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<br />Summary <br /> <br />In summary, we suggest the following for establishing a program for supplemental <br />stocking of wild caught fish: <br /> <br />1. Use criteria based on the most current trend and abundance analyses to <br />determine whether or not supplemental stocking is needed as a management <br />action in order to 1) arrest a future predicted decline in numbers of humpback <br />chub, or 2) to achieve a positive increase in predicted long term abundance <br />for the species. <br />2. If action is determined necessary to arrest a decline or to achieve a positive <br />population response, identify a rearing facility that is adequately funded, <br />equipped, and staffed for such an activity to take place. <br />3. Depending on the goals to be achieved, consider that at least 960 to 6,350 <br />age-O fish will need to be cropped annually from the LCR, that these numbers <br />may need to be doubled to account for post release mortality, and that this <br />effort will need to be carried out for many years (probably a decade or two) to <br />effect a change. <br />4. Capture age-O fish from the LCR on appropriate spatial and temporal scales. <br />5. Grow these fish to at least 150 mm TL before release into the wild, and PIT <br />tag all supplemental fish before release. <br />6. Grow the fish out using naturalistic rearing techniques. <br />7. Use soft release protocols. <br />8. Continue long term monitoring of the population in order to detect results of <br />the management action. <br /> <br />34 <br />