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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />4. the potential for impact to threatened and endangered species <br />and the specific measures available to remedy any impacts which <br />may occur including their feasibility and likelihood of success. <br />5. a plan for monitoring the effects of the stocking on the <br />endangered Colorado River fishes. <br /> <br />C. Since the inception of the Recovery Program, the State of Colorado has <br />developed lake management plans for the following waters which have been <br />approved by the Service: <br /> <br />Rio Blanco Reservoir, CO <br />Hollenbeck Reservoir, CO <br />Mark Mesa Reservoir, CO <br />Chipeta Lake, CO <br />Crawford Reservoir, CO <br />Nanaquinnep Reservoir, CO <br />Puett Reservoir, CO <br />Summit Reservoir, CO <br />Totten Reservoir, CO <br /> <br />These waters are exempted from further review under these Procedures <br />unless additional stocking is proposed which was not addressed in the <br />plans that were approved by the Service. These management plans and <br />future stocking proposals which are evaluated and accepted under these <br />Procedures may be reviewed by mutual agreement of the Service and the <br />State wildlife agency to insure compatibility with recovery objectives. <br /> <br />D. Table 2 identifies the nonnative fish species that already occur in the <br />Upper Basin but are not currently managed through stocking by the Service, <br />State agencies, commercial aquaculture, or other private entities. Any <br />proposal to stock these species would need to be evaluated for potential <br />impacts to the endangered Colorado River fishes. The justification and <br />evaluation would be modeled after Section 5, elements a-g of the American <br />Fisheries Society Position Statement on the Introduction of Aquatic <br />Species, as follows (acceptable modifications to the Position Statement <br />are noted in parentheses): <br /> <br />a. RATIONALE. Reasons for seeking an import should be clearly <br />stated and demonstrated. It should be clearly noted what <br />qualities are sought that would make the import more desirable than <br />native forms. <br /> <br />b. SEARCH. Within the qualifications set forth under RATIONALE, a <br />search of possible contenders should be made, with a list prepared of <br />those that appear most likely to succeed, and the favorable and <br />unfavorable aspects of each species noted. <br /> <br />c. PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT. This should go beyond the area <br />of RATIONALE to consider impact on target aquatic ecosystems, general <br /> <br />5 <br />