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1 <br />Stepdowa Outline <br />1. Maintain or enhance all known Tppe A greenback cutthroat trout populations <br />and their habitats. <br />1.1. Conduct population and habitat monitoring <br />1.2. Enhance or restore habitat <br />1.3. Maintain stream barriers <br />1.4. Prevent introduction of non-native species <br />1.5. Promote sound land and water use guidelines <br />1.6. Enforce regulations <br />2. Establish or document the existence of 20 stable populations of pure <br />(Tppe A) greenback cutthroat trout within the subspecies' historic range. <br />2.1. Conduct surveys for historic populations. <br />2.2. Prepare and maintain a list of candidate habitats. <br />2.3. Consult with land owners and management agencies. <br />2.4. Prepare habitats listed in Tables 6 and 7 for reintroduction. <br /> 2.41 Conduct habitat manipulation. <br /> 2.42 Construct or improve barriers. <br /> 2.43 Remove all non-native salmonids. <br />2.5. Introduce pure (Type A) greenback cutthroat trout. , <br /> 2.51 Use appropriate stocking rates for fish from wild populations. <br /> 2.52 Use appropriate stocking rates for larval hatchery fish. <br />2.6. Monitor and document the success o.f each introduction. <br />2.7. Annually update greenback cutthroat trout population status. <br />3. Establish hatchery and wild populations of pure (Type A) greenback trout <br />for broodstock. <br />3.1. Establish a South Platte River wild broodstock. <br />3.2. Establish an Arkansas River wild broodstock. <br />3.3. Establish captive broodstocks. <br />3.31 Collect and utilize milt from wild populations. <br />3.32 Establish South Platte River and Arkansas River greenback <br />broodstocks at Colorado Division of Wildlife hatcheries. ' <br />19 ' <br />1 <br />