Challenges and Solutions in Fish Truck Fleet Logistics

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Addressing the complexities of managing a large and aging fish truck fleet, the challenges include maintaining safety, operational costs, fleet efficiency, and replacement timing. Solutions involve collaboration with hatchery managers, experts' advice on fleet replacement, and working with agencies for contract drivers. The timing of fish stocking also presents questions related to maximizing fish survival, program flexibility, and reliance on truck availability. Former hatchery manager Brent Snider highlights the importance of aligning fish release with environmental conditions. Overall, these issues require careful consideration to optimize fleet operations and fish stocking practices while ensuring fish welfare.

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FISH TRUCKS AND FISH STOCKING

FISH TRUCKS AND FISH STOCKING - FISH TRUCK FLEET LOGISTICS - FISH STOCKING TIMING ISSUES lots of questions but no easy answers

FISH TRUCK ISSUES - LSRCP has large and aging FLEET of tankers, trucks, and tanks for moving fish; replacement has begun. - Most of this FLEET needed about the same time of year Spring. And most of this FLEET sits idle much of the year. - Replacement cost and operational cost of FLEET is increasing.

FISH TRUCK ISSUES - Maintain FLEET safety for both operators and fish - Look across the LSRCP landscape (program wide), to find FLEET efficiencies - Opportunities to reduce the overall size of the FLEET (Difficult if we make more smolts) - Other FLEET issues - Fuel Costs - DRIVERS

FISH TRUCK ISSUES - Held the first LSRCP fish truck (FLEET) summit, to begin identifying fish truck issues and begin brainstorming fish truck solutions 1. Work with hatchery mgrs/staff to confirm FLEET inventories and prioritize replacement. 2. Establish group of truck people experts to advise on program wide FLEET replacement will work facility / agency personnel to make sure they get the right truck . 3. Work with agencies (IDFG) more contract drivers.

FISH STOCKING TIMING ISSUES - Lots of questions but no easy answers - Are we stocking fish at the Best Time to maximize fish survival?? - Do we have flexibility built into our fish stocking programs to take advantage varying conditions (i.e.- increasing hydrograph, etc)?? Should we

FISH STOCKING TIMING ISSUES - Or are we stocking fish because that is when the trucks are available?? - Or are we stocking fish because that s what it says in the AOP?? - Or are we stocking fish because that space is needed to acclimate other fish??

FISH STOCKING TIMING ISSUES Brent Snider, former mgr, Sawtooth Fish Hatchery I try to release the fish to coincide with a rising hydrograph and a (near) full moon. - More flexibility could benefit the fish yes however, more flexibility may not be compatible with improving fish truck use efficiency?? - Lots of questions but no easy answers

FISH MARKING ISSUES - Lots of questions but no easy answers - Cost of fish marking programs increasing (significant) - All agencies difficulties hiring enough fish marking workers - Hatchery practices initiated to meet a fish marking schedule hidden costs?

FISH MARKING ISSUES 1. Chill / heat water to manipulate temperature units, so all eggs hatch at approximately same time, so all fish are approximately same size. 2. Push the feed to the young fish to maximize growth so the fish are at XX size by JUL 1 because that is when the fish marking crew will be here. 3. And, oh by the way, we have to take the fish off feed for 8 out the next 32 weeks, so they don t get too big, prior to fish stocking.