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Update on the Rocky Reach White Sturgeon Management Plan and Monitoring and Evaluation Program
Lance Keller Keith Truscott April 4, 2016
Overview
- What have we accomplished?
- What questions remain?
- What is our proposal?
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Update on the Rocky Reach White Sturgeon Management Plan and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Update on the Rocky Reach White Sturgeon Management Plan and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Update on the Rocky Reach White Sturgeon Management Plan and Monitoring and Evaluation Program Lance Keller Keith Truscott April 4, 2016 Overview What have we accomplished? What questions remain? What is our proposal? 2 Goals of
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Goals of the WSMP
- Increase sturgeon population
- Determine effectiveness of program
- Determine carrying capacity
- Determine natural reproduction potential
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Population Year
Supplementation and initial increase Reach carrying capacity Natural fluctuations: harvest & production
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What have we accomplished?
- Contract with Blue Leaf – 2013-2016
- Adult Abundance Model for Rocky Reach
– 2,250 juveniles stocked annually 2016-2020
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What questions remain?
- Inputs to adult abundance model
- Integration with HCP Plan Species and PLMP
- Future juvenile stocking levels
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What is our proposal?
- Data specific to Rocky Reach population
– Density – Habitat Usage – Seasonal Diet Composition – Emigration/Immigration
- Contract with Blue Leaf Environmental, Inc.
– Continue robust data collection – Demonstrated success – Competitive rates
- $1.7M; 2016-2021
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Questions or Comments?
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