9395

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9395
• Author: Vaske, J. J., M. P. Donnelly and M. Lyon.
• Title: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes Toward the Endangered Fish of the Upper Colorado River Basin.
• USFW Year: 1995.
• USFW - Doc Type: 20,
• Copyright Material: NO

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Endangered Fish Survey

Consistent with their generally greater awareness of the recovery program, elected officials and
anglers were more cognizant of the specific components of the effort (Table 11), For example,
about a third of the elected officials know about efforts to change how dams were operated
(34%), stock hatchery-raised endangered fish (32%) and to construct ponds to hold
endangered fish in a protected setting (31%), About a fifth of the anglers gave similar
responses to these three items, Seventeen percent of the elected officials, however, incorrectly
thought that the recovery program included prohibiting all new water development projects
and restricting the stocking of trout. The recovery effort does allow for water development
and stocking of trout.

Table 11. Beliefs about the recovery program by group
Beliefs about the Elected General Environmental
Recovery Program Officials Public Anglers Groups
Changing how dams are operated to
provide higher flows d~ring the spring 34 8 22 10
Stocking hatchery-raised endangered fish 32 7 21 12
Constructing.ponds to hold endangered
fish in a protected setting 31 5 19 9
Restoring historically flooded wetlands to
improve endangered fish habitat 28 6 14 9
Restricting the stocking of non-native
sportfish such as catfish, bass, and tiger 28 6 15 7
muskie
Building passageways for endangered fish 26 7 16 11
to migrate around dams
Prohibiting all new water development
projects such as small and large water 17 5 12 5
diversions, dams, and irrigation projects *
Restricting the stocking of trout * 17 3 8 2
Cell entries are the percentage of each group indicating "Yes"
* The correct response for these items is "No"

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