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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS <br />I thank the following people for assistance with this project. Chuck McAda, U.S. <br />Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS}, Grand Junction, Colorado provided data files. <br />Kevin Bestgen, Colorado State University (CSU), Larval Fish Laboratory provided <br />helpful statistical advice. Many people were involved in collecting these data including <br />researchers from USFWS field stations in Grand Junction and Vernal, Utah; Colorado <br />Division of Wildlife, Grand Junction and Ft Collins offices; Utah Division of Wildlife <br />Resources in Vernal, Price, Moab, and Salt Lake City; Colorado State University, Larval <br />Fish Laboratory; Utah State University; and several consulting companies. Frank <br />Pfeifer (USFWS) and Robert Muth (USFWS) provided project oversight. I appreciate <br />the thoughtful reviews and comments of Kevin Bestgen, Tom Czapla, John Hayse, Rich <br />Valdez, and Larry Zeigenfuss. This study was funded by the Upper Colorado River <br />Endangered Fish Recovery Program which is a joint effort of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife <br />Service; U. S. Bureau of Reclamation; U. S. National Park Service; Western Area <br />Power Administration; states of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming; Upper Basin water <br />users; environmental organizations; and the Colorado River Energy Distributors <br />Association. <br />Disclaimer <br />Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or <br />recommendation for use by the authors, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. <br />Department of the Interior, or the Recovery Program. <br />Key Words: Carlin tag, Colorado pikeminnow, electrofishing injury, endangered species, <br />fish, Floy tag, growth rate, humpback chub, PIT tag, razorback sucker, recapture rate, <br />Upper Colorado River Basin. <br />