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Reservoir Fish Habitat Management
- 1. Reservoir Fish Habitat Management ReservoirFish Habitat Partnership
- 2. Reservoir Fish Habitat Management ReservoirFish Habitat Partnership perspectives on aging RFHP crusade against aging RFHP habitat management guidelines views on what next
- 3. 1815 1820 1825 1830 1835 1840 1845 1850 1855 1860 1865 1870 1875 1880 1885 1890 1895 1900 1905 1910 1915 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 reservoirs are aging WW2 TheGreatDepression peak1950s-1970s constructed = 1950 age = 66 N = 3,634 > 250 ac $$$ environmentalism sites Number Year constructed centenarians 2016 = 18% 2050 = 50% WW1 Median
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- 6. huh Level of degradation(0-5) aging has led to habitat degradation RFHP survey N = 1,299 > 250 ac
- 7. huh aging has ledto habitat degradation RFHP survey N = 1,299 > 250 ac 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 no low low-mod moderate mod-high high Level of degradation (0-5)
- 8. Matilija, California (age =68) Norris, Tennessee (age = 80) Sardis, Mississippi (age = 76) reservoirs age at different rates 265 ft 200 ft
- 9. Matilija, California (age =68) Norris, Tennessee (age = 80) Sardis, Mississippi (age = 76) reservoirs aging mean age 70 years aging at different rates Matilija, California (age = 68) 265 ft 200 ft
- 11. Is your reservoirAGING faster than it should?
- 12. Is your reservoirAGING faster than it should? reservoir aging quiz • Mudflats • Connectivity to tributaries • Insufficient structural habitat • Nutrients • Algae blooms • Sedimentation • Shore erosion • Loss of cove habitat • Shore homogenization • Homogenization of littoral substrates
- 13. agingscore cultivated land (%) Isyour reservoir AGING faster than it should? reservoir aging quiz • Mudflats • Connectivity to tributaries • Insufficient structural habitat • Nutrients • Algae blooms • Sedimentation • Shore erosion • Loss of cove habitat • Shore homogenization • Homogenization of littoral substrates
- 14. aging score agingscore cultivated land(%) aging score reflects fish better than chronological age Is your reservoir AGING faster than it should? reservoir aging quiz • Mudflats • Connectivity to tributaries • Insufficient structural habitat • Nutrients • Algae blooms • Sedimentation • Shore erosion • Loss of cove habitat • Shore homogenization • Homogenization of littoral substrates
- 15. BASS list Chronologicalage Aging score NO (n = 1263) 59 38 YES (n = 16) 61 31 bass fishing best in reservoirs with low aging score
- 16. BASS list Chronologicalage Aging score NO (n = 1263) 59 38 YES (n = 16) 61 31 bass fishing best in reservoirs with low aging score
- 17. … we canmake a reservoir “grow younger” through habitat management there IS a Fountain of Youth!!! =
- 18. • Because reservoirsare aging, habitat degrades with age, and habitat define fish assemblages, management attention is shifting towards habitat rehabilitation R F H P c r u s a d e
- 19. • Because reservoirsare aging, habitat degrades with age, and habitat define fish assemblages, management attention is shifting towards habitat rehabilitation • Reservoir Fish Habitat Partnership formed - 2010 R F H P c r u s a d e
- 20. • Because reservoirsare aging, habitat degrades with age, and habitat define fish assemblages, management attention is shifting towards habitat rehabilitation • Reservoir Fish Habitat Partnership formed - 2010 • Nationwide reservoir habitat assessment - 2012 R F H P c r u s a d e
- 21. • Because reservoirsare aging, habitat degrades with age, and habitat define fish assemblages, management attention is shifting towards habitat rehabilitation • Reservoir Fish Habitat Partnership formed - 2010 • Nationwide reservoir habitat assessment - 2012 online survey 1,300 reservoirs 100 questionnaire items R F H P c r u s a d e
- 22. • Because reservoirsare aging, habitat degrades with age, and habitat define fish assemblages, management attention is shifting towards habitat rehabilitation • Reservoir Fish Habitat Partnership formed - 2010 • Nationwide reservoir habitat assessment - 2012 online survey 1,300 reservoirs 100 questionnaire items habitat degradation R F H P c r u s a d e
- 23. • Because reservoirsare aging, habitat degrades with age, and habitat define fish assemblages, management attention is shifting towards habitat rehabilitation • Reservoir Fish Habitat Partnership formed - 2010 • Nationwide reservoir habitat assessment - 2012 • Habitat management guidelines (BMPs) - 2016 online survey 1,300 reservoirs 100 questionnaire items habitat degradation R F H P c r u s a d e
- 24. retention ponds nutrient management riparianzone management reefs shore stabilization plant management involving local groups 3-zone riparia improving water clarity creating lateral connectivity 2016
- 25. retention ponds nutrient management riparianzone management reefs shore stabilization plant management involving local groups 3-zone riparia improving water clarity creating lateral connectivity 2016
- 26. retention ponds nutrient management riparianzone management reefs shore stabilization plant management involving local groups 3-zone riparia improving water clarity creating lateral connectivity 2016
- 27. retention ponds nutrient management riparianzone management reefs shore stabilization plant management involving local groups 3-zone riparia improving water clarity creating lateral connectivity 2016
- 28. retention ponds nutrient management riparianzone management reefs shore stabilization plant management involving local groups 3-zone riparia improving water clarity creating lateral connectivity 2016
- 29. retention ponds nutrient management riparianzone management reefs shore stabilization plant management involving local groups 3-zone riparia improving water clarity creating lateral connectivity 2016
- 30. 0 10 2030 40 50 60 Structural Non-structural Regulatory 35.4 58.4 6.2 (something we install) (something we do) (legislative)
- 31. 0 10 2030 40 50 60 Structural Non-structural Regulatory 35.4 58.4 6.2 sediment basins weirs dikes reefs plantings aerators clear goals partnering excavation hypolimnetic withdrawal water level management boating ordinances guide curves restrictive covenants conservation easements (something we install) (something we do) (legislative)
- 32. 0 20 4060 80 Structural Non-structural Regulatory $ $$$$$ $$$ $$ $ $$$$ $$ $$$$$ $$$$ $$$ $ $$ $$$ $ <1K $$ 1-10K $$$ 10-100K $$$$ 100-1,000K $$$$$ >1,000K
- 33. • Reservoir FishHabitat Partnership formed - 2010 • Nationwide reservoir habitat assessment - 2012 • Habitat management guidelines (BMPs) - 2016 what next?
- 34. • improve throughfeedback system • $$$ - line item • targeted $$$ incentives by geography • nationwide coordination by RFHP • coordination between RFHP and USFWS Fed Aid • application of ARM and SDM tools • improved communication through listserver • establish short-term & long-term goals for 2050
- 35. where will webe in 2050? • established line-item funding for reservoir habitat management • matured discipline with its own paradigm (set of problems, concepts, methods, theoretical principles) • reservoir habitat management major at universities • journal of reservoir habitat management
- 36. 2050? best way topredict the future is to create it A. Lincoln
Editor's Notes
- #7 Reservoirs with high levels of impairment tended to be older Lots of variability – took out confidence bands to show trend
- #8 Reservoirs with high levels of impairment tended to be older Lots of variability – took out confidence bands to show trend
- #9 But much like people, reservoirs age at different rates Norris (ring/eutrophication), Sardis (high sedimentation), Matilija (just about done) – all roughly same age
- #10 Still has water all the time Submerged some of the time Dry most of the time Closing stages of the riverine, transition, and lacustrine commonly associated with reservoirs
- #11 Because they age at different rates functional age signals fish assemblage characteristics better than chrono age
- #12 Because they age at different rates functional age signals fish assemblage characteristics better than chrono age
- #13 Because they age at different rates functional age signals fish assemblage characteristics better than chrono age
- #14 Because they age at different rates functional age signals fish assemblage characteristics better than chrono age
- #15 Because they age at different rates functional age signals fish assemblage characteristics better than chrono age
- #16 As a side note
- #17 As a side note
- #19 Next step was to develop BMPs to address each of these impairments – will be ready by end of 2016
- #20 Next step was to develop BMPs to address each of these impairments – will be ready by end of 2016
- #21 Next step was to develop BMPs to address each of these impairments – will be ready by end of 2016
- #22 Next step was to develop BMPs to address each of these impairments – will be ready by end of 2016
- #23 Next step was to develop BMPs to address each of these impairments – will be ready by end of 2016
- #24 Next step was to develop BMPs to address each of these impairments – will be ready by end of 2016
- #25 The guidelines go beyond those 12 types of impairment They also include BMPs for working with stakeholders and with partners because as we heard earlier this morning the amount of work that needs to be done is more than a fishery agency or a dept of natural resources alone can handle And because many of the problems originate in the watershed where fish biologists usually have no jurisdiction Also deciding how to achieve goals can be complicated so the BMPs address decision making
- #26 The guidelines go beyond those 12 types of impairment They also include BMPs for working with stakeholders and with partners because as we heard earlier this morning the amount of work that needs to be done is more than a fishery agency or a dept of natural resources alone can handle And because many of the problems originate in the watershed where fish biologists usually have no jurisdiction Also deciding how to achieve goals can be complicated so the BMPs address decision making
- #27 The guidelines go beyond those 12 types of impairment They also include BMPs for working with stakeholders and with partners because as we heard earlier this morning the amount of work that needs to be done is more than a fishery agency or a dept of natural resources alone can handle And because many of the problems originate in the watershed where fish biologists usually have no jurisdiction Also deciding how to achieve goals can be complicated so the BMPs address decision making
- #28 The guidelines go beyond those 12 types of impairment They also include BMPs for working with stakeholders and with partners because as we heard earlier this morning the amount of work that needs to be done is more than a fishery agency or a dept of natural resources alone can handle And because many of the problems originate in the watershed where fish biologists usually have no jurisdiction Also deciding how to achieve goals can be complicated so the BMPs address decision making
- #29 The guidelines go beyond those 12 types of impairment They also include BMPs for working with stakeholders and with partners because as we heard earlier this morning the amount of work that needs to be done is more than a fishery agency or a dept of natural resources alone can handle And because many of the problems originate in the watershed where fish biologists usually have no jurisdiction Also deciding how to achieve goals can be complicated so the BMPs address decision making
- #30 The guidelines go beyond those 12 types of impairment They also include BMPs for working with stakeholders and with partners because as we heard earlier this morning the amount of work that needs to be done is more than a fishery agency or a dept of natural resources alone can handle And because many of the problems originate in the watershed where fish biologists usually have no jurisdiction Also deciding how to achieve goals can be complicated so the BMPs address decision making
- #31 The guidelines go beyond those 12 types of impairment They also include BMPs for working with stakeholders and with partners because as we heard earlier this morning the amount of work that needs to be done is more than a fishery agency or a dept of natural resources alone can handle And because many of the problems originate in the watershed where fish biologists usually have no jurisdiction Also deciding how to achieve goals can be complicated so the BMPs address decision making
- #32 The guidelines go beyond those 12 types of impairment They also include BMPs for working with stakeholders and with partners because as we heard earlier this morning the amount of work that needs to be done is more than a fishery agency or a dept of natural resources alone can handle And because many of the problems originate in the watershed where fish biologists usually have no jurisdiction Also deciding how to achieve goals can be complicated so the BMPs address decision making
- #33 The guidelines go beyond those 12 types of impairment They also include BMPs for working with stakeholders and with partners because as we heard earlier this morning the amount of work that needs to be done is more than a fishery agency or a dept of natural resources alone can handle And because many of the problems originate in the watershed where fish biologists usually have no jurisdiction Also deciding how to achieve goals can be complicated so the BMPs address decision making
- #35 Money Money targeted at certain BMPs according to region (already being done by RFHP) Centrally located site to get information about what works and who is doing it Collaboration between RFHP and USFWS to more strategically uses fed aid funds ARM and SDM
- #36 Money Money targeted at certain BMPs according to region (already being done by RFHP) Centrally located site to get information about what works and who is doing it Collaboration between RFHP and USFWS to more strategically uses fed aid funds ARM and SDM