AN HISTORIC ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP

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)

TOTAL $5,741,660

Pribilof Island vs. Bogoslof Island

Why the price difference?

1. 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.

Why the price difference?

1. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cost Saving Ideas for Bogoslof

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

2. Remove seabird component of Bogoslof study and focus only on fur seals and prey

3. Reduce tag sample size by half for both fur seals and seabirds

4. Remove the 2010 Bogoslof field season

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

2. Remove seabird component of Bogoslof study and focus only on fur seals and prey

3. Reduce tag sample size by half for both fur seals and seabirds

4. Remove the 2010 Bogoslof field season

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

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

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

               

               

1. Reduce yearly boat time from 30 to 20 days

Boat Charter Cost = $10,000/day  2009 2010     2009 2010

Current cost of 30 days $300,000 $300,000  

Cost of boat for 20 days 200,000 200,000

 Seabird observer $6,600 $6,600  

seabird observer 4,400 4,400

               

    $306,600 $306,600     204,400 204,400

      

Total Savings $204,400    

      

per year savings $102,200    

               

               

• 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

• 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

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

Staff recommends: leaving ship time at 30 days as proposed

2. Remove seabird component

         

         

2. Remove seabird from field work and focus only on fur seals and prey patches        

  At-sea   $78,300  

  Telemetry   $337,572  

  Colony   $302,952  

  Hormones, SI   $398,441  

         

  Remove all seabird work Total Savings $1,117,265  

         

         

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

• 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

3. Reduce tag sample size by half

                   

                   

3. Reduce tag sample size by half  

Note: UBC does not have indirect charges on supplies          

Fur seals Current costs (10 units, 2 replacement)   Reduce tags (5 units, 2 replacement)

  start upreplace 2

unitsbattery replace total   start up

replace 2 units

battery replace total

VHF $2,000   $2,000 $4,000   $1,000   $1,000 $2,000

GPS-sat tag $39,000 $7,800 $6,000 $52,800   $19,500 $7,800 $2,250 $29,550

Dead reckoning $60,000 $12,000 $12,000 $84,000   $30,000 $12,000 $4,500 $46,500

CTD-SRDL $90,000 $18,000 $14,000 $122,000   $45,000 $18,000 $5,250 $68,250

Sat fees $3,500 $3,500   $7,000   $3,500     $3,500

                   

  Total for 10 units, 2 replacements $269,800   Total for 5 units, 2 replacements $149,800

                   

     

Savings on fur seal tags

$120,000       

                   

                   

3. Reduce tag sample size by half

                 

                 

          Reduce tags (10 units, 5 replace)  

Seabirds start up replace total + indirects start up replace total + indirects

GPS (20 start up, 10 replace) $26,000 $13,000 $39,000 $8,580 $13,000 $6,500 $19,500 $4,290

TDRs (10) $30,000   $30,000 $14,400 $15,000   $15,000 $7,200

                 

  Total for 20 units, 10 replacements $91,980 

Total for 10 units, 5 replacements $45,990

                 

      Savings on seabird tags $45,990      

      Savings on fur seal tags $120,000      

      Total Savings $165,990      

                 

                 

• Current sample size is already very small

fur seals = 10/year

seabird = 20/year

• Further reduction could jeopardize interpretation of results

• Current sample size is already very small

fur seals = 10/year

seabird = 20/year

• Further reduction could jeopardize interpretation of results

3. Reduce tag sample size by half

Staff recommends: leaving tag numbers as proposed for both fur seals and seabirds

4. Remove the 2010 Bogoslof field season

                   

                   

4. Decrease the number of full field seasons to 1 (i.e. remove 2010 field season)    

  (note: some of these numbers (especially personnel) are approximations only)    

                   

    Personnel Travel Equipment Supplies Contractual      

   Cost Cost Cost Cost Cost Total Indirects

Total savings

  UBC - Fur seals $88,000 $5,912 $0 $82,724 $10,000 $186,636 $26,518 $213,154

  UAF Seabirds $60,085 $7,600 $0 $6,600 $0 $74,285 $35,657 $109,942

  USFWS seabird telemetry $50,712 $5,180 $13,000 $2,000 $0 $70,892 $15,596 $86,488

  USFWS seabird colony $24,664 $2,680 $0 $23,000 $28,100 $78,444 $17,258 $95,702

  USFWS seabirds at sea $5,545 $2,500 $0 $0 $11,600 $19,645 $4,322 $23,967

  OSU seabird telemetry $13,750 $5,360 $0 $1,000 $0 $20,110 $4,223 $24,333

  OSU forage fish $85,421 $16,000 $0 $27,200 $0 $128,621 $59,423 $188,044

  BOAT (NPRB pay directly so no indirects)   $300,000 $300,000 $0 $300,000

  Total $328,177 $45,232 $13,000 $142,524 $349,700 $878,633 $162,997 $1,041,630

                   

                   

• 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

• 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

4. Remove the 2010 Bogoslof field season

4. Remove the 2010 Bogoslof field season

• Cost of field seasons are substantial

• Value of comparative study not compromised by removing 2010 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

5. NPRB pays directly for tags

              

              

5. NPRB pays for tags directly to avoid indirects 2009   2010  

   cost indirect   cost indirect  

 UBC - makes no difference $191,000 $0    $38,200 $0  

 USFWS $26,000 $5,720   $13,000 $2,860  

 UAF - TDRS $30,000 $14,400        

   Total savings $20,120   Total savings $2,860  

      Total over 2 years $22,980     

              

• 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

• 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

5. NPRB pays directly for tags

Staff recommends: pay for seabird tags directly

6. Remove data manager

            

 

           

6. Remove data manager for seabird at-sea component 2009 2010  

 

    $5,000   $5,000  

 

  Total savings $5,000 Total savings $5,000  

   Total savings over 2 years  $10,000    

            

• 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

• 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

6. Remove data manager

Staff recommends: remove data manager from seabird at sea component

• 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

• 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

7. Remove retrospective analysis

Staff recommends: do not remove retrospective analysis

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

      

      

8. Reduce scoping year budget to $100K  

 Current cost $181,457.00  

 Reduced cost $100, 000  

 Total savings $81,457  

      

      

• 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)

• 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)

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

Staff recommends: reduce personnel and budget for scoping year to $100,000

Overall Staff recommendations

1. No field season in 2010

2. Reduce budget for 2008 scoping year

3. No data manager for seabird at-sea component

4. NPRB purchase seabird tags directly

1. No field season in 2010

2. Reduce budget for 2008 scoping year

3. No data manager for seabird at-sea component

4. NPRB purchase seabird tags directly

Total Savings = $1,145,207

Bogoslof Budget

• Original Request$3,355,644

• Staff Cost Saving Measures$1,148,207

• Adjusted Bogoslof Budget $2,208,437

• Original Request$3,355,644

• Staff Cost Saving Measures$1,148,207

• Adjusted Bogoslof Budget $2,208,437Total Patch Dynamics Study = $4,593,453