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Klamath Project Operations Biological Assessment Coho Salmon: Environmental Baseline Prior to the final listing of coho salmon under CESA, the California State Fish and Game Commission directed the CDFG to develop a recovery strategy for restoring native California coho salmon. The primary objective of the recovery strategy is to return coho salmon to a level of sustained viability so that they can be de-listed and regulations or other protections under the CESA will not be necessary. Appendix II of NMFS 2007 presents the prioritized coho salmon recovery actions for the Klamath River Basin as found in the CDFG’s recovery strategy. Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act Klamath River Coho Salmon Recovery Plan NMFS recently announced (72 FR 37512; July 10, 2007) the completion of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act Klamath River Coho Salmon Recovery Plan (NMFS 2007). This MSRA Recovery Plan, dated July 10, 2007, was prepared by the Southwest Fisheries Science Center. This document fulfilled the requirement that a recovery plan for Klamath River coho salmon be completed and made available to the public by the Secretary of Commerce within six months of the enactment of the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of January 12, 2007. To develop the MSRA Recovery Plan, NMFS relied “heavily on the existing recovery strategy developed by CDFG (2004)” (as cited on p. 38, NMFS 2007). The MSRA Recovery Plan presents long-range guidance for various agencies, organizations and individuals to use as they consider taking actions or pursuing projects that may affect Klamath River coho salmon. ESA Recovery Planning for the SONCC Coho Salmon ESU No recovery plan has been completed for the SONCC coho salmon ESU, but recovery planning is under way (NMFS 2007). As part of the recovery planning process, NMFS brought together a group of scientists to serve as a Technical Recovery Team to provide a scientific context for identifying necessary actions to help the ESU recover. The Technical Recovery Team was tasked to identify biological viability criteria for populations and the ESU that would lead to recovery and delisting of the ESU; characterize associations between coho salmon abundance and habitat; identify factors of population declines within the ESU; and, identify research, evaluation, and monitoring needs (NMFS 2006). As mentioned earlier, the first phase of the Southwest Region’s recovery planning efforts has been carried out by the Technical Recovery Team by identifying historical populations within the SONCC coho salmon ESU. In June 2006, the Technical Recovery Team released its historic population structure report for the SONCC coho salmon ESU (NMFS 2006). The final phase of recovery planning for the SONCC coho salmon ESU is underway (71 FR 53421; September 11, 2006). This will consist of: a description of management actions to achieve the 193
Klamath Project Operations Biological Assessment Coho Salmon: Environmental Baseline recovery plan’s goals for conservation and survival of the species; objective, measurable criteria which, when met, would result in the species being de-listed; and, estimates of time and costs required to achieve the recovery plan’s goal and intermediate steps toward that goal. Conservation Implementation Program (CIP) and ESA Recovery Implementation Through the CIP, Reclamation has annually funded projects since 2004 throughout the Klamath River drainage system that included enhancement and restoration of habitat conditions, improved water quality conditions, removed fish passage barriers, reduced entrainment through the installation of fish screens, monitoring, research, and increased water conservation efficiencies. Over $10 million has been expended on major items funded by the CIP and for ESA Recovery Implementation from 2004 to 2007 which include, but are not limited to: • Funding of five Chadwick Meetings • Funding of contract to hire an organizational specialist • Funding of 50 percent of Water Master Salary for Shasta/Scott for two years • Funding of continuation of the Salmon River gauge • Funding of spring run Chinook salmon genetic study • Funding of radio telemetry, Chinook salmon • Funding of Shasta/Scott groundwater study completion • Funding of Oregon Water Resources support • Funding support for Hardy study due to natural flow study • Funding of NAS Study of Hardy/natural flow • Contributed to five-year sucker review • Funding of collection of electronic and/or existing restoration plans throughout the basin to aid in avoiding duplication and to ensure coordination with existing groups • Funding of conducting 6 Public meetings to receive public input on the draft CIP document • Funding of Upper Klamath Basin Working Group Science Panel (involving sucker review, etc) • Funding of purchase and installation of Weirs used to monitor sucker movement • Funding of Radio Telemetry, Juvenile Coho Salmon • Funding of Thermal Refugia Study in Klamath River • Partial Funding of a Data Portal being developed by the Trinity Restoration Office with potential to be expanded for the entire Klamath River; IIMS Partnership • Funding of training course on the data collection for the 2-D modeling for the Trinity River 194
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