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[i <br />i Current Research <br />As the 7 -year research program is completed in 1998 and flow recommendation and other integration <br />reports are completed, the emphasis of the Program will switch from research to recovery. This <br />switch is already evident in the recent emphasis on augmentation of the endangered species and <br />studies of the effects of barriers. Future research will be more directed at recovery objectives rather <br />than basic research. Augmentation and the monitoring it requires will be a major focus of the <br />Program. Development of brood stock and development of sources of fish to use for augmentation <br />will become more important in the future. Also, studies on how to increase the present wild <br />population of Colorado squawfish in the San Juan River will be needed, as will studies of how to <br />improve movement over potential barriers, how to create habitats that may be limiting in the system <br />at present, and how to determine appropriate population sizes of the endangered fishes. In addition, <br />studies related to control of nonnative fishes will also be important future Program activities. Basic <br />monitoring of the fish populations and how they react to augmentation, flow manipulation, barrier <br />removal, and other recovery actions will continue to be important research components. <br />Recommendations for Changes to the Long Range Plan <br />The LRP needs to be reviewed and revised in accordance with the results of research conducted <br />during the 7 -year research program. Some areas, such as brood stock development or water quality, <br />that were once considered major issues may no longer be major issues. Most of the objectives and <br />tasks of the LRP have been met, so now the LRP must be changed to an adaptive management type <br />of document emphasizing recovery. It is suggested that the Biology Committee review the LRP <br />during 1998 and provide a revised LRP to the Coordination Committee by October 1998. Field <br />research efforts were curtailed in 1997 to enable a major effort in data integration and reporting on <br />the results of the research that had been conducted to date. Research efforts that will be continued <br />include monitoring adult and young fish, examining contaminant effects on Colorado squawfish, and <br />some habitat studies. <br />1 <br />'J <br />San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program December 1997 <br />Summary Report V PR -602 -1 <br />