8057

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8057
• Author: Bennett, J. R., D. A. Krieger, T. P. Nesler, L. E. Harris and R. B. Nehring.
• Title: An Assessment Of Fishery Management And Fish Production Alternatives To Reduce The Impact Of Whirling Disease In Colorado.
• USFW Year: 1996.
• USFW - Doc Type: Denver, Colorado.
• Copyright Material: NO

Undertake an economics-based study that examines the cost, benefits, and anglers'
willingness to pay for hatchery-reared fish in Colorado. This should also incorporate results
to enable an understanding of "angler satisfaction" and the estimation of angler success and
demand by category. The study should be done on a broad scale so that the results can be
applied to the entire hatchery system.
* Implement user pay mechanisms to determine the demand for catchable trout and to enable
DOW to index hatchery production.
* Initiate research to determine if UV light, sand filtration, or other screening materials
provide a viable methodology for eliminating WD spores from hatchery supply waters.
* Eliminate or reduce the WD pathogen from existing state production facilities.
* Lease or buy new WD- hatcheries.
* Modify existing negative hatcheries to produce more fish.
It is recommended that action on these alternatives be considered by the DOW Director, the
Leadership Team, and the Aquatic Wildlife Section to help minimize the impacts of WD on
Colorado's aquatic resources.
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