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<br />Table 3. Hierarchical priorities among endangered fish species and among presumptive stocks within <br />species. <br />Priori ' S ecies Presum tive stocks Priori of each stock <br />1. Razorback sucker Middle Green/Yampa River 1 <br /> (Razorback-Jensen Bar) <br /> Lower Green River 1 <br /> Upper Colorado River 1 <br />2. Bonytail Upper Basin 1 <br />3. Humpback chub Yampa River 2 <br /> Desolation-Gray 1 <br /> Canyons <br /> Black Rocks Canyon 4 <br /> Westwater Canyon 4 <br /> Cataract Canyon 3 <br />4. Colorado pikeminnow Gren/Yampa River 3 <br /> Desolation-Gray 2 <br /> Canyons <br /> Upper Colorado River 1 <br />' Priority - 1, indicates the highest priority and 4 indicates the lowest priority for species or stocks. <br />NOTE: Speces priority was based on status and trends of the stocks as determined from catch-per-unit-or- <br />effort; stock priority was subjectively determined by considering historic abundance and distribution, identified <br />spawning sites, recruitment, and the probability of the stock being extirpated in the wild. <br />Table 4. Assessment of needs for inclusion of presumptive stocks in refugia and broodstock development in <br />the Upper Colorado River Basin. <br />Species Presumptive stocks Refugia Broodstock <br /> Develo ment <br />Razorback sucker Middle Green/Yampa River Yes Yes <br /> (Razorbadk-Jensen Bar) <br /> Lower Green River Yes Yes <br /> Upper Colorado River Yes Yes <br />Bonytail Upper Basinz Yes Yes <br />Humpback chub Yampa River No No <br /> Desolation-Gray No No <br /> Canyons <br /> Black Rocks Canyon No No <br /> Westwater Canyon No No <br /> Cataract Canyon No No <br />Colorado pikeminnow Green/Yampa River No No <br /> Desolation-Gray No No <br /> Canyons <br /> Upper Colorado River Yes Yes <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />t <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />16 <br />