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<br />e <br />(}>~~~ <br />~~ <br /> <br />adaptivel:r managed to better reflect pre-deve ment conditions, other recovery <br />actions Sl~lCh as stocking, fish passage enh ement, and non-native fish removal <br />should h; continued and enhanc~. to be effective. Every effort should be <br />made to hring the razorback sucker stocking program back on schedule and to keep <br />the Colo:rado pikeminnow ~tock:ing program on schedule. Opportunities for river <br />restoration activities such as channel widening, bank lowering, secondary channel <br />development, creation of rearing habitats, ~ non-native vegetation removal should <br />be explored and pursued~ deemed feasibl~ If an intended recovery management <br />action is ~hown to be ineffective, the SJRIP must show leadership and accountability <br />in di~(Jntinuing that action and reX allocating resources to more productive efforts. <br /> <br />. The 8JRIP monitoring program,is an important component of the recovery effort. <br />The review process now underway will likely lead to revisions ~ hopefully\ <br />improvements in our monitoring through the adaptive management process.m <br />recent YI:3IS, our channel morphology and physical habitat m~~idep."@.e~ ~ I <br />several 1rends that appear problematic huJ.U tL~ ~l.a1'!dp6iB.t etreCOvery andsu~g~~t f\ <br />that chmcnel simplification is ongoing. Our monitoring effort should increase its~ ~. <br />focus on those river sections exhibiting complex habitat characteristics apdin c:::::r <br />partnership with our biological sampling efforts, studies should be designed to <br />identify 'che extent of the problem, the mechanisms responsible, and the biological <br />resources at risk. Such studies should lead to the implementation of appropriate <br />---=-= restoration and recovexy measures,..as l'lGGdcd.- <br />. Thetnflllence of water temperature depression on recovery potential has not yet <br />been fully explored. Dependent upon the results of ongoing efforts to characterize <br />favorable temperature regimes for the endangered species and determine potential <br />impacts of the existing temperature regime through the critical habitat, additional <br />studies nla~ary to quantify and mitigate detrimental effects. While <br />modification of Navajo Dam may be a cost-proluoitive mitigation alternative, flow <br />regime ,Jteration and channel restoration may be viable management options. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />001629 <br /> <br />LITERATURE CITED <br /> <br />Golden, M. E. And P. B. Holden. 2003. Summaxy of monitoring activities and other studies <br />conducted by the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program, 1999 - <br />2002. San Juan Recovery Implementation Program, USFWS, Albuquerque, NM. <br /> <br />Hamman, R. L. 1981. Spawning and culture of Colorado squawfish in raceways. Progress <br />Fish OJlturist 43: 173 - 177. <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />EOS-~ BlO/vlO"d 99v-l <br /> <br />-WOJ~ wd1Z: 10 EO-90-l~O <br />