RESTORING BURBOT IN THE KOOTENAI RIVER: MONITORING AND EVALUATION

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1 RESTORING BURBOT IN THE KOOTENAI RIVER: MONITORING AND EVALUATION

2 OVERVIEW Objectives and agency roles Field efforts Population updates Looking ahead Summary

3 OBJECTIVES AND AGENCY ROLES Overarching objective Restore a naturally reproducing and harvestable Burbot population in the Kootenai River IDFG roles Population characterization Spatiotemporal characteristics of spawning Movement and habitat use Success of various stocking strategies Academic research Setting angling regulations (ultimately)

4 OBJECTIVES AND AGENCY ROLES Overarching objective Restore a naturally reproducing and harvestable Burbot population in the Kootenai River IDFG roles Population characterization Spatiotemporal characteristics of spawning Movement and habitat use Success of various stocking strategies Academic research Setting angling regulations (ultimately)

5 OBJECTIVES AND AGENCY ROLES Overarching objective Restore a naturally reproducing and harvestable Burbot population in the Kootenai River IDFG roles Population characterization Spatiotemporal characteristics of spawning Movement and habitat use Success of various stocking strategies Academic research Setting angling regulations (ultimately)

6 OBJECTIVES AND AGENCY ROLES Overarching objective Restore a naturally reproducing and harvestable Burbot population in the Kootenai River IDFG roles Population characterization Spatiotemporal characteristics of spawning Movement and habitat use Success of various stocking strategies Academic research Setting angling regulations (ultimately)

7 OBJECTIVES AND AGENCY ROLES Overarching objective Restore a naturally reproducing and harvestable Burbot population in the Kootenai River IDFG roles Population characterization Spatiotemporal characteristics of spawning Movement and habitat use Success of various stocking strategies Academic research Setting angling regulations (ultimately)

8 OBJECTIVES AND AGENCY ROLES Overarching objective Restore a naturally reproducing and harvestable Burbot population in the Kootenai River IDFG roles Population characterization Spatiotemporal characteristics of spawning Movement and habitat use Success of various stocking strategies Academic research Setting angling regulations (ultimately)

9 OBJECTIVES AND AGENCY ROLES Overarching objective Restore a naturally reproducing and harvestable Burbot population in the Kootenai River IDFG roles Population characterization Spatiotemporal characteristics of spawning Movement and habitat use Success of various stocking strategies Academic research Setting angling regulations (ultimately)

10 FIELD EFFORTS Key points: Hatchery fish and genetics PIT tagging Six stocking locations Released at different life stages

11 FIELD EFFORTS Key points: Hatchery fish and genetics PIT tagging Six stocking locations Released at different life stages

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13 FIELD EFFORTS Baited hoop-nets (December 1-March 31) VEMCO sonic tags and passive arrays University studies

14 BC ID MT WINTER SAMPLING Hoop nets: 60cm x 2m 15 sites, 36 total hoop nets 6.4 and 19.1mm mesh size (paired sets at each site) Three sites to evaluate catch difference in shallow and deep sets Index Locations Five sites since 1994 Monitor trend CPUE Sample locations Index locations

15 BC ID MT WINTER SAMPLING Hoop nets: 60cm x 2m 15 sites, 36 total hoop nets 6.4 and 19.1mm mesh size (paired sets at each site) Three sites to evaluate catch difference in shallow and deep sets INDEX LOCATIONS Five sites since 1996 Monitor trend CPUE Sample locations Index locations

16 FIELD EFFORTS Baited hoop-nets (December 1-March 31) VEMCO sonic tags and passive arrays University studies

17 FIELD EFFORTS Baited hoop-nets (December 1-March 31) VEMCO sonic tags and passive arrays University studies

18 Effort (d) CPUE (fish/net-d) POPULATION UPDATES: CATCH RATES CPUE Effort (d) BAITED HOOP NETS ( ) All sites Year

19 Effort (d) CPUE (fish/net-d) POPULATION UPDATES: CATCH RATES CPUE Effort (d) BAITED HOOP NETS ( ) Index sites, only Year

20 Total length (mm) POPULATION UPDATES: GROWTH Kootenai River ( ) Kootenai River ( ; Partridge 1982) Kootenai River ( ; Partridge 1982) Age

21 Total length (mm) POPULATION UPDATES: GROWTH Kootenai River ( ) Kootenai River ( ; Partridge 1982) Kootenai River ( ; Partridge 1982) Age

22 POPULATION UPDATES: SPAWN TIMING BC ID MT

23 CPUE (fish/net-d) POPULATION UPDATES: SPAWN TIMING /5 12/12 12/19 12/26 1/2 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27 3/6 3/13 3/20 3/27 Date

24 CPUE (fish/net-d) POPULATION UPDATES: SPAWN TIMING Week of February 18 in both 2014 and /5 12/12 12/19 12/26 1/2 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27 3/6 3/13 3/20 3/27 Date

25 CPUE (fish/net-d) POPULATION UPDATES: SPAWN TIMING Week of February 18 in both 2014 and 2015 Week of February 18 th was also the peak in CPUE at Porthill during the 2015 season /5 12/12 12/19 12/26 1/2 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27 3/6 3/13 3/20 3/27 Date

26 Number of fish POPULATION UPDATES: SUCCESS OF VARIOUS STOCKING STRATEGIES 600,000 Larval Juvenile 632, , , , , , , , , ,416 29, ,149 11,555 3, Year

27 Relative frequency (%) POPULATION UPDATES: SUCCESS OF VARIOUS STOCKING STRATEGIES Length Frequency: Season n= Unknown Total length (mm)

28 Relative frequency (%) POPULATION UPDATES: SUCCESS OF VARIOUS STOCKING STRATEGIES Length Frequency: Season n= Unknown Total length (mm)

29 Relative frequency (%) POPULATION UPDATES: SUCCESS OF VARIOUS STOCKING STRATEGIES /16 ALL 2008 Length Frequency: Season n= Unknown Total length (mm)

30 POPULATION UPDATES: SUCCESS OF VARIOUS STOCKING STRATEGIES Age Release Location Survival SD - 95% CI + 95% CI

31 POPULATION UPDATES: SUCCESS OF VARIOUS STOCKING STRATEGIES Age Release Location Survival SD - 95% CI + 95% CI Age-0 N/A Age-1 N/A Age-2 N/A Age-3 N/A Age-4+ N/A

32 Age Survival

33 POPULATION UPDATES: SUCCESS OF VARIOUS STOCKING STRATEGIES Age Release Location Survival SD - 95% CI + 95% CI Age-0 N/A Age-1 N/A Age-2 N/A Age-3 N/A Age-4+ N/A

34 POPULATION UPDATES: SUCCESS OF VARIOUS STOCKING STRATEGIES Age Release Location Survival SD - 95% CI + 95% CI Age-0 N/A Age-1 N/A Age-2 N/A Age-3 N/A Age-4+ N/A Age-1 N/A Age-2 N/A Age-3 N/A Age-4 N/A

35 Age Survival

36 Age Survival

37 POPULATION UPDATES: SUCCESS OF VARIOUS STOCKING STRATEGIES Age Release Location Survival SD - 95% CI + 95% CI Age-0 N/A Age-1 N/A Age-2 N/A Age-3 N/A Age-4+ N/A Age-1 N/A Age-2 N/A Age-3 N/A Age-4 N/A

38 POPULATION UPDATES: SUCCESS OF VARIOUS STOCKING STRATEGIES Age Release Location Survival SD - 95% CI + 95% CI Age-0 Boundary Creek Age-0 Deep Creek confluence Age-0 Ferry Island Age-0 Goat River Age-0 Moyie River Age-0 Porthill Age-0 Unknown Age-0 N/A Age-1 N/A Age-2 N/A Age-3 N/A Age-4+ N/A Age-1 N/A Age-2 N/A Age-3 N/A Age-4 N/A

39 Release Location Survival Porthill Deep Ceek confluence Goat River Ferry Island Boundary Creek Moyie River

40 Release Location Survival Porthill Deep Ceek confluence Goat River Ferry Island Boundary Creek Moyie River

41 POPULATION UPDATES: SUCCESS OF VARIOUS STOCKING STRATEGIES Age Release Location Survival SD - 95% CI + 95% CI Age-0 Boundary Creek Age-0 Deep Creek confluence Age-0 Ferry Island Age-0 Goat River Age-0 Moyie River Age-0 Porthill Age-0 Unknown Age-0 N/A Age-1 N/A Age-2 N/A Age-3 N/A Age-4+ N/A Age-1 N/A Age-2 N/A Age-3 N/A Age-4 N/A

42 Juvenile release group

43 Juvenile release group Age-1 survivors 0.10

44 Juvenile release group Age-1 survivors Age-2 survivors

45 Juvenile release group Age-1 survivors Age-2 survivors Age-3 survivors

46 Juvenile release group Age-1 survivors Age-2 survivors Age-4 survivors Age-3 survivors 0.90

47 POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Deep, Boundary, and Smith creeks Anecdotal information IDFG PIT tag array Final interpretations available from Deep Creek study

48 POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Deep, Boundary, and Smith creeks Anecdotal information IDFG PIT tag array Final interpretations available from Deep Creek study

49 POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY Deep, Boundary, and Smith creeks Anecdotal information ASSESSMENTS IDFG PIT tag array Final interpretations available from Deep Creek study

50 POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Smith and Boundary creeks sampled February- March Zero fish captured in Smith Creek, will try again in 2016/17 29 fish captured in Boundary Creek All from 2/17/16 2/24/16 Included ripe and spent males and females Deep Creek sampled December 1-March 31 Five fish captured All stocked in Deep Creek in 2014 or 2015

51 POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Smith and Boundary creeks sampled February- March Zero fish captured in Smith Creek, will try again in 2016/17 29 fish captured in Boundary Creek All from 2/17/16 2/24/16 Included ripe and spent males and females Deep Creek sampled December 1-March 31 Five fish captured All stocked in Deep Creek in 2014 or 2015

52 POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Smith and Boundary creeks sampled February- March Zero fish captured in Smith Creek, will try again in 2016/17 29 fish captured in Boundary Creek All from 2/17/16 2/24/16 Included ripe and spent males and females Deep Creek sampled December 1-March 31 Five fish captured All stocked in Deep Creek in 2014 or 2015

53 Composition (%) Composition (%) POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Smith and Boundary creeks Sampled throughout 31.0 February Zero fish captured in 6.9 Smith Creek, will try again in 2016/17 Porthill Unknown Boundary Creek Boundary Creek/Moyie River 29 fish captured in Boundary Creek Release location 41.4 All from 2/17/16 2/24/16 Included ripe and spent males and females Goat River Kootenai River Unknown Year class 27.6

54 POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Smith and Boundary creeks sampled February- March Zero fish captured in Smith Creek, will try again in 2016/17 29 fish captured in Boundary Creek All from 2/17/16 2/24/16 Included ripe and spent males and females Deep Creek sampled December 1-March 31 Five fish captured All stocked in Deep Creek in 2014 or 2015

55 POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Smith and Boundary creeks sampled February- March Zero fish captured in Smith Creek, will try again in 2016/17 29 fish captured in Boundary Creek All from 2/17/16 2/24/16 Included ripe and spent males and females Deep Creek sampled December 1-March 31 Five fish captured All stocked in Deep Creek in 2014 or 2015

56 Number of unique daily detections POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Deep Creek Array Detections Season /19/ /19/ /19/2015 1/19/2016 2/19/2016 3/19/2016 4/19/2016 5/19/2016 6/19/2016 Date

57 Number of unique daily detections POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Deep Creek Array Detections Season Important to note: year classes were represented All release sites were represented Burbot continue to pioneer across multiple years classes /19/ /19/ /19/2015 1/19/2016 2/19/2016 3/19/2016 4/19/2016 5/19/2016 6/19/2016 Date

58 Number of unique daily detections POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Deep Creek Array Detections Season Important to note: year classes were represented All release sites were represented Burbot continue to pioneer across multiple years classes /19/ /19/ /19/2015 1/19/2016 2/19/2016 3/19/2016 4/19/2016 5/19/2016 6/19/2016 Date

59 POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Graduate Study on Deep Creek 88% of fish stayed within 1 km of release location Survival of juveniles in 2014 and 2015 was 0.19 Additional questions need to be answered

60 POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Graduate Study on Deep Creek 88% of fish stayed within 1 km of release location Survival of juveniles in 2014 and 2015 was 0.19 Additional questions need to be answered

61 POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Graduate Study on Deep Creek 88% of fish stayed within 1 km of release location Survival of juveniles in 2014 and 2015 was 0.19 Additional questions need to be answered

62 POPULATION UPDATES: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Graduate Study on Deep Creek 88% of fish stayed within 1 km of release location Survival of juveniles in 2014 and 2015 was 0.19 Additional questions need to be answered

63 LOOKING AHEAD: LARVAL LIGHT First year of running larval light traps in spring 2016 Timing Sampling design Zero larval Burbot captured More robust approach in Spring 2017 TRAPS

64 LOOKING AHEAD: LARVAL LIGHT First year of running larval light traps in spring 2016 Timing Sampling design Zero larval Burbot captured More robust approach in Spring 2017 TRAPS

65 LOOKING AHEAD: LARVAL LIGHT First year of running larval light traps in spring 2016 Timing Sampling design Zero larval Burbot captured More robust approach in Spring 2017 TRAPS

66 LOOKING AHEAD: LARVAL LIGHT First year of running larval light traps in spring 2016 Timing Sampling design Zero larval Burbot captured More robust approach in Spring 2017 TRAPS

67 LOOKING AHEAD: LARVAL LIGHT First year of running larval light traps in spring 2016 Timing Sampling design Zero larval Burbot captured More robust approach in Spring 2017 TRAPS

68 LOOKING AHEAD: HOOPNETTING IN Moyie River releases Burbot in the canyon 2016 captures Should: THE CANYON Refine Moyie River survival estimate Inform Burbot use of the canyon Benefit KRHRP projects above town

69 LOOKING AHEAD: HOOPNETTING IN Moyie River releases Burbot in the canyon 2016 captures Should: THE CANYON Refine Moyie River survival estimate Inform Burbot use of the canyon Benefit KRHRP projects above town

70 LOOKING AHEAD: HOOPNETTING IN Moyie River releases Burbot in the canyon 2016 captures Should: THE CANYON Refine Moyie River survival estimate Inform Burbot use of the canyon Benefit KRHRP projects above town

71 LOOKING AHEAD: TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS Relocating all Deep Creek HDX arrays except McArthur outlet Boundary Creek Smith Creek Myrtle Creek Ball Creek THOUGHTS WELCOME ON TRIBUTARY SELECTION

72 LOOKING AHEAD: HARVEST SCENARIOS Age-structured population models Zach Klein s (Quist student) work on the Green River, Wyoming Primary model inputs include (among others): Population size Reproduction/fecundity Age-specific survival Harvest scenarios Plan to have this completed by August 2017

73 LOOKING AHEAD: HARVEST SCENARIOS Age-structured population models Zach Klein s (Quist student) work on the Green River, Wyoming Primary model inputs include (among others): Population size Reproduction/fecundity Age-specific survival Harvest scenarios Plan to have this completed by August 2017

74 SUMMARY Catch rates climbing Survival estimates On-target with restoration goals Year class representation Burbot pioneering New projects Discussions about future fishery important

75 SUMMARY Catch rates climbing Survival estimates On-target with restoration goals Year class representation Burbot pioneering New projects Discussions about future fishery important

76 SUMMARY Catch rates climbing Survival estimates On-target with restoration goals Year class representation Burbot pioneering New projects Discussions about future fishery important

77 SUMMARY Catch rates climbing Survival estimates On-target with restoration goals Year class representation Burbot pioneering New projects Discussions about future fishery important

78 SUMMARY Catch rates climbing Survival estimates On-target with restoration goals Year class representation Burbot pioneering New projects Discussions about future fishery important

79 SUMMARY Catch rates climbing Survival estimates On-target with restoration goals Year class representation Burbot pioneering New projects Discussions about future fishery important

80 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ARI KTOI Patrick Blaufuss Joe Evavold Ken Cain Neil Ashton Hatchery staff Sue Ireland Shawn Young Nate Jensen Chris Lewandowski Hatchery staff IDFG BC Diane Wakkinen Cathy Gidley Ryan Hardy Andrew Ransom Dylan Gollen IDFG field crews Matt Neufeld Sarah Stephenson Val Evans UI Mike Quist Zach beard MFWP Jim Dunnigan Ryan Sylvester

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