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PS-1: Current habitat in the lower Platte River is/is not suitable for adult and juvenile pallid <br />sturgeon. <br />In order to develop accurate habitat use and suitability models measurements of habitat <br />variables must be ascribed correctly to pallid sturgeon or shovelnose sturgeon. This will <br />allow an assessment of whether current conditions in the lower Platte River are suitable <br />for adult and juvenile pallid sturgeon. Any future investigations on pallid sturgeon in the <br />lower Platte River should include collection of ineristic and mophometric data and tissue <br />samples to confirm the identification of the fish collected. <br />PS-2: Water related activities above the Loup River do/do not impact pallid sturgeon habitat. <br />If water related activities in the Platte River do affect habitat in the lower Platte River the <br />ability to correctly identify pallid sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon will allow an <br />assessment of this impact. <br />PS-3: Non-Program actions (e.g., harvest, stocking, Missouri River conditions) determine the <br />occurrence of pallid sturgeon the lower Platte River. <br />The ability to correctly identify pallid sturgeon, shovelnose sturgeon and their hybrids is <br />important to evaluate whether non-target harvest of pallid sturgeon in the recreational <br />shovelnose sturgeon fishery is influencing the occurrence of pallid sturgeon in the lower <br />Platte River. Accurate identification is also basic to developing an understanding of the <br />relative importance of stocking and natural reproduction to individuals using the lower <br />Platte River.