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<br />'. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />! <br /> <br />possible expansion of the study on availability and <br />quality of nursery habitat to include spring sampling) <br />also relates to this element. Sampling would be <br />conducted in the spring prior to runoff. Age-l Colorado <br />squawfish collected (perhaps only sub-sample) could be <br />tagged or marked (important for future assessments of <br />link between age-l recruitment and adult stocks; part of <br />Element 4). Additional sampling of same areas could be <br />conducted after runoff to assess downstream displacement <br />of age-l fish during runoff; tagging or marking of fish <br />prior to runoff would be useful in this effort. <br /> <br />ELEMENT 4 - LINK BETWEEN RECRUITMENT OF YOUNG COLORADO <br />SQUAWFISH AND RECRUITMENT TO ADULT STOCKS (assessment of <br />status of adult fish stooks). This element was intended <br />to provide a link between results of ELEMENTS 1-3 and <br />data on adult fish stocks. However, the need for and <br />final scope of this element depends on direction taken by <br />ISMP. Meetings to discuss future scope of ISMP are <br />scheduled. Sampling of adult fish could be conducted to <br />coincide with ISMP spring sampling, but would be expanded <br />beyond current scope of ISMP to, in part, help determine <br />if ISMP procedures are giving accurate indices of adult <br />fish stocks. Incorporated into this expanded sampling <br />effort would be collection of more fishery-type data <br />(e.g., length, weight, scales for ageing, and possibly <br />tagging) for better evaluation of long-term survival, <br />mortality, movements, growth, age structure, etc. <br />consideration has been given to expanding this effort to <br />include all fishes collected. <br /> <br />OTHER RECOMMENDED RESEARCH - <br /> <br />HYPOTHESES TESTING STUDIES (proposals for each study are <br />attached): Short-term studies are necessary to test specific <br />seasonal flow recommendation hypotheses. Proposals for <br />hypotheses testing studies would be submitted on an annual <br />basis; cooperating agencies would review proposals prior to <br />field and laboratory activities and assign funds to the most <br />pertinent studies. Results of these studies will support the <br />systematic Data Collection Research conducted throughout the <br />five-year Flaming Gorge Flow Recommendation Investigation. <br />