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Science activity #53171, updated 26 December 2023

Standard Operating Procedure for Diagnosing and Addressing Predator Detections in Salmon Telemetry Data

Description / purpose

Tag predation is a complicating factor in juvenile salmon telemetry studies that can bias results, delay timely reporting, and prevent effective data synthesis. This project addresses the problem by (1) characterizing predatory fish movement patterns from existing telemetry data in the Delta; (2) developing a standard operating procedure for diagnosing and handling detections of predated tags in salmon telemetry studies; and (3) implementing the recommendations in a software package in Program R that includes code, a “library” of expected predator behaviors, and example vignettes. The R package will be freely available for download at www.cbr.washington.edu.

Linked science activities

None specified

Collaborators

Rebecca Buchanan, Primary contact, Principal investigator - University of Washington [UW]
Russell Perry, Co-investigator, Principal investigator - U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]
Steven Whitlock, Co-investigator - University of Washington [UW]
Cyril Michel, Contributor - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]

Activity status

  • 1 Awarded / Initiating (2022)
  • 2 In progress / Ongoing (2022 - 2023)
  • 3 Complete

Funding summary

Total allocated funding: $505,146

Label Value
Contract # or labor code None
Implementing organization U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]
Funding organization Delta Stewardship Council
Funding Source Not provided
Date of award 2022-01-25
Date of fiscal year-end Not provided
Total award amount $212,290
State type of obligation Not provided
Federal type of obligation Not provided
Reimbursability Not provided
Procurement mechanism Not provided
Label Value
Contract # or labor code None
Implementing organization University of Washington [UW]
Funding organization Delta Stewardship Council
Funding Source Not provided
Date of award 2022-04-06
Date of fiscal year-end Not provided
Total award amount $292,856
State type of obligation Not provided
Federal type of obligation Not provided
Reimbursability Not provided
Procurement mechanism Not provided

Location

Subbasins
Delta regions

Geographic tags

None specified

Products and outputs

Type Title Description Views
Report Resource Guide and Literature Review for Addressing the Problem of Tag Predation in Salmonid Studies in the Central Valley of California Acoustic telemetry technology allows researchers t 9