All PIT Tag Tools created by PNAMP and/or related to other PNAMP projects, meetings, and workshops can be accessed from this tools table.

Objective purposeSpeciesTarget life stageDescriptionReference linkhf:tax:pittag_category
Failure-time models, tag-life modelsJR Skalski, SL Whitlock. 2020. Vitality models found useful in modeling tag-failure times in acoustic-tag survival studiesdoi.org/10.1186/s40317-020-00213-zall publications
Parameter estimationAC Pope, JR Skalski, T Lockhard, RA Buchanan. 2016. Generation of multistate release-recapture models using a graphic user interface (GUI)doi.org/10.1186/s40317-016-0115-6all publications
Marking methodsJR Skalski, RA Buchanan, J Griswold. 2009. Review of marking methods and release-recapture designs for estimating the survival of very small fish: examples from the assessment of salmonid fry survivaldx.doi.org/10.1080/10641260902752199all publications
AbundanceJR Skalski, JJ Millspaugh. 2006. Application of multidimensional change-in-ratio methods using Program USERwww.jstor.org/stable/3785144?origin=JSTOR-pdfall publications
Cleaning data, PredationRA Buchanan, SL Whitlock. 2022. Diagnosing predated tags in telemetry survival studies of migratory fishes in river systems.doi.org/10.1186/s40317-022-00283-1all publications
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Survival, covariate effectsSmith, SG. 1991. Assessing hazards in wild populations using auxiliary variables in tag-release modelshttp://University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA/all publications
Survival, SAR, TIRRA Buchanan. 2005. Release-recapture models for migrating juvenile and adult salmon in the Columbia and Snake Rivers using PIT-tag and radiotelemetry datahttp://University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA/all publications
Survival, SAR, TIRRA Buchanan, JR Skalski. 2007. A migratory life-cycle release-recapture model for salmonid PIT-tag investigationsdx.doi.org/10.1198/108571107X229331all publications
Survival, SAR, TIRRA Buchanan, JR Skalski, SG Smith. 2006. Estimating the effects of smolt transportation from different vantage points and management perspectivesdx.doi.org/10.1577/M05-080.1all publications
Survival, SAR, TIRRA Buchanan, JR Skalski, G Mackey, C Snow, AR Murdoch. 2015. Estimating cohort survival through tributaries for salmonid populations with variabl ages at migrationdoi.org/10.1080/02755947.2015.1064837all publications
Cohort survivalAB Lowther, JR Skalski. 1998. A multinomial likelihood model for estimated survival probabilities and overwintering for fall Chinook salmon using release-recapture methodswww.jstor.org/stable/1400652all publications
Parameter estimationJR Skalski, AG Seaburg, RA Buchanan. 2013. The effects of high detection probabilities on model selection in paired release-recapture studies in the era of electronic tagging studiesdoi.org/10.1186/2050-3385-1-12all publications
Dam passage survivalR Harnish, JR Skalski, RL Townsend, K Ham. 2020. In serach of a cost-effective approach for estimating dam passage survivaldx.doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10448all publications
Dam passage survivalJR Skalski, RL Townsend, TW Steig, S Hemstrom. 2010. Comparison of two alternative approaches for estimating dam passage survival of salmon smoltsdx.doi.org/10.1577/M09-103.1all publications
SurvivalJR Skalski, J Griswold. 2006. A summary of methods for conducting salmonid fry mark-recapture studies for estimating survival in tributaries. Design and Analysis of Salmonid Tagging Studies in the Columbia Basin Vol XXIpisces.bpa.gov/release/documents/documentviewer.aspx?doc=00025091-2all publications
SurvivalWH Pearson, JR Skalski, KL Sobocinski, MC Miller, GE Johnson, GD Williams, JA Southard, RA Buchanan. 2006. A Study of stranding of juvenile salmon by ship wakes along the Lower Columbia River using a before-and-after design: Before-phase resultshttp://PNNL-15400 2006/1/31all publications
SurvivalJR Skalski, RL Townsend, J Lady, AE Giorgi, JR Stevenson, RD McDonald. 2002. Estimating route-specific passage and survival probabilities at a hydroelectric project from smolt radiotelemetry studiesdx.doi.org/10.1139/F02-094all publications
SurvivalJR Skalski, MB Eppard, GR Ploskey, MA Weiland, TJ Carlson, RL Townsend. 2014. Assessment of subyearling Chinook Salmon survival through the federal hydropower projects in the main-stem Columbia Riverdoi.org/10.1080/02755947.2014.910577all publications
SurvivalRL Townsend, JR Skalski, P Dillingham, TW Steig. 2006. Correcting bias in survival estimation resulting from tag failure in acoustic and radiotelemetry studiesdx.doi.org/10.1198/108571106X111323all publications
SurvivalJR Skalski, RA Buchanan, RL Townsend, TW Steig, S Hemstrom. 2009. A multiple-release model to estimate route-specific and dam passage survival at a hydroelectric projectdx.doi.org/10.1577/M07-227.1all publications
SurvivalJR Skalski, SG Smith, RN Iwamoto, JG Williams, A Hoffmann. 1998. Use of passive integrated transponder tags to estimate survival of migrant juvenile salmonids in the Snak and Columbia riversdx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-55-6-1484all publications
Ascent and fallback statistics at adult fishway laddersChinook, Coho, Steelhead, SockeyeAdultSeasonal and daily ascent and fallback calculations for PTAGIS observations for user-selected fishway ladder, species, run, rear type, year, release, transportation status. Output: plot, HTML table, CSV. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/dart/query/pitadult_fallbackall analyzing-data
Adult returns conversion rates pooled by detection yearChinook, Coho, Steelhead, SockeyeAdultConversion rates calculated for PTAGIS adult life stage observation data aggregated by user-selected release and other attributes including tranportation or in-river. Output: plot, HTML table, additional detail queries.www.cbr.washington.edu/dart/query/pitadult_conrateall analyzing-data
Data processingChinook, SteelheadJuvenileConverts valid acoustic-tag detection events into detection history format suitable as input file for survival analysis by ATLAS or other third-party software. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/tagproappall analyzing-data
Cleaning data, predationAllJuvenileDiagnose transferal of tag from study fish to predator in active tagging studies. Tailored to Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (California). Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/tagpredationall analyzing-data
Detailed detection and release information by tagChinook, Coho, Steelhead, SockeyeJuvenile, AdultPTAGIS observation and release information by tag for user-selected location, species, run, rear type, observation year. Output: HTML table, CSV. Provides API. Tool supported by DART. Tool supported by DART.   www.cbr.washington.edu/dart/query/pit_obs_detailall data-access-and-summaries-dart-tools
Release basin (HUC4) summary of fish detected at a single location with migration timingChinook, Coho, Steelhead, SockeyeJuvenile, AdultPTAGIS observation and release information aggregated by year, detection location, species and life stage. Output: HTML table, CSV. Provides API. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/dart/query/pit_obs_sumall data-access-and-summaries-dart-tools
Annual summary adult return counts for fish ladders and subbasins by species, run, rear typeChinook, Coho, Steelhead, SockeyeAdultPTAGIS adult life stage observation data aggregated by year for species, run, rear type. Output: HTML table, CSV.www.cbr.washington.edu/dart/query/pitadult_basin_sumall data-access-and-summaries-dart-tools
Daily summary counts by detection location specific to adult life stageChinook, Coho, Steelhead, SockeyeAdultPTAGIS adult life stage observation data aggregated by day for user-selected location, species, run, rear type, year. Output: plot, CSV. Provides API. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/dart/query/pitadult_graph_textall data-access-and-summaries-dart-tools
ESU / DPS populations migration timing for multiple years for across year comparisonChinook, Coho, Steelhead, SockeyeJuvenile, AdultESU / DPS populations as identified by DART from PTAGIS release information calculated migration timing and characterists for multiple historical years at a single location. Output: plot, HTML table, CSV. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/dart/query/esu_hrtall run-timing-and-forecasting
ESU / DPS summary counts and migration timing for each component stockChinook, Coho, Steelhead, SockeyeJuvenile, AdultComponent stock detection history and migration timing based on user-selected year and life stage for ESU / DPS populations as identified by DART from PTAGIS release information. Output: HTML table and CSV. Provides API. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/dart/query/esu_year_sumall run-timing-and-forecasting
Migration timing for multiple year for across years comparisonChinook, Coho, Steelhead, SockeyeAdultPTAGIS observation data aggregated by user-selected population (species, run, rear type, release location) for multiple historical years at a single location. Output: plot, HTML table, CSV.Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/dart/query/pitadult_hrtall run-timing-and-forecasting
Migration timing for multiple years for across year comparisonChinook, Coho, Steelhead, SockeyeJuvenilePTAGIS observation data aggregated by user-selected population (species, run, rear type, release location) for multiple historical years at a single location. Output: plot, HTML table, CSV. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/dart/query/pit_obs_hrtall run-timing-and-forecasting
Failure-time models, Tag-life modelsAllJuvenile, Adult A software package for fitting and comparing failure-time models within the R software environment. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/failcompareall parameter-estimation-and-custom-modeling
Parameter estimation AllJuvenile, Ocean, Adult Implements USER from command line and performs multiple estimation runs from a batch file without user intervention between runs. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/userconsoleall parameter-estimation-and-custom-modeling
Parameter estimation  AllJuvenile, Ocean, Adult Graphical creation of custom survival models for tagging data, allows for multistate structure. Tool supported by DART.    www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/branchall parameter-estimation-and-custom-modeling
Sample size AllAllA suite of sample size programs for estimating parameters from various release-recapture models: Single Release, Paired Release, Virtual Paired Release, Ricker Two-Release, ViRDCt full model, and ViRDCt reduced model. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/samplesizeall sample-size-and-study-design
Sample size Chinook, SteelheadJuvenileTool for sample size calculations for tributary cohort survival studies. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/TribPitSampleSizeall sample-size-and-study-design
Study design: sample size  Chinook, SteelheadJuvenile  Tool for sample size calculations for tributary survival studies. Tool supported by DART.    www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/TribPitSampleSizeall sample-size-and-study-design
Cohort survival, Age composition   Chinook, SteelheadJuvenile  Estimates reach-specific survival from tributaries to mainstem, accounts for variable age at migration. Tool supported by DART.    www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/BasinTribPitall survival-and-travel-time-modeling
ESU / DPS harmonic mean single- and multiple-reach travel times for 2002 to present for comparing population-level travel times across yearsChinook, Coho, Steelhead, SockeyeJuvenile, AdultESU / DPS populations as identified by DART from PTAGIS release information calculated harmonic reach travel times with SE and Count for years 2002 to present. Output: HTML table and daily plot. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/dart/query/esu_ttall survival-and-travel-time-modeling
Mean reach travel time calculations both arithmetic and harmonicChinook, Coho, Steelhead, SockeyeAdultUser-selected population based on release and observation information with mean reach travel time calculations for PTAGIS adult life stage. Output: HTML table with results via email. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/dart/query/pitadult_ttall survival-and-travel-time-modeling
SurvivalChinook, SteelheadJuvenileEstimation of juvenile outmigration survival from tributaries to mainstem river using PIT tags. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/tribPitall survival-and-travel-time-modeling
SurvivalAllJuvenile, Adult Implements Program ATLAS in the R environment. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/cbratlasall survival-and-travel-time-modeling
SurvivalChinook, Coho, Steelhead, ChumAdultEstimates mortality during rock blasting operations. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/blasttakeall survival-and-travel-time-modeling
SurvivalAllJuvenile, Adult Models survival and detection probability in relation to environmental and experimental effects. Tool supported by DART.    www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/surphall survival-and-travel-time-modeling
Survival through reach, past damAllJuvenile, Adult Estimates survival from tagging data from various study designs; accounts for premature tag failure or tag loss. Tool supported by DART.    www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/atlasall survival-and-travel-time-modeling
all survival-and-travel-time-modeling
Cleaning dataAllJuvenile, Ocean, AdultFilters out noise from acoustic-tag receiver data. Designed to use receptions of acoustic signals from JSATS tags on cabled and autonomous hydrophone nodes. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/fastall analyzing-data
ESU / DPS populations smolt-to-adult return (SAR) survival calculationsChinook, Coho, Steelhead, SockeyeJuvenile, Ocean, Adult ESU / DPS populations as identified by DART from PTAGIS release information calculated smolt-to-adult return (SAR) survival calculations with user-configurable options for analysis reach and transportation status. Output: plot, HTML table, CSV. Tool suppowww.cbr.washington.edu/dart/query/pit_sar_esuall smolt-to-adult-return-sar
Daily summary counts by detection locationChinook, Coho, Steelhead, SockeyeJuvenile, AdultPTAGIS observation data aggregated by day for user-selected location, species, run, rear type, year. Output: plot, CSV. Provides API. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/dart/query/pit_obs_graph_textall data-access-and-summaries-dart-tools
Run-timing predictionsChinook, Coho, Steelhead, SockeyeJuvenileUses real-time information about the current status of various Columbia Basin juvenile salmon runs along with current hydrographic information to predict the future progress of migrating fish. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/inseason/smolt_snake_pitall run-timing-and-forecasting
Parameter estimation AllJuvenile, Ocean, Adult Flexible tool to develop statistical models for tagging and counts data. Tool supported by DART.    www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/userall parameter-estimation-and-custom-modeling
Study design: sample size AllJuvenile, Ocean, Adult Calculates optimal sample size to obtain desired study precision for fish and wildlife studies using release-recapture methods. Tool supported by DART. www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/samplesizeall sample-size-and-study-design
Survival, Process PTAGIS data, Travel time Chinook, Coho, Steelhead, Sockeye, ChumJuvenile, Adult  Cleans and converts PTAGIS observation data into capture histories for programs SURPH, ROSTER. Fits CJS model, estimates travel time. Tool supported by DART.  www.cbr.washington.edu/analysis/apps/pitproall survival-and-travel-time-modeling