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Page 62 APPENDIX A - Conservation Goals, Objectives and Actions contained in the Range-wide Conservation Agreement for Roundtail Chub, Bluehead Sucker and Flannelmouth Sucker Goal The goal of this Agreement is to ensure the persistence of round tail chub, bluehead sucker, and flannelmouth sucker populations throughout their ranges. Objectives The individual state signatories to this document will develop conservation and management plans for any or all of the three species that occur naturally within their states. Any future signatories 'may also choose to develop individual conservation and management plans or to integrate their efforts with existing plans. The individual signatories agree to develop information and conduct actions to support the following objectives: · Establish and/or maintain roundtail chub, flannelmouth sucker, and bluehead sucker populations sufficient to ensure persistence of each species within their ranges. 1. Establish measureable criteria to evaluate the number of populations required to maintain the three species throughout their respective ranges. 2. Establish measureable criteria to evaluate the number of individuals required within each population to maintain the three species throughout their respective ranges. . Establish and/or maintain sufficient connectivity between populations so that viable metapopulations are established and/or maintained. . As feasible, identify, significantly reduce, and/or eliminate threats to the persistence of roundtail chub, bluehead sucker, and flannelmouth sucker that: 1) may warrant or maintain their listing as a sensitive species by state and federal agencies, and 2) may warrant their listing as a threatened or endangered species under the ESA. Conservation actions The signatories will review and document existing and ongoing programmatic actions that benefit the three species. As signatories develop their individual management plans for conservation of the three species, each signatory may include but is not limited or obligated to incorporate the following conservation actions: 1.) Conduct status assessment of roundtail chub, bluehead sucker, and flannelmouth sucker. · Identify concurrent programs that benefit the three fish species. Monitor and summarize their activities and progress. · Establish current information regarding species distribution, status, and habitat conditions as the baseline from which to measure change.