Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Fremont/Tisdale Sturgeon Rescues April 2011 Joseph Johnson Senior Environmental Scientist.

Published byRosalyn Baker Modified over 8 years ago

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "Fremont/Tisdale Sturgeon Rescues April 2011 Joseph Johnson Senior Environmental Scientist."— Presentation transcript:

1 Fremont/Tisdale Sturgeon Rescues April 2011 Joseph Johnson Senior Environmental Scientist

2 Why a Rescue ? Interagency Fish Rescue Strategy DFG Monitoring weirs April 11 th site visit/ confirmation Decision to go or not to go Rescue team informed DFG/NMFS/UCD April 12 th Rescue starts at Fremont April 14 th Rescue starts at Tisdale

3 Media Press Release TelevisionRadioNewspaper Nationwide Coverage

4 Fremont Weir April 12th

5 Green Sturgeon

6 Lifting

7 UC Davis Tagging Operation

8 Release Site

9 Poaching

10 Tisdale Weir April 14th Tisdale Weir April 14th

11 Site Preparation

12 Tisdale Weir

13 Crowding

14 Tisdale Operation

15 DFG Trained Volunteers NCR Fisheries used 522 hours of volunteer time in April

16 Sturgeon Rescued 47 sturgeon rescued 21 White sturgeon 26 Green sturgeon 6 White and 24 green sturgeon received acoustic tags 45 were tagged with Peterson disc reward tags

17 16 Green Sturgeon Found Above RM 199 10 Below RM 199 River Miles start from confluence of Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers

18 Incidental Species caught during the Fremont and Tisdale Weir Sturgeon Rescues 12 April - 18 April, 2011 Native Species Adult and juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) Tuleperch (Hysterocarpous traski) Sacramento sucker (Catostomus occidentalis) Sacramento pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus grandis) Sacramento splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus)

19 Incidental Species caught during the Fremont and Tisdale Weir Sturgeon Rescues 12 April - 18 April, 2011 Non-Native Species American shad (Alosa sapidissima) Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui)

20 Cost of Operation Fremont cost DFG $16,854.75 Tisdale cost DFG $8,580.52 Grand total to DFG $25,435.27 UCD- Personnel/tags $10,000 NMFS Personnel ?

21 Additional Information May 11 th Clean up at Fremont 6 More White sturgeon Tagged Additional sturgeon seen but not able to rescue All tagged White sturgeon were detected passing Benecia Bridge within 10 days of release

22 Questions? Regulation Changes Needed Passage Issues Monitoring of Rescued Fish Statewide Fish Rescue Policy Updated Partnerships Must be Formed Public Education/Outreach

Download ppt "Fremont/Tisdale Sturgeon Rescues April 2011 Joseph Johnson Senior Environmental Scientist."

Similar presentations

A Pilot Program for Monitoring, Stakeholder Involvement, and Risk Communication Relating to Mercury in Fish in the Bay-Delta Watershed (aka The Fish Mercury.

A Pilot Program for Monitoring, Stakeholder Involvement, and Risk Communication Relating to Mercury in Fish in the Bay-Delta Watershed (aka The Fish Mercury.
Evaluation of Juvenile Salmonid Outmigration and Survival in the Lower Umatilla River Project No. 1989-024-01 Tara White, Shannon Jewett, Josh Hanson,

Evaluation of Juvenile Salmonid Outmigration and Survival in the Lower Umatilla River Project No Tara White, Shannon Jewett, Josh Hanson,
The Columbia/Snake System

The Columbia/Snake System
IDENTIFICATION OF FISHES

IDENTIFICATION OF FISHES
Growth and Development of the Columbia Basin PIT Tag Information System Growth and Development of the Columbia Basin PIT Tag Information System Overview.

Growth and Development of the Columbia Basin PIT Tag Information System Growth and Development of the Columbia Basin PIT Tag Information System Overview.
Kennebec River Watershed Anadromous Fish Restoration Maine Department of Marine Resources 21 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0021.

Kennebec River Watershed Anadromous Fish Restoration Maine Department of Marine Resources 21 State House Station Augusta, Maine
Overview of Current Production Programs Across the Columbia River Basin.

Overview of Current Production Programs Across the Columbia River Basin.
Pacific Salmon Anadromous Lifestyles. Define Anadromous O A fish that is born in freshwater, spends its adult life in the ocean, and then returns to freshwater.

Pacific Salmon Anadromous Lifestyles. Define Anadromous O A fish that is born in freshwater, spends its adult life in the ocean, and then returns to freshwater.
Fishes of Pennsylvania Introduction to the Nekton.

Fishes of Pennsylvania Introduction to the Nekton.
Aquaculture CDE Fish Identification Drawings. Large Mouth Bass Micropterus salmoides.

Aquaculture CDE Fish Identification Drawings. Large Mouth Bass Micropterus salmoides.
6-13-06Fish Mercury Project Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment California Environmental Protection Agency DEVELOPING SAFE EATING GUIDELINES.

Fish Mercury Project Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment California Environmental Protection Agency DEVELOPING SAFE EATING GUIDELINES.
Figure 3. The percent of natural production during the doubling period (1992- 2009) in relation to the baseline period (1967-1991). Data were unavailable.

Figure 3. The percent of natural production during the doubling period ( ) in relation to the baseline period ( ). Data were unavailable.
Tagging  Fish are captured via angling & implanted with a VEMCO acoustic transmitter (V13, V9, or V7) – (Figure 4).  Specific age classes are targeted.

Tagging  Fish are captured via angling & implanted with a VEMCO acoustic transmitter (V13, V9, or V7) – (Figure 4).  Specific age classes are targeted.
Largemouth Bass Virus By: Andrew Everett. Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides.

Largemouth Bass Virus By: Andrew Everett. Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides.
California Department of Fish and Game Input to the CVPIA (b)(2) Decision Process Russell J. Bellmer Fisheries Branch California Department of Fish and.

California Department of Fish and Game Input to the CVPIA (b)(2) Decision Process Russell J. Bellmer Fisheries Branch California Department of Fish and.
Early Life History Fish Life Cycle Terminology Larval adaptations Fish Larvae Science.

Early Life History Fish Life Cycle Terminology Larval adaptations Fish Larvae Science.
SALMONIDS, (3) There is evidence of runs of Chinook and Steelhead in tributaries above Upper Klamath Lake Evidence of salmon from personal accounts, photos,

SALMONIDS, (3) There is evidence of runs of Chinook and Steelhead in tributaries above Upper Klamath Lake Evidence of salmon from personal accounts, photos,
Freshwater Fish Species Wildlife, Fisheries and Ecology Roni Tarver.

Freshwater Fish Species Wildlife, Fisheries and Ecology Roni Tarver.
MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH OF KALAMA RIVER STEELHEAD WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE KALAMA RESEARCH TEAM PAT HULETT CAMERON SHARPE CHRIS WAGEMANN.

MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH OF KALAMA RIVER STEELHEAD WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE KALAMA RESEARCH TEAM PAT HULETT CAMERON SHARPE CHRIS WAGEMANN.
COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON AND STEELHEAD RETURNS FPAC and TMT – March 2013 Presented by: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON AND STEELHEAD RETURNS FPAC and TMT – March 2013 Presented by: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Similar presentations

Ads by Google