My WebLink
|
Help
|
About
|
Sign Out
Home
Browse
Search
9595 (2)
CWCB
>
UCREFRP
>
Public
>
9595 (2)
Metadata
Thumbnails
Annotations
Entry Properties
Last modified
7/14/2009 5:02:36 PM
Creation date
5/22/2009 5:48:30 PM
Metadata
Fields
Template:
UCREFRP
UCREFRP Catalog Number
9595
Author
CRCT Task Force.
Title
Conservation Agreement and Strategy for Colorado River Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki pleuriticus) in the States of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.
USFW Year
1999.
USFW - Doc Type
Fort Collins, CO.
Copyright Material
NO
There are no annotations on this page.
Document management portal powered by Laserfiche WebLink 9 © 1998-2015
Laserfiche.
All rights reserved.
/
80
PDF
Print
Pages to print
Enter page numbers and/or page ranges separated by commas. For example, 1,3,5-12.
After downloading, print the document using a PDF reader (e.g. Adobe Reader).
Show annotations
View images
View plain text
<br />Utah, threats to CRCT populations are being addressed through an existing conservation agreement <br />and strategy approved by the state's Division of Wildlife Resources and Reclamation Mitigation and <br />Conservation Commission, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, <br />Forest Service, and Bureau of Reclamation (UDWR 1997). Therefore, lack of regulating <br />mechanisms to prevent species decline or habitat degradation does not constrain this conservation <br />effort. <br /> <br />E. Other natural or manmade factors affecting continued existence of the species: <br /> <br />The impacts 'of stocking of non-native trout species on native cutthroat trout populations, and <br />the use of hatchery-raised fish to augment wild populations are two significant areas of concern. <br />The first of these issues has been addressed in all three states as evidenced above in the description <br />of management policy and priorities for native cutthroat trout populations and habitat, disease <br />control, and fishing restrictions. Information provided herein regarding the assessment of the <br />baseline of existing populations and their genetic purity status demonstrates the management <br />concern being devoted to maintaining the genetic integrity of existing wild stocks and populations. <br />Protocols are described for the appropriate use of fish from wild populations for captive broodstock <br />development, reclamation projects resulting in new populations, and translocations based on genetic <br />purity rating. Stocking of non-native trout by private interests is regulated in Colorado, Utah, and <br />Wyoming to protect native cutthroat populations. Stocking of native cutthroat trout is used to <br />restore naturally functioning populations within historic range. This process is guided by genetic <br />protocols and quantifiable population objectives. The intent of this tri-state strategy is ~o make these <br />protocols and objectives consistent among the natural resource agencies charged with management <br />responsibilities over CRCT and their habitat. In Wyoming policy has been developed that enables <br />CRCT to be provided to private landowners if such action will benefit cutthroat management <br />objectives. Colorado has developed a conservation agreement process to promote the expansion of <br />native cutthroat trout populations in privately-owned waters. <br /> <br />CONSERVATION STRATEGY <br /> <br />The primary goal of the Conservation Strategy for Colorado River cutthroat trout is <br /> <br />To assure the long-term prosperity of Colorado River cutthroat trout throughout their <br />historic range by establishing two self-sustaining meta-populations, each consisting <br />of 5 separate, viable but interconnected sub-populations, in each GMU within the <br />historic range. The short-term goal is to establish one metapopulation in each GMU. <br /> <br />The cooperators envision a future where Colorado River cutthroat trout swim freely and reproduce <br />naturally in as much of their historic range as possible. <br /> <br />Further goals of the Conservation Strategy are: <br /> <br />To maintain areas which currently support abundant Colorado River cutthroat trout <br /> <br />March 1999 <br /> <br />18 <br />
The URL can be used to link to this page
Your browser does not support the video tag.