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1.2.5. Work with States to. develop a policy that will ensure risk <br />assessment prior to introductions of new nonindigenous and <br />exotic species to the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. <br />1.2.6. Include the pallid sturgeon in Appendix I to the Convention on <br />International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Fauna and <br />Flora (CITES). <br />1.2.7. Remediate sources of environmental contaminants. <br />1.2.8. Provide protection for important habitat areas and needs of <br />pallid sturgeon. <br />1.3. Increase public awareness of the laws and needs for protecting <br />pallid sturgeon. <br />1.3.1. Develop and distribute information and education materials on <br />the plight of the pallid sturgeon and its ecosystem. <br />1.3.2. Provide cultured pallid sturgeon to aquaria and comparable <br />facilities where they can be viewed by the public. <br />1.4 C� Establish refugia of pallid sturgeon broodstock. <br />1.4.1. Collect pallid sturgeon broodstock from the wild and maintain <br />refugia at three locations. <br />2 CONDUCT RESEARCH NECESSARY FOR SURVIVAL AND RECOVERY <br />OF PALLID STURGEON. <br />2.1.E Obtain information on life history and habitat requirements of <br />all life stages of pallid sturgeon. <br />2.1.1. Conduct investigations to determine age distribution, growth, <br />and growth rates. <br />2.1.2. Conduct investigations to describe food habits and feeding <br />behavior. <br />2.1.3. Conduct investigations to better define macro - habitat <br />requirements. <br />2.1.4. Conduct investigations to describe microhabitat characteristics <br />of spawning, feeding, staging, and rearing areas. <br />20 <br />