PNAMP Remote Sensing Forum
2023-07-12 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
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Featured Presentations
Natasha Nahirnick (Ecofish Research): Mapping with confidence; delineating seagrass habitats using Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS)

Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) are valuable tools for mapping and monitoring seagrass habitats because of their acquisition flexibility, relatively low cost, and ability to capture very high-resolution imagery. However, seagrass habitats can be extremely difficult to image, particularly when submerged. Various environmental and site-specific factors interfere with the image quality outcomes, ultimately leading to mapping products that are less dependable. In this talk, we will explore the variables that impact the quality of RPAS imagery in coastal British Columbia, Canada, and other temperate regions, and discuss the optimal parameters in which to collect imagery to confidently map submerged seagrass meadows.
Natasha Nahirnick is an environmental scientist with Ecofish Research Ltd. specializing in coastal and aquatic habitat mapping. Her experience includes extensive work with NGOs, First Nations, and academia mapping eelgrass, saltmarsh, and kelp habitats on the BC coast, using a variety of platforms including aerial photography, satellite imagery, and RPAS. Before joining Ecofish, her graduate research involved long-term eelgrass change assessment in the Salish Sea using historic aerial photography and identifying watershed land use and other anthropogenic stressors on the coastal environment.

Tara Blackman and Tulley Mackey (Mount Hood Environmental): Oregon Spotted Frog Habitat Suitability Monitoring in Central Oregon Wetlands

Mount Hood Environmental is using UAV derived photogrammetry paired with on-the-ground vegetation surveys to map Oregon Spotted Frog suitable habitat. This data will be used for status and trend monitoring related to water use practices in the Deschutes watershed in central Oregon.
Tara Blackman is a senior scientist at Mount Hood Environmental, specializing in aquatic ecology and fisheries research. Tara holds a M.S. in Fisheries Science from Oregon State University and has conducted ecological research throughout the Pacific Northwest and in Southern Chile. Her interests include life-history responses of salmonids to environmental disturbance and population dynamics across environmental gradients.
Tulley Mackey is a fisheries biologist at Mount Hood Environmental and is currently earning a M.S. in Water Resources Science and Engineering from the University of Idaho. Tulley enjoys working with spatial data to assess aquatic habitats and inform restoration efforts.

CRBRP Toxics Monitoring Subgroup Meeting
2023-09-26 10:30 - 12:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Agenda
10:30—10:40 AM, Welcome and Introductions
10:40—10:55 AM, WQX 101

Brief overview
Orientation to online resources

10:55—11:20 AM, CRB Toxics Monitoring Dashboard(s)

Background and initial ideas
Get feedback on utility and potential features

11:20—11:35 AM, Ask the Audience

Tap into the collective knowledge of the group to see if we can help answer a TMS member’s question about how best to report on fish tissue toxicity data and criteria to measure it against

11:35—12:20 PM, Lightning Talks

Lake Chelan DDT Conceptual Site Model, Clay Patmont (Anchor QEA)
PFAS Monitoring at Public Water Systems in Washington State, Stan Hoffman (WA DOH, Office of Drinking Water)
Development of Tools to Site-specifically Monitor Exposure and Effects of Lead in the Tundra Swan, Mark Jankowski (US EPA)

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Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (October 2023)
2023-10-19 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to update participants on current FMWG tasks, share expertise through presentations on innovative fish monitoring, and provides you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov
Tech Talk: WATCH RECORDING
An Update on NOAA-F Stormwater Science in Puget Sound
Nat Scholz, an Ecotoxicology Program Manager with NOAA Fisheries at their Northwest Fisheries Science Center, presented his research on fish health contaminants in the region. This presentation will briefly review critical information gaps in the context of regional development, increasing toxic runoff, and associated conservation implications for Puget Sound salmon and marine forage fish. For recent publications on these and related topics, see Google Scholar (link to publications).
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

Missed a previous FMWG meeting? Check out our YouTube page for presentations or task meetings.

CRBRP Toxics Monitoring Subgroup Workshop
2023-12-05 09:00 - 12:15 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Agenda (Updated 12/1/2023)
9:00-9:10 AM, Welcome and Introductions
9:10-9:15 AM, Columbia River Basin Restoration Program Overview

Short overview presentation of the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program by Michelle Wilcox (EPA)

9:15-9:35 AM, Toxics Monitoring Project Information Summary

Presentation on Columbia River Basin (CRB) toxics monitoring project information by Patrick Moran (USGS)

9:35-10:05 AM, CRB Toxics Monitoring Dashboard

Review of project tracking information dashboard prototype by Katia Rar (EPA) followed by participant feedback

10:05-10:45 AM, Methods Comparison

Review of methods comparison analysis by Meghan Dunn (EPA) followed by group discussion of challenges and ideas for solutions

10:45-11:00 AM, Break
11:00 AM-11:40 AM, Identifying Needs and Building Synergy

Group brainstorm and discussion of future monitoring program needs and potential areas of synergy

11:40 AM-12:10 PM, Monitoring Project Reporting

Discussion about information and analyses TMS members would value seeing in monitoring project reports lead by Lisa Kusnierz (EPA)

12:10-12:15 PM, Help Shape ethe Future of TMS

Survey link will be shared to gather feedback on the first year of TMS meetings and how to improve going forward

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PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (January 2024)
2024-01-18 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to update participants on current FMWG tasks, share expertise through presentations on innovative fish monitoring, and provides you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov
Tech Talk: WATCH RECORDING
Passage, Predation, Contamination and Supplementation: The Importance of Collaborative and Creative Research in Restoring Pacific Lamprey
Ralph Lampman, the Lamprey Project Lead for Yakama Nation Fisheries, will present “Passage, Predation, Contamination and Supplementation: The Importance of Collaborative and Creative Research in Restoring Pacific Lamprey”. Although awareness and support has generally increased in recent years for Pacific Lamprey restoration and research, there are still many challenges for their recovery and numerous hurdles to fully understand the threats they face throughout their life history. In this presentation, Ralph will share a few examples of recent collaborative research (in regard to passage / collection techniques, molecular analysis of predation, eDNA / eRNA / bile acid, sourcing of contamination) that the Yakama Nation Fisheries and other Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission member tribes are currently working on to help make timely progress towards their recovery. Collaboration and innovation are essential in realizing this goal and we ask all entities and partners to seek and discover creative ways in which they can each contribute towards these efforts.
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

Missed a previous FMWG meeting? Check out our YouTube page for presentations or task meetings.

CRBRP Toxics Monitoring Subgroup Meeting
2024-02-29 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Agenda
9:30 – 9:35 AM, Welcome and Introductions
9:35 – 10:15 AM, Screening Values

Presentation and discussion of a proposed process to select Columbia Basin wide screening values for contaminants.

10:15 – 10:55 AM, Lightning Talks

Mercury Exposure and Bioaccumulation in the Salmon and Lower Snake Rivers, Austin Baldwin (US Geological Survey) ​
Freshwater Fish Contaminants Monitoring: Columbia River, Jakub Bednarek (WA Ecology)​
Engaging Communities to Monitor Mercury Risk in the Columbia River Basin: Intensive Application of a National Biosentinel Network at a Regional Scale, Tiffany Garcia (Oregon State University)

10:55 – 11:00 AM, Online Resources

A brief reminder of online resources that are available for current and future EPA grantees for help with QAPPs, WQX, and more.

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PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (April 2024)
2024-04-18 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to update participants on current FMWG tasks, share expertise through presentations on innovative fish monitoring, and provides you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov
Tech Talk: WATCH RECORDING
A New Approach to Spatially Characterize Water Temperature in Wadable Streams
Andy Tranmer, a research Professor for the Center for Ecohydraulics Research, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at University of Idaho will present on a new method for gathering temperature data. Water temperature is a primary driver of biological processes and metabolic rates that exhibits high spatial variation in aquatic systems. However, accurately measuring water temperatures and characterizing its associated variability in the field is an ongoing challenge that constrains our understanding of seasonal timing of processes, chemical reaction rates, and habitat availability. Here we present a new, simple method of measuring spatially distributed water temperatures and depths in wadable streams by combing low-cost sensors and RTK GPS units. We also demonstrate its application for capturing temperature heterogeneity and identifying thermal refuge in a recently restored gravel-bed reach of the Grande Ronde River in Oregon. The field data were used to evaluate which restored morphologic features (alcoves, side channels, riffles, pools, and plane beds) aid in maintaining appropriate thermal habitat conditions.
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

Missed a previous FMWG meeting? Check out our YouTube page for presentations or task meetings.

2024 HCAX Project Workshop
2024-05-21 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Please join the final HCAX Project workshop, which will provide:

a brief recap of HCAX progress to date
an overview of HCAX data standard development and implementation testing
discussion of query system to retrieve data from HCAX
review of the updated Data Use Agreement
discussion of any remaining tasks and when we can expect to data published
planning for future tasks: check-in with data consumers to inform further refinements for analysis and reporting needs

A detailed agenda will be provided two weeks before the workshop.
Background Material Links

HCAX DES

CRBRP Toxics Monitoring Subgroup Meeting
2024-06-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Agenda
15 min, Welcome, Introduction, and Short Updates
20 min, Columbia River Mainstem Fish Tissue and Water Quality Monitoring Program Development

Presentation by Laura Shira and Sherrie Duncan (Yakama Nation Fisheries Program) on program development, pilot study progress, and next steps, followed by Q&A.

30 min, Upper Mississippi River Monitoring Programs

Presentation by Jeff Houser (USGS), Kathi Jo Jankowski (USGS), and Kirsten Wallace (UMRBA) on two complementary multi-state monitoring programs on the Upper Mississippi River – the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program’s Long Term Resource Monitoring element (UMRR LTRM) and the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association water quality monitoring program, followed by Q&A.

30 min, Prioritizing Contaminants of Ecological Concern in Great Lakes Tributaries

Presentation by Steve Corsi (USGS) and Dan Villeneuve (EPA) on integrated chemical and biological effects monitoring in Great Lakes tributaries, associated prioritization strategies, and some lessons learned from a 10 year, multi-agency research effort. Followed by Q&A.

15 min, Open Discussion

Discussion of strategies to link tributary monitoring to mainstem Columbia River and estuary monitoring

10 min, Round Robin

Meeting participants are invited to share 1-2 minute updates about new monitoring on the horizon.

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MonitoringResources.org Tutorial for CORs
2024-07-31 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
An overview and quick tutorial of the MonitoringResources.org metadata documentation tool for BPA CORs and any other contractors interested in attending.
BPA Workflow Navigation and Guidance

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CRBRP Toxics Monitoring Subgroup Meeting
2024-10-01 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Agenda
5 min, Welcome and Introductions
60 min, Lightning Talks

Clearwater River Watershed Baseline Monitoring and Toxics Assessment, Sierra Higheagle (Nez Perce Tribe Water Resource Division)
Oregon PFAS Wastewater Monitoring in Small and Mid-Size Cities within the Columbia Basin, Kevin Masterson (Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies, Contractor)
Montana’s PFAS Response, Abbie Ebert (MT DEQ)
CTUIR Toxics Strategic Plan: Aligning Chemicals Management Towards Tribal Knowledge and Values, Negonnekodoqua Blair (Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation)

10 min, Updates

Brief update by Patrick Moran (USGS) on progress and next steps for identifying screening values for the CRBRP
Brief update by Bryson Finch (WA Ecology) on Washington State Department of Ecology’s recently adopted revised aquatic life criteria for 16 toxic parameters, including 14 new substances

15 min, June Meeting Follow Up

The June TMS meeting featured three talks intended to stimulate discussion of ways to collaborate, coordinate, and share information and move towards a more integrated monitoring approach in the Columbia River Basin (review the notes here). At this meeting we will have a short recap of the June presentations followed by discussion and feedback on next steps.

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Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (October 2024)
2024-10-17 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Join us at 10:00 am (Pacific) on October 17th for the next meeting of the PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG). During the meeting, we will update participants on current tasks, hear a presentation about innovative fish monitoring, and provide you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support.
Tech Talk: WATCH RECORDING
Flowing Forward: Key Insights from the Middle Fork John Day River Intensively Monitored Watershed 2024 Summary Report
The Middle Fork John Day River Intensively Monitored Watershed (Middle Fork IMW) Working Group (comprised of multiple agencies and entities, with funding from PSMFC, NOAA and OWEB) dedicated 2023 to completing a summary report that builds off the Middle Fork IMW’s 2017 10-Year Summary Report. The 2024 report represents additional years of work and voluntary reporting by numerous agencies and individuals, conducting restoration, research, and monitoring activities in the upper Middle Fork John Day River. On a voluntary basis, principal investigators and their co-authors wrote eight individual chapters, describing their recent research and findings. The 2024 Summary Report also provides key insights into the intensity and types of restoration actions completed on the landscape, an assessment of the application of previous recommendations provided in 2017, a compilation of new lessons learned and recommendations, and recommendations for future restoration to target limiting factor(s) and achieve the goals of the Middle Fork IMW. The 2024 Middle Fork John Day IMW Summary Report can be found at this link: 2024 Middle Fork John Day River IMW Summary Report. Kasey Bliesner (ODFW and the Middle Fork IMW co-coordinator) and other members of the Middle Fork IMW Working Group will present key insights from the 2024 Summary Report.
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

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Never been to a FMWG meeting? This meeting is a perfect time to learn about the project, join in, and help guide future work.
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The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to discuss task progress, share expertise through guest presentations, and support collaboration, communication, and coordination among fish monitoring practitioners for effective monitoring and efficient data sharing. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov

2024 Joint Session of StreamNet Executive Committee and PNAMP Steering Committee
2024-11-06 09:00 - 2024-11-07 11:00 (America/Denver) | Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, 700 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR, 97232, United States
PNAMP Steering Committee and StreamNet Executive Committee Joint Session Meeting Notes for November 6-7, 2024.
Join us on Wednesday, November 6th and Thursday, November 7th for the 2024 joint session between the StreamNet Executive Committee and PNAMP Steering Committee. The overlapping work of StreamNet and PNAMP makes this meeting format beneficial for both communities and creates efficiency in participants’ time and travel.
Everyone is welcome to attend all sessions in Portland or virtually. In person will be held at the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission 700 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232 in the 5th floor Commission/conference room.
Timelines for Day 1 and Day 2.

DAY 1, Wednesday, November 6th
8:30 am – Breakfast Social – Join us for PNAMP’s 20-year Celebration with coffee, donuts, and apples (in-person only)
9:00 am – PNAMP Steering Committee
10:30 am – Joint Session of StreamNet Executive Committee and PNAMP Steering Committee
Lunch break around 11:45 am
1:00-4:30 – reconvene both committees
Day 2, Thursday, November 7th
9:00 am -11:00 am – StreamNet Executive Committee

PNAMP is an open forum, but these meetings are specifically focused on gathering feedback from our Steering Committee and courtesy partners. All others are welcomed to come, learn, and listen, but please contain your comments to the in-meeting chat or a follow up email. We will reach out one to one to discuss your thoughts and questions after the meeting.
Contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov, if you have any questions or suggestions.

Modeling and Analysis Session - ETIS 2025 Webinar Series
2025-01-08 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Modeling and Analysis Session: Watch the Recording

(Slide Deck) An Overview of GitHub for Data Analysis Projects – Ben Staton; Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
(Slide Deck) Utilizing R Shiny Within the Likely Suspects Framework – Graeme Diack, Jon Emery, Colin Bull; Missing Salmon Alliance
(Slide Deck) Models facilitate comparison of the social-ecological tradeoffs among Puget Sound management alternatives – Caitlin Magel; University of Washington Puget Sound Institute

See the ETIS 2025 Webinar Program for presentation abstracts.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Session - ETIS 2025 Webinar Series
2025-01-15 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Session: Watch the Recording

AI for capture recapture data: individual instance pattern recognition tools and the GrouperSpotter platform – Brice Semmens; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
(Slide Deck) Exploring monitoring methods using text clustering and LLMs – Tomas Bird and Minh Doan; Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Improving Hydroelectric Dam Operations Through AI-Powered Fish Monitoring – Aaron Legge; Innovasea

See the ETIS 2025 Webinar Program for presentation abstracts.

Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (January 2025)
2025-01-16 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Join us at 10:00 am (Pacific) on January 16th for the next meeting of the PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG). During the meeting, we will update participants on current tasks, hear a presentation about innovative fish monitoring, and provide you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support.
Tech Talk: RECORDING AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, send email to mdethloff@psmfc.org
Putting Time Back into Space-for-Time Mark-Recapture Models
Authors: Russell W. Perry, Dalton J. Hance, and Adam C. Pope (U.S. Geological Survey)
Summary:
Russell Perry, a Research Fish Biologist in the Quantitative Ecology Section at the US Geological Survey with the Western Fisheries Research Center will present Putting Time Back into Space-for-Time Mark-Recapture Models. Mark-recapture models such as the Cormack-Jolly-Seber and multi-state models are widely used to estimate survival of PIT- and acoustic-tagged fish migrating through stream and river networks. Although mark-recapture models were designed to estimate survival over time between discrete sampling occasions, when applied to migratory animals space can be swapped for time by using the discrete sampling locations to form detection “gates” along the migratory corridor. However, space-for-time models pose significant challenges when interest centers on understanding the effect of time-varying covariates on survival. This is because the environmental conditions that fish experienced upon passing a detection gate is unknown when individuals are not detected. In this presentation, we describe Time-Integrated Migration and Survival (TIMS) models that overcome this limitation of space-for-time mark-recapture models. TIMS models combine a migration model with a mark-recapture model to explicitly model travel times between detection gates and to account for probable arrival times and environmental conditions experienced by undetected fish. We provide example applications of these models to both acoustic- and PIT-tagged juvenile salmon to illustrate how the TIMS modeling framework allows for estimating effects of daily covariates such as flow and temperature on migration and survival.
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

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The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to discuss task progress, share expertise through guest presentations, and support collaboration, communication, and coordination among fish monitoring practitioners for effective monitoring and efficient data sharing. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov

WA-BC AFS Workshop-Tracking Hatchery Data from Eggs to Spawners Across Regions
2025-03-10 12:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront, 1133 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3T3, Canada
Tracking Hatchery Data from Eggs to Spawners Across Regions
We hope you are planning to attend the Washington-British (WA-BC) AFS Chapter meeting this year because PNAMP is co-hosting two workshops with partners. While each workshop has a different goal, both workshops are related to sharing important data needed for salmon recovery work.
Visit the conference website for more information.
If you are in the need for hatchery data specifically, join us for our half-day workshop Tracking Hatchery Data From Eggs to Spawners Across Regions (sponsored by PSMFC StreamNet and PNAMP). In this session, you will learn about the Coordinated Assessments data exchange (CAX), a data-sharing network supported by the Coordinated Assessments Partnership (CAP). CAX provides a system for sharing important hatchery data, including hatchery program details, SARs for hatchery runs, and hatchery releases. The CAX was initially created to share high level indicator data, like Natural Origin Spawner Abundance (NOSA), Recruits per Spawner (R/S) and Smolt to Adult Returns (SAR). Recently, the system has been expanded to include hatchery data, building on its original foundation.

In this workshop, you will gain an understanding of the development process and key elements of data standards, using CAP’s Hatchery Coordinated Assessment (HCA) to explore technical specifications for data storage and exchange. You will also learn about hatchery data availability, how to access data via CAX, and how to use the metadata within records for proper data citation and attribution. This workshop will also provide the opportunity to actively inform the collaborative development of CAX to meet the needs of data providers and users throughout our region.

You could join us in the morning for the first half of the Fishing for Clarity: Knowledge Modeling to Support Cross-Organizational Collaboration and Data Sharing About Salmon Escapement workshop and then jump over to the Hatchery Data workshop! See link above to register for the conference and workshops.

Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (April 2025)
2025-04-17 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Join us at 10:00 am (Pacific) on April 17th for the next meeting of the PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG). During the meeting, we will update participants on current tasks, hear a presentation about innovative fish monitoring, and provide you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support.
Tech Talk: WATCH RECORDING
Development of a Mid-Sized River Habitat Sampling Protocol
Tyler Hessler (PhD student in the Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in Columbia, MO)
The use of technology is increasing in natural resources field and there is a need to determine how these technologies can be utilized to advance our respective fields. In this study, we propose the use of several advanced technologies (acoustic doppler current profilers, ADCPs; unmanned aerial systems, UASs; side scan sonar; 360 cameras) to better standardize and streamline the collection of fish-relevant habitat data in non-wadeable rivers. UASs and 360 cameras allow for efficient capture of important habitat metrics (canopy cover, riparian land use, etc.) with greater accuracy than traditional observational methods that often include a great deal of subjectivity. ADCPs and side scan sonar have seen use in fisheries but are not used as often as they could be to quickly assess habitat. Although the amount of data these technologies collect can be daunting, the use of AI and other software may streamline the implementation of these data and provide another option for managers that can increase confidence associated with making informed decisions that rely on accurate habitat data. Developing a standardized protocol using these technologies could significantly increase the quality of data collected in non-wadeable rivers and also decrease the costs associated with extended time in the field.
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

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Never been to a FMWG meeting? This meeting is a perfect time to learn about the project, join in, and help guide future work.
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The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to discuss task progress, share expertise through guest presentations, and support collaboration, communication, and coordination among fish monitoring practitioners for effective monitoring and efficient data sharing. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov

Starting Your Journey with PIT Tag Data - FMWG PIT Tag Data & Analysis 2025 Webinar Series
2025-04-24 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Watch the Recording
Links to resources shared during the presentations

PTAGIS Tutorial Videos: https://www.ptagis.org/Resources/VideoLibrary?videoTutorials=Reporting%20Tutorial
Data Overview section in PTAGIS Data Specification: https://www.ptagis.org/content/DataSpecification/topics/data-overview.htm
Query section in PTAGIS Data Specification: https://www.ptagis.org/content/DataSpecification/topics/query.htm
PTAGIS Frequently Asked Questions: https://www.ptagis.org/Faq
Excel Handout: https://pnamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FMWG_PIT_Workshop_Dobos_EXCEL_Handout_2025_04_24.docx
Excel Exercise: https://pnamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FMWG_PIT_Workshop_Dobos_EXCEL_Exercise_FINAL_2025_04_24.xlsx

New to the PIT tag data and analysis world or maybe you need a refresher? The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG) has got you covered! Join us for the first session in the FMWG PIT Tag & Data Analysis 2025 Webinar Series.

Using the PTAGIS advanced reporting system to query and download PIT tag data – Nicole Tancreto; Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission/PTAGIS
Managing PIT Tag Detection Data with Microsoft Excel – Marika Dobos; Idaho Department of Fish and Game

Each session is approximately 90 minutes long; we will also host an optional 30-minute “office hours” after each session where participants can get more hands-on from the presenters. Note, if there are no further questions during the “office hours”, we will conclude the session.
See the FMWG 2025 Webinar Series Program V2 for presentation abstracts.

GitHub for Data Analysis Projects - FMWG PIT Tag Data & Analysis 2025 Webinar Series
2025-05-01 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
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Link to resources shared during the presentation: GitHub Crash Course

Follow along as Dr. Ben Staton gives a live tutorial on GitHub. If you are new to GitHub, it is highly recommended that you watch Ben’s GitHub introduction from the 2025 Emerging Technologies Information Sessions (ETIS) 2025 Webinar Series, link to the session here. This presentation will build on his introduction by diving deeper into GitHub. Join us for the second session of the FMWG PIT Tag & Data Analysis 2025 Webinar Series.

Live Tutorial for Using and Navigating GitHub for Data Analysis Projects – Ben Staton; Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

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Applications: Clean & Organize Your PIT Tag Data - FMWG PIT Tag Data & Analysis 2025 Webinar Series
2025-05-08 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
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PITcleanr
PIThy
PIThy 2023 Presentation
PIThy GitHub
Marika Dobos PIThy example
Nicole Tancreto PIThy example
BONAFF PIThy example
An introduction to Git and how to use it with RStudio
NMFS Openscapes
Columbia Cold Water Refuge PIT-Tab Analysis (GitHub)
Mapshaper (GitHub)

You’ve got your data and need to clean it up, now what? Tune in as we cover some tools to help you format your data using helpful tools such as PitcleanR and PIThy, as well as information on helpful GitHub pages. Join us for the third session in the FMWG PIT Tag & Data Analysis 2025 Webinar Series.

Wrangling and Preparing PIT Tag Data using PITcleanr – Kevin See; Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Strategies for Bringing PTAGIS to the Masses – Brian Maschhoff; Salmonetics

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Columbia Basin Research: Data Access in Real Time and Tools - FMWG PIT Tag Data & Analysis 2025 Webinar Series
2025-05-15 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
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Columbia Basin Research (CBR)
Columbia River DART (Data Access in Real Time)
Tools | Columbia Basin Research
DART PIT Tag Life Stage Filter
DART PIT Tag ESU (Evolutionarily Significant Unit) and DPS (Distinct Population Segment) Filter and Glossary
DART PIT Tag Transportation Filter
DART Metadata, Glossaries, and Methods
DART PIT Tag Columbia Basin ESU & DPS Graphics & Text
DART PIT Tag Adult Returns by Observation Year Detail
DART PIT Tag DART-specific file_id (.DART[N])
DART PIT Tag Adult Returns by Observation Site Historical Run Timing
DART PIT Tag Adult Returns Conversion Rate
DART PIT Tag Columbia Basin ESU & DPS Smolt-to-Adult Return (SAR) Survival
DART Lower Granite Bypass and Spillway Analyses
DART PIT Tag Release and Observation Summary for Generating Survival and Travel Time Estimates with Tag File Selection
DART PIT Tag Juvenile Survival and Travel Time Estimates Methods
DART PIT Tag Upload TagID List Analysis and Reporting
PitPro webpage

Columbia Basin Research experts will lead us through the Data Access in Real Time (DART) site and some of their analysis tools for use with mark-recapture data and an in-depth look at the PIT-tag processing tool, PitPro. Join us for the fourth session in the FMWG PIT Tag & Data Analysis 2025 Webinar Series.
The session features a two-part presentation with opportunities for Q&A interspersed:

Part 1. Columbia Basin Research Data Access in Real Time (DART) – Susannah Iltis, Matt Carter, and Jennifer Gosselin, Columbia Basin Research, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
Part 2. Columbia Basin Research Mark and Recapture Tools – Rich Townsend and Rebecca Buchanan, Columbia Basin Research, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington

Each session is 90 minutes long; we will also host an optional 30-minute “office hours” after each session where participants can get additional help from the presenters. Note, if there are no further questions during the “office hours”, we will conclude the session.
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Beyond PTAGIS: More on applying R and Other Regional PIT Tag Systems - FMWG PIT Tag Data & Analysis 2025 Webinar Series
2025-05-22 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
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tidyr cheatsheet: https://rstudio.github.io/cheatsheets/tidyr.pdf
dplyr cheatsheet: https://nyu-cdsc.github.io/learningr/assets/data-transformation.pdf
ggplot2 cheatsheet: https://github.com/rstudio/cheatsheets/blob/main/data-visualization.pdf
R Graph Gallery: https://r-graph-gallery.com/
Accessible Color Palette Generator: https://venngage.com/tools/accessible-color-palette-generator
google “hex colors” to find your own colors and make custom color palettes
Mapping basics: SFS GIS R | Basic Mapping
EPSG codes: Spatial Reference List — Spatial Reference
sf library github: Simple Features for R • sf
sf library cheatsheet: cheatsheets/sf.pdf at main · rstudio/cheatsheets · GitHub
pch shape codes: https://www.sthda.com/english/wiki/r-plot-pch-symbols-the-different-point-shapes-available-in-r?title=r-plot-pch-symbols-the-different-point-shapes-available-in-r
Leaflet: Interactive maps with leaflet in R [Complete Guide] | R CHARTS
R for data science: R for Data Science (2e)
Klamath Basin Fisheries Collaborative
Pacific Salmon Foundation Dashboards

Ready to turbocharge your research? Dive into the world of R, the open-source programming language that’s revolutionizing how scientists work. Whether you’re a budding biologist or a seasoned pro, our dynamic webinar is your ticket to mastering R. To wrap up the series, we’ve invited a few folks from other regional systems to give us a brief overview of some of their tools. Join us for the fifth and final session in the FMWG PIT Tag & Data Analysis 2025 Webinar Series.

Beyond PTAGIS: Using R for biological data management, visualization, and reporting – Jennifer Fredrickson, Jennifer Rowe; U.S. Geological Survey Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
LIGHTNING TALKS:

Klamath Basin Fisheries Collaborative Database – Monica Diaz, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
Bottlenecks to Survival Data System & Orphan Tag Database – Brahm White-Gluz, Pacific Salmon Foundation
Using PIT tags to guide salmon recovery in the Green River – Chris Gregersen, King County

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PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (October 2025)
2025-10-16 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Join us at 10:00 am (Pacific) on October 16th for the next meeting of the PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG). During the meeting, we will update participants on current tasks, hear a presentation about innovative fish monitoring, and provide you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support.
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Salmon Research and Monitoring Interest Group – Introduction to RDA and Working Group Development
Presenters: Lara Erikson​ (Program Manager, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission) and Tom Bird (Research Scientist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
Summary:
The Salmon Research and Monitoring Interest Group (IG) within the Research Data Alliance (RDA) was formed to address the need for better data sharing and standardization in salmon research, building on the synthesis paper Salmon Data Mobilization from the International Year of the Salmon (IYS) closing symposium in 2023. The collaborative efforts from an informal group looking to address the challenges of salmon data mobilization gradually evolved and cohered into a more formal Interest Group within the RDA. Salmon data are broad, multi-disciplinary, and complex, encompassing data on salmon at various life stages (freshwater, sea, spawning), as well as related biological processes (prey, predators) and physical environments (oceans, rivers). A key recommendation from the IYS paper was establishing a peer support network to facilitate collaboration, knowledge sharing, and skill development in the salmon research community. With several collaborators already being members, the RDA was chosen for its global community and existing infrastructure. Aims of the IG include expanding the current three chairs to eight across Atlantic and Pacific regions, serve as a social network to link ideas across time zones, learn from the existing RDA community’s tools and strategies, and develop and share their own tools and processes within open spaces such as Zenodo and GitHub. The IG is a larger overarching group of members and collaborators under which smaller more focused Working Groups (WG) are formed which focus on outputs with clear, short-term and specific goals. Thus far, proposed WG topics include; salmon ontology, salmon data paper synthesis, biochronology of otolith and scale samples, monitoring methods ontology, migration timing data, and long-term monitoring data. The salmon ontology WG in particular has made progress building upon a workshop held at the BC-WA Chapter AFS meeting in March 2025. The IG and the various WGs aim to foster a collaborative environment to tackle the complexities of salmon data for conservation and recovery efforts.
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10:20 – Tech Talk
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11:30 – Adjourn

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2025 Joint Session of the StreamNet Executive Committee and PNAMP Steering Committee
2025-10-22 - 2025-10-23
Join us on Wednesday, October 22 and Thursday, October 23 for the 2025 joint session of the StreamNet Executive Committee and PNAMP Steering Committee. The overlapping work of StreamNet and PNAMP makes this meeting format beneficial for both communities and creates efficiency in participants’ time and travel.
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PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (January 2026)
2026-01-15 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Join us at 10:00 am (Pacific) on January 15th for the next meeting of the PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG). During the meeting, we will update participants on current tasks, hear a presentation about innovative fish monitoring, and provide you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support.
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From Data to Decisions: RMIS in R at Your Fingertips – Explore how RMIS and R work together to transform raw data into meaningful fisheries management decisions.
Presenters: Greg Wilke (Database and Application Manager, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission) and Kris Warner (Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Region 5 North- Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Summary:
Feedback from the 2025 FMWG survey suggested a presentation on how to use the RMIS R package. In this presentation, RMIS R package users will showcase how they apply the code in their workflows, followed by a discussion on desired improvements and ways to enhance usability. Developers will be available to provide support and gather feedback, ensuring the package evolves to better meet user needs.
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10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

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PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (April 2026)
2026-04-16 10:00 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Join us at 10:00 am (PDT) on Thursday, April 16th for the next meeting of the PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG). During the meeting, we will update participants on current tasks, hear a presentation about innovative fish monitoring, and provide you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support.
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AlaKaZam – Bringing Pacific Lamprey back to the Tucannon River with Artificially-Propagated Larvae
Developing Methods to Outplant Larval Pacific Lamprey in the Tucannon River
Presenters: Zach Seilo (Lab Manager/Biologist, Pacific Lamprey Research and Restoration Project, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation) and Mary Moser, PhD (Fisheries Biologist, Moserworks LLC, (retired – National Marine Fisheries Service))
Abstracts:
AlaKaZam – Bringing Pacific Lamprey back to the Tucannon River with Artificially-Propagated Larvae
Authors: Zach Seilo, Aaron Jackson, Alexa Maine, Mary Moser, Jerrid Weaskus, Kanim Moses-Conner, Paul Sheoships, Greg Silver, Jon Hess
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have implemented a reintroduction program for Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) in the Columbia River Basin due to population declines throughout their historic range. Artificial propagation, a new frontier in restoration research for Pacific Lamprey, is one method that is supporting CTUIR reintroduction efforts. Parentage Based Tagging is being used to track artificially propagated larval lamprey in the wild after they are released.
From 2021-2025, 82 female and 82 male lampreys were cross-fertilized in the lab. The resulting larval lampreys were reared to a minimum of 25 days post-fertilization. Approximately 4.3 million artificially propagated larval lampreys were released into the Tucannon River during the 2021-2025 timeframe. The artificially propagated larvae were released at two sites in 2021 and 2022, and by 2025 the number of release sites had increased to five sites. Crosses were separated into two release treatments (staggered release and direct release). Electro-fishing surveys were conducted at multiple index sites along the river to assess presence and distribution of larval lampreys. Genetic analysis was conducted on all sampled larvae to determine whether they were from artificial propagation efforts.
Mark–recapture efforts were conducted using electrofishing surveys at 12 index sites systematically distributed throughout the Tucannon River. Larval lampreys collected during these surveys were submitted for genetic analysis. No artificially propagated larval lampreys were identified at the lower river index sites. Three index sites in the upper Tucannon River were located near larval lamprey release locations (river kilometers 50.1 and 60.1). Although no larval lamprey were detected at these sites prior to releases, artificially propagated larvae were recaptured there after release. In 2025, 28 larval lamprey and one transformed juvenile from the 2021 release were collected at a screw trap near the mouth of the Tucannon River during emigration from the watershed. Data from the ongoing artificial propagation and mark–recapture efforts in the Tucannon River are expected to significantly improve understanding of Pacific lamprey life history in the coming years.
Developing Methods to Outplant Larval Pacific Lamprey in the Tucannon River
Authors: Mary L. Moser1, Aaron D. Jackson2, Alexa Maine2, Jerrid Weaskus2, Kanim Moses-Connor2, Greg Silver3, and Jon Hess3
Starting in 2012, The Fisheries Program of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) developed methods for artificial propagation of Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) for research and restoration. One of the key objectives of this work was to successfully release artificially-propagated larvae into the Tucannon River following a regionally-established supplementation framework. Over the past five years this research has focused on identification of methods that result in the greatest larval survival after outplanting. Two methods were used to assess survival: 1) direct assessment during the first five days after outplanting in artificial redds, and 2) parentage analysis to assess relative survival rates of specific treatments. All larvae outplanted were near first feeding (23 – 40 d post fertilization). Survival during the first five days after outplanting artificial redds was uniformly high (>90%), except in 2023 when high siltation and larval density resulted in complete mortality when water circulation ceased (day 3), resulting in hypoxia. Pre-acclimation in Tucannon River water did not appear to convey any immediate survival advantage. Parentage analysis confirmed that larvae released from artificial redds and via less labor-intensive bucket dumps were both detected in subsequent years. These results will direct future release methods and guide management of Pacific Lamprey in the Tucannon River and other receiving waters.
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PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (October 2026)
2026-10-15 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Join us at 10:00 am (PDT) on Thursday, October 15th for the next meeting of the PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG). During the meeting, we will update participants on current tasks, hear a presentation about innovative fish monitoring, and provide you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support.
Tech Talk: TBD
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2026 Emerging Technologies Information Sessions
2026-10-26 08:00 - 2026-10-28 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Skamania Lodge, 1131 SW Skamania Lodge Way, Stevenson, WA, 98648, United States
The Emerging Technologies Information Sessions (ETIS) Project brings together monitoring professionals, project managers, data collectors, data managers, and data consumers from all over the world to showcase the latest technologies and innovative techniques in ecological monitoring.
Details

Who: Monitoring Professionals, Project Managers, Data Collectors, Data Managers, and Data Consumers

What: The Emerging Technologies Information Sessions (ETIS) is a bi-annual event that promotes the latest technologies and best practices in ecological monitoring and data discovery.

Where: Skamania Lodge – Stevenson, Washington, USA

When: October 26-28, 2026

Specifics: You can track this event through the ETIS Project Page and from regular updates in the PNAMP Newsletter.

Abstract Submission Period is Open: Submission Form

Abstract Deadline: May 31, 2026

Lodging: Rooms at the GSA Rate of $155/night plus taxes and fees. There will be a room block at Skamania Lodge for this event, and it is first come/first serve. When the room block is full no other discounted rooms are available.

Reservations for the room block can be made HERE or by calling 844-432-4748.

Sponsorship an Exhibitor Commitment: March 31, 2026
Registration Opens: TBD
