8174

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8174
• Author: Martinez, P. J.
• Title: West Slope Warmwater Fisheries.
• USFW Year: 1997.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

Title 33 - Colorado Revised Statutes, Article 2 - Nongame, Endangered, or Threatened Species
Conservation Act:
It is the policy of the state to manage all nongame wildlife for human enjoyment and welfare, for
scientific purposes, and to ensure their perpetuation as members of ecosystems. Manage means to
survey, protect, artificially propagate, exercise water rights, and restrict stocking as needed.
Executive Order 11987 - 1984
This Order states that federal agencies shall restrict the introduction of nonnative species into any
natural ecosystem of the United States. It also restricts federal agencies from using funds, possibly
Federal Aid in Sport fish Restoration Act funds, for nonnative species introductions unless it is
demonstrated that there will be no adverse impact to native species, especially endangered species,
and natural ecosystems. .
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council -10 Feb 1995
This is a position paper entitled Conserving Federally Threatened, Endangered, and Protected
Species While Providing and Enhancing Recreational Fisheries Programs. Its primary theme is that
solutions are needed to avoid conflicts, maintain recreational opportunities and high levels of
participation, and at the same time maintain the diversity and health of the Nation's aquatic
ecosystems.
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Executive Order 12962 - 8 Jun 1995
This Order was conceived by Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council and sponsored by
American Sport Fishing Association. The Order requires federal agencies to strengthen efforts to
improve the quality of streams, rivers, and lakes supporting recreational fisheries and to promote
compatibility between the protection of endangered species and recreational fishing.
Memorandum of Agreement: State of Colorado and Department of the Interior - 29 Nov 1995
This MOA commits the State and Department to an approach in their fish and wildlife conservation
that uses the flexibility inherent in state and federal laws and regulations to achieve long-term
conservation and development solutions. This Agreement is intended to demonstrate that the
Department's flexibility in its implementation of the ESA can be used to find practical solutions that
are based on sound and objective science, will reduce the need to list species, will minimize social
and economic impacts, and implement a habitat and community approach to conservation.
D-Mft Regulation Discussion and Development for Enforcing "Procedures"
Those provisions of the Procedures anticipated to require regulations for enforcement were discussed
with the Wildlife Commission are listed in Table 3. The draft regulations that I drafted and submitted to
CDOW s Aquatic Section for consideration and comment are given in Appendix F. These regulations, that
would also be applicable to private pondowners, were prepared for review and revision as needed by the
CDOW Aquatic Section before submitting the regulations for deliberation by the Wildlife Commission.