Selective Fish Collection & Harvesting Gear

Proposal #29042

Sponsored By: Colville Confederated Tribes

Presented By:Stephen Smith

Selective Fish Collection & Harvesting Gear

Proposal #29042

Sponsored By: Colville Confederated Tribes

Presented By:Stephen Smith

NMFS BiOp on FCRPSNMFS BiOp on FCRPS

RPA #164: Develop, test, and deploy selective fishing methods and gear to target non-listed fish

RPA #167: Develop improved methods for estimating incidental mortality in fisheries

RPA #168: Develop methods for crediting

harvest reforms ether to recovery.

Relationship to other projectsRelationship to other projects•#29050: Phase I Okanogan River Spring Chinook Production – selectively harvest hatchery-origin fish

•#29033: Design & Conduct M&E – adult collection; program evaluation

•#29051: Develop Local Okanogan Steelhead Brood Stock – selectively harvest hatchery-origin fish; adult collection

•#29040: Develop & Propagate Local Okanogan Summer/Fall Chinook – selectively harvest hatchery-origin fish; adult collection

•#29008: Zosel Dam Facility – terminal harvest

Project ObjectivesProject Objectives

Develop detailed gear testing plan

Test selective fishing gear

Deploy gear

Objective 1 - Planning Objective 1 - Planning Review literature

Investigate gear compatibility with tribal fishers

Investigate test sites

Develop detailed research plan

Obtain permits, NEPA, integration in harvest plans

Purchase gear

Objective 2 - Testing. Objective 2 - Testing.

Test equipment; develop protocols

Prepare test sites

Test gear, sites, and methods

Evaluate effects on fish and fish populations

Report findings, coordinate with similar programs

Key M&E ObjectivesKey M&E Objectives

Catch efficiencies – CPUE by species, by gear, by site (#29042)

Immediate fish injuries (#29042)

Post-release behavior and survival (#29033)

Effects of selective fishing on population viability (#29033)

Expected Results•Costs of selective fishing gear & selective fishing

•C&S harvest potential using selective gear – Colville Tribe & other tribes

•Gear effects on fish health and population viability

•Efficacy of gear for brood stock collection

•Renewed C&S fishing opportunity

ScheduleScheduleDevelop detailed research plan – 2002-03

Site and fisherman investigations - 2003

Purchase gear – late 2003

Test equipment – early 2004

Conduct fishing tests as allowable – 2004 – 2010

Deploy gear – contingent on research results