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<br />ANNUAL NARRATIVE REPORT <br />Dexter National Fish Hatchery <br />Calendar Year 1983 <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Dexter National Fish Hatchery is located in the Pecos River Valley of south- <br />eastern New Mexico. Hatchery construction was initiated in 1931 and fish <br />rearing began in 1932. Originally constructed to meet demands for warmwater <br />game fish, new laws and Service policies have brought changes to Dexter. The <br />current fish culture program consists entirely of holding, spawning, rearing <br />and distributing imperiled southwestern fishes. Current distribution areas <br />include portions of the Gila, Salt and Verde Rivers and their tributaries in <br />Arizona and the mainstream Colorado River near Grand Junction, Colorado. <br />During 1983 the hatchery staff consisted of seven PFT employees and eight <br />seasonal/temporary employees as follows: <br />Hatchery Manager GS-11 Buddy Jensen <br />Fish Culturist GS-11 Theon Inslee <br />Assistant Manager GS-9 Troy 1-linham <br />Fishery Biologist GS-9 Roger Hamman <br />Fishery Biologist GS-5 Connie Foster <br />Maintenance Worker WG-8 Joe Owens <br />Office Assistant GS-5 Sharon Coats <br />YCC Enrollees Min.Wage Pamela Dees <br /> Roger Durand <br />Fish Tagners GS-1 Phyllis Inslee <br /> Kevin Kelsey <br /> Betty Coats <br /> Carolyn Knoll <br /> Sharlene Jensen <br /> Rick Dean <br />Joe Owens transferred from Jones Hole NFH, Vernal, t)tah entering on duty March <br />21. Connie Foster came aboard June 13 following graduation from New Mexico <br />State University. Connie participated in the Coop program and she and Joe were <br />welcome additions to our staff. <br />STATION OPERATIONS <br />Planned work for 1983 included providing a refuge for 12 imperiled species, <br />producing 500,000+ razorback sucker (RBS) fry and 100,000 fingerlings, 100,000+ <br />Colorado squawfish (CSF) fry and 100,000 fingerlings, studying bonvtail chub <br />(BTC) spawning techniques on two-year-old brood, providing preserved fish <br />specimens to requesting agencies and institutions, and administering the Rio <br />Grade Fishes Recovery Team. Specific data on individual species is presented <br />below. A list of fishes held in 1983 is presented in Table 1.