david lindley

* Hatchery Evaluation Study (HES) – The primary goal of the HES is to work with individual hatcheries to help determine the best hatchery management practices for hatcheries to meet Lower Snake River Compensation Plan and Idaho Fish and Game anadromous fisheries goals. * Primary Responsibilities: * Generated migration survival estimates for juvenile Chinook and Steelhead * Quality control on hatchery return data and entry into a web-based database * Extrapolate known age fish data to Hatchery returns at-large * Data analysis of various hatchery metrics * Contributing author to annual reports * Assist other research projects with fieldwork: trawling for Kokanee to generate population estimates, spawning Chinook and Steelhead, PIT tagging hatchery reared Chinook and Steelhead smolts and presmolts, conduct redd counts for Chinook and Bull Trout

* Idaho Supplementation Study – determined by NOAA to be a reasonable and prudent alternative to dam breaching and funded by the Bonneville Power Administration since the early 1990’s. Project currently in the evaluation and monitoring phase. * Primary Responsibilities: * Operated five juvenile screw traps * PIT tagged juvenile Chinook and Steelhead * Disc-tagged adult Chinook * Collected biological samples from juvenile and adult Chinook and Steelhead * Observed recorded behavioral observations of adult Chinook * Performed redd count surveys that were compared to aerial counts used for statewide trend estimates * Responsible for training new employees on field research protocols * Worked independently in remote areas for periods upwards of 10 days * Off-season responsibilities included: maintenance on rotary screw traps, camp trailers and vehicles; organize, inventory and restock all field supplies; data entry and quality control

* Northern Spotted Owl Demographic Study – cooperative study to monitor reproductive success on lands protected under the Northwest Forest Plan. * Primary Responsibilities: * Independent work in remote locations during day and night * Observed bird behavior to determine reproduction status * Located and monitored nests to evaluate nesting success * Caught and uniquely banded juveniles, adults and sub-adults * Collected biological samples for genetic analysis * Documented owl surveys (narrative and ArcGIS)

* Coastal Chinook Reproductive Monitoring Program – The Siuslaw River is one of three coastal rivers used to estimate overall escapement for all rivers along the Oregon Coast. Total escapement estimates are used to calibrate allotted “takes” for commercial salmon harvests. * Primary Responsibilities: * Caught and marked adult Chinook * Affixed radio transmitters to a small percentage of returning adults * Operated and maintained field equipment * Field data collection utilizing handheld computer * Collected biological samples on salmon carcasses * Performed land-owner contacts and access permission requests * Conducted red count surveys * Independently operated remote fish weir