9618

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9618
• Author: Brouder, M. J. and S. Jacks.
• Title: FY 2004 Annual Report ‎(October 1, 2003-September 30, 2004)‎.
• USFW Year: 2004.
• USFW - Doc Type: Pinetop, AZ.
• Copyright Material: NO

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AZFRO Assists in Harvesting Razorback Suckers from the Hualapai Native Fish Production Facility
AZFRO and personnel from the Hualapai Department of
Natural Resources harvested 107 adult razorback
sucker from the Hualapai Native Fish Production Facility.
Harvested fish were originally received by the Tribe as
fingerlings and were raised to adult size in an attempt to
determine the feasibility of using the Tribe's production
facility to raise native fish. All adult fish harvested were
tagged and transported to Lake Havasu where they were
released into the wild as part of the Lake Havasu Fishery
Improvement Project.
AZFRO Assists with Surveys of Colorado River
Indian Tribe Reservation Lakes
AZFRO and personnel from the Colorado River Indian
Tribe's Fish and Game Department completed winter surveys of 5 lakes on the Reservation to
community found within each lake and to assist the Tribe in developing future management strategies
found. Two of the lakes are stocked with rainbow trout by the Service, whereas the other lakes
warmwater fisheries. Of special note was the capture of 6 endangered razorback suckers, one of wh
tagged in 1993.
' AZFRO Assists Nava"o Nation with Stream and Lake Surve s
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' I n August 2004, the Navajo Department of Fish and
Wildlife with the assistance of AZFRO completed fisheries
surveys of several lakes and streams in the northeastern
' part of the Navajo Nation. This year's effort and data
continue our ongoing effort to assist the Navajo Nation with
the development of a long-term fishery management plan
' for these lakes and streams, an effort that began with
Stream and Reservoir Sampling on the Navajo Nation
August 2002. Lakes sampled in 2004 included Asaayi,
Tsaile, and Ganado, while backpack electrofishing surveys
' were completed on sections of Wheatfileds and Tsaile
creeks.
' AZFRO and the San Carlos YCC Work Toward
Natural Resource Conservation
' Cor the 2"d consecutive year, Region 2's Ecological Services program, in support of the Youth Conservation Corps
r (YCC) program, funded AZFRO to hire and direct the activities of 4 San Carlos Apache Tribal teens interested in
natural resources conservation. The San Carlos YCC crew worked with AZFRO and San Carlos Tribal biologists and
' game rangers on fish, wildlife, and habitat projects throughout the Reservation. The San Carlos YCC completed sport
fish surveys of several small ponds, surveys of over 10 miles of perennial, native fish streams, water quality monitoring
of San Carlos Lake, and revegetation and upland fencing projects. YCC is a summer employment program sponsored
' by the US Departments of the Interior and Agriculture for young males and females ages 15 through 18 to work, learn,
and earn together by working on projects, projects with a stated purpose of developing and maintaining natural
resources for the American people.
' Arizona Fishery Resources Office FY 2004 Annual Report 7