7713

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7713
• Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, C. R. F. R. T.
• Title: Colorado Squawfish Recovery Plan.
• USFW Year: 1991.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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(b) a population in either the Salt River from a diversion
Roosevelt Lake to Apache Falls or in the Verde River from Horseshoe
Reservoir upstream to Paulden, Arizona, is reestablished and habitats

and flows are protected. Feasibility of this effort will be '
reevaluated at the conclusion of the 1995 Lower Basin Agreement. At
that time, the need for inclusion of these areas in the delisting
criteria will be reconsidered;
(c) the threat of significant fragmentation (e.g., fragmentation that
would impair the reproductive success of the population or '
limit/impact the adult population size) is removed;
(d) essential habitats, primary migration routes, required streamflows,

and necessary water quality are legally protected; and ,
(e) other identifiable threats, if any, which may significantly affect the
population are removed.
(The Colorado squawfish may be delisted separately by Recovery Area,
with the Green River and Colorado River areas being delisted
concurrently.)
Actions Needed: Major actions needed to achieve the recovery of the Colorado

squawfish are: '
1. Monitor population status and define the life history requirements of the
Colorado squawfish. ,
2. Implement management plans to protect and maintain Colorado squawfish
populations and their habitat. '
3. Reintroduce Colorado squawfish into their historic range.
4. Promote and encourage improved communication and information '
dissemination.
5. Determine biological criteria/objectives for downlisting/delisting the '
Colorado squawfish.
Date of Recoverv: The Colorado squawfish is being recovered in correlation

with the bonytail chub, the humpback chub, and the razorback sucker. This ,
recovery plan addresses the recovery needs of the Colorado squawfish in both
the upper and lower basins of the Colorado River. The "Recovery
Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River
Basin" (Recovery Program) identifies specific recovery tasks and strategies to
be employed in recovering the Colorado River fishes in the Upper Basin,
excluding the San Juan River. The goal of the implementation program is to
recover these Colorado River fishes in the Upper Basin area in 15 years at an
estimated cost of $53 million. The Recovery Program will be considered a
stepdown effort of the Colorado squawfish Recovery Plan and will provide the

primary mechanism for implementing the recovery plan in the Upper Basin. A '
recovery program specifically covering the San Juan River is currently being
developed. Development of an endangered fishes management program for the
lower basin is being planned.-
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