7890

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7890
• Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Title: Region 6, Fish and Wildlife Service Guidelines Directing Captive Propagation Of Listed And Candidate Fish.
• USFW Year: 1996.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

accepted protocol of the fisheries profession. Fish identified as
surplus to requirements should be reported at any time to the appropriate
Coordinator or Fishery authority who will notify appropriate persons of
their availability. Relevant information such as the numbers of fish
that are available, size and/or age, specific stock, breeding strategy
used, etc.should be provided at that time.
At a minimum, all captive-reared fish will be summarized in an Annual
Propagation Report. In this annual report, all fish that are no longer
needed for specific purposes will be identified as surplus.
Disposition of such fish will be done by priority:
1. Captive-reared listed or candidate fish will be used to meet
program needs for genetic refugia, broodstock development,
approved laboratory/field experiments, and planned
introductions.
2. Provide fish for other research studies that were not
identified in previous Program Statements-of-Work or Annual
Propagation Operation Plans.
3. Provide fish to agencies for use in research and introduction
in other portions of their range.
4. Provide fish for information and education programs as well as
public display.
NOTE: Appropriate Federal and State permits must be
obtained before such fish are transferred. Contact
the appropriate State Supervisor, Ecological
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for
information related to Federal permits: Colorado -
[phone]; Kansas - [phone]; Montana -
[phone]; Nebraska - [phone]; North
Dakota - [phone]; South Dakota - (605) 224-
8693; Utah - [phone]; Wyoming - (406) 449-
5225; or the Chief of Endangered Species in the
Regional Office in Denver, Colorado - [phone].
5. Maintain fish for possible future use if space is available and the
cost is not prohibitive.
NOTE: Documentation of Priorities 1 through 5 will be made before
the disposition described in Priorities 6 and 7 are pursued.
The Regional Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
will seek review and input on any action involving the
disposition of captive-reared fish. The Regional Director is
responsible for all actions related to listed and candidate
species in this Region and he is the only one who can approve
priority 6 and 7 actions.
6. If fish are not used for purposes described in Items 1 through 5,
they will be euthanized following accepted protocol of the fisheries