Fish Health (KFHAT)

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Fish Health

Readiness Level

Mainstem Klamath- RED, Scott/Shasta Rivers - ORANGE, Salmon River, SF Trinity and Trinity Tribs - Yellow

Mainstem Trinity River - Green

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Blue-Green Algae Map

BGA Tracker 20201202

BGA Tracker

Upper Klamath Lake, Copco Reservoir, the Scott River, and the Klamath River between Orleans and Weitchpec are currently posted

Real-Time Data

Link to Real-Time WQ Map

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Klamath Fish Health Assessment Team (KFHAT)

The Klamath Fish Health Assessment Team (KFHAT) is a technical workgroup which formed during the summer of 2003 with the purpose of providing early warning and a coordinated response effort to avoid, or at least address, a non-hazardous materials related fish kill event in the anadromous portion of the Klamath River basin.

To accomplish this goal, KFHAT created a network through which information about current river and fish health conditions in the Klamath Basin can be quickly shared among participants, the general public, and resource managers.

Current Readiness Levels:

KlamathFishIcon red Klamath Mainstem (IGH to Mouth) - Red

KlamathFishIcon orange Scott and Shasta Rivers - Orange

Salmon River, SF Trinity and Trinity Tributaries - Yellow

Mainstem Trinity River - Green

Conditions, such as unfavorable physical or chemical conditions, observation of increased incidence of pathogens, or increased fish morbidity and/or mortality suggest the need for heightened awareness.
Frequent data sharing among KFHAT and resource managers becomes important.
The Response Plan procedures should be reviewed and responders should be ready to take action if the situation worsens.

Read more about the Readiness Levels

Readiness Level Map

The KFHAT map presents the readiness level for the Klamath Basin below Iron Gate dam in a visual format.

Report sick or dead fish - Call (800) 852-7550 Flyer for Klamath and Trinity Rivers

For Additional Information Contact:

Dan Troxel - California Department of Fish and Wildlife (KFHAT Coordinator)

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Phone: 707-822-0330

Fish Health Updates:

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Triggers for KFHAT Initial Investigations and Full Monitoring Response

Initial Investigations:

KFHAT will investigate any credible report of sick or dead fish along the Klamath River or its tributaries. PLEASE REPORT ANY OBSERVATIONS OF LARGE NUMBERS OF DEAD OR DYING FISH TO DAN TROXEL (California Department of Fish and Wildlife): 707-822-0330.

Full Monitoring Response:

Trigger for Adult Fish Kill Monitoring Response by KFHAT: Greater than 50 fresh adults (clear eye) in a 24 hour period in any 20 km reach.

Trigger for Juvenile Fish Kill Monitoring Response by KFHAT: Based on the best professional judgment (BPJ) of KFHAT members. KFHAT members include fishery biologists at various agencies, tribes, and watershed organizations. These biologists have many years of experience working on the river and will use their BPJ to determine when juvenile fish are sick or dying in numbers that are greater than background values.
About KFHAT
The Klamath Fish Health Assessment Team (KFHAT) is a technical workgroup which formed during the summer of 2003 with the purpose of providing early warning and a coordinated response effort to avoid, or at least address, a non-hazardous materials related fish kill event in the anadromous portion of the Klamath River basin.

To accomplish this goal, KFHAT created a network through which information about current river and fish health conditions in the Klamath Basin can be quickly shared among participants, the general public, and resource managers.

What We Do:
- Monitor conditions and provide resource managers with real-time data and information about river conditions as an early warning of a fish kill
- Provide a coordinated monitoring response to an imminent or active fish kill
- Collect data and information to better understand conditions and the warning signs leading to a fish kill
What We Don't Do:
- We don't set policy.
- We don't determine resource management.
KFHAT is a technical workgroup which provides data and information to policy makers and resource managers.
Participants
KFHAT was initiated by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board and is made up of agencies, tribes, private organizations, and other interested individuals that share a concern for fish health in the anadromous portions of the Klamath Basin. KFHAT members include representatives from many organizations including the following:
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Hoopa Valley Tribe
- Humboldt Watershed Council
- Karuk Tribe
- Klamath Basin Monitoring Program
- Klamath Salmon Anglers and Guides Association
- NOAA Fisheries
- North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
- PacifiCorp
- Quartz Valley Tribe
- Salmon River Restoration Council
- Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Geological Survey
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Forest Service
- Yurok Tribe
Documents

KFHAT Training Module #1 - Overview, Purpose and Organization (Powerpoint presentation)

Genotyping of individual Ceratonova shasta myxospores reveals intra-spore ITS-1 variation and invalidates the distinction of genotypes II and III

2016 Klamath Basin Megatable

Yurok Tribe Final Report on 2014 Ich Outbreak

Sample Collection Protocol for Pacific Giant Salamander Mortalities

Necropsy and Tissue Collection Protocol for Ceratomyxa shasta QPCR Testing

Update on Flow Forecasts for the Lower Klamath River and Adult Salmon Fish Kill Risk for 2015

Klamath River Fish Health Workshop- March 24th, 2015: Agenda and Abstracts

Update on Flow Forecasts for the Lower Klamath River and Adult Salmon Fish Kill Risk for 2014

Water Quality Monitoring Protocol for Responding to a Fish Kill Event

Data Collection Protocol in Case of a Fish Kill Event in the Lower Klamath River Below Weitchpec, CA

KFHAT Training Manual (Updated May 2015)

Fish Kill Response Plan (Updated May 2015)

Fish Kill Response Map

Pulse Flow Summary for Adult Fall Chinook

Trinity Fall Flow Join Memo - NOAA Fisheries & US Fish and Wildlife
Publications

Migration Strategies of Adult Chinook Salmon Runs in Response to Diverse Environmental Conditions in the Klamath River Basin - October 2012

Factors influencing the behavior and duration of residence of adult Chinook salmon in a stratified estuary - March 2012

Summary of Evidence to Guide Special Flow Releases to Reduce the Risk of Adult Fall Chinook Salmon Mass Disease Mortality in the Lower Klamath River - August 2010

Upper Thermal Limits to Migration in Adult Chinook Salmon: Evidence from the Klamath River Basin - June 2010

California-Nevada Fish Health Center Reports
Contacts

Dan Troxel - California Department of Fish and Wildlife (KFHAT Coordinator)

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Phone: 707-822-0330

KBMP Vision

Fish Health

Blue-Green Algae Map

Real-Time Data

Klamath Fish Health Assessment Team (KFHAT)

Current Readiness Levels:

Salmon River, SF Trinity and Trinity Tributaries - Yellow

Mainstem Trinity River - Green

Readiness Level Map

Report sick or dead fish - Call (800) 852-7550 Flyer for Klamath and Trinity Rivers

For Additional Information Contact:

Fish Health Updates:

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2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

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Triggers for KFHAT Initial Investigations and Full Monitoring Response

Initial Investigations:

Full Monitoring Response:

About KFHAT

What We Do:

What We Don't Do:

Participants

Documents

Publications

Contacts