7805

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7805
• Author: Colorado River Wildlife Council.
• Title: Minutes, Colorado River Fish & Wildlife Council.
• USFW Year: 1988.
• USFW - Doc Type: July 9, 1988.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Upper and Lower Basin Committees have also been discontinued. The technical
committee and executive secretary will now have the responsibility of
directing the needs of the council from council decisions. And 4) the
. authorization of the executive secretary to enter into contracts and approve
expenditures for the council.
The new method of doing business will be the technical committee chairman
receiving assignments from the council at their meeting(s) and then direct
the Standing Committee Chairman or appoint ad hoc committee chairman to
. perform the necessary assignments. The executive secretary can provide help
and encouragement through his contact with the council, and direct and
perform the daily business of the council and provide direction to the
technical committee. However, the biological data and work that needs to be
done by technical experts still has to be done through the technical
committee. It is especially important that the individual council directors
. give full support to their technical committee members in working time and
travel money and other things that are important to implement the interests
of the council.
Introduction of Rainbow Smelt Into Lake Powell
Wayne Gustaveson reviewed the proposal from Utah for introduction of the
rainbow smelt into Lake Powell. Introduction is requested to provide
additional forage for game fish by adding forage diversity, efficiency and
stability to the system. The technical committee vote on the proposal was
four to three against the action. The main concern seemed to be downstream
migration of smelt to threaten the endangered fish. Utah expressed
disappointment with the lack of written comments and direction from the othet
council states in commenting on the proposal. See Utah's letter submitted
prior to this meeting (Appendix F). Utah would like to respond to all
specific concerns and any specific requests for clarification. They would
like to thoroughly explore all ramifications of the introduction and will
probably approach the Council with an amended proposal next year.
Artic Char Introduction
Wayne presented the proposal for introduction of the artic char into head-
water reaches of the Colorado River in Colorado. At the Technical Committee
meeting, the committee requested Colorado provide additional information and
some additional specifics. It is likely this information will be completed
this winter, and if it receives approval through the technical committee can
be submitted to the council for consideration.
Prohibition of the Asiatic Crab
The council was brought to date concerning history of importation of the
Asiatic crab (Mitten crab) along the West Coast. It is currently imported as
an Oriental food item and where originally only one species was apparently
being imported into the Asiatic communities, there are now many species
coming into the West Coast although not necessarily directly into the Basin.
. The council has already acted to prohibit the single species which was being
imported from the Basin. The crab is a danger not only from possible
environmental consequences, but it is the intermediate host for the Oriental
lung fluke of humans. The proposal from the Technical Committee is to
recommend council prohibition of the entire genus of these crabs which is the
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genus Eriocheir.
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