1108

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 1108
• Author: Valdez, R. A.
• Title: Fisheries Biology And Rafting Annual Summary Report - 1987
• USFW Year: 1988.
• USFW - Doc Type: ‎(Contract no. 6-CS-40-03980)‎.
• Copyright Material: NO

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BIO,IWEST would like to thank the following people for their participation in
the project. Mr. Bob williams was the Contract Officer's Technical Represent-
ative for the BOR and provided much valuable administrative and technical
assistance, including participation in the field trips. Ms. Sharon Tully was
assistant to Mr. Williams and provided very valuable field assistance as well
as technical guidance, and also participated in the field trips. Other BOR
personnel who assisted in the field effort include Mike Pucherelli, Pat
Koelsch, and Matt Dlugolecky. BIO,IWEST would also like to acknowledge assis-
tance on the field trips from Denise See of the u.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
Miles Moretti and Teresa Smith Berry of the utah Division of Wildlife Resourc-
es; and Lydia "Penny" Trinca of Utah State University. John Wise and Pete
Schrop also assisted in the field effort while gathering information on the
study for a series of articles for the Logan Herald Journal.

The two principal BIO,IWEST personnel that assisted in the field work were Bill
Masslich and Larry Crist. Their continued assistance in the field effort and
data analysis are appreciated. BIO,IWEST would also like to thank Mr. Robert
Muth of the Larval Fish Laboratory in Fort Collins for his expert identifica-
tion of the larval fishes. We would also like to thank Mr. Bob Jones of TAG-A-
LONG Tours in Moab for his logistical support, and we appreciate the assistance
of the following TAG river guides: Dave Evans, Karl Prager, Bill and Judy
Schroeder, Larry Bluth, Kathlene Murphy, James Gordon, Karla VanderSanden,
Rachael Schmidt, and Stu Smythe.

The majority of this work was conducted in Canyonlands National Park. We wish
to thank the National Park Service, and especially Superintendant Harvey
Wickware and his staff, for their assistance and support. Jim Braggs and Nick
Easton were particularly helpful in coordinating our studies in Cataract with
the activities of recreational and corranercial users.

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