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• • • Implementation of all aspects of these procedures require assurances that certain criteria are met. It is unclear when stocking fish under Table I criteria whose assurance will be required or accepted,. how it will be obtained, and who will fund such a process. • The procedures mandate identification of vertical location or elevation of a potential fish planting site in the floodpIain of designated critical habitat without identifying a procedure or process. • Elimination of biological pest control agents such as tripioid grass carp and mosquitofish will require greater application of pesticides to affect the same level of pest control. The procedures encourage greater ecological risk of pesticide application, increased monetary investment in pest control, and greater requirements for labor in pest control. • The complexity of the procedures are generally beyond the expertise or interest of private landowners. Additional services (at additional cost) will be required by landowners to obtain understanding and compliance. • Private landowner actions that trigger proposal review require an untenable time constraint (I 20-210 days) and will serve to eliminate some fishery management alternatives otherwise available to landowners. • The procedures require landowners to determine whether their- proposed activities require federal action and therefore require a section 7 consultation under the authority of the Endangered Species Act. This will not occur given the level of understanding the public has of the Endangered Species Act and its specific requirements and may cause a failure to comply with the procedures.. Policy mitigation recommendations for private landowners u • Develop a short, easily understood stocking policy explanation and implementation cazd tazgeting private landowners and private five fish suppliers. Distribute this card to state wildlife management agencies, aquaculture industry regulatory agencies, and private live fish suppliers. These individuals could use the card to facilitate understanding and compliance at points of sale and interested inquiries. • Complete a structured, reasonable, and transparent risk assessment process for non-native fish stocking in warm water habitats within and adjacent to designated critical habitat. Example of risk assessment methodology: Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force: RAM - IntentionalIntroduction of Nonindigenous Fishes.