Symposia for the Western Division American Fisheries Society Meeting, Boise, ID (Alphabetical order by session and by author) Advancements in co-management of anadromous fishes (Hesse) Alan Byrne (Idaho Department of Fish and Game) 600 S. Walnut Street Boise, ID [email protected] Robin Ehlke (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife) Stuart Ellis (Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commission) The role of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for managing fisheries within the framework of the United States v. Oregon Management Agreement The United States v. Oregon Management Agreement provides a framework within which the Parties may exercise their sovereign powers in a coordinated and systematic manner in order to protect, rebuild, and enhance Columbia River fish runs while providing harvests for both treaty Indian and non-treaty fisheries. The primary goals of the Parties are to rebuild weak runs to full productivity and fairly share the harvest of upper river runs between treaty Indian and non-treaty fisheries in the ocean and Columbia River Basin. Parties to United States v. Oregon are: the State of Washington, the State of Oregon, the State of Idaho, the United States, the Shoshone Bannock Tribes, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Nez Perce Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. When proposing Columbia River fisheries the effect of that fishery on escapement, treaty rights, and the impact on species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) must be considered. The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) provides technical information such as pre-season run forecasts, in-season run size updates, amount of harvest, and ESA impacts on listed stocks to managers to make these fishery decisions. All members to United States v. Oregon have membership in TAC. TAC works by consensus and does not make any policy recommendations. Advancements in co-management of anadromous fishes (Hesse) Timothy Copeland (Idaho Department of Fish and Game) 1414 E Locust Ln Nampa, Idaho [email protected] McLain Johnson (Nez Perce Tribe) Counting the lost legions: steelhead run reconstruction in the Snake River basin Steelhead trout in the Snake River basin are the focus of a variety of harvest and conservation programs implemented by multiple agencies. A run reconstruction model offers a systematic way to address information needs for management within the large and complex arena presented by Snake River steelhead. Our goal was to summarize data regarding abundance of adult steelhead entering the Snake River, spatial distribution of spawning fish, and known fates/disposition. To achieve this, a group was convened of representatives from the anadromous fishery management agencies within the basin. The immediate objective was to estimate the disposition of the 2010-2011 return. This was the first effort to synthesize data for all populations and hatchery stocks across the basin. We estimated 152,485 adipose- clipped hatchery fish, 23,454 unmarked hatchery fish and 52,026 wild steelhead entered the Snake River. Fishery-related mortality totaled 96,936 marked hatchery fish, 1,385 unmarked hatchery fish and 1,959 wild steelhead. Further, 25,031 marked hatchery fish, 5,856 unmarked hatchery fish and 91 wild fish were removed at weirs. Potential spawners remaining in the habitat totaled 30,518 marked hatchery fish, 16,213 unmarked hatchery fish and 49,976 wild steelhead. Using the run reconstruction model, we attempted to quantify fishery-related impacts on steelhead as they migrate to their natal or release area, and make inferences regarding spatial distribution of spawners and disposition. Comparison with independent data suggested that the model provides realistic estimates for hatchery fish, but methodology for natural fish estimates needs refinement. This information will help evaluate the performance of the Snake River summer steelhead Evolutionarily Significant Unit towards escapement goals and delisting criteria. The inaugural effort focused on compilation of data from multiple collaborators and general assumptions that may limit specific conclusions; however, the resulting analytical framework can be refined for more rigorous evaluations in the future. Our group is an example of effective technical cooperation and data-sharing among disparate management agencies. Advancements in co-management of anadromous fishes (Hesse) Lisa DeBruyckere (Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership) 6159 Rosemeadow Lane NE Salem, OR [email protected] The Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish HaBitat Partnership: Advancing Juvenile Fish HaBitat in Estuaries and Nearshore Marine Environments The Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership is one of 18 nationally recognized fish habitat partnerships in the United States. Recognized by the National Fish Habitat Board in January of 2012, the PMEP seeks to advance juvenile fish habitat, connectivity, and water quality and quantity in estuarine and nearshore marine environments. This presentation will describe the goals of the partnership and efforts to date to work with partners in California, Oregon, and Washington to achieve its goals. Advancements in co-management of anadromous fishes (Hesse) Alexander Fremier (University of Idaho) Box 441136 Moscow, Idaho [email protected] Colby Blair (University of Idaho) Shane Smith (University of Idaho) Michael Newsom (Bureau of Reclamation) Hatch: Moving towards seamless dataBase protocols Data collection and ecological processes do not occur at similar scales. Monitoring our environment, therefore, requires research approaches that integrate data across spatial and temporal scales relevant to ecology. Despite the enormous amount of data being collected annually, many government agencies are only now beginning to build coordinated data management systems. With efficient data flows and coded analysis tools, researchers and managers will be better prepared to compile data across systems and through time, at ecologically relevant scales. In this project we have designed an online platform for seamless data management (called Hatch). Our aim is to improve data storage protocols and data access to allow efficient data analysis at the site scale and for meta-analyses across the Columbia River Basin (CRB). Hatch currently uses the ISEMP's Aquatic Resources Schema to link data collection events. While data files are input, the data type is automatically recognized. The data file is then validated and stored along with the metadata. Data search tools are now being designed in accordance with data sharing agreements. The database structure is based on scientific models for ecosystem processes, and in the future, models of fish population dynamics. The project will help data flows directed at answering key management questions in the CRB, with an initial pilot project in the Methow River Basin of Washington State. This work is in close coordination with agencies working within the basin. With less fragmented database protocols, managers and scientists will be better prepared to efficiently answer scientific questions at relevant ecological scales. Advancements in co-management of anadromous fishes (Hesse) Jay Hesse (Nez Perce Tribe) 1905 Birch Court Lewiston, Idaho [email protected] Setting the Stage for Fisheries Management in a Multi-Jurisdictional World Effective management involves a framework that encompasses the population in question (fish), its ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵ;ŚĂďŝƚĂƚͿ͕ĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͛ƐǀĂůƵĞƐĂŶĚďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ;ƉĞŽƉůĞͿ͘'ůŽďĂůƐĐĂůĞĂĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƌĞŝŶĨůƵĞŶĐŝŶŐŽƵƌ local natural resources at an increasing rate. The life cycle of anadromous fishes inherently crosses multiple natural resource management jurisdictions, making effective collaboration between managers paramount. Fisheries managers are demonstrating they are up to the task of refining management processes and collaborative on-the-ground actions. But what does it really take to effectively share power and responsibility between government and local resource users? Co-management attributes that facilitates: effective knowledge generation and transfer, innovative use of scare resources, trust, conflict resolution, and collaborative decision making will be described. This presentation will set the stage for real life examples of aquatic ecosystem co-ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝŶĂĐƚŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ͞ĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶŽ- ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨŶĂĚƌŽŵŽƵƐ&ŝƐŚĞƐ͟ƐLJŵƉŽƐŝƵŵ͘ Advancements in co-management of anadromous fishes (Hesse) Kent Hills (Nez Perce Tribe) P.O. Box 365 Lapwai, ID [email protected] Challenges and Successes of Joint Management at Dworshak National Fish Hatchery In 2004, Congress passed the Snake River Water Rights Act which contained a provision that the Nez Perce Tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service become joint-managers of Dworshak National Fish Hatchery. Dworshak Hatchery is an important production facility located on the Clearwater River in Idaho within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. Joint management of the facility was defined by the Act as "equal partners in operation and management" with a goal of achieving a 50:50 Tribal and Service work force within 15 years. A description of how the joint operation and management concept on paper was actually implemented at the hatchery will be provided. We share challenges and successes of melding funding from several agencies and 27 tribal and federal employees with different cultures, missions, uniforms, human resource manuals, training and perspectives into