9498

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9498
• Author: Nesler, T. P.
• Title: Stocking Plan for Endangered Coloraod River Fish Species.
• USFW Year: 2001.
• USFW - Doc Type: Denver.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Table of Contents

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Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Background.......................................................................... 2

Stocking Objectives and Relation to Recovery Objectives.................. 3

Stocking Plan Summary................................................. . . . . .. .. . . 4

Stocking Plan - Razorback sucker............................................... 6

Stocking Plan - Bonytail........................................................... 8

Stocking Plan - Colorado pikeminnow. . . . . . . " .... " . . . . . . . . ; . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Recommendations................................................................... 16

LIterature Cited.. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

List of Tables

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Colorado River endangered fishes stocking plan by species, river
and reach priorities in Colorado.........................................
Survivorship curves for Colorado River endangered fishes.........

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Acknowledgments
This plan has been reviewed by members of the Biology Committee of the Upper Colorado
River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, and by Frank Pfeifer and Tom Czapla of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service. Their assistance has contributed to the revision and improvement of
this document.

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