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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife October 2008 Coho Spawning Survey Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Page THE OREGON PLAN FOR SALMON AND WATERSHEDS .............................................................................1 OREGON ADULT SALMONID INVENTORY AND SAMPLING PROJECT ..................................................2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ..............................................................................................................................................2 Coho Salmon.......................................................................................................................................................2 Chinook Salmon..................................................................................................................................................3 Chum Salmon......................................................................................................................................................3 Steelhead.............................................................................................................................................................3 COASTAL CHINOOK RESEARCH AND MONITORING PROJECT ..............................................................3 SUPPLY LIST FOR SPAWNING SURVEYORS....................................................................................................5 SURVEY SITES ..........................................................................................................................................................6 DESCRIPTION LISTS .................................................................................................................................................6 DESCRIPTION CHANGES ..........................................................................................................................................6 MAPS ......................................................................................................................................................................6 UTM COORDINATE SYSTEM ...................................................................................................................................6 MISSING UTM’S.....................................................................................................................................................7 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE GPS UNITS AND POCKET NAVIGATOR.....................................................................7 SURVEY DESCRIPTION LIST (EXAMPLE)..................................................................................................................8 RANDOM SURVEY SITE VERIFICATION FORM (EXAMPLE).....................................................................................10 RANDOM SURVEY SITE MAP EXAMPLE.................................................................................................................12 LANDOWNER CONTACTS ...................................................................................................................................13 LANDOWNER CONTACT FORM (EXAMPLE) ............................................................................................................16 FISH IDENTIFICATION.........................................................................................................................................18 FIN NOMENCLATURE OF SALMON .................................................................................................................19 COHO.........................................................................................................................................................................20 CHINOOK .................................................................................................................................................................21 CHUM ........................................................................................................................................................................22 SPAWNING SURVEY FIELD FORMS (PDA) .....................................................................................................25 PENDRAGON FORMS 5.1 ........................................................................................................................................25 SURVEY DESCRIPTIONS .........................................................................................................................................25 SPAWNING SURVEY DATA.....................................................................................................................................25 Comment Codes................................................................................................................................................28 BIOLOGICAL SAMPLING FORM ..............................................................................................................................29 CODED WIRE TAG AND FIN-MARK RECOVERIES ......................................................................................31 SCALE SAMPLING .................................................................................................................................................33 FILLING OUT THE SCALE ENVELOPE .....................................................................................................................34 SCALE SAMPLING INSTRUCTIONS ..........................................................................................................................35 SCALE SAMPLING PROCEDURE..............................................................................................................................36 i Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife October 2008 Coho Spawning Survey Manual SALMON SPAWNING SURVEY EVALUATION FORM ..................................................................................37 SPAWNING SURVEY EVALUATION FORM (EXAMPLE)............................................................................................38 GENERAL SURVEY INSTRUCTIONS.................................................................................................................43 FIRST WEEK PRIORITIES ...................................................................................................................................44 TEN-DAY SURVEY ROTATION...........................................................................................................................45 DEALING WITH SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES................................................................................................46 CELL PHONES.........................................................................................................................................................48 PUBLIC RELATIONS AND SAFETY ...................................................................................................................48 HAND HELD 2-WAY RADIOS ..............................................................................................................................49 STATE VEHICLES ..................................................................................................................................................50 ODFW MILEAGE REPORT (VEHICLE MILEAGE LOG)...............................................................................50 EQUIPMENT MILEAGE AND USE REPORT FORM (EXAMPLE)..................................................................................51 PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES...................................................................................................51 REPORT OF OPERATIONS FORM (EXAMPLE)...........................................................................................................54 APPENDIX A. ODFW’S GEOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE AND OFFICE LOCATIONS..................................56 APPENDIX B. LOCATIONS OF ODFW SPAWNER SURVEY CREWS.........................................................57 APPENDIX C. OREGON ADULT SALMONID INVENTORY AND SAMPLING (OASIS) ORGANIZATIONAL FLOW CHART...................................................................................................................58 APPENDIX D. IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS..............................................................................................59 APPENDIX E. SALMON SPAWNING SURVEYOR ID LIST ...........................................................................60 APPENDIX F: ESTABLISHING A PDA-TO-GPS LINK ...................................................................................64 APPENDIX G. MAP DATUM SETTINGS ............................................................................................................67 APPENDIX H. LIST OF SNOUT ID LABELS FOR THE 2010-11 SEASON....................................................67 APPENDIX I. SANITIZING SAMPLING GEAR................................................................................................69 APPENDIX J. LIST OF SURVEYS FOR THE 2010-11 SEASON ......................................................................71 OREGON PLAN FOR SALMON AND WATERSHEDS...................................................................................113 ii Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife October 2008 Coho Spawning Survey Manual LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Example of a random survey site selection