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3 Las Vegas, and $40,000 has been designated for an extension of the cui-ui (Chasmistes cu'us) restoration program. Attempts were made this past spring to ascertain the population status of the Warner sucker. The species is temporarily safe, but purchase of key habitat areas is needed. Blocks to spawning grounds must also be removed. Cui-ui are showing signs of recovery, and there are indications that hatchery released fish may now be contributing to the population. These fish were released as swimup fry. Salt Lake City: Bill Miller. Some positions were filled before the hiring freeze, and the Section 7 team is under the direction of John Gill. Most work is being devoted to raptors and fishes. The squawfish (Ptychocheilus lucius) plan has been completed, and an implementation workshop is now being set up. This will include an overview of the recovery plan, agency involvement, financial problems, propogation and reintroduction, and management. The humpback chub (Gila cypha) plan draft is now back and will soon go to Washington. A Colorado River fishes brochure is in preparation and should be out in a few weeks. Efforts are being made to have the Bureau of Reclamation prepare an environmental impact statement for the Colorado River drainage. This is badly needed to pull all the problems together. The Fish and Wildlife Service received notice this week of law suits filed against them by water districts for being arbitrary and capricious concerning the Endangered Species Act holding up water projects. Albuquerque: Jim Johnson. Jim expressed mixed reactions at this time concerning the direction taken by the endangered fishes program. Programs are in three stages: 1) listing, 2) pre-management, and 3) management. Critical habitat designations for the squawfish and woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus) have been published. There is a budget of $100,000 for contract studies in Region 2, mainly on the smaller rivers. Two contracts are with Jim Deacon at UNLV for the woundfin: one is for a m6tion picture depicting the plight of the Colorado River squawfish, and one is for capturing squawfish for Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery for gene pool protection and reintroduction as habitat is rehabilitated. Consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Service is now required before exotic introductions may be made into the Colorado River. Stocking of squawfish into the San Juan River is now being made amidst mixed emotions within the Interior Department. Bureau of Reclamation projects will take 60 percent of the flow of the San Juan, which will dry it up at certain times of the year. Indian water rights are also involved here. The Service has consulted on Glen Canyon Dam, and Reclamation may fund endangered species studies below. The National Park Service is in