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PURPOSE: THIS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF RECLAMATION AND THE YUROK TRIBE, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 85-624, 16 U.S.C. 661 ET SEQ., AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 7(A) FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION ACT (FWCA), (70 STAT 1122 16 U.S.C. 742F(A), AS LIMITED AND DELEGATED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION AT 255 DM 1.1.B, SECTION (A).THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO MITIGATE DROUGHT IMPACTS IN THE KLAMATH BASIN AND SUPPORT SALMON POPULATIONS. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS TO USBR AND THE PUBLIC INCLUDE MEETING OBJECTIVES UNDER THE BIOLOGICAL OPINION FOR SALMON RECOVERY IN THE KLAMATH BASIN BY RESTORING SALMON HABITAT. THE YUROK TRIBE IS EXPERIENCING MORE IMPACTS FROM A CHANGING CLIMATE, HOTTER SUMMERS, AND FREQUENT DROUGHTS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ASSIST THE TRIBE TO DEVELOP, MANAGE, AND PROTECT THEIR FISHERY RESOURCES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS PROJECT WILL USE ACOUSTIC TAGS TO MONITOR JUVENILE SALMONID SURVIVAL AND MIGRATION RATES FROM THE SCOTT, SALMON AND TRINITY RIVERS, AND LOCATIONS ON THE MIDDLE KLAMATH TO KLAMATH RIVER ESTUARY. NATURAL AND HATCHERY FISH WILL BE TAGGED AND RELEASED IN THE MID REACHES OF THE SCOTT RIVER AND SALMON RIVER, IN LEWISTON AND PEAR TREE BAR, ON THE MAINSTEM TRINITY RIVER 15 MILES UP THE SOUTH FORK TRINITY RIVER AND SAINTS REST ON THE KLAMATH RIVER. AN ARRAY OF 32 ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG THE MAINSTEM OF THESE STREAMS TO TRACK THE FISHES PROGRESS TO THE ESTUARY. AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH RIVER RECEIVERS WILL BE PAIRED TO FACILITATE ESTIMATION OF SURVIVAL AND PROBABILITY OF DETECTION. WILD AND HATCHERY CHINOOK SALMON WILL BE COLLECTED FROM TRAPS NEAR JUNCTION CITY, WILLOW CREEK, WEITCHPEC, SCOTT RIVER AND SALMON RIVER. FOLLOWING GUIDANCE ON TAG WEIGHT TO BODY WEIGHT, CHINOOK OVER 4.5 GRAMS ( 75MM) WILL HAVE A JSAT ACOUSTIC TAG SURGICALLY IMPLANTED, HELD FOR 24 HOURS FOR OBSERVATION, THEN RELEASED FROM ONE OF THE LOCATIONS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. AN ARRAY OF 32 ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG THE LOWER KLAMATH RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES DOWNSTREAM OF WHERE FISH ARE TO BE RELEASED TO TRACK TAGGED FISH AS THEY MOVE DOWNSTREAM. TO EVALUATE HOW SURVIVAL AND MIGRATION PATTERNS VARY BY WATER YEAR AND RUNOFF TIMING THE PROJECT WILL TAG AND TRACK FISH OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR YEARS, 2023 THROUGH 2026. IT IS PROPOSED THAT UP TO 400 TAGS BE INSERTED INTO JUVENILE SALMON DURING THE PROJECT PERFORMANCE PERIOD.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: EACH YEAR A DATA SUMMARY AND TECHNICAL MEMO WILL BE PRODUCED DESCRIBING THE FINDINGS FROM THAT YEARS EFFORT. AT THE END OF THE 4TH YEAR A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT WHICH EVALUATES MULTI-YEAR PATTERNS AND INCORPORATES MORE FULLY THE USGS FINDINGS WILL BE COMPLETED AND DELIVERED TO RECLAMATION. ACOUSTIC CAPTURE DATA WILL BE DOWNLOADED PERIODICALLY DURING THE RELEASE PERIOD. SUCCESSFUL CAPTURES WILL INFORM MIGRATION RATE, WHILE UNSUCCESSFUL CAPTURES, OR TAGS THAT ARE NOT READ DOWNSTREAM OF THE RELEASE SITE OR LOST IN-BETWEEN RECEIVERS, WILL INFORM SURVIVAL RATES ALONG DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE RIVER SYSTEM. TRIBAL BIOLOGISTS WILL ANALYZE THE DATA USING A CORMAC JOLLY SEBER ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK OR A MULTISTATE MODELING FRAMEWORK DEPENDING ON WHAT FITS THE DATA BETTER. RESULTS WILL BE SHARED WITH THE USGS STUDY TO ALLOW COLLABORATION AND EXPAND OUR OVERALL UNDERSTANDING.BENEFICIARIES: THE PUBLICSUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT TIME OF AWARD): N A
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