8231

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8231
• Author: Maddux, H. R.
• Title: Draft Environmental Assessment For Procedures For Stocking Of Nonnative Fish Species In The Upper Colorado River Basin.
• USFW Year: 1996.
• USFW - Doc Type: Grand Junction, CO.
• Copyright Material: NO

H. SUMMARY Or ALTERNATIVES
Tables 6-8 summarize some of the similarities and differences between the
alternatives. However, not all of the stocking situations are covered in
these tables. More information is contained under the description of each
alternative.
Table 6. List of nonnative fish species (common names) that occur in the
Upper Colorado River Basin, but are not currently managed (stocked) and their
status under each of the alternatives (C/C = case-by-case review:
No = Prohibited from being stocked: Yes = could be stocked without
case-by-case review).
No Alt Alt Alt Alt Alt
Fish Species Action13 # 1 # Z # 3 # 4 # 5
Plains topminnow, creek Yes C/C C/C C/C C/C C/C
chub, leatherside chub,
lake chub, longnose
dace, brassy minnow,
sand shiner, golden
shiner, common shiner,
longnose sucker, Utah
sucker, white sucker,
yellow bullhead, Iowa
darter, Johnny darter,
plains killifish
Northern pike Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
Tiger muskie Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
Common car Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
Red shiner Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
Black bullhead Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
Wiper Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
Green sunfish Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
Yellow perch Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
Walleye Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
White crappie Yes C/C No No C/C C/C J1
Stocking under the "No Action" alternative would be completely at the discretion of the State fish and wildlife agency.
Some of these species would probably never be considered for stocking by the States.
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