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a increase general awareness. The cost estimate for a bi-color brochure for 1,000 copies is about $500. 3. To leave the remaining funds in the council treasury earmarked for . use by the fish disease subcommittee for use in printing forms, augmenting travel by committee members to committee meetings when employer funds could not be utilized. Following the report, the group discussed at length the issue of indemnifica- tion for fish stocks destroyed as a result of fish control regulations. Several items of consideration were identified. 1. Without some form of indemnification or insurance provided by the industry or others, there is no incentive for private industry to follow the law. 2. Aquaculture organizations are flowing to alliance and control from state agriculture organizations rather than state wildlife agencies. Thereby, the tougher rules to manage the natural stocks are replaced by Department of Agriculture regulations only pertaining to the business installation. This argument would only be acceptable if the agricultrual agency does not want to provide the kind of inspection of fish facilities that they currently provide for other meat producing and processing activities. 3. There are apparently a number of different forms that indemnifica- tion could take. It could be payment for stocks, assistance with marketing, assistance with replacement of disease-free stock (either eggs or fish), etc. Wildlife/Habitat Committee Members of the council and council directors then discussed at some length the possible need for a,standing habitat and/or wildlife management committee rather than placing future possible business of terrestrial wildlife and terrestrial habitat into an ad hoc committee status. There was considerable concern, especially among the Lower Basin states that the council not become too specific toward fisheries only but need to have a place to handle wildlife concerns as a regular topic. Many concerns were also expressed . about the responses of law enforcement and wildlife people who have pointedly declined to offer any of their staffs for council work. Council members reviewed some of their experiences on attempting to bring wildlife problems and proposals from outside agencies under the umbrella of the council but that this has not been successful. Council members discussed council attempts, when council reorganization was being discussed some years ago, of , getting wildlife people involved but that did not work. After these discussions, it generally appeared the council supported not making the Colorado River Fish and Wildlife Council duplicate the functions of other western region organizations. Functions of law enforcement and wildlife seem to be handled well through their committees. After these comments, the council agreed to retain the recommendation to handle terrestrial wildlife, , law enforcement and habitat subjects on an ad hoc committee basis. Any problems of the lower basin states could be addressed particularly by the three lower basin states. 4 6