9490

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9490
• Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Title: Final Environmental Assessment for Procedures for Stocking of Nonnative Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
• USFW Year: 1996.
• USFW - Doc Type: Grand Junction.
• Copyright Material: NO

~. SUMMARY OF ALTERNATIVES
Tables 7-9 summarize some of the similarities and differences between the
' alternatives. However, not all of the stacking situations are covered in
these tables. More information is contained under the description of each
alternative.
' Table 7. List of nonnative fish species (common names) that occur in the
Upper Colorado ;River Basin, but are not currently managed (stocked) and their
status under each of the alternatives (C/C =case-by-case review;
No =Prohibited from being stocked; Yes =could be stocked without
case b_v-case review).

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Preferred No Alt Alt Alt Alt Alt
Fish Spocies Alternative Action's ~ 1 k 2 ~ 3 ~ 4 ~ 5
Plains topmianow, creek No Yes GC GC C/C C/C C/C
chub, leatherside chub, lake Some C/C
chub, longnosc dace, brassy
minnow, smd shiner, golden
shiner, common shiner,
longnose sucker, Utah
sucker, white sucker, yellow
bullhead, Iowa darter,
Johnny darter, plains killifish
Northern pike No Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
Tiger muskie Yes (in Harvey Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
Gap Res.)
Common carp No Yes C/C No No C/C GC
Red shiner Only above Yes GC No No C/C GC
Flaming Gorge
loam
Black bullhead No Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
Wiper C/C Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
Green sunfish No Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
Yellow perch C/C Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
Walleye C/C Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
White crappie No Yes C/C No No C/C C/C
's Stocking under the "No Action" alternative would be completely at the discretion of the State fish and wildlife agency.
' Some of these species would probably never be considered for stocking by the States.

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