Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership

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.

CRBRP Toxics Monitoring Subgroup Meeting
2024-02-29 09:30 - 11:00 | 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 (January 2024)
2024-01-18 10:00 - 11:30 | 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 Workshop
2023-12-05 09:00 - 12:15 | 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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Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (October 2023)
2023-10-19 10:00 - 11:30 | 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 Meeting
2023-09-26 10:30 - 12:30 | 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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PNAMP Remote Sensing Forum
2023-07-12 10:30 - 12:00 | 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
2023-07-11 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual
Agenda
12:30 – 12:35 PM, Welcome and Introductions
12:35 – 12:45 PM, Monitoring Matrix

Review purpose, current content
Discuss plans to provide access and update over time

12:45 – 1:00 PM, Winter Workshop Planning

Get feedback on topic(s), date, and location

1:00 – 2:00 PM, Lightning Talks

River TALC: Toxics Assessment of the Lower Columbia, Kelli Daffron (North Coast Watershed Association)
TLC: Tracking Toxics in the Lower Columbia (Phase I), Catherine Corbett (LCEP)
Lower Wenatchee River PCB Source Investigation, Abby Hendrickson (Chelan County)
Crayfish as indicators of 6PPD-quinone contamination, Mary Engels (University of Idaho)
Transboundary Impacts of Mining on US Waters, Travis Schmidt (US Geological Survey)

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PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (April 2023)
2023-04-20 10:00 - 11:30 | 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
Integrated Population Modeling of Grande Ronde Spring Chinook Salmon: Linking Dynamics and Habitat to Monitoring Data via SSMs
Ben Staton, a Quantitative Fisheries Scientist covered some integration modeling he does with Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Salmon populations in the Columbia River basin are monitored throughout their life cycle, however many analyses that might inform policy decisions involve analyses of single or consecutive life stages. Taking this “separated” approach to life cycle analyses has several pros and cons, but an important detriment is the hindrance of uncovering linkages, correlations, feedbacks, and delayed effects among outcomes occurring at various scales. We developed an integrated statistical life cycle model for Grande Ronde spring Chinook salmon that simultaneously fits to multiple sources of information generated by routine monitoring programs including PIT tag-derived survival estimates, screw trap passage estimates, and adult return abundance. We simultaneously estimate the historical population dynamics of two juvenile life history strategies and two rearing origin types for each of four spawning populations. In doing so, we have uncovered patterns of density-dependent growth and growth-mediated survival for freshwater juveniles, as well as nontrivial correlations in process noise among populations at many life stages (i.e., better/poorer-than-expected years coincide among populations). Further, the model estimates the effect of weighted usable habitat on parr rearing capacity, which will be useful for modeling effects of habitat restoration. The presentation will give a high-level overview of the modeling framework, the types of data it fits to, the processes it attempts to capture, and some preliminary findings.
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.

Cultural Competency & Relevancy, and Indigenous Knowledge Workshop
2023-04-13 12:30 - 16:30 | Edith Green – Wendell Wyatt Federal Building, Portland, Oregon, Portland, OR, United States
Cultural Competency & Relevancy, and Indigenous Knowledge Workshop
Presented by ​Sammy Matsaw Jr., PhD​​ Pronouns: he/him
Tribal affiliations: Shoshone-Bannock and Oglala Lakota
Research Scientist for the Fish and Wildlife Department of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
In the sciences so much is lost in communication, when communicating is the heart of the work scientists do as managers and researchers in natural resources. ​The nuance in language is not lost in nomenclature, taxonomy, and so on; however, in everyday speaking with people from different ideas, backgrounds, and ways of knowing there is a lack of understanding. In this workshop we will enhance awareness of biases, communication skills, and the disparities between cultural knowledges. This workshop is not a be-all and end-all rather a starting point for ongoing self-work and labor to sustainably lift one’s own awareness evolving towards social and environmental justice. Especially important when standardizing data that intersects with tribal data sovereignty, and intellectual property based in Indigenous Knowledges.

Sammy is a father, husband, grandfather, and extended family member amongst the Shoshone-Bannocks (enrolled), and Oglala Lakota. He is a pipe-carrier and Sundancer with both his mother and father’s tribes as a result of needing traditional healing from being a combat veteran. He brings ten years of military experience and leadership. Sammy is a co-founder of River Newe—an Indigenous owned non-profit that aims to reconnect intergenerational learning on land with tribal youth. He has a PhD with 10 plus years of science and management experience involved in Indigenous sovereignty and treaties with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ Fish and Wildlife department.

Coordinated Assessments Partnership 2023 Workshop
2023-04-12 10:00 - 2023-04-13 11:00 | Edith Green – Wendell Wyatt Federal Building, Portland, Oregon, Portland, OR, United States
We invite you participate in the 2023 CAP Workshop. This workshop will be hybrid, connecting online and in person participants for maximum accessibility. Please help us plan by registering for each day indicating how you will attend.
Workshop Purpose
Participants in this workshop will support CAP in providing quality data for regional assessments and reporting through efficient data exchanges.
What to expect at the 2023 CAP Workshop

Recap of progress since our last workshop in 2017
Facilitated discussion via break out groups to gather feedback on specific challenges submitting, accessing, and understanding data, such as:
Information is reported but not used: are we seeking the right information to be submitted? Are data consumers aware of the available data? Are improvements needed to the user interface aspect of the data portal to make it easier to access the data?
Information anticipated but not reported: when we see a “hole” is it due to fact that those data were never collected? Or is it due to lack of staff capacity to provide the data to the portal? Or some other reason?
Information reported but not documented sufficiently for reuse: how can we improve metadata documentation? How can we improve communication between data providers (biologists and analysts) and data managers responsible to publicize those data so that metadata are sufficient for data reuse and provenance is clear?
Discussion of the future of data sharing: how can we stay abreast of technological changes, manage increasing demands for information, and plan to engage with a broader community to develop and promote best practices at broad scales?

Outcomes

Recommend solutions to address data submittal and retrieval challenges (provider/user perspectives)
Identify strategies for collaborative approaches and funding to address needs and challenges

Agenda
April 12th, 10 am – 4:30 pm

Welcome & Introductions
Refresher on the CAP structure and processes
Results from the past 6 years and current tasks
Data Submittal issues: Discussion of challenges and solutions
Data Retrieval/Data User issues: Discussion of challenges and solutions

April 13th, 8:30 am – 11:15 am

Welcome & Introductions
Preparing for the future of efficient data exchanges
Future of data mobilization

For more information on the Coordinated Assessments Partnership, visit:
https://www.pnamp.org/project/coordinated-assessments-for-salmon-and-steelhead
https://www.streamnet.org/cap/
Contact Jen Bayer, jbayer@usgs.gov, or Nancy Leonard, nleonard@psmfc.org, for questions or feedback.

PNAMP Remote Sensing Forum
2023-04-06 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
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Featured Presentations
Dr. Sarah Hoffmann (Merck Animal Health): Smart Salmon Database: A collaborative platform for salmon habitat data sharing and insights

The Smart Salmon Database is a scalable remote-sensing, imagery-based (e.g., drones, satellite, LiDAR, etc.) monitoring tool where salmon habitat data can be uploaded, downloaded, analyzed, and shared. Advances in the accessibility and application of remote sensing techniques to environmental monitoring have greatly broadened the geographical scope and inference of habitat programs, directly benefitting the recovery of endangered species. With the launch of the Smart Salmon Database, we aim to (1) provide a solution for reliable, long-term imagery data storage and access; (2) prevent duplicative efforts by democratizing access to imagery across space and time; and, (3) foster collaboration and innovation in the remote sensing and conservation communities. By making these data accessible and reliable, we are one step further in the recovery of these culturally, economically, and ecologically important salmon species.
Sarah graduated with a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Clemson University and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Integrative Biology from Florida Atlantic University. In her graduate degrees, she focused on exploring the interplay between fish biology (biomechanics, physiology), habitat use, and phylogenetic context. She also worked to develop novel methods for quantifying free-swimming kinematics of large fishes to better quantify volitional habitat interaction. After receiving her degrees, she worked as a fisheries scientist for the applied biological services division of Biomark before it was acquired by Merck Animal Health. She currently leads scientific marketing efforts to support Merck Animal Health’s biopharmaceutical and technology portfolio for aquaculture, conservation, and fisheries.

Chris Crosby (OpenTopography): OpenTopography: Enabling Access to High Resolution Topography

Topographic data such as lidar and structure from motion photogrammetry have transformed geoscience research and education. OpenTopography is an initiative supported by the National Science Foundation that strives to streamline hosting, discovery, and processing of topographic data, with web-based tools for data visualization, custom product generation, and advanced analysis such as hydrologic routing and topographic differencing. Presently, lidar covering >85% of the Lower 48 US states, as well as lower resolution global topographic data are available through OpenTopography. This presentation will provide an overview of OpenTopography, available data and resources, and examples of OpenTopography data in action.
Chris Crosby manages day-to-day operations of the OpenTopography Facility. Trained as a geologist, he has worked on paleoseismology, earthquake geology, and active tectonics research in the western US, Caribbean, and Central Asia. He is interested in utilization of cyberinfrastructure to manage and improve access to earth science data and processing tools. Chris is an expert in the management, distribution, processing, and application of high-resolution topography acquired via lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) technology and has guided the development of OpenTopography since its inception. In addition to his work on OpenTopography, Chris also manages Geodetic Imaging (Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS), photogrammetry, and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)) at EarthScope Consortium in Boulder, CO.

CRBRP Toxics Monitoring Subgroup Meeting
2023-03-23 13:30 - 15:00 | Virtual
Agenda
1:30—1:50 PM, Welcome and Updates

Introductions
Toxics Monitoring Subgroup meeting schedule
Tasks for the next year

1:50—2:40 PM, Lightning Talks

The Crayfish Mercury Project, Alan Kolok (University of Idaho)
Soil Matters: Testing Biochar Composition in a Green Stormwater Installation, Sarah Whitney (Long Tom Watershed Council)
Sampling for Toxic Trout in the Clark Fork River, David Brooks (Montana Trout Unlimited)
Columbia River Mainstem Fish Tissue and Water Quality Monitoring Program, Sherrie Duncan (Sky Environmental)
Evaluating and Prioritizing Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Lower Columbia River, Andy James (University of Washington, Tacoma)

2:40—3:00 PM, QAPP Q&A with Meghan Dunn, EPA

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PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (January 2023)
2023-01-19 10:00 - 11:30 | 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
PIThy: PTAGIS for the Unwashed Masses
Brian Maschhoff with Salmonetics presented on the PIThy (PIT-tag Hypertool) is a web-based utility for processing and analysis of PIT-tag data from PTAGIS and (eventually) other sources. PTAGIS query export files are readily loaded and automatically processed, removing extraneous information and adding derived and correlated attributes (such as temperature data etc. where available), and the processed data is presented to the user as interactive filter charts, maps, and fishtrack charts. The fully attributed data (or a subset) can then be exported for further analysis or archiving, with metadata (such as PTAGIS and internal queries used) included. The design goals of PIThy include a) useability – requiring no installation and no programming, b) reusability – facilitating PTAGIS data reuse and reproducibility within the broader community, and c) facilitating the exploration and interpretation of complex and heterogeneous query result sets. PIThy development is at an early stage, and many concepts in data attribution and archiving are not set in concrete but are rather put forward as starting points for further discussion.
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.

Emerging Technologies Information Sessions (ETIS) 2022 Hybrid Event
2022-11-14 12:00 - 2022-11-16 12:00, 2022-11-14 08:00 - 2022-11-16 17:00 | Hood River, Oregon, Hood River, OR, United States
PNAMP and StreamNet are teaming up once again to bring together monitoring professionals, project managers, field data collectors, data managers, and data consumers for a three-day event focused on emerging technologies in aquatic monitoring.
This is the perfect event for you if you want to…

Learn about the latest technologies in aquatic monitoring for data collection, data management, and data visualization.
Share how you’ve improved your work with technology.
Network with other monitoring professionals implementing technologies in new ways.

Whether you attend in person or virtually from your office, we hope to see you there!

When: November 14th, 12:30 pm – November 16th 12:00 pm (½ day, full day, ½ day)
Where: In person in Hood River, Oregon or virtually from your office

PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (October 2022)
2022-10-20 10:00 - 11:30 | 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
Meeting: WATCH RECORDING
Instead of having a tech talk during this meeting, we covered the past 2 years of the PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group progress and planning for future work. We discussed completed tasks and their products or actions that were taken from the tasks, and then we covered task still in progress and expected outcomes. Planning for the new PIT Tag Array Data and Related Analyses Task has begun. Marika Dobos (IDFG) and Russell Scranton (BPA) are part of the leadership team and introduced the task and led a discussion on what products they are proposing to accomplish. Gabriel Brooks (NOAA, PTAGIS IPTDS Subcommittee) gave an overview of the charter and goals of the subcommittee.
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – FMWG Background
10:20 – Task Team Updates (completed and in progress tasks)
11:10 – PIT Tag Array Data and Related Analyses introduction and discussion
11:30 – Adjourn

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

Stream Habitat Metric Integration Project Team Meeting
2022-10-19 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
Project Team Meeting. For more information, please contact Jen Bayer jbayer@usgs.gov.

PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (April 2022)
2022-04-21 10:00 - 11:30 | 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
Common Metrics Used in the PNW Salmonid “Viability Report”
Eli Holmes, a data analyst with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will present the common metrics used in the PNW Salmonid “Viability Report”. She will discuss the common metric methods for ESU/DPS trends and status, and other analysis involved in writing in NOAA’s 2022 Biological Viability Assessment.
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.

PNAMP Remote Sensing Forum
2022-03-16 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual
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Featured Presentations
Kurt D. Carpenter (USGS) Use of remote sensing to detect algae in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs
Dr. Emily Fairfax (CSUCI) Smokey the Beaver: how beaver dams keep riparian corridors green during droughts and wildfires

Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (January 2022)
2022-01-20 10:00 - 11:30 | 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
Migration Patterns of John Day River Adult Steelhead
Ian Tattam, John Day Research Project Leader for Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. A large proportion of summer steelhead from the John Day River, Oregon “overshoot” the John Day River confluence with the Columbia River and ascend McNary Dam (119 km upstream of the John Day River confluence). Approximately 60% of John Day River origin steelhead display this straying behavior, which may be temporary, but is also associated with permanent straying of some individuals. High levels of straying could be detrimental to the abundance and viability of the John Day River “source” populations. In addition to the risk of straying, and hence, complete loss of reproduction in the John Day basin, fallback over Columbia River hydrosystem dams may increase mortality of adult steelhead. In this study we examined overshoot and fallback of John Day River summer steelhead by characterizing adult migration patterns upstream of Bonneville Dam with emphasis on the John Day River confluence; and identifying key thermal refuge areas downstream of the John Day River. In order to achieve these objectives, we acoustic tagged 200 wild adult summer steelhead and deployed 35 acoustic receivers between Bonneville and Priest Rapids dams on the Columbia River.
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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PNAMP Remote Sensing Forum
2021-12-14 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual
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Featured Presentations
Morgan Bond, Ph.D. (NOAA Fisheries): Using Satellite Imagery to Inform Models of Instream Flow and Fish Habitat
Nick Wagner (Salmon Watch Program Manager for the World Salmon Council and owner of Foresight Drone Services): Marine Debris Detection with Amphibious Fixed-wing UAVs: Stories from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

PNAMP IMW Management Applications Synthesis Workshops
2021-12-03
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Intensively Monitored Watershed (IMW) programs have been active across the Pacific Northwest for over twenty years. These study systems represent one of the few opportunities to understand fish-habitat relationships at watershed scales and across multiple life cycles. This information is essential to salmon and steelhead conservation and recovery programs, which annually invest millions of dollars in habitat projects and population and habitat monitoring. As IMW studies move into post-treatment monitoring phases, preliminary take home messages can help natural resource managers, policy makers, and practitioners more effectively implement recovery and habitat programs, as well as convey the benefits of long-term monitoring at a time when investments in salmon recovery are being reassessed at local, state and federal levels.
A small team of staff from the Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership, Snake River Salmon Recovery Board, Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board, and the Washington Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office worked with IMW program leads from study systems across the Pacific Northwest to identify lessons learned to date, and to recommend applications from the IMW programs to conservation and restoration work. Survey questions on targeted fish population responses, restoration action types and anticipated watershed responses, and management and policy outcomes were distributed in summer 2021 to individual IMW program leads. Survey responses were synthesized in October 2021. In winter 2021, three workshops with IMW stakeholders were held to discuss synthesized survey responses and develop management application recommendations. Workshop outcomes were published and shared broadly in 2022; see link to report above.

Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (October 2021)
2021-10-21 10:00 - 11:30 | 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 overview of WDFW’s State of Salmon (SoS) analysis 2020”
Neala Kendall and Thomas Buhrens of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will present an overview of the 2020 State of the Salmon report. The report provides information on the achievements and challenges, statewide and regionally. and progress in Washington State. Join us to learn about the state of salmon in watersheds. Visit the State of Salmon in Watersheds site for more information.
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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PNAMP Remote Sensing Forum
2021-10-05 09:30 - 11:00 | Virtual
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Featured Presentations
Matt Barker (OSU): Estimating 2-dimensional area of coarse woody material from UAS imagery
Wyatt McCurdy (USFS Contractor): Remote sensing methods for monitoring Stage 0 restoration metrics on Whychus Creek using high-resolution imagery

PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (July 2021)
2021-07-15 10:00 - 11:00 | 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
Using temperature-sensing radio transmitters to evaluate water temperature use and migration success of adult sockeye salmon in the Yakima River, Washington”
Toby Kock is a research fish biologist at the USGS Columbia River Research Laboratory in Cook, Washington. His research interests include the evaluation of dam passage and survival, assessment of fish collection devices, development of fish passage options at high-head dams, reintroduction of salmon and steelhead to areas blocked by dams, and effects of climate change on salmon ecology and dam management. He joined the USGS in 1998 and has since been working on fisheries studies focused on Pacific salmon and dams in the Pacific Northwest. His expertise includes the use of telemetry systems to monitor juvenile and adult salmon and steelhead. His presentation is on his current work in the Yakima River using temperature-sensing radio transmitters to evaluate water temperature use and migration success of adult sockeye salmon in the Yakima River.
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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PNAMP Remote Sensing Forum
2021-06-15 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual
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Featured Presentations
Kai Ross (Cramer Fish Sciences): Automated Feature Extraction: The Trials and Tribulations of Extracting LWD
Rikeem Sholes (USFWS): Enumerating Lamprey Using Machine Learning

PNAMP Remote Sensing Forum Reboot
2021-03-16 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual
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The Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership (PNAMP) is excited to announce we are restarting the Remote Sensing Forum! The intent of the forum is to support individuals and entities (e.g., federal, state, tribal, nonprofit, etc.) with equitable opportunities to learn and advance the use of remote sensing technologies and data for the research and management of aquatic ecosystems. Join us for our first meeting to learn more about what we’re planning and let us know what your remote sensing interests are.
Meeting Objectives

Describe the purpose and goals of the PNAMP Remote Sensing Forum
Introduce the Remote Sensing Forum Organizing Committee
Describe forum activities planned for the first year
Seek feedback on the prioritization of the topics we might want to tackle

Who Should Participate in the Remote Sensing Forum?

Anyone interested in exchanging information and exploring best practices for remote sensing methods and data analysis for aquatic ecosystems. We are striving for a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experience, and we are committed to cultivating an inclusive environment.

Questions?
Contact Amy Puls (apuls@usgs.gov) and Lauren Burns (burl@critfc.org)

Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (February 2021)
2021-02-11 10:00 - 11:30 | 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
NOTES from this meeting
Agenda:

Introduce the purpose and objectives of the FMWG
Review past input and begin to prioritize ideas for tasks
Introduce the FMWG Core Team and invite more participation in this team (which helps to organize the work group)
Provide opportunity to discuss the future direction of the FMWG, including how we can support fish monitoring practitioners and also the needs of the Coordinated Assessments Partnership and the CAX Data Exchange
Review recent input regarding with Coordinated Assessment Data Exchange Standards (DES) document

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Data Management Session - ETIS 2020/21 Webinar Series
2021-02-11 08:00 - 2021-02-25 17:00 | Virtual
Thursday, Feb 11, 1:00-2:30pm Pacific (watch recording )

Amanda Whitmire (Stanford University) : The basics of data management plans for research
Stacy Schumacher (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation) : The Centralized Data Management System used by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation for the storage of fisheries data

Thursday, Feb 18, 1:00-2:30pm Pacific (watch recording )

Kevin D. Henry and Jeff Peters (USGS) : Data visualization tools and frameworks for hazards and risk research
Brendan Ward (Astute Spruce, LLC) : Using open-source technologies to build spatial web apps

Thursday, Feb 25, 1:00-2:30pm Pacific (watch recording )

Tami Wilkerson (Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife Library/CRITFC) : Tools and best practices for data sharing and reuse to advance research
Patricia Soranno (Michigan State University) : The ethics of data sharing in the environmental sciences
