Pauls Bay sockeye salmon stock assessment
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1. associated with calendar dates not batches The downside of this is that large amounts of data can result in the system taking longer to start up perhaps several seconds after a year s worth of data Clearing the data one time every 1 or 2 years is recommended Status This screen shows various technical data only of interest to the manufacturer Maintenance Use only soap and water and a soft cloth on the sensor faces Glass cleaners and other harsh chemicals can cause the polycarbonate cover to haze and become partially opaque Also use no abrasives Do not store in direct sunlight or heat for long periods of time Do not expose the cable ends and locking sleeves to long periods of direct sunlight although the cables themselves are uv resistant High temperatures such as a closed car in hot weather could ruin the underwater units The underwater connectors should be clean and lubricated with silicone or other dielectric grease prior to connection They are best stored connected or bagged if stored in a dirty environment Adult Fish Counter Page 12 45 46 APPENDIX C TIMESHEET INSTRUCTIONS 47 Appendix C1 Timesheet instructions TIMESHEET INSTRUCTIONS All ADF amp G employees must fill out a timesheet biweekly and these timesheets must be turned in to the Administrative staff in Kodiak in a timely manner Please follow these instructions when filling out your timesheets to avoid payroll problems When a flight2. there should be enough space within the passage upstream and downstream of the sensor so that large numbers of fish cannot accrue near the sensor and clog the sensor passage Finally there should be no shade or otherwise desirable environments near the sensor on either the upstream or downstream side The best location is near the center of a long passageway that fish travel through but do not collect within The system needs to know which way through the sensor is upstream In general it does not matter which way the system is mounted as long as the software is set correctly In particular however there are some benefits of a certain configuration One of the sensor plate units has two connectors and the other has only one There is a short cable that connects the two plates together and it can only be installed one way The remaining connector connects to the main unit via a long cable This connector is the Main Connector When placed into operation this connector is either on the upstream side or the downstream side so that is the setting that must be set correctly The data used for the on board demo was collected with the Main Connector in the downstream orientation so this is the default setting If the system is installed with the main connector downstream there is no setting to change and the demo will show normal data and show positive counts This is therefore the desired configuration However if the sensor is being installed in a
3. and the actual hours worked to complete those tasks Timesheets will be completed and sent on resupply flights to Kodiak before the 15 and the last day of each month If timesheets must be sent in early estimate work hours Timesheets can be amended if the hours actually worked differ from the hours submitted on the original timesheet Explicit directions for completing timesheets are located in Appendix C SCHEDULE AND DELIVERABLES TASKS 1 Transport materials to Pauls Bay refurbish cabins and set up field camp Target dates May 24 June 1 2 Install and operate adult enumeration weir Target date for installation June 1 Target dates for operation June 1 August 7 Install automatic fish counter in the Laura fish pass Target date June 7 Operate and maintain fish counter and fish passes Target dates June 7 August 7 Collect two monthly random ASL samples from 300 adult sockeye for a season total of 600 Target dates June 25 and July 25 6 Conduct weekly spawning surveys of Laura Lake Gretchen Creek and Gretchen Lake Target dates June 15 August 7 7 Collect daily fishery activity number or boats type of fishing location number of people etc Target dates June 1 August 7 8 Collect daily physical data air and water temperature wind direction and velocity precipitation and cloud cover Target dates May 25 August 7 PERD DELIVERABLES 1 Daily adult enumeration numbers will be recorded on the Pauls Ba
4. comes out to drop off groceries or for any other reason near the end of a pay period camp personnel need to send in their timesheets Fill in the timesheet up to the day you send them in and attempt to project your remaining hours worked Fill out each of the following on the top of the timesheet Pay period pay periods start on the 1 or 16 of each month and end on the 15 or end of the month example June 1 15 or June 16 30 EIN your employee identification number Name full name Division Commercial Fish In the actual timesheet table fill in the following items Day Monday Tuesday etc Date 6 16 6 17 etc Hours worked box start and stop time in military time Code 1 fill in the number of hours worked for that day see example in Appendix G2 Work hours and Code 1 Totals should both equal the sum of daily hours worked If your time sheet is sent in before the end of the pay period project your time for the remaining days so you can total your columns Charge to Table located on the bottom left hand side of the timesheet should be left blank unless otherwise instructed by your project supervisor Comments Table located on the bottom right hand side of the timesheet should be left blank unless otherwise instructed by your project supervisor Employee s signature and date Be sure to sign and date your timesheet Crew leaders are responsible for reviewing each crew member s timesheet before sending them to tow
5. does measure length It does however measure greatest vertical height for both the upstream sensor and the downstream sensor which is used to distinguish jacks from adults in the salmon application There is a setting in the software called Jack Height If the images from both upstream and downstream sensors indicate a fish taller than the jack height it is an adult Similarly there is a setting called Trash Height which is used the same way to ignore signals where both sensors don t measure something at least that tall EE Adult Fish Counter Page 2 continued 23 Appendix B1 Page 5 of 14 A EE A A Dunn Installation The Adult Fish Counter is intended to be installed in a fish passageway which encourages the fish through the sensor in single file and one at a time It can handle some amount of overlap but for the most accurate count there needs to be some visible space between fish The best way to accomplish this is to install the unit in a submerged fishway dam which forces the fish to swim through a hole in the dam and therefore between the sensors The water current through the sensor should be high enough to require the fish to swim through with a burst of effort This will discourage fish loitering in and around the sensor Minimizing the space between the plates increases the water flow when mounted on a solid dam wall and also helps to reduce overlap between fish Also
6. in these scrolling images The system determines the direction of the fish and displays the fish outlines as seen by the upstream and downstream sensors in the image Since there is no length information for the fish the fish is scaled for visual display by the scale factor in the menu This setting is not important it is just for visual appearance The direction of the fish as shown in the image is determined by whether the fish traveled upstream or downstream it does not relate to which direction the fish s nose was pointing as it traversed the sensor This also has no significance for the operation of the counter Adult Fish Counter Page 7 continued 40 Appendix B1 Page 10 of 14 Sensors Page Light Level Detected Blockage Ambient Level 4 4 Threshold ntt TDMA 2 The sensors page is used for setup and troubleshooting It shows the signal level for each of the 128 sensors 64 in the upstream section and 64 in downstream section It also shows which sensors are currently below the threshold or blocked and where the threshold is set You can put your hand in the way and see the signal levels drop below the threshold and see each of the individual sensors which are blocked detect the blockage This can be seen in this image as a portion of the downstream sensor is blocked The signal level shows some effects of the ambient light level also The right edge of each
7. pass automatic fish counter weir PURPOSE The primary goal of this project is to accurately count sockeye salmon entering into Pauls Bay drainage PBD located on the north side of Afognak Island Figure 1 A sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka run was established in PBD by the Alaska Department of Fisheries in the 1950s Honnold and Edmundson 1993 This was accomplished through construction of fishways to bypass a series of barrier falls and transplanting eggs from Southeast Portage Creek and Karluk Lake as broodstock Honnold and Edmundson 1993 By 1958 the sockeye salmon run was self sustaining Schrof et al 2000 and has become an important subsistence resource to Kodiak residents Pauls Bay commercial catches and effort have been increasing since 2002 and subsistence efforts have shown a marked increase within the last five years ADF amp G unpublished data Since the lake and river systems on Afognak Island are relatively small and easily accessible they are at risk to overexploitation Dinnocenzo and Caldentey 2008 Monitoring the sockeye salmon escapement back into the PBD is important for the long term sustainability of the run and allows for maximized harvest opportunities for commercial sport and subsistence users OBJECTIVES The project objectives are 1 Enumerate adult sockeye salmon migrating into Pauls Lake 2 Collect age sex and length ASL data from the sockeye salmon escapement into Pauls Lake 3 Install ca
8. the bottom of the screen or by using the pop up keyboard Notes 1 When entering text tap on the dot by the abc icon to bring up a keyboard ES 2 To delete a character place the stylus in the text box and draw a small straight line from ama 24 SAMPLE NEXT FISH After entering background information the RDA is ready to collect individual fish data The Sample Next Fish button is used to enter the details of each fish sampled It is not necessary to click on the Sample Next Fish button when entering the first fish of a new sample After entering the background information the form automatically knows to go to the sample next fish section of the form As you continue to sample simply tap Sample Next Fish or Next to enter individual fish data This option is used when continuing to the next fish of a sample where no background information has changed Fish data that is entered here is associated with the current background information logged The following constitute fish data and should be entered for each fish Scale Card Number Scale gum cards are numbered sequentially by date throughout the season starting with 1 A separate numbering sequence will be used for each species or major location change Consult your crew leader for the current card number It is crucial to make sure the number written on the scale card matches the scale card number entered into the RDA The Scale card number will automatically advance to the next number aft
9. waterway which flows to towards the west placing the main connector downstream places the light sensitive plate on the North side of the river In bright sun conditions the system could have some trouble compensating for too much direct ambient light although this has not been observed In this case it could be beneficial to mount the system with the connector upstream and change the software setting If the counter is on during the filling of the fishway it is likely that the bubbles and turbulence associated with watering up the fishway will have caused erroneous counts of downstream fish usually jacks It is advisable to reset batches after the water flow has settled or leave the system off until that time X X D Mo Adult Fish Counter Page 3 continued 36 Appendix B1 Page 6 of 14 ENEE Operation When the system is powered up it first displays a self test screen and then immediately starts scanning the sensors and counting fish into all batches with no operator interaction Batches There are three batches Batch A B and C Fish are always counted into all batches simultaneously The user can display and reset the batches individually and use them any way they wish To change the displayed batch press the Batch button Pages The unit provides five primary pages of information The operator can toggle through these pages using the Pa
10. 26 Appendix A2 Page 9 of 11 To view data HotSync the RDA and open Pendragon Forms Manager a shortcut should be located to the right of the start menu on the netbook Select the form ASL_2014 XX and click Edit View under Data Functions on the right side of the window All data will now be visible Make the necessary changes here and exit out of the window to save It is important to correct the numbers under the proper column and consult the Kodiak office Hotsync the RDA to the netbook after any changes are made on the netbook to update the RDA with all changes After data has been edited and verified a copy of the database will need to be exported from the Pendragon software and saved on the netbook In Pendragon Forms Manager under Data Functions on the right side of the window click To ASCII Navigate to the folder in which the data is being saved Type in the file name and then save The file name should follow this format Area Sampled Y Y Y YMMDD csv e g Afognak_River_20140614 csv After saving a window will pop up stating the file has been created Each csv file will contain all of the data that has been collected up to that point in the season Do not edit or save the csv file as an Excel file or 1t will be difficult or impossible to upload the data into the database TRANSFERRING DATA FROM NETBOOK ONTO USB FLASH DRIVE Up to date data should be sent into the main office as often as possible e g with the grocery pla
11. Apr 26 Apr 2 May 3 May 9 May 10 May 16 May 17 May 23 May 24 May 30 May 31 May 6 Jun 7 Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun 27 Jun 28 Jun 4 Jul 18 Week 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 45 Calendar Dates 5 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 1 Aug 2 Aug 8 Aug 9 Aug 15 Aug 16 Aug 22 Aug 23 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 5 Sep 6 Sep 12 Sep 13 Sep 19 Sep 20 Sep 26 Sep 27 Sep 3 Oct 4 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 31 Oct 1 Nov 7 Appendix A2 Procedure for sampling adult salmon age length and sex SAMPLING PROCEDURES Place the salmon flat on its right side the head should be toward the left Measure the length in mm Adult salmon length is measured from mid eye to tail fork because the shape of the salmon s snout changes as it approaches sexual maturity Slide the fish in place so that the middle of the eye is in line with the edge of the meter stick and hold the head in place with your left hand Flatten and spread the tail against the board with your right hand Read and record the mid eye to tail fork length to the nearest millimeter Please look at Figure 1 Figure 1 Measuring fish length from mid eye to tail fork Determine the sex of the fish escapement sampling only Remove the preferred scale and place on scale card The preferred scale should be properly placed on a labeled scale gum card Figures 2 and 3 Scale cards should be labeled as soon a
12. II error acceptance of the null hypothesis when false second angular standard deviation standard error variance population sample Ha e CPUE CV t 72 etc CI R cov log log etc NS Ho P SD SE Var var REGIONAL OPERATIONAL PLAN CF 4K 2014 21 PAULS BAY SOCKEYE SALMON STOCK ASSESSMENT by Natura Richardson Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Commercial Fisheries Kodiak Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Commercial Fisheries May 2014 The Regional Operational Plan Series was established in 2012 to archive and provide public access to operational plans for fisheries projects of the Divisions of Commercial Fisheries and Sport Fish as per joint divisional Operational Planning Policy Documents in this series are planning documents that may contain raw data preliminary data analyses and results and describe operational aspects of fisheries projects that may not actually be implemented All documents in this series are subject to a technical review process and receive varying degrees of regional divisional and biometric approval but do not generally receive editorial review Results from the implementation of the operational plan described in this series may be subsequently finalized and published in a different department reporting series or in the formal literature Please contact the author if you have any questions regarding the information provided in this p
13. Regional Operational Plan CF 4K 2014 21 Pauls Bay Sockeye Salmon Stock Assessment 2014 by Natura Richardson May 2014 Alaska Department of Fish and Game Divisions of Sport Fish and Commercial Fisheries Weights and measures metric centimeter deciliter gram hectare kilogram kilometer liter meter milliliter millimeter Weights and measures English cubic feet per second foot gallon inch mile nautical mile ounce pound quart yard Time and temperature day degrees Celsius degrees Fahrenheit degrees kelvin hour minute second Physics and chemistry all atomic symbols alternating current ampere calorie direct current hertz horsepower hydrogen ion activity negative log of parts per million parts per thousand volts watts SE F min AC cal DC hp pH ppm ppt o Symbols and Abbreviations The following symbols and abbreviations and others approved for the Syst me International d Unit s SI are used without definition in the following reports by the Divisions of Sport Fish and of Commercial Fisheries Fishery Manuscripts Fishery Data Series Reports Fishery Management Reports and Special Publications All others including deviations from definitions listed below are noted in the text at first mention as well as in the titles or footnotes of tables and in figure or figure captions General Alaska Administrative Code all commonly accepted abbrevi
14. assisting the crew leader in all aspects of the project AII field crew will follow the ADF amp G safety guidelines and ensure daily operations are conducted in order to achieve overarching project goals REFERENCES CITED Dinnocenzo J and I O Caldentey 2008 Kodiak Management Area commercial salmon annual management report 2007 Alaska Department of Fish and Game Fishery Management Report No 08 45 Anchorage Honnold S G and Edmundson 1993 Limnological and fisheries assessment of sockeye salmon oncorhynchus nerka production in the Laura Lake system Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Fisheries Rehabilitation Enhancement and Development Regional Information Report 130 Kodiak Moore M L 2014 Kodiak Management Area salmon catch and escapement sampling operational plan 2014 Alaska Department of Fish and Game Regional Operational Plan ROP CF 4K 2014 07 Kodiak Schrof S T S G Honnold J Hicks and J Wadle 2000 A summary of salmon enhancement rehabilitation evaluation and monitoring efforts conducted in the Kodiak Management Area through 1998 Alaska Department of Fish and Game Regional Information Report No 4K00 57 Anchorage FIGURES Laura Fish pass PBD Weir AW Pauls Lake Laura Lake Gretchen Lake QUU 1 Figure 1 Location of Pauls Bay drainage area 10 Figure 2 Historical photo of Pauls Bay weir 11 cl Pauls Ba se Escapement Repo
15. ations all commonly accepted professional titles at compass directions east north south west copyright corporate suffixes Company Corporation Incorporated Limited District of Columbia et alii and others et cetera and so forth exempli gratia for example Federal Information Code id est that is latitude or longitude monetary symbols U S months tables and figures first three letters registered trademark trademark United States adjective United States of America noun U S C U S state AAC e g Mr Mrs AM etc e g Dr Ph D R N etc e g FIC Le lat or long 5 4 Jan Dec TM U S USA United States Code use two letter abbreviations e g AK WA Mathematics statistics all standard mathematical signs symbols and abbreviations alternate hypothesis base of natural logarithm catch per unit effort coefficient of variation common test statistics confidence interval correlation coefficient multiple correlation coefficient simple covariance degree angular degrees of freedom expected value greater than greater than or equal to harvest per unit effort less than less than or equal to logarithm natural logarithm base 10 logarithm specify base minute angular not significant null hypothesis percent probability probability of a type I error rejection of the null hypothesis when true probability of a type
16. ce the second I beam piece such that the rebar protruding from the large exposed rock slides through the end hole of the I beam with the other end supported by the river bank Sandbags will be used between and on top of the I beam to secure the pieces once they are positioned properly 1 aluminum conduit pipes will be fitted into the holes of both the upper and lower I beam The I beam may need adjusting so that the pieces of conduit slip into place easily Tap pickets down to secure into place The shorter section of weir will be installed similarly on the opposite side of the rock but 4 x4 wooden beams with 1 holes will be used in place of I beam The wooden beams may require cutting to fit the needed length Use an Aqua scope to inspect underwater for any holes surrounding the large exposed rock or weir bottom Use sandbags to fill any holes A rope will be secured from bank to bank to prevent the weir from being pushed into the lake during high tides To assist in identification of jacks draw a 400 mm line on a flash panel Draw the line such that it will be perpendicular to the weir when the panels are in place on the river bottom Install flash panels in front of and against each counting section of the weir Place panels on the river bottom and weigh down with large rocks or sandbags Inspect your work Walk along the front of the weir backfilling the base with gravel where necessary to ensure the weir is fish tight Weir Opera
17. dix B1 Adult fish counter manual lt gt Northwest Marine Technology Inc c Adult Fish Counter Northwest Marine Technology Inc Anacortes Washington USA Software Version 1 2 www nmt us Manual Version 1 0 continued 32 Appendix B1 Page 2 of 14 JUS EE A SS Table of Contents Introduction 1 Description 1 Installation 3 Operation 4 Batches 4 Pages 4 Main Page 5 Throughput Pages 6 Live View Page 7 Sensors Page 8 Menu 10 Maintenance 12 A A A A A A A 0 A A a A A c d Adult Fish Counter continued 33 Appendix B1 Page 3 of 14 A A AA A A A A A er 2 Introduction The Adult Fish Counter is designed to be installed in fishways and ladders to provide real time counts of fish migrating upstream or entering a hatchery The system includes a control box that can be installed indoors or outdoors and a sensor unit that is installed underwater within a fish channel The system accounts for fish passing upstream or downstream through the sensors This first model of the Adult Fish Counter was developed for salmonids and tallies adults and jacks separately based on height It graphs and displays the number of fish passing on an hourly daily and 30 day basis and tracks water temperature It can be programmed to sound an audible alarm or to send a Target Reached signal to an existing alarm system or ano
18. e corresponding sections in the menu Finally the main connector configuration upstream or downstream is shown here for quick reference It is critical that this setting is correct See the Installation section for more information LT 2 Adult Fish Counter Page 5 continued 38 Appendix B1 Page 8 of 14 eege Throughput Pages u Tr ENTE M There are two throughput pages The first one is the Day View The day view shows throughput in fish hour over a 24 hour period When the page is first selected the current days throughput is shown The user can use the left arrow button to look back at previous data one day at a time The second throughput page is the Month View The month view shows throughput in fish day over a 28 day period When the page is first selected data from the most recent 28 days is shown The user can use the left arrow button to look back at previous data 1 week at a time The water temperature is also shown on these graphs although not in these pictures O a AAA ASA Adult Fish Counter Page 6 continued 39 Appendix B1 Page 9 of 14 Live View Page The user can watch the system work or troubleshoot issues by looking at the Live View page This page shows two scrolling images which represent what each of the upstream and downstream sensors see over time As a fish swims through the sensor unit the silhouette of the fish is shown
19. e icon several times to bring up the entire main menu Next tap the Forms 5 1 icon Pendragon Forms Forms 5 1 is the program that you will use to enter all of the sample data After the icon is selected the Pendragon Forms screen will appear If a form was left open by a previous user it may be necessary to hit the Quit or Done button to get to the main list of forms Highlight the appropriate sampling form ASL_2014 XX and select New which is found in the lower left corner of the screen The four main buttons of the form will now be visable Enter Background Info Sample Next Fish Review and Quit continued 22 Appendix A2 Page 5 of 11 Table 1 Buttons and Icons addressed in the text fod Power Button Button you will press on the RDA itself Home Icon Use the stylus to navigate to the home screens 23 Forms51 Forms 5 1 Icon Use the stylus to open pendragon forms 5 1 CG CJ is an example of a button within pendragon forms Use the stylus to select these buttons ENTER BACKGROUND INFO Background information must be entered at the start of each sampling event A new day always constitutes a new sampling event so it will be necessary to enter new background information typically once per sampling day For most projects changing the background information each day will consist of updating the date only It is important to edit background information when any change in sampling information occurs The followin
20. empty fuel containers mail trash timesheets and biological data as requested REPORTING The crew leader will maintain a daily log of activities and events including personnel issues or problems with the project This log will be submitted to the Project Biologist at the end of the field season and should be a detailed account of daily activities undertaken by themselves as well as the crew Additionally daily activities and any unusual events will be recorded by the crew and or crew leader in the crew notes logbook The crew leader will contact the project biologist daily at 1330 hours by telephone 486 1851 ext 1907 unless otherwise needed or predetermined Any crew member may collect and report data but it is the responsibility of the crew leader to ensure daily recording is complete and check data for accuracy The crew leader is also responsible for completing a comprehensive data and equipment inventory at the end of the season Because the Pauls Bay project has not been in operation for ten years 1t is desirable for the field crews to photograph all aspects of the fieldwork Photographs will be taken with a digital camera and downloaded on to the research field computer for storage TIMESHEETS The crew leader is responsible for scheduling daily tasks Tasks will be scheduled to minimize overtime Overtime is limited unless otherwise pre authorized The crew leader will document as part of the daily log all tasks that are performed
21. er fish number 40 is recorded Fish Number The fish number is the number of the fish on a particular scale card This must be a number between 1 and 40 By default the fish number in the RDA will automatically advance after each fish is sampled It will also automatically go from 40 to 1 continued 24 Appendix A2 Page 7 of 11 Sex Select the sex of the fish Length in mm Enter the length of the fish from mid eye to tail fork in millimeters i e 534 If for some reason you do not collect a length measurement enter 999 Fin Clip and Tag Color Select the Skip Fin Clip and Tag Color button if appropriate If sampling involves fin clips or tags you can enter the optional fin clip and tag information Indicate the type of fin clip e g axillary process or tag color using the drop down menus Sample Next Fish Select Sample Next Fish to continue sampling Review The review button can be a very useful tool during sampling It can be used to ensure data being entered is accurate or it can be used for editing fish data during a sample The review portion of the form displays card number fish number sex and length The most recently sampled fish appear first To enter the review screen tap on the Review button on the main screen of the form After the data has been reviewed and edited tap the Done button on the bottom right of the screen to return to the main screen of the form If Sample Next Fish is selected aft
22. er leaving the review screen the auto increment will continue as if the review screen was never entered Reviewing Data To review the last data entered tap the Review button on the main screen of the form Use the scroll bar on the right side of the screen to look at the fish that have been entered Editing Data If fish data needs to be edited tap on it using the stylus Tap on the Sample Next Fish button to go through the fish data that was previously entered for that fish Changes can be made as needed Buttons chosen prior to the review are highlighted with asterisks After a fish has been edited the main review screen appears If a fish is accidently selected from the main review screen click the button that has the Card Fish to return to the main review screen without going through the fish data As mentioned above tap Done to exit the review portion of the form and return to the main screen Quit When sampling is complete tap Quit to exit the form continued 25 Appendix A2 Page 8 of 11 DATA MANAGEMENT After sampling is done for the day 1t is required that the data be backed up on the RDA itself and then transferred by HotSync to the netbook BACKING UP DATA After each sample the RDA should be backed up so that data is stored on both of the compact flash drives Turn the RDA on and tap the home icon in the bottom portion of the screen to bring up the main menu Tap the CardBkup icon if it is prese
23. et anstructions eege deeg etiem eat 48 111 1v ABSTRACT From 1978 to 2004 the Alaska Department of Fish and Game ADF amp G operated an adult salmon enumeration weir at the outlet of Pauls Lake located on the north side of Afognak Island Since 2005 aerial surveys and occasional foot boat surveys have been used to enumerate escapements into Pauls Lake Aerial surveys for this system are ineffective and foot boat surveys tend to underestimate escapement yet reliable escapement counts are necessary to manage salmon populations To provide reliable escapement counts of sockeye salmon entering Pauls Bay drainage ADF amp G will reestablish a picket weir at the outlet of Pauls Lake Age sex and length information will be gathered from sockeye salmon escaping into Pauls Lake An automatic fish counter will be installed and operated at the Laura Creek fish pass exit to test the feasibility of accurately assessing escapement into the upper Pauls Bay drainage Fish pass maintenance spawner distribution surveys genetic sampling and fishery harvest monitoring will also be included in the scope of this project This operational plan provides the instructions and procedures to properly operate the adult escapement weir and fish counter perform spawner distribution surveys and monitor fishery use while maintaining a safe and effective working environment during field camp operations Key words Pauls Bay sockeye salmon escapement Laura Lake fish
24. g topics constitute sampling information If information in one of the following categories changes it is necessary to change the background information Species Select the appropriate species from the drop down list on the RDA such as Sockeye Project Indicate the pertinent project from the dropdown list For example if sampling adult sockeye escapement at a weir choose Escapement Management Area Choose the relevant management area from the dropdown list Samples collected from Kodiak Island statistical areas must have Kodiak selected as the proper management area Area Sampled Select the area that best represents where the fish were sampled such as Ayakulik River from the dropdown list Location Type Indicate the type of area in which the fish were sampled For example if the fish were sampled at the Upper Station weir choose Weir from the drop down menu continued 23 Appendix A2 Page 6 of 11 Gear Select the type of gear in which the fish were caught such as Trap Type of Length Measurement Designate the type of length measurement taken Adult salmon lengths are typically measured from mid eye to tail fork Date of Sample Escapement sampling Use the date the fish are sampled Catch sampling Use the date the fish were caught even if this differs from the sample date Sampler Initials Enter the initials of the sampling crew up to 3 persons This can be done by writing in the box on
25. ge button Adult Fish Counter Page 4 continued 37 Appendix B1 Page 7 of 14 pauum M M Main Page When the system starts it displays the main page This page shows the data for one of the three batches The user can toggle through these three batches using the Batch button This changes only which batch data is shown since any new fish counted is added to all the batches all the time The system also displays the Jack Ratio percentage of total fish which are jacks and the percentage of downstream jacks and adults These final numbers are the ratios of downstream to upstream adults and jacks One critical item to notice on this screen is the Live indicator This indicator shows that the sensors are operational and are being monitored When the system is in Demo mode this indicator will indicate Demo When the sensors are not operational or not connected this indicator will read Off Line If it doesn t say Live it s not counting fish Also shown on this screen are some important settings The alarm setting shows which batch the alarm is set for and the target number It can be set in the alarm section of the menu When the alarm sounds it can be silenced by pushing the ACK Alarm button The settings for jack height and trash height are shown here for immediate reference They can be set in th
26. h carcasses and garbage 3 Throw all debris except garbage over the weir allowing it to flow down river Frequently inspect the weir to ensure it is fish tight look for scouring pickets out of place gaps greater than a fingers width sandbags that have been pushed by bears and unsecured flash panels Make repairs as needed Use the Aqua scope to enhance visibility Make sure the framework of the weir is sound and secure If the boardwalk is loose or any section or part of the weir is broken or unsafe repair it immediately If a weir wash out is possible closely monitor fish build up below the weir for fish pass estimation Pull a couple pickets and count fish passing If the water level continues to rise pull more pickets Pull pickets from the center of the weir or where the current is the greatest Keep bears away and off of the weir as much as possible to minimize damage Try to maintain a perimeter around the camp that is a No Bear Zone Only scare haze bears if the crew is comfortable doing so and it is not a dangerous situation AGE SEX AND LENGTH ASL SAMPLING A minimum of 600 adult sockeye salmon ASL samples will be collected each year as described by Moore 2014 Appendix A Three hundred samples will be collected during each of the 2 historical peaks approximately mid June and mid July for a total of 600 samples Using a beach seine adults will be captured at the head of Pauls Lake near the Laura Creek termi
27. lan Regional Operational Plans are available on the Internet at http www adfg alaska gov sf publications Note Product names used in the publication are included for completeness but do not constitute product endorsement The Alaska Department of Fish and Game does not endorse or recommend any specific company of their products Natura Richardson Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Commercial Fisheries 351 Research Court Kodiak AK 99615 USA This document should be cited as Richardson N 2014 Pauls Bay sockeye salmon stock assessment Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Commercial Fisheries Regional Operational Plan ROP CF 4K 2014 21 Kodiak The Alaska Department of Fish and Game ADF amp G administers all programs and activities free from discrimination based on race color national origin age sex religion marital status pregnancy parenthood or disability The department administers all programs and activities in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA of 1990 the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program activity or facility please write ADF amp G ADA Coordinator P O Box 115526 Juneau AK 99811 5526 U S Fish and Wildlife Service 4401 N Fairfax Drive MS 2042 Arli
28. librate and maintain an automatic fish counter at the upstream end of the Laura Creek fish pass 4 Conduct weekly foot and or boat surveys of Pauls Lake Laura Lake and Creek and Gretchen Lake and Creek for sockeye spawner distribution and 5 Monitor and report commercial and subsistence fishery use METHODS ADULT ENUMERATION Weir Installation The weir is constructed in 2 sections The first section consists of 2 20 aluminum I beams with 1 holes drilled and 0 5 between holes and numerous aluminum conduit pieces used as pickets Figure 2 The second section consists of 2 4 x4 wooden beams with 1 holes drilled at 0 5 increments and numerous aluminum conduit pieces used as pickets The weir is constructed in a V shape around a large exposed rock and spans approximately 25 Figure 2 l 10 A large wooden beam currently located near the stream bank will be placed downstream of the weir and used as a catwalk Place the beam between the flattened section of the large exposed rock located in the middle of the stream and the stream bank The beam will be installed first and cabled to the bank as it will float during high water events The longest weir section will be installed upstream of the wooden beam between the large exposed rock and shore Place one of the aluminum I beam pieces hereafter referred to as I beam at a slight downstream angle to the wooden beam and support with sandbags on the stream bottom Pla
29. n to ensure that they are properly filled out continued 48 6 Appendix C1 Page 2 of 2 TIMESHEET SAMPLE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME Time and Attendance SC Pay period ending 5 15 la EIN Ge john Johns Son Division 1 Record times in military format Example 6 18 00 If vou work past midni p at 23 59 and resume at 00 01 the next day 3 Io Leave Use Codes HeHoliday XeComp Ann SeSick YeComp Pers A Annual C Court PePersonal L LWOP We certify that the information provided above is true and correct n 77 vue 5 4 Date Date Approving Officer Signature ve ee LET
30. nd negative if traveling the opposite direction If installed wrong counts will be negative and ratios will not be valid See the installation instructions The choices are Upstream or Downstream and refer to the relative location of the main connector as installed The default value is downstream and the demo data in the unit matches a downstream installation Clock Allows setting the onboard real time clock Use the up down right and left arrow buttons to navigate through and change the settings Adult Fish Counter Page 11 continued 44 Appendix B1 Page 14 of 14 ee ee ee ai a Contrast Use the up and down arrow buttons to adjust the contrast Contrast is also adjustable while viewing the Live Image screen by using the up and down arrow buttons and during startup by holding down any other button while powering up and then using the up and down arrow buttons Demo Mode Starts and stops the demonstration program This program reads stored data and runs exactly as normal It therefore adds to the current batch and throughput data It must not be used at any time during actual data collection Temp Scale Allows choice of Celsius or Fahrenheit temperature scales Clear All Data Allows the clearing of all batch and throughput data Resetting the batch does not clear the data The data remains in order to show throughput which is
31. ne Insert a USB flash drive into an appropriate port on the netbook Double click on MyComputer which is found on the desktop of the netbook Navigate to the folder where your data is saved and highlight the most recent file determined by the date by single clicking With the file highlighted click on edit at the top of the window and then copy Open up MyComputer and double click on the USB flash drive often called Removable Disk found under the heading Devices with Removable Storage Click on edit at the top of the window and then paste The csv file that was copied earlier will appear in the window indicating it was copied to the flash drive Exit out of all windows and single click on the safely remove hardware button on the bottom right corner of the desktop in the quick start menu Click on Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device A pop up will verify that it is now safe to remove the flash drive from the system POWERING THE NETBOOK AND RDA 1 The RDA can be charged with either the AC or DC powering options It is the crew leaders responsibility to keep it charged 2 The netbook can only be charged with the AC power adaptor therefore plan accordingly for generator use The charging light on the netbook is red when charging and green when fully charged 3 If there are powering problems please contact the office immediately continued 27 Appendix A2 Page 10 of 11 SOME NOTES AND REMINDERS 1 Connect the AC ada
32. ngton VA 22203 Office of Equal Opportunity U S Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW MS 5230 Washington DC 20240 The department s ADA Coordinator can be reached via phone at the following numbers VOICE 907 465 6077 Statewide Telecommunication Device for the Deaf 1 800 478 3648 Juneau TDD 907 465 3646 or FAX 907 465 6078 For information on alternative formats and questions on this publication please contact ADF amp G Division of Sport Fish Research and Technical Services 333 Raspberry Rd Anchorage 99518 907 267 2375 SIGNATURE TITLE PAGE Project Title Pauls Bay Sockeye Salmon Stock Assessment Project Leader Natura Richardson Fishery Biologist I Division Region and Area Division of Commercial Fisheries Region IV Kodiak Project Nomenclature Period Covered May August 2014 Field Dates May 24 August 7 2014 Plan Type Category II Approval Title Name Signature Date Project Leader Natura Richardson Biometrician David Barnard Research Coordinator Nick Sagalkin TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF FIGURES desd do iii LIST OF APPENDICES rnit tetti ee bl ive ii e hot LI E E e iii ABSTRACT iS I brem mb endis 1 PURPOSE EE 1 OBJECTIVES e a do 1 METHODS tota 2 A 2 Wer Installation A 2 WEIN Operation esse a 3 Weit Maintenance ci nd ion 3 Age Sex and Length ASL Sampling ooooconncnonnnonnnoncnoncnonconocnnocono nono
33. nono enne ennt nene 3 Fish NN 4 Fishery Use Monitoring coins ei 4 ee 4 Physical Data Reporta A PER Peer recte eder 4 OTHER REQUIREMENTUIS n Dt IRURE DRE ERREUR ERR E eR REOR 4 M 4 Emergencies Em 5 RESUPPLY 5 NN 5 d bil I TIL E 6 SCHEDULE AND DELIVERABLES on neironi rhe teet ts dea deeds tree rere a pete tie 6 Tasks na er PEORES Rm RES D REESE 6 Deliverables eoe tmd re REOR Dre ep RR or er erit 6 RESPONSIBILEIFPIES 2 a r aa r E Ere aa AE EE DIEI OUR DORUM 7 REFERENCES CITED oh diia ill see 7 ube 9 APPENDIX A ADULT SAMPLING ertet eret lanar 17 APPENDIX B ADULT FISH COUNTER 25 31 APPENDIX C TIMESHEET INSTRUCTIONS ion poi ertet ree dpt ete Bike 47 11 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1 Location of Pauls Bay drainage area nro eene nennen 10 2 Historical photo of Pauls Bay wer 11 3 Pauls Bay Daily Escapement Reporting Form 12 4 Pauls Bay Drainage Visitor Count Form 13 5 Pauls Bay drainage spawning survey areas uueunessnesnnesnnesnersnensnensnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnesnnesnnesnnesnnnsnensnensnensnensennnnen 14 6 Pauls Bay Drainage Spawning Survey F
34. nt and then the Backup Now button at the top left of the screen The data will now be on both flash drives If the RDA does not have a CardBkup icon it will back up automatically DOWNLOADING DATA TO NETBOOK Connect the communications cable into the RDA and a USB port on the netbook Press the power button to turn on the RDA and begin a HotSync by tapping the home icon and then the HotSync icon found on the main menu Tapping the large icon in the center of the screen will start the HotSync operation Figure 5 Please make sure the RDA is dry before downloading any data to the netbook w Main HotSync ficeaca E Last HotSync 7 29 04 1 25 pm A rave using Cradle Cable Address Cale Date Book Local a 9 Expense Graffiti 2 HotSync EN Memo Pad Prefs Sacurity To Do List 2 Cradle Cable Figure 5 HotSync Screens Found on RDA EDITING NAMING AND SAVING DATA If a mistake is realized during a sample it is often easiest to document the mistake and send the correction in with the USB flash drive for the Kodiak office to fix If a mistake is made during the sample it can be changed using the review portion of the form in the RDA Data can also be changed after it is downloaded onto the netbook but is not recommended unless the Kodiak office is consulted first A HotSync operation after changes have been made on the netbook will update the RDA continued
35. nus into the lake After samples have been collected 1 axillary process will be removed from the right side of the fish to mark the fish as sampled to reduce sample duplication FiSH COUNTER The automatic adult fish counter will be installed in the Laura Creek fish pass approximately 1 week after weir installation The project biologist will be on site to instruct crew in the installation and maintenance of the fish counter Crew will perform weekly inspections to ensure the fish counter is operating correctly If problems arise with the fish counter or counter numbers do not appear to align closely with weir counts contact the project biologist immediately The user manual Appendix B will be used for initial troubleshooting should operational problems occur FISHERY USE MONITORING Daily observations of area use will be recorded on the Pauls Bay Drainage Visitor Count Form Figure 4 The crew are to report visitor activity at least once daily and whenever substantial changes occur Duties are to visually examine the bay and record the number of boats or float planes present as well as approximate location persons duration of visit and type of fishery use This does not require the crew to approach or contact area users it is only a visual observation If the crew observes any violations they are to document the event and report to the project biologist SPAWNER SURVEYS Spawner surveys of the Pauls Bay drainage will be conducted on a
36. o which batch the alarm will respond Setting the alarm to zero will disable the alarm function Adult Fish Counter Page 10 continued 43 Appendix B1 Page 13 of 14 System Settings Opens the System Settings screen Use the up and down buttons to navigate up and down the list Use the Right or Enter button to adjust the value and use Left or Cancel to go back When adjusting the value use the up arrow and down arrow buttons to change it This screen provides access to the following settings Jack Height This setting determines the threshold between adults and jacks If both the upstream and the downstream sensors measure the fish taller than this value it is counted as an adult otherwise it is counted as a jack Trash Height This setting determines the threshold between trash and fish If both the upstream and downstream sensors measure the object larger than this it is counted as a fish otherwise it is ignored Aspect Ratio This is the ratio of fish length to fish height This value is used only for visual display of detected fish on the Live View screen It has no bearing on the operation or accuracy of the counter Sensors Selecting Adjust on this item allows the thresholds and boosts on the Sensors page to be adjusted Main Connector This setting must match the physical installation of the sensor Fish are counted as positive if traveling from downstream to upstream a
37. orm rennen emet eerte 15 7 Pauls Bay Daily Physical Observation Form nennen nennen rene enne enne 16 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix Page A ADULT SAMPLING nne eee pne eed 17 Al Statistical sampling weeks and associated calendar dates serene 18 A2 Procedure for sampling adult salmon age length and sex 19 Sampling Procedures teca o ala E Ud Decii oe OD KOGA ANE 19 Data Entry Management iter EE Seen EE llei 22 Entering D ta Into The ie dere aan na Rn ibn 22 Enter Background Info eee ee EUR een pee eset i 23 Sample Next Fish ede A entente ide 24 DATAMANAGEMBNT 2r Ptr tere ree pee eh inr a NEEN pe prre 26 E SPANPSDErI RUN 26 Downloading Data to Netbooks eee eri att e ie ERR RR AN 26 Editing Naming and Saving Data ion 26 Transferring Data from Netbook onto USB Flash Drive 27 POWERING THE NETBOOK ANDRIDA 27 Some Notes and Reminders Ae te be ee p Peer boe tear pero 28 TROUBLESHOOTING ome retine enmt onte eet DERE 28 Reset ng thbe RDA oue erroe e RO RI E p ei ed ter e 28 Hotsync Errot Message sit eto t pe eine di ot ien tent eee Uie ee ipe 29 B ADULT FISH COUNTER MANUALE 31 B1 Adult fish counter manual nn etre e te Sa rie e in RE 32 C TIMESHEET INSTRUCTIONS nd iit UR RR perite eig 47 CT Timeshe
38. ow Chart that will be issued at deployment If an injury is life threatening immediately call the Alaska State Troopers at 907 486 4121 if on land or US Coast Guard at 907 428 4200 if at sea Then call the section supervisor Nick Sagalkin at 907 486 1873 and call the project biologist Natura Richardson at 907 486 1851 ext 1907 during business hours or 907 512 7273 after hours The US Coast Guard can also be reached on SSB radio frequency 4 125 MHz or on VHF channel 16 When contacting the U S Coast Guard have the following information ready to pass along Location of your field camp or specific location of the emergency 58 397222 N lat and 152 3419444 W long and phone number of supervisor General nature of medical emergency Number of patients Specific information regarding the patient name age primary complaint and vital signs Your assessment and treatment Wind and weather conditions and Other information pertinent to a possible medical evacuation RESUPPLY Resupply items e g groceries fuel mail etc will be sent via chartered float plane All air charter flights will be set up by office staff Appropriate information in regard to fight logistics and times will be relayed via satellite phone communications When planning for the resupply flights it will be important to prepare back haul items and maximize the use of the chartered aircraft Items to send back to town should include
39. ptor to the bottom of the communications cable to charge the RDA batteries If using the DC charger connect the charger into the communications port 2 Ifa mistake is noticed before moving onto the next fish the previous button can be used to make changes in the RDA without having to go to the review screen or alter the data on the netbook 3 Each length sex and scale must correspond to a single fish It is the responsibility of the crew leader to be sure the data has been entered correctly 4 For greater efficiency in scale reading mount scales with anterior end toward top of gum card Figure 3 5 Never put data from different dates onto one gum card and always enter new background information Even if only one scale is collected that day enter new background information and begin a new gum card the next day 6 Be careful when collecting and mounting scales in wet conditions rain high humidity etc If glue dries on top of the scale it often obscures scale features resulting in an unreadable scale In addition scales frequently adhere poorly to a wet gum card Protect the cards and keep them dry to avoid having to remount the scales on a new card If the cards get wet try to dry them in a protected area or remount if necessary Use a pencil when filling out gum cards because ink will come off during pressing 7 Responsibility for accuracy lies first with the primary data collector s and finally with the crew leader Slop
40. py or incomplete data or gum cards will be returned to individual collectors for correction 8 Ensure that all equipment is well kept Electronics should be stored in a clean safe place Dry off the RDA with a paper towel after sampling events The RDA must be dry before transferring data to the netbook RDA batteries must be charged to make certain sampling is not hampered It is the responsibility of the crew leader to make sure that all data is carefully examined and edited before returning it to their supervisor TROUBLESHOOTING RESETTING THE RDA If problems are encountered with the RDA A soft reset can be done without losing data To perform a soft reset hold the power and backlight button down together and release at the same time If a soft reset does not work the office should be contacted about other options for resetting lt gt qv Press and release Power and Backlight button together continued 28 Appendix A2 Page 11 of 11 HOTSYNC ERROR MESSAGE HotSync message includes Exceeded user storage space limit of 500KB in form ASL 2014 Open Pendragon Forms Manager Under Form Function click on Properties Click on Advanced Properties Click on the Synchronization Tab Change the Storage Limit KB to 5000 instead of 500 Click Under Form Functions Click on Distribute Hotsync the RDA and the Netboo SO eO po ES 29 30 APPENDIX B ADULT FISH COUNTER MANUAL 31 Appen
41. rting Form Sockeye Adults Sockeye Jacks Other Species Daily Cumulative Daily Cumulative Date Counts Counts Cumulative King d Kin Chum c Coho d Coho c Pink d Pink c d daily c cummulative Notes bear activity weather holes in weir etc Figure 3 Pauls Bay Daily Escapement Reporting Form el PAULS BAY DRAINAGE VISITOR COUNT Date Boat s Plane s Fishery Use commercial subsistence sport Comments ie name of vessel location activity fish duration of visit Figure 4 Pauls Bay Drainage Visitor Count Form 1 Lower Laura Lake 2 Upper Laura Lake 3 Gretchen Creek 4 Gretchen Lake 7 5 Miles Figure 5 Pauls Bay drainage spawning survey areas 14 SI PAULS BAY DRAINAGE SPAWNING SURVEY of Adult ofAdultSockee Personnel Upper Laura Lake South Laura Lake Gretchen Lake NOTES Figure 6 Pauls Bay Drainage Spawning Survey Form 91 PAULS BAY DAILY PHYSCIAL OBSERVATION FORM Cloud pus Wind Kee EA ET 90 Da mum Figure 7 Pauls Bay Daily Physical Observation Form APPENDIX A ADULT SAMPLING Appendix A1 Statistical sampling weeks and associated calendar dates Week 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 Calendar Dates 1 Mar 7 Mar 8 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 4 Apr 5 Apr 11 Apr 12 Apr 18 Apr 19 Apr 25
42. s possible If sampling commercial catch write the date the fish were caught on the card instead of the sampling date The preferred scale is located 2 rows up from the lateral line on a diagonal from the insertion posterior of the dorsal fin toward the origin of the anal fin Figure 2 Samplers should be careful to make sure that the scale is not flipped over before it is placed on the scale card continued 19 Appendix A2 Page 2 of 11 DORSAL lateral line dorsal fin adipose fin RSS 3 5 HII E ao am Zzp DO am wWoD pectoral fin pelvic fin VENTRAL Area A is the preferred area If scales on the left side are missing try the right side Area B is the second choice if there are no scales in Area A on either side of the fish Area C designates non preferred areas Do not turn scale over dorsal fin NY insertion x odipose fin lateral line fin origin The preferred scale in this diagram is solid black It is located 2 rows up from the lateral line on a diagonal from the insertion posterior of the dorsal fin back toward HE E 39 38 37 the origin of the anal fin Figure 2 Removal and placement of the preferred salmon scale onto the scale card continued 20 Appendix A2 Page 3 of 11 eie 81812 eed e 000 6090089 ea 88 6 De edle The scales are correctly oriented on the card in the same direction with the anterior portion of the
43. scale pointed toward the top of the card and the posterior portion the portion of the scale held in the forceps pointed toward the bottom of the card lec ine at Aa 199 a a e eee ce ee c6 o o igi The scales are incorrectly oriented in different directions This increases the time spend to age samples Figure 3 Scale orientation on scale card continued 21 Appendix A2 Page 4 of 11 DATA ENTRY MANAGEMENT Data obtained while sampling is recorded using a Meazura Rugged Digital Assistant RDA The RDA is a waterproof device used to digitally record sampling data Sample information is transferred from the device to a netbook after each sample A USB flash drive is used to save and transfer data from the netbooks located in field camps to the office throughout the season An RDA is shown in Figure 4 Front View Module Fasteners Rear View MZIO Module Touch sensitive screen Infrared Port Stylus Calculator Battery Pack Graffiti Home Pa Menu Find Backlight Center Bottom View Directional Battery Clip Arrows Communications and Charging Connector Figure 4 Rugged Digital Assiatant RDA ENTERING DATA INTO THE RDA To begin using the RDA turn it on by pressing the power button Table 1 Using the stylus tap the home icon in the bottom portion of the screen to bring up the main menu It may be necessary to press the hom
44. signal bar shown represents the signal level while the left edge of each bar represents the ambient light level The system automatically compensates for ambient light at each sensor so the left edge of each bar will normally be right at zero anyway But in some cases it may not In most cases that s ok because the threshold is actually relative to whatever the ambient light is for each sensor And you can see that effect in this screen by shining a light into the sensors or watching this screen as the sun comes out from behind a cloud As long as the signal level stays above the threshold everything will work just fine If the left edges of the bars are near the right side of the display the system is having trouble compensating for the ambient light and therefore the sensor may need to be shaded a bit This page also shows the current settings for threshold and boost These are controlled by first going through the menu and enabling sensor settings That operation brings you back to this page and allows changing of these settings The upstream and downstream sensors are independent with respect to these settings As described previously the threshold setting is set relative to the ambient light level It can therefore be set very low and work reliably The lower it is set the less likely the system will detect bubbles Earlier versions of software default to 20 but it should really be reduced to about 4 or 8 to start with The boost setting do
45. ther available indicator to let the operator know when a target number of fish have passed the sensor Description The system includes a main control unit and an underwater sensor unit All interaction is conducted through the main control unit The main control unit is housed in a NEMA 4X enclosure and includes a display readable in both daylight and dark conditions and weather proof buttons A stainless steel hood is provided to further protect from sun and weather lt n SES Adult Fish Counter Page 1 continued 34 Appendix B1 Page 4 of 14 underwater sensor unit consists of two electronics panels in aluminum mounting structure These panels face each other and monitor fish passing between them using light beams The light beams are arranged in two vertical rows one upstream and one downstream With this arrangement when a fish passes between the panels the sensor unit can determine whether or not the fish went all the way through the sensor and which direction it traveled It therefore keeps accurate count of total fish passed properly accounting for fish going back the opposite direction and it is not fooled by fish sticking a nose or tail into the system and then reversing directions aman onte place in wientaton w wep VA Because the system relies on fish swimming through the device it
46. tion 1 Monitor the weir throughout the day and pass fish as soon as they build up Mornings evenings and high tides are typically the best times for fish passage The crew leader will organize a schedule When counting fish and conducting surveys wear polarized glasses for greater visual recognition The project leader supervisor or designee will train personnel to visually recognize the different salmon species and their swimming patterns When fish have accumulated behind the weir take time to visually study them and note differences as they pass through the weir Count fish by lifting 1 or 2 pickets and enumerate them as they pass through with handheld tally denominators 1 for each species Monitor the quality of passing fish including the number of net marked and jack lt 400 mm sockeye salmon 5 Periodically check your handheld tally denominators to ensure they are working properly When finished counting make sure the picket is secured back into place and the weir is fish tight Adult numbers will be recorded at the end of each day on the Pauls Bay Daily Escapement Reporting Form Figure 3 Weir Maintenance 1 The weir must be cleaned and inspected daily Debris build up on the weir may cause poor water flow leading to scouring at the base of weir pickets and weir washout during periods of high water Cleaning the weir includes getting into the river to remove sticks logs leaves grass gravel fis
47. ubles the light output for each sensor during each scan This decreases the chance of the system detecting bubbles but comes at the cost of more electrical current consumption The Adult Fish Counter Page 8 continued 41 Appendix B1 Page 11 of 14 default is off but it should probably be turned on for most applications If the sensor is fully submerged and suffers no bubbles or vortices it is probably not necessary to turn the boost on pA Adult Fish Counter Page 9 continued 42 Appendix B1 Page 12 of 14 Menu Menu Password MENU ENTER MENU Pressing the Menu button will cause the controller to ask for the password Then the sequence Menu Enter Menu will allow access to the menu Any other button sequence will return Use the up and down buttons to select the menu item and press Enter The following items are available in the main menu Reset Batch Opens the Reset Batch screen This screen allows the resetting of any of the three batches or the resetting of all batches at once Use the right and left arrow buttons to choose which batch to reset and then press enter to reset Set Alarm Opens the Set Alarm screen This screen allows the setting of the alarm Use the right and left arrow buttons to control the cursor below the alarm target value Use the up and down buttons to adjust the digit above the cursor Use the Batch button to change t
48. weekly basis beginning approximately June 15 The area is divided into 4 sections for which spawner counts will be assessed and recorded The sections are upper Laura Lake lower Laura Lake Gretchen Creek and Gretchen Lake Figure 5 The Crew will perform foot surveys of Laura and Gretchen Creek and utilize a small inflatable watercraft with outboard to survey Laura and Gretchen Lake Estimates of number of fish visibility location and other informative observations will be recorded on the Pauls Bay Drainage Spawning Survey Form Figure 6 PHYSICAL DATA REPORTING Air and water temperature cloud cover wind direction and velocity will be measured at noon daily throughout the season This information will be recorded on the Pauls Bay Daily Physical Observation Form Figure 7 OTHER REQUIREMENTS SAFETY Safety is the highest priority of this project On site personnel will exercise extreme caution when considering safety issues Prior to field deployment each crewmember will be certified in CPR and First Aid and have read the following sections of the ADF amp G SOP guidelines Safety Policy Standards e Field Camp Safety Aircraft Passenger Safety e Small Tool Handling e Firearm and Bear Safety The ADF amp G safety policies will be reviewed and followed by each field crewmember at the beginning of the season and referenced throughout the field season EMERGENCIES In the event of an emergency use the Emergency Response Fl
49. y Daily Escapement Reporting Form and reported to the Project Biologist daily 2 Number of fish passing through the Laura Fish Pass will be recorded and stored on the automatic fish counter until downloaded at the Kodiak office 3 Adult sockeye salmon ASL data will be collected and analyzed by the Kodiak office catch and escapement sampling staff 4 Physical data will be recorded on the Pauls Bay Daily Physical Observation Form Fishery use will be recorded daily on the Pauls Bay Drainage Visitor Count Form 6 Spawning surveys will be recorded on the Pauls Bay Drainage Spawning Survey Form RESPONSIBILITIES Project Biologist Natura Richardson ADF amp G Fishery Biologist I Field Staff Brian Korth ADF amp G Fish and Wildlife Technician III FWT IIT Katlyn Sorto ADF amp G Fish and Wildlife Technician II FWT II The project biologist Ms Richardson will oversee the project operations and coordinate tasks so that the project goals are achieved She will provide logistical and technical assistance and write reports as required for the AKSSF Pauls Bay Sockeye Salmon Stock Assessment project The FWT III field crew leader will coordinate day to day work schedules collect and record data as well as maintain responsibility for the timeliness and accuracy of all data collected They are also responsible for daily and end of season reporting to the project biologist The FWT II is responsible for data collection and recording and
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