Priority Action Coho Team 2018 Progress Report
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Priority Action Coho Team: Strategic Partnering to Accelerate Central California Coast Coho Salmon Recovery California Department of Fish and Wildlife NOAA Fisheries 2019 PACT 2019 Report CDFW/NOAA Fisheries Suggested citation: Priority Action Coho Team (PACT). 2019. Priority Action Coho Team: Strategic Partnering to Accelerate Central California Coast Coho Salmon Recovery 164 pp. California Department of Fish and Wildlife and NOAA Fisheries. Sacramento, California. Contacts: For further information on PACT please contact; Stephen Swales, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries Branch. Email: [email protected] Erin Seghesio, NOAA Fisheries. Email: [email protected] Cover Design: The PACT logo - design by Ed Huff – is a product of the PACT Education, Outreach and Media Interaction Technical Working Group. 2 PACT 2019 Report CDFW/NOAA Fisheries Acknowledgements We wish to acknowledge the following individuals for their contribution to the PACT initiative. We apologize to any we may have inadvertently omitted from this list. Name Organization Derek Acomb CDFW Charlotte Ambrose NOAA Fisheries Jonathan Ambrose NOAA Fisheries Joyce Ambrosius NOAA Fisheries Greg Andrew Marin Municipal Water District Jane Arnold CDFW Tim Ash CalTrans Kristine Atkinson CDFW Steven Bargston Water Quality Control Board Chris Berry City of Santa Cruz Devon Best NOAA Fisheries Lisa Bolton Trout Unlimited Dick Butler NOAA Fisheries Nick Call NOAA Law Enforcement Amy Campbell TNC Bob Coey NOAA Fisheries Bill Cox CDFW Lisa Crosse Marin County Bradley Daniels Trout Unlimited Tom Daugherty NOAA Fisheries Matt Deitch Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration Brock Dolman Occidental Arts and Ecology Center Scott Downie CDFW Anne Dubay Sonoma County Water Agency Walt Duffy Humboldt State University Matt Erickson CDFW Melissa Farinha CDFW Michael Fawcett CDFW Leslie Ferguson Water Board Darren Fong National Park Service Tim Frahm Farm Bureau or RCD Adriane Garayalde Siskiyou Valley RCD Carlos Garza NOAA Fisheries Karen Gear State Coastal Conservancy Corrine Gray CDFW Sean Hayes NOAA Fisheries Bill Hearn NOAA Fisheries Justine Herrigg State Water Resources Control Board 3 PACT 2019 Report CDFW/NOAA Fisheries Name Organization Sam Hertzberg FishNet 4C David Hines NOAA Fisheries Dale Hopkins Water Quality Control Board Jeanette Howard TNC Andrew Hughan CDFW Lisa Hulette TNC Mandy Ingham NOAA Fisheries Jeff Jahn NOAA Fisheries Brian Johnson Trout Unlimited Mary Ann King Trout Unlimited Manfred Kittel CDFW Kristen Kittleson Santa Cruz County John Klochock USFWS Curtis Knight CalTrout Tony LaBanca CDFW Peter LaCivita Army Corps Michael Lacy CDFW Mark Lancaster 5Counties Eric Larson CDFW Katie Lee State Water Resources Control Board Stafford Lehr CDFW Michelle Leicester CDFW Liz Lewis Marin County Sally Liu TNC Rick Macedo CDFW Sungnome Madrone Mattole Restoration Group Carol Mandel USDA Neil Manji CDFW David Manning Sonoma County Water Agency Matthew McCarthy State Water Resources Control Board Darren Mierau CalTrout Jim Milbury NOAA Fisheries David Moore CDFW George Neillands CDFW Jennifer Nelson CDFW Kellyx Nelson San Mateo RCD Mary Nicholl NOAA Fisheries Mariska Obedzinski UC Extension Margo Parks Cattlemen's Association Joe Pecharich NOAA Fisheries Jason Pelletier TNC Libby Pischel Marin Municipal Water District Joe Pisciotto CDFW Michael Reichmuth National Park Service 4 PACT 2019 Report CDFW/NOAA Fisheries Name Organization Allan Renger CDFW Dan Resnik CDFW Steven Riske CDFW Law Enforcement Jim Robins Alnus Ecological Services Derek Roy NOAA Law Enforcement Erik Schmidt Sustainable Conservation Jim Sedell NFWF Erin Seghesio NOAA Fisheries Gail Seymour CDFW Kevin Shaffer CDFW Duane Shintaku CalFire Caroline Shoulders National Park Service Dan Shultz State Water Resources Control Board Jerry Smith San Jose University Brian Spence NOAA Fisheries Todd Steiner SPAWN Gary Stern NOAA Fisheries Bill Stevens NOAA Fisheries Erick Sturm NOAA Fisheries Stephen Swales CDFW Dan Torquemada NOAA Law Enforcement Roy Torres NOAA Law Enforcement Paige Uttley CDFW Brad Valentine CDFW Alecia VanAtta NOAA Fisheries Cathy Vouchilas CDFW Jonathan Warmerdam North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Craig Weightman CDFW Ben White CDFW Scott Wilson CDFW Brett Wilson CDFW Dan Wilson NOAA Fisheries Dave Wright Campbell Timberlands 5 PACT 2019 Report CDFW/NOAA Fisheries Table of Contents Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................. 3 List of Acronyms and Abbreviations .....................................................................................10 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... 12 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................16 1. Habitat Restoration & Protection Technical Working Group ....................................................... 21 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Goals and Objectives ............................................................................................................................... 21 Summary of Habitat Restoration and Protection TWG Efforts ............................................................... 21 2. Captive Rearing and Rescue Technical Working Group ............................................................... 62 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 62 Goals and Objectives ............................................................................................................................... 62 Rescue Protocol for CCC Coho Salmon ESU ............................................................................................ 62 Captive Rearing Plan for CCC Coho Salmon ESU ..................................................................................... 63 Methods .................................................................................................................................................. 65 Results and Regional Recommendations ................................................................................................ 69 CCC Coho Salmon ESU-wide Recommendations ................................................................................ 69 South of San Francisco Bay ................................................................................................................. 70 North of San Francisco Bay ................................................................................................................. 76 Integration of Captive Rearing with other Efforts .............................................................................. 86 Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 87 3. Instream Flow and Conservation Technical Working Group ........................................................ 89 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 89 Goals and Objectives ............................................................................................................................... 89 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 89 Current Programs and Policy .................................................................................................................. 90 Procedures and Recommendations ........................................................................................................ 92 Priority Actions for Flow Enhancement .................................................................................................. 94 Region-Wide Priority Actions .................................................................................................................. 95 6 PACT 2019 Report CDFW/NOAA Fisheries 1. Instream Gauging ............................................................................................................................ 95 2. Instream Flow Studies ..................................................................................................................... 97 3. Develop Water Storage ................................................................................................................... 97 4. Compliance for Permitted Diverters and Dischargers .................................................................... 98 5. Diversions and Discharges .............................................................................................................. 99 6. Regulatory Streamlining .................................................................................................................. 99 7. Enhance Summer Base Flow ........................................................................................................... 99 8. Public Outreach ............................................................................................................................. 100 Watershed-Specific Priority