Manchester Spring/Summer Chinook Captive Broodstock Project 199606700

2003-2005 Accomplishments

Resource Enhancement and Utilization Technologies Division

Manchester Research Station

Northwest Fisheries Science Center

National Marine Fisheries Service

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

2725 Montlake Boulevard E.

Seattle, Washington 98112

Desmond Maynard, Carlin McAuley, & Thomas Flagg

Rationale and Significance to Regional Programs

• Salmon Subbasin Summary

• Grande Ronde Subbasin Summary

• Mainstem/Systemwide Artificial Propagation Summary

• RPA 175, 176, & 177 of 2000 NMFS BiOP

• 1995 NMFS Snake River Salmon Recovery Plan

Relationship to Other Projects

Idaho’s Salmon River

• 199700100 Captive Rearing Project for Salmon River Chinook Salmon (IDFG)

• 198909803 Salmon Supplementation Studies in Idaho (SBT)

Oregon’s Grande Ronde River

• 199801001 Grande Ronde Basin Spring Chinook Captive Brood Program O&M (ODFW)

• 199801006 Captive Broodstock Artificial Propagation Project (NPT)

• 199800703 Grande Ronde Supplementation O&M/M&E (CTUIR)

Systemwide

• 199305600 An Assessment of the Status of Captive Broodstock Technology for Pacific Salmon (NOAA)

Interagency activities coordinated through CSCPTOC & CCBPTOT

Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon Captive Broodstock Projects

• Collect 0-age parr from tributaries• Reared in freshwater at

Lookingglass/Wallowa Fish Hatcheries• 33-50% of smolts transferred to Manchester

for seawater rearing• Reared in seawater at Manchester until they

display first signs of maturation• Maturing adults transferred to Bonneville

Freshwater Captive Broodstock Facility• Mature adults spawned at Bonneville Captive

Broodstock Facility• Progeny reared at Lookingglass Hatchery• Progeny released as smolts from tributary

acclimation sites

• Collect eyed eggs from redds• Reared in freshwater at Eagle Hatchery

• 100% of smolts transferred to Manchester for seawater rearing

• Reared in seawater at Manchester until they display the first signs of maturation

• Maturing adults transferred to Eagle Freshwater Hatchery

• Mature adults released into streams and allowed to spawn naturally

• Progeny rear naturally in the tributaries their parents spawned in

Grande Ronde River

Salmon River

2003-2005 Objectives

• Conduct marine rearing of endangered Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon maintained in Regional captive broodstock programs

• Upgrade seawater delivery system

Manchester Research StationThe Region’s Facility for Marine Rearing of ESA Listed

Anadromous Salmonids

ESA Captive Broodstock Seawater Rearing FacilitiesESA Captive Broodstock Seawater Rearing Facilities

Seawater Delivery System

• Two 50 HP pumps supply 1,100 gpm of seawater

• 700-m pipeline

• Backup pump and emergency generators

Seawater Processing

• Sand Filters remove all particles larger than 20 microns

• Cartridge Filter remove all particles larger than 5 microns

• Ultra violet light used to disinfect filtered water• Water can be chilled several degrees below ambient• Aeration tower ensures oxygen level returned to

saturation value

Ozone Sterilization of Effluent

• Protects Puget Sound

• Permits Columbia Basin stocks to be transferred into the facility for seawater rearing

Smolt Transfer

• ODFW sentinels are sent to MRS first to ensure the fish are physiologically ready for seawater rearing

• Gently transitioned to seawater

• Initially reared in Building 12

Marine Rearing

• Reared 0.3-3 years• Minimal disturbance and

handling• Dry commercial diet• Automatic Feeders• Maintained on natural

photoperiod• Ramped lighting to prevent

startle• 0.84 kg/LPM maximum

loading density• 15 kg/m3 maximum rearing

density

Smolt to Prespawning Adult Survival (Mean + SE) of Broodyear 1994 through 2000 Snake River Spring/Summer

Chinook Salmon During Seawater Rearing

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10

20

30

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50

60

70

80

90

100

Salmon River Grande Ronde River

Length and Weight Sampling

Length in millimeters (Mean + SE) of Broodyear 1994 through 2002 Prespawning Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon Adults

Just Prior to Transfer Back to Freshwater

0

100

200

300

400

500

Salmon Rivermaturing as 3

year olds

Grande RondeRiver maturingas 3 year olds

Salmon Rivermaturing as 4

year olds

Grande RondeRiver maturingas 4 year olds

Weight in grams (Mean + SE) of Broodyear 1994 through 2002 Prespawning Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon Adults

Just Prior to Transfer Back to Freshwater

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500

1000

1500

2000

Salmon Rivermaturing as 3

year olds

Grande RondeRiver maturingas 4 year olds

Salmon Rivermaturing as four

year olds

Grande RondeRiver maturingas 4 year olds

Maturation Sort And Transfer to Freshwater

Percentage (Mean + SE) of Broodyear 1994 through 2000 Idaho and Oregon Stocks Reared in Seawater Maturing as Precocious, Jack,

and Adult (4-6 Year Old) Fish

Stock and maturation age

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jack

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dult

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cent

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10

20

30

40

50

60

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NMFS Snake River Chinook Salmon Production

Brood Year Number

1994 358

1995 246

1996 368

1997 548

1998 728

1999 713

2000 837

2001 743

2002 504

2003 210

TOTAL 5,265

Seawater Pipeline Replacement

• Conceptual Design• NEPA• JARPA• Contract

– Pipeline– Support Pier

• Construct– Pipeline – Support Pier

Construction 1

Construction 2

Construction 3

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