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1 ' The FWS, in their consideration of T&E status looks at ' several parameters; status of the populations and habitat, adequacy of regulatory mechanisms, over-utilization, disease and predation. After receipt of the petition, a finding will be made within 90 days as to whether more investigation ' is necessary to determine if listing is warranted. Following that the FWS has one year to make a determination as: list the species as T&E; worthy of T&E but precluded by other activities or conditions; or, not warranted for listing. Then, another year after that to make a final decision. The basis of a CRFWC Conservation Plan to be considered in the process is; it must consider all the aforementioned considerations for listing and effectively show how those threats, if present, would be removed; there must be a strong commitment among the parties to the agreement to carry out the plan (funding), and the plan must show things will be done "on the ground". Issues with this particular cutthroat species appear to be mostly issues of genetic purity and genetic standards, and questions of populations and their particularly important groupings. The Council's foresight has placed them well over one year ahead ' of the issue and left them in a good position to affect the coming listing process. ' The coming together of a listing petition with the CRFWC Conservation Plan finalization makes it all the more important to have this work agreed to and finished by the ' CRFWC January meeting so that adequate provision can be made to deal with FWS needs in their findings process. The Council considered it would probably be necessary to have ' the lead person for the FWS be present at the CRFWC January staff meeting to work through the FWS "boilerplate" in the draft conservation plan. The secretary was instructed to ' prepare the agenda for this eventuality. Mr. Hammil indicated the Council should work through Bruce Roselund for FWS administrative guidelines and other input. ' CRFWC and the Concept of a New Marketing of Fishing Program ' Mr. Janish provided the group with an update of happenings in the fisheries management field with the concept of marketing fishing similarly to other modern methods of marketing products and activities. During the last year the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, created by the Secretary of the Interior, has been working ' on an amendment to the re-authorization of the Wallop-Breaux legislation to strengthen "outreach" and increasing fishing ' 13