8123

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8123
• Author: Wydoski, R. S.
• Title: Coordinated Hatchery Facility Plan
• USFW Year: 1994.
• USFW - Doc Type: Need for Captive-Reared Endangered Fish and Propagation Facilities.
• Copyright Material: NO

A. Immediate Endangered Fish Needs. Immediate endangered fish needs involve
placing fish in genetic refuges, broodstock development for priority
' species, and production of fish for various laboratory or field studies
related to genetics, culture, physiology, homing (i.e., olfaction and
chemoreception), migratory behavior through fish passage facilities,
' ecological requirements, and habitat use by different life stages.
Annual Statements of Work (SOW) are written very concisely and do not
provide adequate information for planning such as numbers, sizes, and
time when captive-reared endangered fish will be needed.
All endangered fish in captivity must be reported annually to the Program
staff person in the Service in Denver, Colorado who will maintain Program
' records. In addition, all endangered fish needs should be identified
annually to that office (See Specific Recommendation 3). The Program
staff person provides annual updates of endangered Colorado River fishes
in captivity and summarizes captive-reared fish and facility needs to
i appropriate persons.
1. Razorback sucker. Develop two broodstocks of razorback suckers as an
' "insurance policy" to prevent extinction of this species. Although four
presumptive stocks of razorback suckers were identified in the upper
basin (Table 1), factors related to available personnel for collecting
wild adults, logistics to obtain the fish, and available space limit
immediate development of broodstocks to two presumptive stocks:
Escalante Ranch-Green River and Upper Colorado River upstream from
Westwater Canyon (Table 13).

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Specific Recommendation 3. Establish and enforce a Program policy
for requesting captive-reared endangered fish and reporting the
species, stocks, and numbers in captivity on a quarterly basis
through a central Program office. It is recommended that the
central Program office be the Program staff person (formerly the
Program Propagation Coordinator) in the Fishery Resources Division
of the Service's Regional Office in Denver, Colorado. If captive-
reared fish are to be stocked, a stocking plan must be prepared
following Program protocol. The Program staff person will request
consult-ation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act from the
Service's Division of Endangered Species to determine if any
proposed stocking may jeopardize wild endangered fish stocks. All
requests for captive-reared endangered fish must also be covered by
a Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit. Instructions for requesting a
Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit or supplemental application to a
regional blanket permit can be obtained from the Service Fish and
Wildlife Enhancement Office in your state. Call one of the
following telephone numbers for information on the Federal
permitting process: CO: [phone]; UT: [phone];
WY: [phone]; or the Regional Office [phone]. After
Section 7 and Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit clearance has been
obtained, stocking plans can be processed for Program clearance.
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