BPA Expectations for Regionally Coordinated RM

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BPA Expectations for Regionally Coordinated RME
Programs Jim Geiselman
BPA
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BPA Expectations for Regionally Coordinated RME
Programs

• Key Management Drivers for RME
• Expectations for Coordinated, Cost Shared RME
  Programs Common Protocols
• Building a Network of RME Plans
• Potential Changes to the FW Program

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High Level Management Questions

• Are we meeting performance objectives for fish
  and wildlife?
• Are there performance problems and how can we fix
  them?
• How should we allocate limited funding?

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RME Needs

• Population Abundance and Distribution
• Adult and Juvenile Survivals
• Habitat Limiting Factors
• Action Effectiveness Research
• Critical Uncertainties Research
• Program Implementation Monitoring
• Data Management

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Shared Regional RME Needs

• Columbia Basin FW Program
• Federal, State and Tribal ESA Requirements of
  BiOps and Recovery Plans
• Federal, State and Tribal Resource Management
  Programs
• FERC Hydro re-licensing requirements
• NGO Programs

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RME Needs Exceed Funding Capabilities of Any One
Agency
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Integrate Current Programs Into a Unified
Network of Regional Monitoring Programs

• Recognize Common Need and Adopt Common Unified
  Vision
• Achieve Regional Standardization of Monitoring
  and Data Management
• Clarify Responsibilities and Commitments
• Develop Cost Sharing Agreements

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Developing Distributed Responsibilities, Cost
Sharing

• Federal Caucus Salmon Recovery Strategy
• Federal Caucus RME Committee
• PNAMP coordination
• FW Program Project Solicitation
• MOUs on distribution of RME responsibilities and
  commitments

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Coordination and Standard Protocols

• Universal Monitoring Design Template
• More Standardized Sampling Designs
• Data Collection Protocols and Field Manuals
• Standard Programmatic Level Project Tracking and
  Performance Protocols
• Data Recording, archiving and access protocols

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Planning and Process Opportunities

• FW Program Solicitation, Prioritization, and
  Contract SOWs
• Recovery Plans and RME Framework
• PCSRF Program Implementation
• AFEP Program Solicitation and Selection
• PNAMP Work Plans and Workgroups
• CSMEP Design Templates
• Federal RME Plan(s), Workgroups, Pilot Projects
• NED Workgroups

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Potential Changes to FW Program

• All RME projects - One solicitation process with
  set proportion of budget
• Prioritization and solicitations on RME
  supporting key management questions
• More programmatic level monitoring and less
  project specific monitoring
• Contractual requirements for standardized
  monitoring designs, sampling methods, and data
  recording and access

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