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-Travel 5,000 $ 5,000 -Equipment 3,000 $ 3,000 -Total 31,800 $31,800 -Grand Tot. $63,600 Task 2 Availability and quality of nursery habitat for Colorado squawfish in the Green River. Description of work: An ongoing SDCR project which is under the lead of the UDWR. The primary goals are to determine the relationship between Colorado squawfish nursery habitat availability and recommended flow releases from Flaming Gorge Dam and the relationship between nursery habitat availability and usage. Objectives include assessing applicability and usefulness of videoimagery and conducting a comparison of the information collected with ISMP to assess ways of refining standardized monitoring procedures and making the most of data currently being collected. Reclamation will assist UDWR by providing requested flows from Flaming Gorge whenever possible and providing necessary support and expertise for conducting video imagery research. The study on availability and quality of nursery habitat will be conducted in the Jensen-Ouray and Mineral Bottom areas (Green River). The ISMP will collect data on the late summer/fall relative abundance and size of age-0 Colorado squawfish (and other co-occurring fishes) in backwater habitats in representative reaches. Most age-0 Colorado squawfish of sufficient size for field identification will be released after capture; small sub-samples will be preserved (ethanol) for laboratory studies on age, condition, etc. Measurement of selected physicochemical parameters will be conducted. Video imaging of nursery habitats will be conducted concurrently. The task is an important for refining the summer/fall flow recommendations for Flaming Gorge operations. Deliverables: UDWR will provide annual reports which will document the status of research relating to the task's goals and objectives, and a final report. Budget': -Labor $24,300 -Travel $ 4,500 -Equipment $ 9,000 'Does not include FWS overhead B2