The objective of this project is for the pacific salmon commission (secretariat) to provide travel support for U.S. Section technical committee members and participating U.S. Base implementation and…

The objective of this project is for the pacific salmon commission (secretariat) to provide travel support for U.S. Section technical committee members and participating U.S. Base implementation and sound science program scientists and other staff as specified below: 1. Travel for the U.S. Section to support cross-agency collaboration, learning new field work techniques, and fostering a better understanding of the unique aspects of the challenges and strengths of different U.S. Core programs used to implement annex IV, chapter 3 of the pacific salmon treaty. 2. Travel may occur within the performance period of the award, including travel costs, lodging, and per diem. 3. Eligible candidates to receive travel support through this project include U.S. Section technical committee members and participating scientists and other staff working on the U.S. Sections base implementation program, the sound science program, and the directed science program. The sound science program includes projects funded under (a) the coded-wire tag (CWT) program, (b) the chinook salmon research and monitoring (r & m, A.K.A. LOA) program, and (c) the U.S. Coded-wire tagging & recovery and catch & escapement indicator improvement (C2) program. Examples include, but are not limited to, trips to the chilkat river wild tagging and escapement assessment program, oregon coastal rivers to observe escapement assessment methods and the new electronic creel mark- recapture program, assist the wild tagging effort on hanford reach fall-run chinook salmon, observe transgenerational mark-recapture studies in puget sound, and observe electronic sampling methods on the washington and oregon coasts. 4. An advisory panel of five U.S. Members of the chinook technical committee representing the range of member agencies will select applicants by majority vote. Up to eight trips may be selected annually. 5. Travel applicants will be required to submit their trip request to the program administrator via their respective agencys CTC members. Selected participants will be required to submit a trip report by november 30 that describes the sites visited and what new insights were gleaned. Participants will be provided the opportunity to share their trip reports at the annual U.S. Sound science workshop and are encouraged to provide feedback. 6. Approved travel expenses will be reimbursed by the PSC (secretariat). Administrative fees of approximately 10 percent will be retained by the secretariat for processing of travel expense claims, reimbursements, and other associated tasks. 7. Cfda 11.438 pacific salmon treaty program statute (16 U.S.C. 3631 ET SEQ.) authorizes the secretary to cooperate with the U.S. Section to provide assistance to states, tribal, and private institutions and organizations to implement the treaty. The statute also authorizes appropriations for travel, expenses related to commission participation, research, enhancement and other activities for treaty implementation.