|
<br />IIOL1)E
<br />
<br />.\NIl SIIl.N;\kER-SYSITilI.\TICi OF (;/1.,1
<br />
<br />.1/3
<br />
<br />1.<.:\'(:1 'I.-SilllilarilY ,';dll<': 1<1\\"<.:r<.:d 10
<br />1I.l:l!/7'17 and several illlportalll ,hall!;cs Ol:,
<br />rurred. The "muuJl/l" IlIsler w;is joill<.:d h)'
<br />J.I lie\\' lIl<.:mhers, six Irolll lippeI' Cre<':1I
<br />l{i,'cr, onc frolll \VhiLC tiver, five frOIll Sail
<br />'/lIall Rh'cr, olle fWIII Virgill Rin:r alld 011<':
<br />frolll 1I1;I<:k Ri,'el". Fighl lIew 1I1clllbns added
<br />10 IlIe "degall,"" dllsler, fi\'(: Irolll IIpper
<br />GrcclI Rivcr, olle frolll l.ake l'owell (wllich
<br />ill laln levels aliglled ,'illl Ib<.: "dcgll1u X
<br />(.I'll/III" slII.dllsl<:r), ani Iwo trolll l.ake
<br />~Illhavc. :\ grollp 01 1'1 fish fmlll L,k<.:
<br />I'u \\'c II , cenl<:r<:d anulIl I lh<: six IIH.:IIII)(:r
<br />.."It'gal/,r X 9'1)/w" ill <:rgrade dllsl<.:r of
<br />I.n'c1 3, joill<.:d Ihe "elcg I/J" I IlIsl<.:r by eighl
<br />llllllllTI iOlls. Tell 01 II <.: H had Ihree or
<br />lIIore IOllllcniollS 10 oil IT 1IIl',"I,,:r, 01 fhi,
<br />1111;111 group. 1\ uc\\' elt ~lCI" of ~C\'(":II 111('111-
<br />hers fo1'111 <.:d, Ihrec froll I,ake 1',)\,'<:11 ;,"d
<br />IUllr frolll 'I.<.:c\ FelT)'. '1'10 is c1I1SIlT "'as
<br />Icnlled ,hc "cY/J/w" dlls <.:r sillce il "ckl\'Cd
<br />,olllewllal illdepelld<.:nll)' ill Lun Je,cb alld
<br />IlIese Specilllells wen: III ISI ex IrCllle j II dc,
<br />Idopmelll ollllld,al 11111111' a",1 Ik,hy SI"'"1,
<br />1",lh cllarancrislic of (;. (J'/dlll (:llill<.:r, 1!IHi),
<br />l.e,'<:I 5,-SilllilarilY ;dlle lowercd III
<br />lI,l:l'I~Il. The "robllSlcz" c1l1sl<:r ":" joi'll:d
<br />I,}' fi,'c lIew IIlclllh<:rs, IW( frolll "j'jH'l (;n:clI
<br />Ri\er, OIlC frolll I.ak<: l'owell, alld 11,'0 frolll
<br />\'iq.;ill Ri"<:r, 'lIakillg a I( I;d (JI i')~ ",clllbns,
<br />Ihi, clllsler was 'I"ile 1I11ll1lgCIIl'OJl', IIIII}'
<br />~II llIell,h<:rs had Itss "all I') 11I11Ilceljut"
<br />'" odl<T IIlellll'el's, illc IIdillg lI,dy S(',(:II
<br />IIlll111 'e..., Wilh less Ihal lell ("":W({;OIlS,
<br />rllI.:,e :!II [ish illdllded tell II0lll IIp!,cr
<br />Crcl'lI Ri"<:r, five from S; n .Juall Itiler, olle
<br />1111111 I,;,ke 1'0\\'[:11, Ihree I!-o II I \';, Itil/l,
<br />.lllllonc frlllll IILoek Ri\l:I', 'j J"
<br />e1'hIC!' was joillcd "r fil'e lIe\\' 1I""d,n" I \\1I
<br />1111111 IIpper Crc<:1I Ri,'Cr OIlC 110,,, l>Cso!:"
<br />lill" Ca 11)'011 , (JIIC frem, I,; ~e 1'01'1'11 ;11111 Olle
<br />1",", I.ec's FelT)', lllabl.L; ;( foLd 1,1 ] 113
<br />IIItlll"CI'S, Six IICW llI<:nllJel s III the "deg(( II; X
<br />,r/"IiI" sllbdllSIC!' incllld d fOllr fW1I1 I.ake
<br />/'111\'1,11 tkll wer<: COlllle Icd ollh III Ihis
<br />,,,IKIII'l<':1'. Two o,IIers 'rlllll L,kc 1'11\,'(:11
<br />1",,1 ''<IlIlleniolls lo hOlh he "cI{'~III/'>" elliS'
<br />liT alld d,e "c1r'-,~tll/-' X \,1"/11" ~IIIH 11I,ln;
<br />-IUt: with (Jilt:: U)lIIItTtioll (J cat II gltHII'; Lilt:
<br />i'lhcr \\"idl Olle (OIIlH:Clioll to die "clegall.\'.
<br />.lthln alld IWO to 111<: illl<.:grade groll!" The
<br />1."1 SlIlllll"lcr ('"'Iailled ~II II 1l'1I'!"T' '"
<br />I.tll" '" Thc "'.1'/,1/11" (I "",[ i,,, """I,d I,)'
<br />1\,"'1, Olle 1'1"0111 1.~lk(: P(I\H"II ~llld {Iltt: fHIlI\
<br />I.n.'." h-ny. Si\: fI(" till" I illl" IIH"llllw'-'" fLit I
<br />II ka''iL lhree {(IIIIICt Lilli I;.. I(J ()l!H..:r IIlt'llIIJL'I~.
<br />
<br />Level (j,-Silllittrity ,';dlle 100vered to
<br />O.7M!H7. Eight [ish allached to (hc "wlmslll"
<br />dllSl<:r hy (111)' olle ('ollll<:nioll from olle of
<br />Ihe eight. This sllbclllSICl' illclud<.-..I lhree
<br />fish' from upl'cr Grcen River, one frolll
<br />While Rivcr, Ihree from Desolalion CanyolI,
<br />;,"d OIlC frolll 1,;lkc 1'0\\'<:11. Two 11<.:\,' llI<.:l\I,
<br />bel'S, olle frolll IIpl'<.:/' Greell Rivel', :llId OIlC
<br />fmm Virgin River, raised lhe ""ouu.rlll"
<br />dU~ler llllal III 13,1. The """'gIlIU" dllsler
<br />was joilled b)' four lIew lIIembers, olle frolll
<br />lippeI' Green Ri,'cr alld lhrec from Llkc
<br />I'ow<:ll. ,\uotller [i,11 from I.ake Powell I':ld
<br />olle UJlllleuioll III I,olh the "cl"gaus" dllst<.:r
<br />;1I1<[ tI,e "degflus X cYP/w" Suuclllstel', hill
<br />Ialer COIIIICl'liOIlS assoc;;lIcd il with the
<br />"('(('grill",,, I 1 11;.1 Cl". The "dt'glll/J" dllslerl,<.:,
<br />('all,e very li~hl ill 1,<.:\'(,1 (i, ollly lIine UlClll'
<br />hers, fi,'e [rom Ihc upper Green Ri\'cl', OIlC
<br />frolll Desolalioll Call)'oll, alld lhree frolll
<br />L,ke ['owell. h.lllless Ihall [5 conllcClioll~ to
<br />"i1,er IlIelllhers. New III em hers lO lhe
<br />",.{r'g(IIIJ X 1')'1)/'0" slIbclusler illcluded Iwo
<br />fro'lI lksoLllioll (:;11')"'". four frolll L,ke
<br />Powdl. alld fOllr [ro," [.l:e'~ F<.:rr)'. -1""'0 fish
<br />frolll L..ke Powell 1lIlllIel'led to bOlh lhe
<br />",.(eglll/s" dust<.:/' alld lbe "clegfll/s X cyplw"
<br />sllhclll,l<:r, olle had I\\'() ..lid Ihree conllec,
<br />tiolls resl'eclivdy, the olher had l\\'O lO both
<br />dllSllTS. COllllecliolls ill laler le\~e1s ill'
<br />diclled i1lcse IWO li,h w<.:re IIIOSt sillliL,r 10
<br />lhe "degl"'s X fyll/lll" group, makillg a
<br />tOI;oI of :l:! lIIernbeL' :II I,cyd G, Sen.-II lIe\~
<br />,"clllhers to Ihc "{.\'I'//(/" dllsler illduded
<br />olle [rom IIpper Greell River, lwo frolll Lake
<br />I'owcll ;llld four frolll Le<:'s FelTY, 1""<.:I\'e
<br />"I 1(; 11I"II.her; 1.;11' (OIlIJCClioIlS 10 .,~ !c"Sl
<br />illlce olher lIIell"''''. i,"lilalillg .. hirl)'
<br />lighl dIlSII'J'.
<br />I.cvl'! 7,-Silllibrity \';duc lowel'ed 10
<br />n,77778. Thc (111)' challge ill Ihe "wuu:illl"
<br />dllsler was Ihal 0111)' five lIIell,bcrs had less
<br />thall 15 COIllllCliulIS to odiC!' members, This
<br />clusler still r<:lIlailled all;lch<:d to Ihe eight,
<br />IIlclllher SlIhdust('!' 1I1elltiullell ill Lcvel (i by
<br />(111)' olle COllllcuioll, ,-\ II illll'onalll do;lllge
<br />'\'~tS nOled IJ)' COli IItT( lOll hc.:tw~ell tile
<br />"q'I)//(/" <<IIISII". ;llId the ",.(r'!!,III/.\ X n'I'/lI<"
<br />illt<...g...;,,1<: '"/" h"II'J'. This 'LIS 1;1l iliLlled
<br />dll"'''gh a lIew IIlclllbcr 10 thc dllslCl'illg tl1;ll
<br />had 1\\'0 cOllllcniolls 10 lhc "cYP/l(\" dllsler
<br />;111(1 Olle 10 Ii,e iIlIlThLHIl" s-uI,('lnsltT" :\11_
<br />11111l"r Ill"'\' 1I1C11IIHT \\".1') (Ollllcctcd tu rile
<br />;d)o\"(" "lil1killg" fi..,h
<br />l_tT('1 H - SillliLtI il)' Lillie 1(l\\'l:lcd In
<br />O,7'lliH'1. Tl,c ","/)(/\/,," ,1"'lcr illtTe;hnl by
<br />
|