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Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Subsistence Management Federal Subsistence Board January 12-13, 2016 Work Session. Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program. Program Overview Historical Overview Programmatic Review Revised Process
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Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Subsistence Management Federal Subsistence Board January 12-13, 2016 Work Session
Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program • ProgramOverview • Historical Overview • Programmatic Review • Revised Process • Draft Monitoring Plan
Mission The mission of the Monitoring Program is to identify and provide information needed to sustain subsistence fisheries on Federal public lands for rural Alaskans through a multidisciplinary collaborative program.
Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program • Administered through the Office of Subsistence Management (OSM) • Advance projects that are strategically important to the Federal Subsistence Management Program • Coordinate and enhance subsistence research and communicate information
Program Review • Objective review process • Increased interaction through a proactive approach • Outreach strategy • Technical Review Committee (TRC) • Transparency • Consistency • Quality
Technical Review Committee • Standing interagency committee of senior technical experts from State and Federal agencies • OSM Assistant Regional Director determines appointments • Current members -BIA, BLM, NPS, FWS, USFS, ADFGand OSM
Technical Review Committee Review and rank submitted proposals Interdisciplinary approach – equal composition of biologists and anthropologists
Policy and Funding Guidelines • Projects of up to four years duration may be considered in any year’s monitoring plan. • Studies must not duplicate existing projects. • A majority of Monitoring Program funding will be dedicated to non-Federal agencies. • Long term projects will be considered on a case by case basis.
Policy and Funding Guidelines • Activities that are not eligible for funding include: • habitat restoration and enhancement • hatchery propagationand stocking • contaminant sampling • primarily outreach or education
STEP 1- Proposal Development • The Office of Subsistence Management assists Regional Advisory Councils with Priority Needs development • Principal Investigators work with Regional Advisory Councils and/or communities to develop proposals a) Best to work throughout year, not right before submission due date • The Office of Subsistence Management provides technical assistance as needed/requested a) Postcard/letter updates b) Training session at the Winter All Councils meeting
STEP 2- Proposal Submission • A Completeproject package must be submitted on time • Follow Notice of Funding Availability/Opportunity • A proposal must align with the overall FRMP mission and address all five specific criteria : • Strategic Priority / Priority Needs • Technical-Scientific Merit • Investigator Ability and Resources • Partnership-Capacity • Cost Benefit
STEP 3- Proposal Evaluation Enhance the Monitoring Program Assure program transparency Identify and fund high quality research and monitoring projects that address priority subsistence information questions or needs Maximize funding opportunities
STEP 3- Proposal Evaluation (cont.) • Key modifications to the proposal review process include: • Specific guidelines for assessing how and whether a proposed project has addressed each of the five criteria • Receive a single consolidated review from each participating agency • Agencies cannot rank their own proposals.
STEP 4- Proposal Ranking • Responsibility of the Technical Review Committee: • Develop a draft Monitoring Plan • Evaluate and score each proposal for: • Strategic Priority / Priority Needs • Technical and Scientific Merit • Investigator Ability and Resources • Partnership and Capacity Building • Cost/Benefit • The final score determines the ranking of each proposal.
STEP 5- RAC Input and Comments • Regional Advisory Councils: • 1) Review TRC rankings and proposal summaries • 2) Provide comments to accompany proposals to the FSB • a) How proposals align with priority needs • b) Comments on proposal rankings • c) Proposal summaries • d) Process
STEP 6- FSB Review and Final Monitoring Plan • ISC reviews process, TRC rankings and RAC comments and provides comments/recommendations to the FSB • FSB reviews process and products • Endorse a Final Monitoring Plan • OSM ARD reviews all comments and finalizes Monitoring Plan
Vision • Develop an ongoing conversation • Integrate people, knowledge and science • Transparency • Make sure FRMP data is available • Outreach strategy
2016 Fisheries Resources Monitoring Program 45 projects received 1 project determined not eligible (habitat restoration) 44 total projects analyzed and ranked 31 SST 13 HM/TEK