8023

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8023
• Author: Wydoski, R. S. and J. Hamill.
• Title: Evolution of Recovery Programs for Upper Colorado River Fishes.
• USFW Year: n.d.
• USFW - Doc Type: Denver, CO.
• Copyright Material: NO

American Fisheries Society. Members of the Bonneville Chapter of the
American Fisheries Society wrote a position paper that stronglysupported the
protection of natural habitats and species that are threatened, endangered, or
of special concern in February, 1978. The status of the endangered Colorado
River fishes in 1978 was published by members of the Endangered Species
Committee, Bonneville Chapter (Holden et al. 1978). Members of the Threatened
and Endangered Species Committee of the American Fisheries Society developed
systematic guidelines and policies for introductions of threatended and
endangered fishes to supplement an existing population or to establish a new
population (Williams et al. 1988). These guidelines focus on planning
introductions, implemenation, and evaluation of the introduction that is
intended to increase the probability of success in recovery of rare fishes.

Conservation Plan. In August, 1980, the Service began to prepare a
conservation plan based on historical streamflows. The draft plan released in
June, 1985, was severely criticized by water developers because the plan
recommended annual flows of 13.6 million acre-feet that were about one-half the
average flow needed to fulfill requirements of the Colorado River Compact
(Zallen 1980). Consequently, this plan was never implemented and was withdrawn
in February, 1984.

Colorado Water ConQress.__The directors of the Colorado Water Congress
establishedm a Special Project on Threatened and Endangered Species in
December, 1983. The goal of the Special Project was to find an administrative
solution that would be acceptable to water interests, the Federal government,

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