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VII. SUMMARY OF ALTERNATIVES <br />The following is a list of alternatives identified in the preceding text. <br />Protection <br />I . Implement the WD Policy with respect to protection/stocking restrictions in native cutthroat <br />and wild trout waters. <br />2. Implement recovery, conservation, and management plans to restore and expand the three <br />native cutthroat species to a viable status. <br />3. Use native cutthroat in their respective drainages as the primary species for management in <br />headwater drainages to provide catch-and-release and limited-harvest fisheries. <br />4. Initiate research to determine the density, periodicity, and seasonality of waterborne spore <br />production in infested waters to reduce negative impacts to stocked trout, and evaluate <br />other species and strains of salmonids for resistance to WD. <br />Recreation <br />5. Initiate a public information program to educate anglers on preventive measures to minimize <br />transfer of the pathogen to negative waters. <br />6. Conduct a research project to answer the question of whether the continued stocking of <br />trout from WD+ units into WD+ habitats increases or maintains WD spore levels above that <br />produced by the alternative tubifex worm host. <br />7. Balance the use of WD+/- trout (use all WD- catchables on the west slope, use WD+ trout <br />stocking in the Front Range and warmwater seasonal fisheries) to protect resources while <br />creating and directing fishing recreation. <br />8. Increase warmwater fishing opportunities to shift angler pressure and stocking away from <br />protected habitats. <br />9. Emphasize wild trout management and restrictive harvest regulations to reduce the level of <br />coldwater fish stocking. <br />10. Increase coldwater habitat protection and enhancement programs (instream flow, water <br />quality, and habitat manipulation) to maximize the biological potential of streams and lakes. <br />11. Shift aquatic management from Intensive Use (catchable stocking) to Optimum Use (fly or <br />fingerling, or no stocking). <br />48