Building a Fishway for Sturgeon

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Building a Fishway for Sturgeon Successful Testing of a Prototype Upstream Fishway in Northern Wisconsin Nick Utrup Hydropower Coordinator U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Green Bay, WI American Fisheries Society Fish Passage Monitoring Symposium Seattle 2011

Project Partners Nick Utrup U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Mike Donofrio Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Jessica Mistak Michigan Department of Natural Resources Jim Fossum River Alliance of Wisconsin Michigan Hydro Relicensing Coalition Todd Jastremski WE Energies

Project Location Menominee River

Status of Lake Sturgeon State of Michigan Threatened State of Wisconsin Species of Concern U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Lake Sturgeon Decline Lake Michigan Historical abundance ≈ 2 Million adults Current abundance ≈ 3,000 adults < 0.2% of the historical abundance

Spawning Populations Lake Michigan Muskegon R. Manistique R. Fox R. Oconto R. Peshtigo R. Menominee R. Manistee R. Grand R. Kalamazoo R. Fox R. Oconto R. Peshtigo R. Menominee River Manistique R. Manistee R. Kalamazoo R. Grand R. Muskegon R. <25 1200 200 <25 75 66 100 66 42

Can We Pass Sturgeon? Passage facilities typically developed for fusiform “athletic” fish, such as salmon. Can we effectively attract and “trap” benthic “non-athletic” fish, such as lake sturgeon?

Prototype Fishway Study Upstream Fish Entrance Channel Photo courtesy of USFWS

Project Location Menominee River

Prototype Fish Entrance Channel Designed by FWS fishway engineers Simulates an actual fishway entrance Constructed at We Energies expense Placed downstream of the powerhouse Photo courtesy of We Energies

2009 Entrance Channel Parameters Concrete Retaining Wall (Top View) Antenna Flow Flow 4.5 ft 5 ft 7 ft 9 ft Powerhouse (Top View) Flow 3 – 4 fps Flow 17 ft 59 ft Antenna Water Line 7 ft 5 ft 4.5 ft Powerhouse (Side View) Flow Flow 3 – 4 fps 6 ft

PIT Tag System Submerged pass-through PIT tag antenna Multiplexing transceiver Continuous data recording (April – October) Photo courtesy of USFWS Photo courtesy of USFWS

Video System Underwater cameras with infrared LED lights Record continuous video data during the spring spawning season April 15 – May 31 Video divided into 1-hour segments Segments randomized 30 random daytime and 30 night segments (N=60) Fish identified and counted Fish behavior and orientation also evaluated Photo courtesy of USFWS Photo courtesy of USFWS

2009 PIT Tag Results Study period: April 15 – October 7 Antenna system recorded: 86 different sturgeon Each sturgeon was detected an average of 4 times Sturgeon passed through antenna field quickly (≈ 3 seconds) During spawning season (April 15 – June 2) 21 different sturgeon Average length 44.9 inches During the remainder of the year (June 3 – October 7) 75 different sturgeon Average length 37.8 inches Approximately 20% of the tagged sturgeon were detected by the pass-through PIT tag antenna

2009 Video Results Study period: April 15 – May 31 Random Video Review: 26 lake sturgeon passed through the structure 14 during the day and 12 during the night Average time in camera view (≈ 3.5 seconds) Only 3 sturgeon had PIT tags 318 smallmouth bass passed through the structure All during the day 130 suckers, 7 carp, and 1 crappie passed through the structure No fish were observed in 22 of the 60 video segments (37%)

2010 Study Installed an adjustable V-trap gate Test opening widths of 15 and 18 inches Installed 2 additional underwater cameras upstream of the new V-trap opening

2010 Entrance Channel Parameters Concrete Retaining Wall (Top View) Antenna 45° 1 - 2 fps 7 ft 4.5 ft 5 ft 15 – 32 in 9 ft Powerhouse (Top View) Flow 3 – 4 fps 45° 25 ft 59 ft Antenna Water Line 8 ft 7 ft V-Trap 5 ft 4.5 ft Powerhouse (Side View) Flow 3 – 4 fps 1 - 2 fps 6 ft

Study Layout Comparison Flow Camera 1 Flow PIT Antenna 2009 Powerhouse (Top View) Camera 3 Flow Flow Camera 2 Camera 4 Camera 1 Camera 3 PIT Antenna Adjustable V-gate 2010 Powerhouse (Top View)

2010 PIT Tag Results Study period: April 1 – October 18 Antenna system recorded: 112 different sturgeon Each sturgeon was detected an average of 5 times Sturgeon passed through antenna field quickly (≈ 3 seconds) During spawning season (April 1 – May 31) 41 different sturgeon Average length 41.2 inches During the remainder of the sample period (June 1 – October 18) 72 different sturgeon Average length 31.7 inches Approximately 24% of the tagged sturgeon were detected by the pass-through PIT tag antenna

2010 Video Results Study period: April 15 – May 15 Random Video Review: 10 lake sturgeon passed through the structure 5 during the day and 5 during the night Average time in camera view (1 - 3 seconds) None of these sturgeon had PIT tags 290 smallmouth bass passed through the structure Mostly during the day 4 suckers and 1 walleye passed through the structure No fish were observed in 25 of the 60 video samples (42%)

Example Video Clip PIT Antenna Camera 2 Flow Camera 2 Adjustable V-gate Camera 2

2011 Preliminary Data Spring spawn: April 15 – May 31 21 different sturgeon Summer: June 1 – August 23 26 different sturgeon 47 total sturgeon through August 23 Video data for the Spring spawn is currently being reviewed 24 hour sample May 6, 2011 (peak of spawning run) 13 sturgeon observed Most occurred at night around 9:00 P.M. Will review PIT tag and video data for the Autumn migration (September 1 – October 31)

Summary Wild sturgeon can be attracted into an artificial structure This effectively simulates the hardest part of fish passage Nearly 20% of the tagged sturgeon population were detected by the pass-through PIT tag antenna Larger sturgeon were detected during the spring spawning period On average 10 inches larger than during the post spawn period Video data from 2010 and 2011 suggests sturgeon will move through a narrow V-trap opening Important concept for trap and lift facilities

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