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• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9576
• Author: Utah Department of Natural Resources.
• Title: Conservation and Management Plan for Three Fish Species in Utah - Adressing needs for Roundtail Chub ‎(Gila robusta)‎, Bluehead Sucker ‎(Catostomus discobolus)‎, and Flannelmouth Sucker ‎(Catostomus latipinnis)‎.
• USFW Year: 2006.
• USFW - Doc Type: Salt Lake City, UT.
• Copyright Material: NO

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conservation of the three species, each signatory may include but is not limited or obligated to
incorporate the following conservation actions:
1) Conduct status assessment of roundtail chub, bluehead sucker, and flannelmouth sucker.
^ Identify concurrent programs that benefit the three fish species. Monitor and
summarize their activities and progress.
~ Establish current information regarding species distribution, status, and habitat
conditions as the baseline from which to measure change.
^ Identify threats to population persistence.
^ Locate populations of the subject species to determine status of each.
2) Establish and maintain a database of past, present, and future information on roundtail
chub, bluehead sucker, and flannelmouth sucker.
^ Establish format and maintain compatible databases. Signatories have
identified the need to maintain arange-wide database as the primary means to
~ conduct arange-wide assessment.
^ Establish and maintain bibliography of subject species.
3) Determine roundtail chub, bluehead sucker, and flannelmouth sucker population
demographics, life history, habitat requirements, and conservation needs.
~ Determine current population sizes of subject species and/or utilize auxiliary
catch and effort data to identify trends in relative abundance.
^ Identify subject species habitat requirements and current habitat conditions
through surveys and studies of hydrological, biological, and watershed
features.
~ Determine if existing flow recommendations and regimes are adequate for all
life stages of the subject species. Develop appropriate flow recommendations
for areas where existing flow regimes are inadequate.
^ Where additional data is needed to determine appropriate management
actions, conduct appropriate, focused research and apply results.
4) Genetically and morphologically characterize populations of roundtail chub, bluehead
sucker, and flannelmouth sucker.
^ Determine if known information is adequate to answer management questions
« related to conservation genetics and assess need for additional genetic
characterization of subject species.
^ Apply new information to management strategies.
^ Review the literature available on hybridization and adequacy of existing data
to characterize the degrees of threats to conservation of the three species
posed by hybridization.
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