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<br />. '1 <br /> <br />_J <br /> <br />rearing, research, and administrative functions, and an effluent pond, <br /> <br />Currently, the water supply system, 6 ponds, and the effluent pond are <br />operational, During the remainder of FY94 an additional 10-12 ponds and <br />the reservoir will be completed, <br /> <br />IV, Area (i .e, Location): <br /> <br />The Ouray National Wildlife Refuge is located along the Green River <br />approximately 20 miles south of Vernal, Utah. <br /> <br />V. Methods/Approach: <br /> <br />Construction design and engineering specifications have been completed <br />for all proposed pond construction work at the Ouray facility, Funds <br />are being pursued from the Recovery Program and the Central Utah Project <br />for pond construction, All NEPA documentation has been completed and <br />approved and appropriate permits have been obtained by the Service. See <br />"Ouray Hatchery construction proposal submitted to the RIP for further <br />details, <br /> <br />Task I - <br /> <br />Task 2 - <br /> <br />Prooaqation: Continue to hold razorback sucker adults <br />captured from the wild, spawn ripe adults using genetics <br />management guidelines, incubate eggs, rear young, tag all <br />fish at appropriate size with PIT tags, and conduct fish <br />health monitoring, prophylactic, and treatment measures. <br /> <br />Research/Develooment: Conduct research and development <br />activities related to chemoreception, cryopreservation, fish <br />culture experimentation and adaptation, improve fish growth <br />and survival, evaluate fish behavior, optimize reproductive <br />methodologies, and develop cage culture technology, <br /> <br />Task I - <br /> <br />VI.. Task Description and Approximate Schedule: <br /> <br />Task 2 - <br /> <br />VII, Deliverables: <br /> <br />Propagation <br />Research/Development <br /> <br />October I, 1994 - Sept, 30, 1995 <br />October I, 1994 - Sept. 30, 1995 <br /> <br />- Adequately staff and operate the Ouray fish propagation facility and <br />maintain refugia populations of endangered fish (primarily razorback <br />sucker populations), Conduct research and development activities. <br /> <br />- Prepare and submit annual report describing activities, fish <br />population status, results of investigations and experiments, and costs <br />incurred; report due October 31, 1995, <br />