Coordinated Assessments Project Overview & Next steps

January 17, 2012Presented to: Independent Science Review Panel

Tom Iverson, CBFWA

Columbia River Basin•State Agencies•CRITFCData TechniciansData exchange expertise

Columbia River Basin•Federal Agencies•State Agencies•TribesFederal managersState Biologists/CoordinatorsTribal Biologists/Data Technicians

Pacific Northwest•Federal Agencies•State Agencies•TribesBasin-scale data usersFunding sources

Coordinated Assessments Facilitation

1989-062-01: Program Coordination and Facilitation Services

Deliverable 2.1 – Anadromous Salmonid Monitoring Strategy

Deliverable 2.2 – Coordinated Assessments (data management)

Deliverable 2.3 – Habitat effectiveness evaluationsDeliverable 2.4 – Hatchery effectiveness evaluationsDeliverable 2.5 – Estuary and ocean information summariesDeliverable 2.6 – Prepare for 2014 F&W Program Amendments

Columbia River Anadromous Salmonid Monitoring Strategy

Change in data management approaches is needed to achieve coordinated assessments and reporting

Primary Data Consumers• NOAA Fisheries• States and tribes• Bonneville Power Administration• Northwest Power and Conservation Council

NOAA Salmonid Population Summary Database

Primary Data Providers• Idaho Fish and Game• Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife• Washington Dept of Fish and Wildlife• Warm Springs Tribe• Umatilla Tribe • Yakima Tribe • Nez Perce Tribe• Colville Tribe• Shoshone-Bannock Tribe• Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

CA Project Approach

• Build support for internal infrastructure to support regional data sharing

• Keep the effort small and focused and build on its success

• Engage regional biologists and data technicians

• Provide assistance to agencies and tribes for this project

3 VSP Indicators• Natural Origin Spawner

Abundance• Smolt to Adult Ratio• Adult to Adult Ratio

Date Exchange Template(DET)

• Defines the content to be shared• Does not contain data• Is used as the basis to design data sharing

systems and to send/receive data electronically

automated data systems, enterprise databases, or emailing spreadsheets

(DET)

CA Project Activities• Conduct internal agency reconnaissance and develop

proof-of-concept examples • Workshop to review examples and get buy-in• Evaluate capabilities of each agency and tribe to

share three indicators • Develop individual and Basin-wide data sharing

strategies that identify capacities and business practices necessary for integrated data sharing

• Prioritize data management projects for BPA and other funding sources

Columbia River Basin Collaborative Data Sharing Strategy:Salmon and Steelhead Population Abundance and Productivity

Indicators

Recommendations:•A/T invest in internal infrastructure that can enable external data sharing•Create Data Coordinator Positions•Support Ongoing Coordination

– Science/Content Forum– Technical Forum

•Support investigation of new methodologies & strategies for data sharing

Prioritized Projects

• Tier 1 priority: provide data stewards and implement through existing projects– StreamNet – Tribal Data Network

• Tier 2 needs: primarily database infrastructure and QA/QC

CA Phase III (2012)

• Submit Strategy for NPCC and ISRP review• Provide assistance to tribes with insufficient plans• Update Data Exchange Template

– Develop DET V1.0 content – Construct DET guidance document – Guide development of tools and regional infrastructure

• Develop formal process to continue CA activities– CA Planning Group facilitated by PNAMP and CBFWF– Technical work group facilitated by StreamNet

CA 2013-2015

• Maintain coordination forums – CAPG (CBFWF and PNAMP)– DET Development Team (StreamNet)– Data Coordinators (StreamNet/CRITFC)

• Expand DET to include additional VSP indicators• Integrate CA with development of DET for habitat

and hatchery indicators• Support development of data sharing for resident

fish and wildlife

Questions?