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RECOIrII~NDATIONS <br />Because of differential effects of high flows on backwater habitat forma <br />squawfish production, flow recommendations are not easily devised. Data from <br />demonstrate the importance of large, deep backwaters as nursery habitat.- Thes <br />developed primarily in secondary channels which form during high flow events a <br />open as a result of scour activity. They are permanent fixtures, unless charm <br />causes a geophysical shift in the channel. The primary goal of any flow regim <br />benefit Colorado squawfish, therefore, should be to form and maintain as many <br />channel backwaters each year as possible. This does not necessary mean that c <br />flow years are preferred. One, periodic high flow event that resets the charm <br />followed by several years of lower, but varied, flows which maintain backwater <br />preferable. As flow apparently has a variable effect on Colorado squaivfish pr <br />managing to maximize nursery habitat in any given year may be the preferred an <br />management scheme. <br />Management of nonnative fishes will continue to be a problem. Although <br />the best method of control, flow manipulation did not prove to be a panacea. <br />species showed no measurable relation to flow event. Sand shiners actually sh <br />correlation to high flows, date and duration. In addition, other native fishe <br />than Colorado squawfish. Care must be taken, then, not to attempt to benefit <br />squawfish to the exclusion of other native fish or benefit of nonnative fish. <br />ISMP protocol is, based on comparison with the data presented here, lik <br />