010 – 10/16/2010

Week 2310/17/2010 – 10/23/2010

12 12

21

29

Week 2410/24/2010 – 10/30/2010

3

7

Week 2510/31/2010 –

11/6/2010

5

6

8

8

9

Week 2611/7/2010 – 11/13/2010

Week 2711/14/2010 – 11/20/2010

Week 2811/21/2010 – 11/27/2010

Week 2911/28/2010 –

12/4/2010Week of first marked redd

• Jen Bergman, Casey Campos, Derek Givens, Ryan Greathouse, Naoaki Ikemiyagi, Duane Massa, Bryan

Nelson, Ann Sugiura & Kyle Thompson (PSMFC Yuba River Crew)

• Russ Bellmer, Roger Bloom, Brian Hennes, Jonathan Nelson,

and The Heritage & Wild Trout Program

• River Management Team

• Land Owners (UC Davis Extension, Cordua Irrigation District, PG&E, Yuba Recreation Inc.)

Acknowledgments

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