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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: <br />This study's goal is to quantitatively describe habitat use by pallid sturgeon and sturgeon <br />chub in the lower Platte River. In addition, this study will include an analysis of the ecological <br />relationships among sturgeon species and other fish species typical of shifting sand -bed rivers, <br />exemplified by the Platte River. <br />These studies are focusing on the following objectives. <br />Objective 1: Document habitat use, relative habitat preference, and species assemblages <br />associated with adult and juvenile pallid sturgeon and sturgeon chub in the lower <br />Platte River. <br />Objective 2: Document the phenology, and relative abundance of larval recruitment for pallid <br />sturgeon, sturgeon chub and associated species in the lower Platte River. <br />Objective 3: Determine how changes in river discharge influence habitat use by pallid sturgeon <br />Q <br />and sturgeon chub life history stages in the lower Platte River. <br />Objective 4: Document the catch of sturgeon by anglers in the lower Platte River. <br />Objective 5: Develop educational materials and management recommendations for the <br />sturgeon fishery in the lower Platte River. <br />2 <br />