Comprehensive Assessment and Monitoring Program (CAMP) Implementation Plan A Comprehensive Plan to Evaluate the Effectiveness of CVPIA Actions in Restoring Anadromous Fish Production Prepared for: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Central Valley Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program Ofice 33 10 El Camino Avenue, Suite 130 Sacramento, CA 95821 Contacts: James McKevitt, CVPIA Program Manager Larry Puckett, CAMP Program Manager Prepared by: Montgomery Watson 777 Campus Commons Road, Suite 250 Sacramento, CA 95825 Jones & Stokes Associates, Inc. 2600 V Street, Suite 100 Sacramento. CA 958 18 CH2M HILL 2485 Natomas Park Drive, Suite 600 Sacramento, CA 95833 March 1997 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments .......................................................... ii Executive Summary ....................................................... S- 1 Glossary ................................................................ G-1 Section 1. Introduction Background .............................................................. 1-1 CVPIA Actions ............................ .,. ..................... 1-1 Anadromous Fish Restoration Program ................................... 1-2 Comprehensive Assessment and Monitoring Program .............................. 1-3 CAMP Assumptions .................................................. 1-4 The First Five Years of CAMP Implementation ............................. 1-4 TechnicalReview .................................................... 1-5 CAMP Implementation Plan Organization ....................................... 1-5 Section 2. Recommended Monitoring Programs Introduction ............................................................. 2-1 Recommended Adult Monitoring Programs ...................................... 2-2 ChinookSalmon .................................................... 2-2 Fall-Run Chinook Salmon .............................................2-7 Late Fall-run Chinook Salmon ..........................................2-9 Winter-run Chinook Salmon ........................................... 2-11 Spring-run Chinook Salmon ............................................ 2-12 SteelheadTrout .................................................... 2-14 StripedBass ....................................................... 2-15 American Shad ..................................................... 2-15 White Sturgeon .................................................... 2-16 Greensturgeon .................................................... 2-16 Recommended Juvenile Monitoring Program ....................................2-17 Target Species and Races ..................................................2-17 Criteria Used for Selection of Target SpeciedRaces ....: .................... 2-18 Target Juvenile Lifestages .................................................. 2-21 Target Watersheds ........................................................ 2-22 Criteria for Selection of Target Watersheds ............................... 2-23 Recommended Target Watersheds ...................................... 2-25 Recommended Juvenile Monitoring Methods .................................... 2-27 Comparison and Selection of Monitoring Methods ..........................2-27 Recommended Sampling Design, Level of Effort, Timing, and Data ............. 2-29 Recommended Juvenile Abundance Estimation Methods ...........................2-30 Existing Monitoring Programs Consistent with CAMP Juvenile Chinook Salmon Monitoring Needs ........................................................ 2-31 Avaqability of Data on Limiting Factors ..................................2-32 Section 3. Evaluation of Monitoring Program Results Methods for Assessing Progress Toward AFRP Production Targets ................... 3-1 Methods to Compare Effectiveness of Action Categories ............................ 3-2 Compare Changes in Juvenile Abundance over time within a Watershed ........... 3-2 Compare Juvenile Abundance Among Watersheds ........................... 3-4 Integration of AFRP Site-Specific Monitoring With CAMP Juvenile Watershed-Level Monitoring .......................................................... 3-5 Relationship of Juvenile Abundance to Adult Production ...................... 3-6 Consideration of Limiting Factors in Juvenile Outrnigration Assessment ........... 3-7 Evaluating the Relative Effectiveness of Action Categories ..................... 3-8 Section 4. Data Management and Reporting Introduction ............................................................. 4-1 DataTypes .............................................................. 4-1 AdultData ......................................................... 4-1 JuvenileData ....................................................... 4-2 Data Compilation and Entry .................................................. 4-2 AdultData ......................................................... 4-2 Juvenile Data ....................................................... 4-3 IEP Quality Assurance and Quality Control Guidelines ........................ 4-3 Data Availability and Timing ................................................. 4-4 AdultData ......................................................... 4-4 JuvenileData .......................................................4-5 Data Processing ........................................................... 4-6 AdultData ......................................................... 4-6 Juvenile Data ....................................................... 4-8 Datastorage ............................................................ 4-10 AdultData ........................................................4-10 Juvenile Data ...................................................... 4-11 Data Accessibility ........................................................ 4-11 Home-Page ......................................................... 4-12 Data Access Pages .................................................. 4-12 Section 5 . Staffing and Budget Requirements Introduction ............................................................. 5-1 Summary Assumptions ..................................................... 5-1 Adult Programs ..................................................... 5-2 Recommended Monitoring Program Costs - First Year Capital, Operating and Overhead .... 5-4 Existing Monitoring Programs that Partially or Fully Meet CAMP Needs ................ 5-4 Adult Monitoring Programs ............................................ 5-4 Juvenile Monitoring Programs which include Screw Trapping for Juvenile Chinook Salmon ............................................................ 5-5 CAMP Monitoring Program Funding Requirements ................................ 5-5 Data Analyses and Reporting ................................................. 5-6 Comprehensive Budget ..................................................... 5-6 Section 6. Citations Published References ....................................................... 6-1 Personal Communications ................................................... 6-5 Appendix A. Adult Production Calculations Appendix B . Existing Adult and Juvenile Monitoring Programs 1. Lower American River Salmon Escapement Survey .......................... B-2 2 . Battle Creek Escapement Survey ........................................ B-6 3. Butte Creek Escapement and Snorkel Survey .............................. B- 11 4 . Central Valley Salmon and Steelhead and Project-Spawning Escapement Survey ... B-15 5. Feather River Chinook Salmon Escapement Survey ......................... B-20 6 . Merced River Salmon Escapement Survey ................................ B-24 7 . Stanislaus Salmon Escapement Survey ................................... B-28 8. Tuolumne Salmon Escapement Survey ................................... B-32 9 . Yuba River Chinook Salmon Spawning Escapement Survey ................... B-36 10. Mokelumne River Salmon and Steelhead Monitoring ........................B-40 11. Central Valley Salmon and Steelhead Program .............................B-43 12. Nimbus Salmon Hatchery Coded-Wire Tagging ............................B-47 13. Coleman National Fish Hatchery Coded-Wire Tagging ....................... B-50 14. Feather River Hatchery Coded-Wire Tagging .............................. B-53 15. Merced River Fish Facility Coded-Wire Tagging ........................... B-56 16 . Mokelumne River Hatchery Coded-Wire Tagging ..........................B-59 17. Nimbus Salmon Hatchery-Salmon and Steelhead Program .................... B-62 18. Coleman National Fish Hatchery-Salmon and Steelhead Stock Composition .......B-66 19. Feather River Hatchery Assessment ..................................... B-69 20 . Merced River Fish Facility Assessment ...................................B-73 2 1. Mokelurnne River Hatchery Assessment ..................................B-76 22 . Estuarine Monitoring Program-Adult Striped Bass Study ..................... B-79 23 . Estuarine Monitoring Program-Sturgeon Study ............................ B-83 24 . Estuarine Monitoring Program ......................................... B-87 25. Ocean Salmon Project ............................................... B-90 26 . Upper Sacramento River Escapement Survey .............................. B-94 1. Lower American River Emigration Survey ................................ B-97 2 . Butte Creek Spring-run Chinook Salmon Juvenile Life History and Emigration Study ........................................................... B-100 3 . Deer Creek Salmon Rearing~EmigrationMonitoring ........................B-