8094

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8094
• Author: Dryer, M. P. and A. J. Sandvol.
• Title: Recovery Plan for the Pallid Sturgeon ‎(
• USFW Year: 1993.
• Copyright Material: NO

2.4.1. Establish sampling stations and monitor population status and
trends.
2.4.2. Conduct a Population Viability Analysis to determine
appropriate recovery numbers.
2.5. ~ Obtain information on chemical contamination of pallid sturgeon
and their habitat.
2.5.1. Determine concentrations of organic and inorganic contaminants
in pallid sturgeon, shovelnose sturgeon, their foods and
habitats.
2.5.2. Determine effects of problem contaminants on growth, survival,
and reproduction of pallid sturgeon.
2.5.3. Identify all point and nonpoint sources of problem contaminants
along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers within the pallid
sturgeon's range.
2.6. ~:~ Obtain information on biological threats.
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2.6.1. Determine causes of hybridization.
2.6.2. Determine the extent of parasitism and disease, and the degree
of competition and predation by introduced fishes.
3 DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PALLID STURGEON CAPTIVE
PROPAGATION PROGRAM.
3.1. ® Develop policy on a pallid sturgeon propagation and stocking
program.
3.1.1. Develop a pallid sturgeon propagation plan.
3.1.2. Develop a pallid sturgeon stocking plan and .plan for
disposition of surplus fish.
3.1.3. Develop a tagging protocol for stocked fish.
3.1.4. Provide financial support to hatcheries for structural
modifications, operation, and maintenance needed for a pallid
sturgeon propagation program.
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