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Recovery Outline <br />1 PROTE T AND RESTORE PALLID STURGEON POPULATIONS <br />INDIVIDUALS, AND THEIR HABITATS <br />1.1. Restore habitats and functions of the Missouri and Mississippi <br />River ecosystems, while minimizing impacts on other uses of the <br />rivers. <br />1.1.1. Restore the diversity of riverine habitats by reconnecting cut- <br />off features along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. <br />1.1.2. Implement operational alternatives for main stem Missouri River <br />.and tributary dams using simulation models that will emulate <br />precontrol hydrographs. <br />1.1.3.. Restore the natural temperature ~^egime of the Missouri River. <br />1.1.4. Restore large woody debris to the main stem Missouri and <br />Mississippi Rivers and their larger tributaries. <br />1.1.5. Restore the dynamic equilibrium of sediment transport within <br />the Missouri Rivera <br />1.1.6 Restore-free movements of pallid sturgeon within high priority <br />recovery areas. <br />1.2. ~ Protect pallid sturgeon and their habitat and minimize threats <br />from existing and proposed man-caused activities. <br />1.2.1. Ensure Federal Agencies conduct section 7 consultations on all <br />Federal actions that may affect pallid sturgeon. <br />1.2.2. Establish, maintain, and disseminate section 7 Biological <br />Opinions evaluating impacts on pallid sturgeon. <br />1.2.3. Ensure water intakes and diversions are not adversely affecting <br />pallid sturgeon populations. <br />1.2.4. Work with States within the pallid sturgeon's range to <br />temporarily place a moratorium on commercial fishing of all <br />sturgeon species. <br />19 <br />