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season to attain the 300 mm TL, which would require a total of 30.8 acres of leased grow-out ponds (10.4 acres for second year class; 20.4 acres for third year class). The Recovery Program currently has approximately 18 acres of leased grow-out ponds throughout the Uintah Basin; an additional 12-15 acres are available from private land owners (T. Modde, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, personal communication). Ta in .-All stocked fish will be PIT-tagged to better evaluate the stocking plan and its various aspects (e.g., survival, growth, stocking location and lot survival evaluation). The annual cost would be approximately $13.1,025 to PIT-tag a total of 34,940 razorback sucker; which would occur in the second or third year of production for both the State of Colorado and State of Utah stocking plans. Table 2. .Facilities needed to produce razorback sucker identified in stocking plans, based on pounds per acre of grow-out ponds, and acres available. Acres on Hand Facility (Stocking Plan) Number to Produce Pounds/acre Acres Needed' Hatchery Grow-out Ponds Ponds Grand Valley (Colorado) 16,440 500 18.1 (36.2) 3.5 98 Ouray (Utah) - hatchery ponds 9,100 1000 5.0 10.8 - leased grow-out ponds 9,400 500 10.4 (20.4) - 18 'Acres needed assumes fish attain 300 mm TL in the second season. If a third season is required to attain fish 300 mm TL, then the additional acres are identified in parentheses. SUMMARY The Recovery Program has sufficient facilities and associated grow-out ponds to meet the demands of the revised State stocking plans. The revised State stocking plans call for the production of fewer, but larger bonytail, Colorado pikeminnow, and razorback sucker than in their earlier versions. This requires an additional 1 year for bonytail and possibly 2 years for razorback sucker in culture facilities. The Recovery Program will need a minimum of 15.9 acres 7