7407

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7407
• Author: McAda, C. W.
• Title: Results of the Interagency Standardized Monitoring Program, 1988.
• USFW Year: 1989.
• USFW - Doc Type: Grand Junction, Colorado.
• Copyright Material: NO

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INTRODUCTION
The Upper Colorado River Basin Coordinating Committee established an Interagency
Standardized Monitoring Program (ISMP) for the endangered fishes of the Upper
Colorado River Basin. The species of concern to the ISMP are~Colorado squawfish
Ptychocheilus lucius and humpback chub Gila cypha. The ISMP involves the use of
standardized data collection techniques to assess the status and trends in
populations of the endangered Colorado River fishes.
Responsibility for development and implementation of the monitoring program is
shared by Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and the states of
Colorado and Utah. The states of Colorado and Utah are responsible for the
collection and computerization of the monitoring data, the Fish and Wildlife
Service provides assistance with field activities and technical support for data
analysis and report preparation, and the Bureau of Reclamation provides funding.
Complete details on agency responsibilities and specific sampling procedures are
available in the draft ISMP Handbook.
Three field programs are provided for in the ISMP: Spring, late-juvenile/adult
Colorado squawfish monitoring; Fa11 post-larval Colorado squawfish monitoring;
and humpback chub monitoring. This report provides a summary of activities and
results of the third year of the monitoring program.
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