columbia river basin fish and wildlife program annual ...

I. COMPLETED PROJECTSNone.II. FY 1990 ONGOING PROJECTSPROJECTNUMBER TITLE PROJECT STATUS SCHEDULE AND MILESTONES84-14 Monitoring of Downstream Salmonand Steelhead at FederalHydroelectric Facilities - NMFSProiect Officer: P. PoeObiectiva: To monitor theseaward migration of juvenilesalmon and steelhead atJohn Day, and Bonneville Damsas part of the Columbia RiverSmolt Monitoring Program: toprovide daily fish capture andcondition data, as well as damoperations and river flow data,to the Fish Passage Center toassist in Water Budget management.Date initiated: March 1984 1. FY 1991: 1990 Annual Report availableMay 1991.Results/Conclusions: Project providedinformation that has been used by the 2. Continuing: Project will continue to beFish Passage Center as a basis for Water funded as part of the Smolt Monitoring Program.Budget requests and for Water Budget Contractor will provide annual operational reportsmanagement directed toward improving and recommend changes as needed to the smoltthe survival of juvenile salmon and monitoring schedule and facilities.steelhead migrants. Project hasprovided information on the migratingcharacteristics of the various stocksof salmon and steelhead produced in theColumbia River system. Project continuesto provide information for investigatingrelationships among flows, spill, traveltime, smolt condition, and adult production.The 1984-1989 Annual Reports are available;1990 Annual Report will be availableMay 1991.Smolt monitoring, as provided under the Fish Spill MOA, is also conducted under Project 84-14:Smolt Monitoring/Spill - NMFSProiect Officer: W. MaslenQbiectiveq: Provide monitoringof juvenile salmonid outmigrationsat John Day andThe Dalles Dams, as providedin the Fish Spill Memorandumof Agreement (MOA),Date Initiated: 1989 1. FY 1991: Continue gatewell samplingprogram as per terms of the MOA, or as agreedResults/Conclusions: Gatewell monitoring by the parties.was conducted at the Dalles Dam for 24hours/day during the spring and summer 2. Continuing: Continue gatewell samplingoutmigrations. Hydroacoustic sampling program for the purpose of spill management,proposed by the fishery agencies and pending installation of bypass.Tribes was not conducted, as a result ofinsufficient lead time prior to the 1990juvenile fish outmigration. Gatewell