Pallid Sturgeon Recovery Plan

• Description: related to the Platte River Endangered Species Partnership ‎(aka Platte River Recovery Implementation Program or PRRIP)‎,
• State: NE
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 11/7/1993
• Author: Pallid Sturgeon Recovery Team, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Title: Recovery Plan for the Pallid Sturgeon ‎(Scaphirhynchus albus)‎
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

PRIOR-
ITY TASK
PALLID STURGEON
RECOVERY PLAN IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
TASK PARTICIPATING OR
DURA- RESPONSIBLE PARTY
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1
2.5.3
Identify all point and nonpoint
sources of problem contaminants along
3
3,4,
6
ES
EPA
100
100
100
the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers
within the pallid sturgeonts range.
1
2.6.1
Determine causes of hybridization.
10
3,4,
6
FFA
COE
100
100
100
1
3.1.1
Develop a pallid sturgeon propagation
plan.
Ongoing
1
3,4,
6
FFA,ES
MICRA/
States
10
1
3.1.2
Develop a pallid sturgeon stocking
plan and plan for disposition of
Ongoing
1
3,4,
6
FFA,ES
MICRA/
States
10
surplus fish.
1
3.1.3
Develop a tagging protocol for stocked
Ongoing
3,4,
FFA,ES
MICRA/
10
fish.
1
6
States
1
3.1.4
Provide financial support to
hatcheries for structural
modifications, operation, and
Until
delist-
ad
3,4,
6
FFA,ES
COE,BR,
WAPA,
NBC
1500
90
90
Redesign and expansion of existing
facilities is needed the first year.
O&M funds thereafter.
maintenance needed for a pallid
sturgeon propagation program.
1
3.2.1
Determine protocol for collecting,
Ongoing
6
ES,FFA
5
handling, and transporting pallid
1
sturgeon.
1
3.2.2
Determine efficient, effective
spawning techniques in the hatchery
Ongoing
3
6,8
FFA,RES
HOC
10
10
10
and in the field.
1
4.1.1
Establish a clearinghouse for
collection and dissemination of
Until
delist-
6
ES,FFA
MICRA/
States
5
5
5
research and management information.
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