Briefing Paper to Accompany the Proposed Upper Colorado River and San Juan River Endangered Fish Recovery Act of 1997

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Recovery program elements Upper Colorado River Recovery Program - Habitat management includes identifying and acquiring in- stream flows and changing operations of Federal dams to benefit endangered fish. - Habitat development includes restoring flood plain habitats and constructing fish passageways around dams and other barriers. - Native fish propagation involves establishing methods and facilities for holding adult broodstock, which will prevent extinction and maintain genetic resources; developing grow -out ponds; conducting research to improve survival of endangered fish raised in captivity and stocked in the wild; and conducting appropriate stocking and reintroduction efforts. - Managing nonnative species and sport - fishing entails managing detrimental non - native fish species in critical habitat of endangered fish. This element also involves distributing information to anglers to reduce accidental taking of endangered fish. - Research, monitoring and data management is aimed at gaining a better understanding of what the fish need to survive, grow and reproduce in the wild. It includes maintaining data on the numbers, sizes and locations of endangered fish captured during research studies; monitoring endangered fish population trends; and making recommendations on river flows.