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Ie (~ ,. VVvt:.c::.. 48 each budget. GCMRC salaries: Includes 100% fishery biologist salary, 50% fishery technician and 14% of terrestrial biologist time for agreement coordination. Expected ProductslDeliverables: . Annual stock assessment reports for humpback chub and non-native fish. . Contribution to SCORE reports . Trip reports following each trip summarizing general catch effort and preliminary results. . Evaluation of altemative sampling designs that may be tested. . Data delivery following every sampling trip. Integration: (Linkages downstream IQWP and with fishery life histories and ecosystem dynamics, distribution and abundance of fishes relative physical habitat elements) Project B.4. Ongoing Provisional Monitoring - Status & Trends of Lees Ferry Trout FUNDING HISTORY Fiscal year 2003 2004 2005 2006 Outside GCMRC Sciencc/Labor 90,000 116,000 80,000 90,000 Logistics Field Support 20,000 20,000 10,000 8,000 Proiect Related Travel/Training - - - - Operations/Supplies 10,000 16,000 10,000 - GCMRC Salaries 18,000 9,000 11,000 44,215 Project Subtotal - - - 142,215 DOl Customer Burden (6 to 17%) - - - 14,277 Project Total 138,000 161,000 111,000 156,492 % Total Outsourced 78% 83% 85% 60% Principal Investigators: Persons, Arizona Game and Fish Department Statement of Problem: The Lees Ferry trout fishery refers to the tailwaters portion of the Colorado River ecosystem managed by Arizona Game and Fish Department. This fishery represents an important recreational and economic resource. This assemblage includes flannelmouth suckers and competitors such as carp. The status and trends of the fishery is linked to the phytobenthic community and to operations of Glen Canyon Dam. Community traits such as spawning and recruitment are influenced by the quality of substrate, water, and food. Competitive interactions between trout and other fish species and among trout may also account GCMRC FY2006 Annual Work Plan (Draft, June 10,2005)