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<br />" <br /> <br />My analysis was limited to review of documents and discussions of data w~th researchers. <br />Therefore, judgments and conclusions depend on the quality and quantity of data presented in the <br />documents or provided to me in unpublished fonn. However, I noted from the outset that many of <br />the key observations about these fishes and the rivers in which they live have been published in <br />peer-reviewed literature. Indeed, the occurrence of juried papers is quite high in relation to the <br />dollars invested in research on these fishes in comparison to other multimillion dollar programs I <br />have recently reviewed (i.e., Glen Canyon EIS; Columbia River Fish and Wildlife Program). <br />Reviewed publication does not guarantee accuracy of data or interpretations, but it is the best <br />standard of credibility we have in science. <br />Throughout the report, citations are given whenever infonnation from a publication was <br />used in my interpretations. In all cases citations refer to the text preceding a specific citation in the <br />report, as per usual scientific protocol. In many cases I refer to personal communications I had <br />with others about unpublished research and personal observations. In all instances names and <br />addresses are given, as corroboration may be warranted. <br /> <br />Peer Review and Schedule <br />During the study period, which began in October, 1992, I reported monthly to the Instream <br />Flow Subcommittee to facilitate communication and understanding of the objectives of the study, <br />my approach and understanding of issues. Assembly and review of literature and dialog with <br />persons working on the problem were completed in May, 1993. <br />I was assisted in preparing this report by advice and comment from an expert panel <br />consisting of Edmund D. Andrews (U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO), William J. Matthews <br />(University of Oklahoma Biological Station, Kingston, OK) and James V. Ward (Colorado State <br />University, Fort Collins, CO). I met with the expert panel April 18 - 19, 1993, in Grand Junction, <br />Colorado. I provided the panel with a preliminary version of this report, we viewed sites on the <br />Colorado and Gunnison Rivers from aircraft, visited sites in the I5-mile reach with Doug <br />Osmundson (U:S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Grand Junction, CO) and discussed my review and <br /> <br />5 <br />