Coordinated Assessments Project Overview & Next steps

1. Coordinated Assessments Project Overview & Next steps January 17, 2012 Presented to: Independent Science Review Panel Tom Iverson, CBFWA

2. Coordinated Assessments Facilitation • Pacific Northwest • Federal Agencies • State Agencies • Tribes • Basin-scale data users • Funding sources • Columbia River Basin • Federal Agencies • State Agencies • Tribes • Federal managers • State Biologists/Coordinators • Tribal Biologists/Data Technicians • Columbia River Basin • State Agencies • CRITFC • Data Technicians • Data exchange expertise

3. 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 evaluations Deliverable 2.4 – Hatchery effectiveness evaluations Deliverable 2.5 – Estuary and ocean information summaries Deliverable 2.6 – Prepare for 2014 F&W Program Amendments

4. Columbia River Anadromous Salmonid Monitoring Strategy • Change in data management approaches is needed to achieve coordinated assessments and reporting

5. Primary Data Consumers • NOAA Fisheries • States and tribes • Bonneville Power Administration • Northwest Power and Conservation Council NOAA Salmonid Population Summary Database

6. 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

7. 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

8. 3 VSP Indicators • Natural Origin Spawner Abundance • Smolt to Adult Ratio • Adult to Adult Ratio

9. 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

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11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Questions?