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'.r Because these wild populations are not stable it is critical to get started this year. We propose to collect ten adult males and ten adult females of both species for broods toc k/refug i a development sta7rt•ing spring 1590. Finding and capturing this number of adult fish will be difficult and may not be accomplished in one year. A location in the Grand Valley to hold these broodstock would be -Ideal but 'lack of su•itable,facilities precludes that presently. The FWS, CDOW and BR are currently exploring the possibilities of using ponds at Morsethief State Wildlife Area to satisfy this need in the future. In the 'Interim, we propose to collect adult fish from -the upper Colorado River and transport them 'to Dexter NFH, Dexter, New Mexico for a number of reasons./ Dexter currently has three upper Colorado River razorback sucker adults (Z males and 1 female), Plus this station has the facilities, capabilities and the qualified personnel to handle these fish. Although they do have Colorado squawfish broodstock, they are relatively old and the origin (genetic makeup) of these fish is unknown. Any adult fish transported 'to Dexter would be marked with a PIT tag in the body cavity so that individual fish could be readily identified. If facilities become available in the Grand Valley area 'then these broodstock could and should be transported to Colorado. B.) Ca t re nd landl i n Protocol Refugia/broodstock populations of Colorado squawfish and razorback sucker need to be developed from wild fish from the upper Colorado River basin. The following protocol and narrative have been developed to provide specific guidance and procedures to maximize success of such. acquisitions. Personnel from Grand Junction CRFP office will be responsible for broodstock collection. FWS collection efforts however, will be coordinated with both Colorado and z 900/coo•a 49b4# O1H9X 'dR1X2C OET9 tEL 909 00:01 9OOZ,TO-dvH