Information Needs for the Integrated F&W

Program (ESA and Power Act)

Jim Geiselman - BPA

Why do we need information? Answer key management questions

for planning, implementation, performance tracking, and adaptive management

Required for Cost-Effective Management and Implementation of the F&W Program, ESA BiOps and Recovery Plans

Key Management Questions Driving Information Needs

Are we meeting biological and programmatic performance objectives?

What are the limiting factors and relationships that determine biological performance?

What is the effectiveness of different actions at addressing these limiting factors?

Types of Information Needed to Answer Management

Questions Population abundance and productivityPopulation abundance and productivity Life stage specific survival levelsLife stage specific survival levels Habitat conditions and limiting factorsHabitat conditions and limiting factors Effect of actions on population and habitat Effect of actions on population and habitat

conditionsconditions Scientific relationships driving population Scientific relationships driving population

and habitat performanceand habitat performance Intensity, timing, and location of actionsIntensity, timing, and location of actions

The Information (RM&E) Framework

Management Questions and Information Needs for Strategic Focus

Standard Definitions for RM&E Projects Standard Design, Sampling, and Data

Management Protocols Responsibilities, Commitments, and Cost

Sharing Agreements A Structure or Plan(s) for Organizing

Framework Components

RM&E Framework Components Management Questions

Information Needs

Cost Sharing Agencies

Tributary Habitat RM&E      

Tributary Status and Trend Monitoring      

Tributary Action Effectiveness Research      

Tributary Uncertainties Research      

Hydrosystem RM&E      

Hydrosystem Status and Trend Monitoring

     

Hydrosystem Action Effectiveness Research

     

Hydrosystem Uncertainties Research      

Fish Population Performance MetricsFish Population Performance Metrics

INDICATORS: Survival, Abundance, Productivity, INDICATORS: Survival, Abundance, Productivity, Distribution, Diversity Distribution, Diversity

MONITORED ATTRIBUTE:MONITORED ATTRIBUTE: ReddsRedds Spawners or carcassesSpawners or carcasses Weir or dam countsWeir or dam counts Age – otolith, scale, or fish lengthAge – otolith, scale, or fish length Sex ratioSex ratio Hatchery proportionHatchery proportion Hatchery originHatchery origin GeneticsGenetics Number of Smolts, Fry, or ParrNumber of Smolts, Fry, or Parr

Hydro Fish Performance Hydro Fish Performance MetricsMetrics

INDICATORS: Juvenile and Adult survival – dam, INDICATORS: Juvenile and Adult survival – dam, project, system-level, in-river, transport, and project, system-level, in-river, transport, and latent mortalitylatent mortality

MONITORED ATTRIBUTE:MONITORED ATTRIBUTE: Juvenile and Adult PIT TagsJuvenile and Adult PIT Tags Radio and Acoustic TagsRadio and Acoustic Tags Coded Wire TagsCoded Wire Tags Hydro AcousticsHydro Acoustics Smolt numbers, size and conditionSmolt numbers, size and condition Transport proportionsTransport proportions Predation ratesPredation rates

Hydro EnvironmentalHydro Environmental Performance Metrics Performance Metrics

Monitored Attribute:Monitored Attribute: FlowFlow Water velocityWater velocity SpillSpill Total dissolved gasTotal dissolved gas TemperatureTemperature TurbidityTurbidity Water chemistry Water chemistry

Tributary Habitat Performance MetricsTributary Habitat Performance MetricsMONITORED ATRRIBUTES:MONITORED ATRRIBUTES: Valley characteristics: valley bottom types, valley widths Valley characteristics: valley bottom types, valley widths

and gradients, valley containment, road density, land and gradients, valley containment, road density, land ownership, land useownership, land use

Channel characteristics: bed-form types, channel types, Channel characteristics: bed-form types, channel types, gradient, width/depth ratio, stabilitygradient, width/depth ratio, stability

Riparian vegetation: structure, disturbance, canopy coverRiparian vegetation: structure, disturbance, canopy cover Habitat access: dams and diversionsHabitat access: dams and diversions Stream flowsStream flows Habitat quality: substrate, embeddedness, large woody Habitat quality: substrate, embeddedness, large woody

debris, pools, off-channel habitat, fish coverdebris, pools, off-channel habitat, fish cover Water quality: Temperature, Turbidity, Conductivity, pH, Water quality: Temperature, Turbidity, Conductivity, pH,

Dissolved Oxygen, Nutrients, Toxic Pollutants and Heavy Dissolved Oxygen, Nutrients, Toxic Pollutants and Heavy MetalsMetals

Macro-invertebrate and fish assemblagesMacro-invertebrate and fish assemblages Index of Biotic IntegrityIndex of Biotic Integrity

Performance Metrics for Performance Metrics for Estuary/Ocean HabitatEstuary/Ocean Habitat

Hatchery Hatchery HarvestHarvest

PredatorsPredatorsInvasive SpeciesInvasive Species

WildlifeWildlife

StreamNet Support StreamNet Support OpportunitiesOpportunities

BiOp and Fish and Wildlife Program BiOp and Fish and Wildlife Program Performance Metrics DataPerformance Metrics Data

Environmental Background DataEnvironmental Background Data Monitoring Activities Survey (Log)/ReportsMonitoring Activities Survey (Log)/Reports Monitoring Protocols – Communication, Monitoring Protocols – Communication,

Distribution, OutreachDistribution, Outreach Data Management Protocols – Document, Data Management Protocols – Document,

Administer, SupportAdminister, Support