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1.3 Organization of Workshop Summary This workshop summary was prepared by the UCRRP Director's Office to summarize the infonnation presented and discussed at the workshop, and to document major conclusions and recommendations. The summary is organized by five major topic areas: (1.0) Introduction, (2.0) Demographic Criteria in the Recovery Goals, (3.0) Overview of Stocking Plans, (4.0) Monitoring Reports, and (5.0) References. Conclusions and recommendations in sections 3.0 and 4.0 were gleaned from discussions of workshop participants. Format of figures and tables in this summary varies and reflects differences in electronic files provided by the presenters. 2.0 DEMOGRAPHIC CRITERIA IN THE RECOVERY GOALS The recovery goals were signed by the Director of Region 6 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on August 1, 2002, and the notice of their availability was published in the Federal Register on August 28 (67 FR 55270-55271). Objective, measurable recovery criteria include demographic criteria that describe numbers of populations and individuals for downlisting and delisting (Tables 1-3); estimated time lines to achieve recovery are presented in Figures 1 and 2. The demographic criteria require the establishment/maintenance of genetically and demographically viable, self-sustaining populations based on requirements of no significant decline in numbers of adults and natural recruitment equal to or exceeding adult mortality. Stocked fish will count as part of the adult stock. For the population to be self-sustaining, adults must reproduce and recruitment of young fish into the adult stock must occm at a rate to maintain the population at the required minimum levels. Adults are defined as age 7+ c::. 450 mm total length [TL]) for Colorado pikeminnow, and age 4+ (~400 mm TL and ~ 250 nun TL, respectively) for razorback sucker and bony tail. Mean estimated recruitment of naturally produced age-6 (400--499 mm TL) Colorado pikeminnow and age-3 (300-399 mm TL and 150-249 mm TL, respectively) razorback sucker and bony tail in each population must equal or exceed mean annual adult mortality (i.e., ~ 15% for Colorado pikeminnow, and ~ 30% for razorback sucker and bony tail). The Department of the Interior/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service should take the lead in how recovery goals are achieved in the lower basin, absent a recovery program. 2