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Bogoslof Budget Overview

Bogoslof Budget Overview. Patch Dynamics Overall Budget. St. Lawrence Island 2008-2009 $229,064 (walrus/benthos) Pribilof Islands 2008-2009 $2,155,952 (fur seals/seabirds/ forage fish) Bogoslof Island 2008, 2009-2010 $3,356,644 (fur seals/seabirds/ forage fish)

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Bogoslof Budget Overview

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  1. Bogoslof Budget Overview

  2. Patch Dynamics Overall Budget St. Lawrence Island 2008-2009 $229,064 (walrus/benthos) Pribilof Islands 2008-2009 $2,155,952 (fur seals/seabirds/ forage fish) Bogoslof Island 2008, 2009-2010 $3,356,644 (fur seals/seabirds/ forage fish) TOTAL $5,741,660

  3. Pribilof Island vs. Bogoslof Island Why the price difference? • Seabird components for Pribilof Islands study was funded as part of overall BSIERP program ($977,173). For Bogoslof, the price of seabird work is included in the Patch budget.

  4. Pribilof Island vs. Bogoslof Island Why the price difference? 2. Fur seal tags for the Pribilof Island study are already in hand (owned by UBC); another set of tags will need to be purchased for the Bogoslof Island study.

  5. Pribilof Island vs. Bogoslof Island Why the price difference? 3. The frequency echosounder equipment for the forage fish patch component of the Pribilof study is already in hand. A second set will need to be purchased ($200,000) for the concurrent Bogoslof study.

  6. Cost Saving Ideas for Bogoslof • Reduce forage fish yearly survey from 30 to 20 days • Remove seabird component of Bogoslof study and focus only on fur seals and prey • Reduce tag sample size by half for both fur seals and seabirds • Remove the 2010 Bogoslof field season

  7. Cost Saving Ideas for Bogoslof 5. NPRB pays directly for tags to avoid unnecessary indirect costs 6. Remove data manager for seabird at-sea component 7. Remove retrospective analysis 8. Reduce scoping year (2008) budget to $100K

  8. 1. Reduce forage fish yearly survey from 30 to 20 days

  9. 1. Reduce forage fish yearly survey from 30 to 20 days • Amount of days planned is related to the timing of breeding season for seabirds and fur seals • Overlap is crucial • Account for weather days and other logistical needs Staff recommends: leaving ship time at 30 days as proposed

  10. 2. Remove seabird component

  11. 2. Remove seabird component • Fur seals more relevant in terms of management BUT • Not about a single species • Fur seals and seabirds interact differently with prey patches • Seabird work on the Pribilofs is already funded for inter-island comparison Staff recommends: leaving seabirds component in the statement of work

  12. 3. Reduce tag sample size by half

  13. 3. Reduce tag sample size by half

  14. 3. Reduce tag sample size by half • Current sample size is already very small fur seals = 10/year seabird = 20/year • Further reduction could jeopardize interpretation of results Staff recommends: leaving tag numbers as proposed for both fur seals and seabirds

  15. 4. Remove the 2010 Bogoslof field season

  16. 4. Remove the 2010 Bogoslof field season • Purpose is a comparative study between the Pribilofs and Bogoslof Island • Probilof field seasons in 2008 and 2009 • Logistically, can not have full Bogoslof study in 2008 but scoping study for 2008 proposed with full field seasons in 2009 and 2010 • 2010 field season will not result in direct comparison between islands

  17. 4. Remove the 2010 Bogoslof field season • Cost of field seasons are substantial • Value of comparative study not compromised by removing 2010 field season Staff recommends: have only one full field season on Bogoslof in 2009 with initial scoping season in 2008

  18. 5. NPRB pays directly for tags

  19. 5. NPRB pays directly for tags • Purely budgetary consideration • Already saved $583,000 by direct payment for walrus tags and boat charter for Pribilof study • Further savings if NPRB purchased seabird tags directly • UBC does not claim indirects of equipment so no additional savings Staff recommends: pay for seabird tags directly

  20. 6. Remove data manager

  21. 6. Remove data manager • NPRB has funded a data manager for the overall BSIERP program • Tasked laid out for data manager in the seabird at-sea component can be absorbed by overall data manager Staff recommends: remove data manager from seabird at sea component

  22. 7. Remove retrospective analysis • Cost: Unknown – no budget specified for this task specifically in proposal • Analysis of historical datasets is crucial to put current findings in context • Analysis are folded into PIs time Staff recommends: do not remove retrospective analysis

  23. 8. Reduce scoping year (2008) budget to $100K

  24. 8. Reduce scoping year (2008) budget to $100K • Currently 10 people scheduled to go out to Bogoslof for the 2008 scoping study • Seems excessive and results in higher vessel costs • Sufficient to send only 3 people (1 fur seal, 1 seabird and 1 logistics) Staff recommends: reduce personnel and budget for scoping year to $100,000

  25. Overall Staff recommendations • No field season in 2010 • Reduce budget for 2008 scoping year • No data manager for seabird at-sea component • NPRB purchase seabird tags directly Total Savings = $1,145,207

  26. Bogoslof Budget • Original Request $3,355,644 • Staff Cost Saving Measures $1,148,207 • Adjusted Bogoslof Budget $2,208,437 Total Patch Dynamics Study = $4,593,453

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