7938

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7938
• Author: Colorado River Wildlife Council.
• Title: Minutes, Colorado River Fish & Wildlife Council.
• USFW Year: 1995.
• USFW - Doc Type: April 18-19, 1995.
• Copyright Material: NO

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organization and activities can help to bring the many different uses and ideas together into
reasonable solutions.
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Mr. Moody was asked if the GCT had yet identified the groups or individuals which might be
representatives in the process and conference, and had identified people who would evaluate the
aquatic resource in the Basin. Mr. Moody indicated that these issues had not been addressed,
but would soon be, and that especially those people who would evaluate the comments would
need to be given considerable thought. That is where he thought the CRFWC could make a great
contribution. Mr. Moody was also asked if, given the tremendous scope and work involved in
this objective, his group envisioned the report would contain recommendations or strategies
pertaining to long-standing agreements on water, the law of the River, etc. He answered that he
. suspected that there would not be a large enough consensus for change of such long standing or
fundamental agreements. He explained his feeling that a series of recommendations would come
from this study which would chip away, or modify somewhat, the perceptions of needs and
values that were in place when these original agreements were constructed. The study would
probably, in the end, be focused on those issues which most needed resolution and upon which
there were serious alternatives to resolve the issues, and probably also focus on identifying some
degree of prioritization. He indicated that he would like to hear from individuals or the CRFWC
if they would like to be involved in any of the steps or processes. The CRFWC emphasized the
number of different roles which states have, not only in wildlife or fisheries management, but
in water resources management and others. This responsibility should be recognized and
thoroughly considered throughout the process. Mr. Moody also mentioned the
meetings/announcements are not intended to be open public hearings, the process will include
individual contacts. The February meeting is looked at as having 200-250 participants. The
effort will probably include a combining of issues which, though separate, are tied together into
larger, more fundamental subjects, which are prevalent to large portions of the Basin, and which
can, at that level of grouping, have an opportunity of resolution.
SUPPORT FOR NATIVE FISH MANAGEMENT
Mr. Molini reported that there was very little that had been accomplished in this effort through
either the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies or contacts with members of
appropriate Congressional committees. The composition and focus of this Congress to date has
made these discussions very low priority - the business of Congress having been directed
toward budget and social programs reform. There may be some possibility in the coming year
to discuss this within the funded block grants and mandates to the states.
It was the Council's consensus that Messrs. Molini, Shroufe and Olson continue to work with
the two above-mentioned groups in the Council's interest, to tie funding into ESA for
implementation of the native fish conservation plans in order to preclude their eventual listing.
Mr. Shroufe described the Wildlife Diversity Funding Initiative, which is essentially a user fee
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