9680

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9680
• Author: Mills, L.
• Title: Plan for the Propagation of Threatened and Endangered Fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin - Draft.
• USFW Year: 1988.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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PLAN FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THREATENED AND
ENDANGERED FISHES OF THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
Lee Mills
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
INTRODUCTION
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The signing on January 21 and 22, 1988, of the Recovery Implementation Program
for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin (Recovery
Program) set into motion a series of recovery actions necessary to protect and
recover three fish species listed as endangered: Colorado squawfish, humpback
chub, bonytail chub, and one considered so rare as to warrant consideration for
listing - the razorback sucker. The Implementation Plan identifies five major
recovery elements:
1. Habitat Management
2. Habitat Development and Maintenance
3. Stocking of Rare Fish Species