mark schuck joe bumgarner washington department of fish and wildlife
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Lyons Ferry Stock Summer Steelhead Program Review SnAKE , TUCANNON, WALLA WALLA, AND TOUCHET RIVER BASINS. Mark Schuck Joe Bumgarner Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Program Goals. SAR = 0.5%, SAS = 1.5%. Management Objectives. Establish steelhead broodstock(s) to meet egg needs - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
LYONS FERRY STOCK SUMMER STEELHEAD PROGRAM REVIEW
SNAKE, TUCANNON, WALLA WALLA,AND TOUCHET RIVER BASINS
Mark SchuckJoe Bumgarner
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Program Goals
Location
Original SmoltGoals
Current Smolt Goals
Adult Goal to Project
Area
Total Adult Goal
Snake River 126,000 160,000 630 1,890Tucannon 175,000 0 876 2,628
Walla Walla 180,000 100,000 900 2,700Touchet 150,000 85,000 750 2,250
Grande Ronde 300,000 200,000 1500 4,500TOTALS 931,000 545,000 4,656 13,968
SAR = 0.5%, SAS = 1.5%
Management Objectives
Establish steelhead broodstock(s) to meet egg needs
Return adult steelhead to the Columbia, Snake, and tributary rivers which meets LSRCP goals
Improve or re-establish sport fisheries
Maintain and enhance natural populations of steelhead and other native salmonids
Coordinate actions with other basin managers
Management Objectives(additional or amended)
Monitor the status and trends of natural steelhead populations where LSRCP fish might have affects
Program is compliant with ESA (HGMP’s, FMEP’s)
Program is compliant with WDFW Hatchery Policies to protect and recover wild stocks
Steelhead Management Driversin Southeast Washington
LSRCP US v OR
Wild Fish Protection& ESA Recovery
RM&E
Washington Oregon
Walla Walla River
Tucannon River
Asotin Cr.
Clearwater River
Columbia River
Palouse River
Touchet River
ICH
LMNLGO
LGR Idaho
Grande Ronde R.
Snake R.
Snake R.
Snake R.
Lyons Ferry Hatchery
WDFW Lyons Ferry Stock Hatchery Facilities
Dayton AP CurlLake AP
Trapping and Spawning
Lyons Ferry Fish Hatchery
Broodstock Origin and History
BroodYear
Wallowa Stock
(ODFW)
WellsStock
(WDFW)
Lyons Ferry Stock
(WDFW)1981 28,0001982 51,000 432,0001983 214,000 428,0001984 222,000 389,0001985 81,000 638,0001986 51,000 317,000 380,000
Smolts released into the Snake, Tucannon, Walla Walla and Touchet Rivers
*Based on releases by stock and returns to Lyons Ferry, we estimate that the LFH stock is 80-85% Wells stock origin
Adult Trapping @ Lyons Ferry
85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 110
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000Hatchery Wild
Run Year
Num
ber o
f Fis
h
LFH Broodstock Trapping and Spawning
7/27/17 8/1
8/168/31
9/159/30
10/1510/30
11/1411/29
12/1412/29
1/131/28
2/122/27
3/143/29
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
Run
Year
Disposition of Trapped Adults at LFH (1996-2012 BY)
Killed - Not Used8%
Returned to Snake River
66%
Pre-Spawn Mortality
15%
Spawned12%
Coded-Wire Tag Recoveriesat LFH (1999-2012 BY)
LFH / Lyons Ferry; 48.40%
LFH / Walla Walla, 18.90%
LFH / Tucannon; 12.60%
LFH / Touchet; 19.20%
WAL / Cottonwood,0.40%
TUC / Tucannon,0.10% IDAHO; 0.30% OREGON; 0.10%
Lyons Ferry StockAge Composition
BY 1994-2006
1-salt2-salt3-salt
BY 1986-1993
1-salt2-salt3-salt
WDFW Lyons Ferry StockEgg to Release Survival
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%Green Egg to Smolt Eyed Egg to Smolt
Brood Year
Surv
ival
Green Egg toSmolt Goal = 65%
Disease/Pathology
89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 120%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%IHNV Detection Coldwater 2004+ IHNV Outbreaks
Brood Year
Dete
ction
of I
HNV
(% o
f Fem
ales
)
Marking/Tagging
100% AD Fin Clip
Portion LV Fin Clip + CWT Minimum 20,000 Tags
PIT Tagged N PurposeBY 1994-2000 350-1,000 Juvenile MigrationBY 2005-Present 9,000-15,000 Adult Returns
Smolt Releases
Wells/Lyons Ferry Stock Releases
Lyons Ferry Hatchery
WashingtonOregon Grande Ronde
River
Walla Walla River
Tucannon River
Asotin Cr.
Clearwater River
Columbia River
Palouse River
Touchet River
ICH
LMNLGO
LGR Idaho
Release Strategies
Dayton AP
Lyons Ferry Curl Lake AP
Wells/LFH Stock Steelhead Tucannon River Releases
83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 07 09 110
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
Release Year
Num
ber o
f Fis
h
Pahsimeroi
Wells/LFH Stock Steelhead Tucannon River Releases
83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 07 09 110
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
Release Year
Num
ber o
f Fis
h
Pahsimeroi
Wells/LFH Stock Steelhead Walla Walla River Releases
83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 07 09 110
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
Release Year
Num
ber o
f Fis
h
Wells
Wells/LFH Stock Steelhead Touchet River Releases
83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 07 09 110
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
Release Year
Num
ber o
f Fis
h
Wells
Wells/LFH Stock Steelhead Touchet River Releases
83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 07 09 110
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
Release Year
Num
ber o
f Fis
h
Wells
Wells/LFH Stock Steelhead Snake River Releases
82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 120
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
Release Year
Num
ber o
f Fis
h
Pahsimeroi
Oxbow
Adult Returns
Lyons Ferry Stock SteelheadAdult Return Goals
LocationAdult Goal to Project Area
Total Adult Goal
Snake River 630 1,890Tucannon River 876 2,628
Walla Walla River 900 2,700Touchet River 750 2,250TOTALS 3,156 9,468
Project Area (Snake/Tucannon) = All Areas within the Snake River Basin
Project Area (Walla/Touchet) = All Areas within the Snake River + Walla Walla River Basin in Washington
LFH Stock Run Timingat Mainstem Dams
6/16/10
6/196/28 7/7
7/167/25 8/3
8/128/21
8/30 9/89/17
9/2610/5
10/1410/23
11/111/10
11/1911/28
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Bonneville Ice Harbor
Date
Tota
l Run
Snake River SteelheadFishery Opens
Smolt-to-Adult Survival (SAS) Wells/LFH Stock Releases
83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 060.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
Snake River Tucannon RiverTouchet River Walla Walla River
Brood Year
Surv
ival
Wells/Lyons Ferry StockTotal Adult Returns (SAS)
85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 090
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
Run Year
Num
ber o
f Fis
h
Total Return Goal
Smolt-to-Adult Return (SAR) Wells/LFH Stock Releases
83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 060.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
Snake River Tucannon RiverTouchet River Walla Walla River
Brood Year
Surv
ival
Wells/Lyons Ferry StockAdult Returns to Project Area (SAR)
85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 090
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
20,000
Run Year
Num
ber o
f Fis
h
Project Area Return Goal
Lyons Ferry StockProgeny:Parent Ratio
19861987
19881989
19901991
19921993
19941995
19961997
19981999
20002001
20022003
20042005
20060
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Brood Year
Prog
eny
: Par
ent R
atio
AVG = 19
IHNV Outbreaks
Adult Harvest and AccountingLFH Stock Releases (2000-2006 BY’s)
Location Sub-AreaRelease Groups
Mean StrayLyons Ferry Tucannon Touchet Walla Walla
Ocean 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
ColumbiaRiver
SportTribalStray HarvestStray Rack
9.54.40.60.1
14.6%
4.00.92.51.3
8.7%
10.53.50.20.2
14.4%
12.21.40.10.1
13.8%0.90.4
1.3%
SnakeRiver
Sport (Below LGD)Sport (Above LGD)TribalStray Harvest (Below LGD)Stray Harvest (Above LGD)Stray Rack (Below LGD)Stray Rack (Above LGD)
19.70.00.06.9
14.70.00.3
41.6%
4.50.00.02.0
35.012.41.2
55.0%
0.00.00.0
22.311.719.80.4
54.2%
0.00.00.0
24.916.322.80.2
64.2%
14.019.413.80.5
47.7%
TributarySport Harvest N/A 31.0% 28.7% 22.0%
Weir Enumeration 43.7% 5.2% 2.6% N/A
Adult Harvest and AccountingLFH Stock Releases (2000-2006 BY’s)
Location Sub-AreaRelease Groups
Mean StrayLyons Ferry Tucannon Touchet Walla Walla
Ocean 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
ColumbiaRiver
SportTribalStray HarvestStray Rack
9.54.40.60.1
14.6%
4.00.92.51.3
8.7%
10.53.50.20.2
14.4%
12.21.40.10.1
13.8%
0.90.4
1.3%
SnakeRiver
Sport (Below LGD)Sport (Above LGD)TribalStray Harvest (Below LGD)Stray Harvest (Above LGD)Stray Rack (Below LGD)Stray Rack (Above LGD)
19.70.00.06.9
14.70.00.3
41.6%
4.50.00.02.0
35.012.41.2
55.0%
0.00.00.0
22.311.719.80.4
54.2%
0.00.00.0
24.916.322.80.2
64.2%
14.019.413.80.5
47.7%
TributarySport Harvest N/A 31.0% 28.7% 22.0%Weir Enumeration 43.7% 5.2% 2.6% N/A
Adult Harvest and AccountingLFH Stock Releases (2000-2006 BY’s)
Location Sub-AreaRelease Groups
Mean StrayLyons Ferry Tucannon Touchet Walla Walla
Ocean 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
ColumbiaRiver
SportTribalStray HarvestStray Rack
9.54.40.60.1
14.6%
4.00.92.51.3
8.7%
10.53.50.20.2
14.4%
12.21.40.10.1
13.8%
0.90.4
1.3%
SnakeRiver
Sport (Below LGD)Sport (Above LGD)TribalStray Harvest (Below LGD)Stray Harvest (Above LGD)Stray Rack (Below LGD)Stray Rack (Above LGD)
19.70.00.06.9
14.70.00.3
41.6%
4.50.00.02.0
35.012.41.2
55.0%
0.00.00.0
22.311.719.80.4
54.2%
0.00.00.0
24.916.322.80.2
64.2%
14.019.413.80.5
47.7%
TributarySport Harvest N/A 31.0% 28.7% 22.0%
Weir Enumeration 43.7% 5.2% 2.6% N/A
Adult Harvest and AccountingLFH Stock Releases (2000-2006 BY’s)
Location Sub-AreaRelease Groups
Mean StrayLyons Ferry Tucannon Touchet Walla Walla
Ocean 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
ColumbiaRiver
SportTribalStray HarvestStray Rack
9.54.40.60.1
14.6%
4.00.92.51.3
8.7%
10.53.50.20.2
14.4%
12.21.40.10.1
13.8%
0.90.4
1.3%
SnakeRiver
Sport (Below LGD)Sport (Above LGD)TribalStray Harvest (Below LGD)Stray Harvest (Above LGD)Stray Rack (Below LGD)Stray Rack (Above LGD)
19.70.00.06.9
14.70.00.3
41.6%
4.50.00.02.0
35.012.41.2
55.0%
0.00.00.0
22.311.719.80.4
54.2%
0.00.00.0
24.916.322.80.2
64.2%
14.019.413.80.5
47.7%
TributarySport Harvest N/A 31.0% 28.7% 22.0%
Weir Enumeration 43.7% 5.2% 2.6% N/A
Overall Stray = 49%
LFH Stock Stray Distribution2001-06 Brood Years
Snake River Fishery, 68.4%
Columbia River Trib-utary Fishery, 0.9%
Lyons Ferry FH; 28.7%
Columbia River Traps; 0.7% Tucannon; 0.3% Asotin/Alpowa; 0.8% Other Snake Hatcheries, 0.2%
Ice Harbor to Granite = 23.9%Clearwater River = 19.9%Snake ↑ Granite = 20.1%Tucannon River = 3.1%Salmon River = 1.4%
Other Weirs/Traps
Fisheries
Fishery Details2000-2010 Run Years
LocationSnakeRiver
TucannonRiver
Walla WallaRiver
Touchet River Totals
River Miles 179 34 51 55 319
Days Open 212 304 304 304 212-304
$$ $12-25Million
$0.5-1.2Million
$0.4-2.0Million
$0.1-0.9 Million
$13-29 Million
Assumes value of $1,000/harvested fish
Mainstem Snake River and Tributary Fishery Locations
Lyons Ferry Hatchery
WashingtonOregon
Walla Walla River
Tucannon River
Asotin Cr.
Clearwater River
Columbia River
Palouse River
Touchet River
ICH
LMNLGO
LGR Idaho
Fishing Area!
Fishing Area?
Little Goose Dam
Fishery Harvest – Snake and Tributaries1985-2009 Run Years
Fall Winter Spring0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Snake Tucannon Walla Walla Touchet
Season
Perc
ent o
f Tot
al H
arve
st
Steelhead Harvest and Angler DaysSnake, Tucannon, Walla Walla, Touchet
68 71 74 77 80 83 86 89 92 95 98 01 04 07 100
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
Harvest Angler Days
Run Year
Num
ber o
f Fis
h Angler Days
Natural Stock Monitoring
Data GapsNatural Production Monitoring
Tucannon River (H:W composition?? – PIT Tags to answer) Genetic Introgression??
Asotin Creek (Asotin Project Monitoring - BPA) Touchet River (Dayton downstream??) Walla Walla River (Nursery Br downstream??) Incomplete understanding of the extent of natural
populations on these groups and straying Small Snake Tributaries, maybe 100-300 adults/year High % of hatchery strays (e.g. Almota, Alpowa)
Small Tributary CWT Recoveries
Lyons Ferry Hatchery
WashingtonOregon
Walla Walla River
Tucannon River
Asotin Cr.
Clearwater River
Columbia River
Palouse River
Touchet River
ICH
LMNLGO
LGR
Idaho
Alpowa Cr.
Almota Cr.
Almota Creek (2011-2012)
Natural, 49.3%
Tucannon Endemic;
2.8%
Dworshak, 1.5%
Pahsimeroi; 7.3%
Salmon B; 0.9%
EF Salmon; 0.5%
Lyons Ferry Stock, 37.7%
Tucannon
Lyons Ferry
Wall
a Wall
a
Mean N = 151 fish/year
Alpowa Creek (2008-2012)
Natural, 53%
Tucannon Endemic;
14.8%
Dworshak; 0.1%
Pahsimeroi; 0.8%
Umatilla; 0.2%
Lyons Ferry Stock, 31.9%
Mean N = 302 fish/year
Tucannon
Lyons Ferry
Dayton
Walla Walla
Wild Stock Protections Wild SH refuge areas
Joseph Creek, Wenaha River Basin, Asotin Creek Most headwater areas + selective gear/size regulations
No Wild SH harvest – selective fisheries since 1984 Barbless hooks required to aid wild release ↑ Daily Bag Limit to 3 (2002) (5 SH in 2009)
Removal of hatchery steelhead at weirs/traps (Cottonwood, Asotin, Almota, Tucannon, Dayton, etc…..)
Program SummaryManagement Objectives – Lyons Ferry Stock
Establish broodstock – YES
Achieve LSRCP goals (SAR, SAS, Adults) – Partial
Improve or re-establish sport fisheries – YES
Coordinate actions with other basin managers – YES
Compliant with ESA (HGMP’s, FMEP’s) – YES
Program Summary Management Objectives – Lyons Ferry Stock
Compliant with WDFW Policies to protect and recover wild steelhead stocks – Partially and in progress
Maintain and/or enhance natural steelhead populations – NO
Monitor the status/trends of natural populations where LSRCP fish might have affects – YES, but limited in area
Hatchery Reform Actions
↓ Smolt numbers and release locations ↑ Smolt size
↑ survival and emigration success reduce residualism
Removal of hatchery origin adults ↓ spawning in other locations
Annually CWT and PIT Tag SAR’s, Adult Returns, Straying
New Broodstock Development (Endemics)
Questions
Mainstem Snake River FisheriesProgram Contribution (RY 2006-2009)
WDFW; 34.2%
ODFW; 27.8% IDFG;
31.9%
USFWS; 6.0%
Mainstem Snake RiverSteelhead Harvest and Angler Days
68 71 74 77 80 83 86 89 92 95 98 01 04 07 100
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
Harvest Angler Days
Run Year
Num
ber o
f Fis
h Angler Days
Tucannon/Touchet/Walla Walla RiversSteelhead Harvest and Angler Days
68 71 74 77 80 83 86 89 92 95 98 01 04 07 100
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
Harvest Angler Days
Run Year
Num
ber o
f Fis
hAngler Days