Rotary Screw Trap and Fyke Net Monitoring and Transport Study (Amendment No. 2 and extension to Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2013-0013-R4).
Summary
SCH Number
2018118120
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 4
(CDFW)
Document Title
Rotary Screw Trap and Fyke Net Monitoring and Transport Study (Amendment No. 2 and extension to Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2013-0013-R4).
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/6/2018
Document Description
The California of Fish and Wildlife is issuing Amendment No. 2 for the Streambed Alteration No. 1600-2013-0013-R4 issued to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, San Joaquin River Restoration Program. The Project includes the annual temporary installation of a combination of up to eight (8) rotary screw traps (RSTs) and fyke nets within the San Joaquin River to determine the feasibility of use of both methods to (1) assess juvenile fall0run Chinook salmon (Onchorhynchus tshawytscha) migration behavior; (2) assess in-river spawning success and survival through mark recapture of river reared fall-run juveniles in comparison to unmarked naturally spawned juveniles; and (3) assessment of trap capture efficiency utilizing marked and released juvenile fall-run salmon of various developmental stages. Amendment No. 2 adds additional trapping locations and extends the seasonal period of trapping. The extension extends the expiration date of the agreement to March 1, 2023.
Contact Information
Name
Bonna Newell
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 4
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Fresno, Madera, Stanislaus
Other Location Info
Location: Proposed activities will occur at up to eight (8) locations within the San Joaquin River channel: approximately 1.25 miles downstream of the Friant Dam; approximately 0.5 mile east of Avenue 11; at the State Highway 99 bridge; approximately 350 ft downstream of the USGS gauging station at Gravelly Ford; approximately 50 ft downstream of the Chowchilla Bifurcation Structure; and approximately 75 ft downstream of San Mateo Road; approximately 0.5 mile upstream of the Hills Ferry Barrier; and approximately 20 feet upstream of the Hills Ferry Barrier.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 6, Title 14, Sec. 15306
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed activities are information gathering to determine the feasibility of rotary screw traps and fyke nets, to assess juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon migration behavior, in-river spawning success and survival, and trap capture efficiency utilizing marked and released juvenile fall-run salmon. The proposed activities will have no significant environmental effects if completed under the protective measures included in streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2013-0013-R4, as amended.
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