Common use of Bull Trout Clause in Contracts

Bull Trout. The LCFF believes that the monitoring of any future population and/or individual occurrences of bull trout in Lake Chelan should be an important component to the monitoring and evaluation program. Monitoring of this species at this time should include documentation of incidental occurrences during associated fish monitoring and evaluation program activities. Standard metric measurements, physical condition, photographs, and location of fish within Lake Chelan during these occurrences should be documented and provided to the LCFF for review. The USFWS prepared the paper entitled “What Happened to Bull Trout in Lake Chelan? An Examination of the Historical Evidence” (▇▇▇▇▇▇ 2012). The intent of the document was to conduct a “…rigorous examination of the factors that may have led to the demise of bull trout” prior to considering any reintroduction of bull trout into the Lake Chelan basin. This is a very important management document that should be included by reference into the AWP. In 2016, the NPS conducted environmental DNA (▇▇▇▇) sampling of a large part of the Stehekin River watershed to determine presence or absence of Bull Trout. This survey was conducted as part of the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station Columbia Basin Bull Trout Initiative. The Stehekin River and its major tributaries were sampled according to protocols established by Carim et al, (2015), with sample sites located every 1 km throughout sample streams. A total of 152 sites in the Stehekin Basin were targeted by the NPS for sampling, and in 2016, 124 sites were surveyed. In 2017, the NPS intends to complete sampling of the remaining 28 sample sites. This survey will provide another piece of evidence in determining if Bull Trout have indeed been extirpated from the Stehekin River basin.

Bull Trout. ‌ The LCFF believes that the monitoring of any future population and/or individual occurrences of bull trout in Lake Chelan should be an important component to the monitoring and evaluation program. Monitoring of this species at this time should include documentation of incidental occurrences during associated fish monitoring and evaluation program activities. Standard metric measurements, physical condition, photographs, and location of fish within Lake Chelan during these occurrences should be documented and provided to the LCFF for review. The USFWS prepared the paper entitled “What Happened to Bull Trout in Lake Chelan? An Examination of the Historical Evidence” (▇▇▇▇▇▇ 2012). The intent of the document was to conduct a “…rigorous examination of the factors that may have led to the demise of bull trout” prior to considering any reintroduction of bull trout into the Lake Chelan basin. This is a very important management document that should be included by reference into the AWP. In 2016, the NPS conducted environmental DNA (▇▇▇▇) sampling of a large part of the Stehekin River watershed to determine presence or absence of Bull Trout. This survey was conducted as part of the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station Columbia Basin Bull Trout Initiative. The Stehekin River and its major tributaries were sampled according to protocols established by Carim et al, (2015), with sample sites located every 1 km throughout sample streams. A total of 152 sites in the Stehekin Basin were targeted by the NPS for sampling, and in 2016, 124 sites were surveyed. In 2017, the NPS intends to complete sampling of the remaining 28 sample sites. This survey will provide another piece of evidence in determining if Bull Trout have indeed been extirpated from the Stehekin River basin.