Research Task: 8327CKZ.3.0
Task Manager: Sam Williamson
Population dynamics, habitat requirements, and habitat restoration assessment tools for native migratory salmonids are especially needed to help the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) fulfill their responsibilities under the Klamath River Basin Fishery Resources Restoration Act, Trinity River Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act, and Central Valley Project Improvement Act. Collaborators need to better understand, communicate, predict, and control the effects of water and river management actions on salmonid species; recognize flow-timing-related limiting factors; and reduce bias of field sampling protocols. This task employs biological data collection, mathematical and statistical analyses, and simulation modeling to estimate and predict salmon populations and habitat responses to various management actions. These FORT efforts will help to (1) improve the precision and optimize the cost-effectiveness of ongoing FWS and Tribal fisheries program biological data collections; (2) improve the cooperators' ability to conduct habitat restoration assessments; and (3) eventually reverse the ongoing decline of these Federal species of concern. Collaborators include the FWS Arcata Field Office, the Yurok Tribe, the Karuk Tribe, and the BOR Trinity River Restoration Program.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
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