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Juvenile Salmonid Emigration Monitoring in the Stanislaus River at Caswell Memorial State Park, California.

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:edi.879.1
Title:Juvenile Salmonid Emigration Monitoring in the Stanislaus River at Caswell Memorial State Park, California.
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

Overview

Operation of rotary screw traps on the lower Stanislaus River at Caswell Memorial State Park is part of the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service’s Anadromous Fish Restoration Program and Comprehensive Assessment and Monitoring Program under the National Marine Fisheries Service Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives actions and Central Valley Project Improvement Act. The primary objectives of the study are to collect data that can be used to estimate the passage of juvenile fall-run Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha and to quantify the raw catch of steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss. Secondary objectives of the trapping operations focus on collecting biological data on juvenile salmonids and gathering environmental data that will be used to develop models that correlate environmental parameters with salmonid size, temporal presence, abundance, and production.

The data package contains seven datasets including: raw catch, trap operation, environmental, and trap efficiency data.

Raw Catch – Chinook Dataset

This dataset covers ALL Chinook Salmon captured by the rotary screw traps. This spreadsheet includes biological data on: 1) unmarked fall- and spring-run Chinook Salmon 2) recaptured marked fall-run (BBY OR "Pigment / Dye", Photonic Dye, Fin Clip, and VIE OR "Elastomer") Chinook Salmon utilized in trap efficiency trials.

Raw Catch – Steelhead Dataset

This dataset covers ALL steelhead captured by the rotary screw traps. All steelhead captured are unmarked and presumed to be natural origin steelhead.

Raw Catch – ByCatch Dataset

This dataset provides biological data on ALL catch (EXCLUDING Chinook Salmon or steelhead) captured by the rotary screw traps. All catch in this table is of natural origin.

Trap Operations Dataset

This dataset provides trap operation data for each trap visit. Specifically, it includes data on the visit type, trap functioning status, start and end sampling dates and times, total revolutions and instantaneous revolution speeds, livewell intake statuses, debris data, and whether the catch associated for this record will be include for juvenile production estimates.

Environmentals Dataset

This dataset covers environmental data collected at the rotary screw traps. This spreadsheet includes turbidity (nephelometric turbidity units), water velocity (meters per second), dissolved oxygen (milligrams per liter), and water depth (centimeters).

Trap Efficiency Summary Dataset

This dataset provides a summary of each trap efficiency trial conducted. It includes the release date and time, the length of the test, the number of marked fish released and recaptured, and whether the trial was included for juvenile production estimates.

Trap Efficiency Release FL Dataset

This dataset provides biological data on a subsample of released fish utilized in trap efficiency trials.

Short Name:Stanislaus River at Caswell Memorial State Park RST data (2017 - 2020)
Publication Date:2022-05-19
For more information:
Visit: DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period
Begin:
2017-02-01
End:
2020-05-22

People and Organizations
Contact:Day, Logan (Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission) [  email ]
Creator:Day, Logan (Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission)
Associate:Starr, Cory (Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, researcher)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
Environmentals.csv
Description:
Environmental Variables
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/879/1/3abac5f99ecc1585879178a355176f6d
Name:Environmentals.csv
Description:Environmental Variables
Number of Records:1043
Number of Columns:8

Table Structure
Object Name:Environmentals.csv
Size:71240 bytes
Authentication:4a4966253f442fccdc1ab7a80ad07a7e Calculated By MD5
Text Format:
Number of Header Lines:1
Record Delimiter:\n
Orientation:column
Simple Delimited:
Field Delimiter:,

Table Column Descriptions
 
Column Name:Date  
trapVisitID  
subSiteName  
turbidity  
waterVel  
dissolvedOxygen  
waterDepth  
Environmental.comments  
Definition:Date associated with the trap visit.A number assigned that identifies a record in the TrapVisit table.A text description of a location or position within a site. Used for where a trap is located, where an environmental measurement is taken, etc.Instantaneous turbidity measurement of the water.Instantaneous velocity measurement of the waterInstantaneous dissolved oxygen level measured in the water.Instantaneous water depth measured from the water surface to the stream bottomGeneral comments about the environmental data collected.
Storage Type:                
Measurement Type:dateTimenominalnominalratioratioratiorationominal
Measurement Values Domain:
FormatMM-DD-YYYY
Precision
DefinitionA number assigned that identifies a record in the TrapVisit table.
DefinitionA text description of a location or position within a site. Used for where a trap is located, where an environmental measurement is taken, etc.
Unitnephelometric turbidity units
Typenatural
Min1.01 
Max58.1 
UnitmeterPerSecond
Typenatural
Min0.1 
Max1.2 
UnitmilligramPerLiter
Typenatural
Min2.31 
Max13.53 
Unitcentimeter
Typenatural
Min60 
Max310 
DefinitionGeneral comments about the environmental data collected.
Missing Value Code:                
Accuracy Report:                
Accuracy Assessment:                
Coverage:                
Methods:                

Data Package Usage Rights

This data package is released to the "public domain" under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 "No Rights Reserved" (see: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). It is considered professional etiquette to provide attribution of the original work if this data package is shared in whole or by individual components. A generic citation is provided for this data package on the website https://portal.edirepository.org (herein "website") in the summary metadata page. Communication (and collaboration) with the creators of this data package is recommended to prevent duplicate research or publication. This data package (and its components) is made available "as is" and with no warranty of accuracy or fitness for use. The creators of this data package and the website shall not be liable for any damages resulting from misinterpretation or misuse of the data package or its components. Periodic updates of this data package may be available from the website. Thank you.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)Stanislaus River, Caswell, Emigration, Rotary Screw Traps, CVPIA

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package
Description:

RST METHODS INTRODUCTION

Please find the full methods report: https://cvpia-data-stewardship.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/data-to-upload/stanislaus_rst/methods+-+CAS+RST+Protocol+(2016).pdf

Monitoring data can provide the foundation for successful management programs if data are collected in a systematic, consistent, and comprehensive manner. The monitoring of the abundance/production of juvenile salmonids on the Stanislaus River is important because large sums of funding are spent restoring aquatic habitat in an effort to increase the number of juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in that watershed. Rotary screw traps (RSTs) are one of the most important tools for monitoring juvenile salmonids. When data acquired with these tools is collected in conjunction with other monitoring data, there is a substantially improved ability to track the status of those salmonids and assess their response to past management activities. That data in turn can be used to adaptively manage future restoration projects so that they are more successful.

The objective of this document is to ensure that RST data from the Stanislaus River in California’s San Joaquin Valley is collected in a safe, systematic, consistent, and comprehensive manner. To address this objective, this protocol provides detailed descriptions for operating and maintaining RSTs, collecting and processing fish, collecting environmental data, conducting trap efficiency tests, and entering data into a RST “platform” developed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Comprehensive Assessment and Monitoring Program (CAMP).

The Stanislaus River RSTs are located at Caswell State Park, approximately 5 miles southeast of the town of Ripon in San Joaquin County, California. A total of two 8 foot RSTs will be operated each year. Fall-run Chinook salmon and steelhead/rainbow trout are the most likely salmonids to be captured in the Stanislaus River RSTs.

The CAMP has developed a general protocol for conducting RST activities. That document can be found at https://www.fws.gov/cno/fisheries/CAMP/Documents-Reports/Documents/2008_draft_CAMP_Rotary_Screw_Trap_Protocol.pdf. The general guidance in that document should serve as a companion to the more detailed guidance in this document.

Employees who are engaged in servicing the RSTs on the Stanislaus River are responsible for

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Environmental Data Initiative
Email Address:
info@environmentaldatainitiative.org
Web Address:
https://environmentaldatainitiative.org
Id:https://ror.org/0330j0z60
Creators:
Individual: Logan Day
Organization:Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
Email Address:
lday@psmfc.org
Contacts:
Individual: Logan Day
Organization:Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
Email Address:
lday@psmfc.org
Associated Parties:
Individual: Cory Starr
Organization:Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
Email Address:
cstarr@psmfc.org
Role:researcher

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period
Begin:
2017-02-01
End:
2020-05-22
Sampling Site: 
Description:The Stanislaus River rotary screw traps (RSTs) at Caswell Memorial State Park are located in Ripon, California
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -121.1792Latitude (degree): 37.702

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:Juvenile Salmonid Emigration Monitoring in the Stanislaus River at Caswell Memorial State Park, California.
Personnel:
Individual: Logan Day
Organization:Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
Email Address:
lday@psmfc.org
Role:Project Lead
Additional Award Information:
Funder:United States Bureau of Reclamation
Funder ID:https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1010548
Title:Annual quantification of juvenile Chinook salmon production and the abundance of juvenile steelhead in the Stanislaus River using rotary screw traps

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:ongoing
Frequency:annually
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