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WDFW Fish Books

A New Age Approach to Hatchery Data

Jon Lovrak, WDFW

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Introduction• The purpose of this presentation is to introduce

the newly deployed web-based application system for Washington State Fish Hatchery data.

• Fish Books Development – nearly three years in the making. Comprised of many agency employees within the hatcheries division. I was one of the proud members of this developmental committee.

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Fish Books Development Staff

• Science Division:• *Peter Butterfield• Brodie Cox• Kelly Henderson• Sa Hoang• Catie Mains• *Dick O’Connor

•Hatcheries Division Olympia Staff:•Andy Appleby•Kent Dimmitt•James Dixon•Keith Keown•Mark Kimbel•*Paul Seidel

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Dan Atkins, Keith Burns, Guy Campbell, Shawn Collins, Edward Eleazer, Rich Eltrich, Clint Fitch,

Jeff Gufler, Greg Haldy, Mike Holm, Ken Issakson, Jim Jenkins, Ed Jouper, Eric Kinne, Laronna

LaVallie, Jon Lovrak, Brian Lyon, Shane McEneny, Gary Osborne, Jill Phillips, Pat Phillips, Denis Popochock, Dick Rogers, Eric Shoblom, Tim Summers, Eric Talent, Ted Thygesen, Jorge Villareal, Scott Williams, Greg Wolfe, and

Bret Raunig (no longer w/WDFW)

Hatcheries Division Field Staff

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Information Technology Systems

Jim Cammack, Mike Keeling, Karen Watson

Guest PresentersMark Downen (WDFW Region 4)

Outside WDFWKen Phillipson - NWIFC

and . . .

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Beluga Software, Inc.

*No longer with Beluga

David Buitenveld*Ben MunatNick Powers*Max Pham*Kim Rader

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This group decided it was time to end our old method of record keeping . . . !

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As the piles of paper and binders continued growing!

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It was time to get rid of the old forms

• Form 152’s

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• Form 159’s

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• Stock Inventory Sheets

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• Egg sheets

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• Plant sheets

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• and, Adult Sheets (eventually!)

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It’s time we moved to the computer age via the information highway!

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Fish Books Web Screen

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What Does Fish Books Do?

• Fish Books is designed to enable the flow of information efficiently – and to allow for the access of up-to-date records for all hatchery programs.

• The key components of Fish Books are:

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1. The Future Brood Document

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Future Brood Status a convenient reference tool

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2. Containers

a. Lists by fish inventories and size . . .

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b. Sampling updates . . .

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Recent eventssampling type & description

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c. Eggs & tray #’s . . .

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d. Feed type and totals . . .

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d. Loadings and densities

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e. Water flows

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f. And, of course, mortalities !

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3. Incubation

• Keep track of inventory . . .

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• Keep track of location• List incubators by tray #’s• Track development

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Egg activities include: Shocking, picking, treatment, move and ship/receive

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4. Rearing

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Rearing includes:feed, mortality, treatment, adjustments, splits,

ship/receive & plants

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a. Feeding fish . . .

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b. Pond inventories

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Rearing containers include: brood, # fish, fish size, biomass, capacity, flows & more

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Example of Flows: take measurements and record

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5. Adults

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Adult screen activities under construction. Includes: mortality, surplus, ship, plant

(return to stream), & feed

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Adult spawning list

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Why Fish Books?

• Program is based on the life cycle of fish

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• Program built primarily for hatchery workers.

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Program intended to minimize paperwork.

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Doesn’t take a genius to operate Fish Books

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Fish Books is for Everyone !

• Access it at anytime, anywhere!

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Read Only Version

• People outside WDFW will be able to access up-to-date fish data (e.g. plants, escapement) via a reporting tool being developed.

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Everything will be kept in a searchable file . . . .

Easily accessible information

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What it can do

• Saves all data in a file• Allow accessibility for all Fish Program staff

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“Real Time” Data

• Hatchery managers, biologists, and hatchery workers look at the same piece of information.

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What it Can’t Do

• Feed fish

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• Clean ponds

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• Weigh eggs

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• Work in ponds

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• Plant fish . . .

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However . . .The future of hatchery data is bright!

• Have more time on your hands for . . .!

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We can now move forward!

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Everyone in WDFW will use it!(or else)

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Let it Snow !?

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Happy Holidays!