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This project statement is ment meant to be used as a training aid. While some of the information provided in the project statement is based upon factual data, the entire project statement is not ment meant to represent an actual project statement drafted by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. |
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KY – Sport Fish Stocking and Fish Hatchery Operations/Maintenance
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Need
There is a need to maintain and enhance existing sport fish populations, in order to ensure species continued viability, as well as meeting angler catch rates that are acceptable to the public. In 2011, data from the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation indicated over 554,000 anglers fished in Kentucky for a total of 10.2 million angler-days. These anglers expended over $807 million in trip and equipment-related expenditures.
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Purpose
The purpose of this grant project is to enhance recreational sport fish populations and provide increased recreational fishing opportunities throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Objectives
The objectives of this grant project are to:
(1) Stock 3,240,300 fish by December 31, 2016.2018. (NOTE: TRACS strategy - Species stocking)
(2) Operate and maintain two (2) facilities by December 31, 20162018. (NOTE: TRACS strategy - Facilities/Area operations and maintenance)
Results and Benefits Expected
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This grant will also benefit local economies as anglers are willing to travel considerable distances to enjoy their fishing experiences. Local economies will derive benefits from increased sales of gasoline, food, supplies, lodging, and fishing equipment. Society will benefit from a healthy environment and increased outdoor recreation participation.
Approach
Objective 1 – Stock 3.2 million fish by December 31, 20162018.
Hatchery staff maintain on-site brood stock of white bass, largemouth bass, blue catfish, channel catfish, and rainbow trout. For all other species, brood fish will be collected from wild stocks. Musky brood fish (n=25) will be collected from Cave Run Lake and the Licking River immediately below Cave Run Lake Dam. Walleye brood fish (n=100) will be collected from Carr Creek Lake and the Green River Lake tailwater. Sauger brood fish (n=125) will be collected from the Ohio River (below Markland Dam). Striped bass brood fish (n=25) will be collected from Lake Cumberland. All fish will be collected using boat mounted DC electrofishing or gillnets once surface water temperatures reach 35-40F (typically mid/late February). Once collected, brood fish will be placed onto hauling trucks and immediately transported to their respective hatcheries where they will be quarantined and treated (salt) to minimize mortality and prevent disease or parasite outbreaks.
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As species reach stocking size, fish will be harvested from ponds by draining each pond and fish will be collected in the kettle basins. Nets will be used to collect fish and will be immediately loaded onto hauling trucks and taken to the fish hatching houses and placed in raceways. Length, weight, and numbers will be determined for each species/pond. Fish will then be loaded onto hauling trucks based on stocking density/location. Liquid oxygen will be provided in each hauling compartment to sustain dissolved oxygen concentrations greater than 4.0 ppm. Dissolved oxygen will be monitored every 3 hours en route to each stocking location. At the stocking site, fish will be tempered to ensure that water temperatures do not differ by more than 5 degrees between the hauling truck and the receiving surface water temperature. A list of stocking locations, numbers, and GPS coordinates for each species is provided in Table 1.
(NOTE: TRACS Activity Tag for reporting purposes.)
TRACS TRACS Activity Tag 1: Production and stocking for recreational or subsistence purposes (# by speciesindividuals)
TRACS TRACS Activity Tag 2 (optional): Put-and-take
TRACS Activity Tag 2 (optional): Put-grow-and-take
: None
Objective 2 – Operate and maintain two facilities by December 31, 2016.
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(NOTE: TRACS Activity Tag for reporting purposes.)
TRACS TRACS Activity Tag 1: Fish Hatcheries (# of facilities)
TRACS TRACS Activity Tag 2 (optional): Recreational purposes : None
Useful Life/Equipment
The useful life of the new well pump at Minor Clark Fish Hatchery is expected to be 15 years. The useful life of the new roof at the Pfeiffer Fish Hatchery office building is expected to be 20 years. The useful life of the new roof at the Pfeiffer Fish Hatchery residence house is expected to be 20 years.
Geographic Location
The locations of KDFWR’s two state-owned hatcheries are listed below.
Fish Hatchery | County | Latitude | Longitude |
Pfeiffer Fish Hatchery | Franklin | 38.318528 | -84.819745 |
Minor Clark Fish Hatchery | Rowan | 38.120222 | -83.538601 |
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Principal Investigator(s), for Research Projects
Not applicable.
Program Income
None.
Budget Narrative
Federal Share: $ 1,617,285 (75%) - Sport Fish Restoration subprogram (9514)
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Total Cost: $ $ 2,156,380
NOTE: Applicants may provide the budget information using the SF 424A (Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs), SF 424C (Budget Information for Construction Programs), or using the applicant’s created budget displaying an equivalent or greater level of detail.
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Conflict of Interest Statement: KDFWR, at the time of this application, is not aware of any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may arise during the life of this award which may affect the KDFWR, its employees, or its subrecipients. Should an actual or potential conflict of interest arise during the period of performance, then KDFWR will notify the WSFR Regional Office.
Multipurpose Projects
Not applicable.
Relationship with other Grants
None.
Timeline
Period of performance is January 1, 2016 2018 - December 31, 2016.2018
January 1, 2016 2018 – March 31, 2016:2018
- Collection of wild brood fish.
- Setup and prepare all spawning equipment, hatching jars, rearing tanks, and ponds (fertilize/lime).
- Complete strip spawning of brood fish and distribute eggs/fry in rearing jars/tanks/aquaculture ponds.
- Monitor ponds for water quality.
- Initiate feed training practices on select production species.
April 1, 2016 2018 – June 30, 2016:2018
- Complete spawning actions for blue catfish, channel catfish, white bass, and largemouth bass.
- Continue grow-out phase of target species.
- Monitor hatchery production for survival, growth, and disease issues.
- Maintain hatchery grounds, facilities, and equipment.
- Stock walleye, striped bass, hybrid striped bass, white bass, and rainbow trout at target locations.
July 1, 2016 2018 – September 30, 2016:2018
- Continue grow-out phase of target species.
- Maintain hatchery grounds, facilities, and equipment.
- Monitor hatchery production for survival, growth, and disease issues.
- Stock blue catfish, channel catfish, saugeye, and rainbow trout at target locations.
October 1, 2016 2018 – December 31, 2016:2018
- Continue grow-out phase of target species.
- Maintain hatchery grounds, facilities, and equipment.
- Monitor hatchery production for survival, growth, and disease issues.
- Stock musky, largemouth bass, and rainbow trout at target locations.
- Winterize hatchery grounds, facilities, and equipment.
- Draft stocking summary/accomplishment reports.
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General
NOTE: 50 CFR 80.82 (c) requires that a project statement must include information pertaining to 13 data elements. Element 13 requires that information be included in the project statement that (a) shows that the proposed activities are eligible for funding and substantial in character and design and (b) enables the Service to comply with applicable requirements under NEPA, ESA, and NHPA, and other laws, regulations, and policies. If information is not provided in the project statement, please attach additional documentation regarding NEPA, ESA, and NHPA compliance.
Table 1. Planned sport fish production and stocking by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources from January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016.
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Related Pages
Sport Fish Restoration Eligible Activities
Sport Fish Restoration Program Apportionments
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Resources
Project Statement - Sport Fish Stocking and Fish Hatchery Operations and Maintenance (Word file)
Sport Fish Restoration Funding diagram
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References
50 CFR 80.82 What must an agency submit when applying for a project-by-project grant?
