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20120110_Upper CO River WS Mgmt Plan Alternative_Section III 1. RECREATIONAL FISHING (Segments 4 through 6): Recreational Fishing ORV Indicators for the Upper Colorado River from Gore Canyon to Red Dirt Creek. Type Name Current level(if available) Fishery Quality Trout 24 fish over 14"per acre Fishery Biomass 90 pounds/acre Fishery Species Diversity(SD) 14 species of fish Recreational Total Fishing Effort(TFE) TBD Fishing Recreational Catch/Unit Effort(CPUE) TBD Fishing The Stakeholder Group currently has insufficient information to describe the range and variability of the provisional recreational fishing ORV Indicators over time. The SG will monitor available information during the provisional period to evaluate, and revise if necessary, the provisional ORV Indicators above as described in the Monitoring Plan, Part V. During the provisional period, the SG will evaluate any instance where the individual ORV Indicator values for recreational fishing shown in Table III.B.1 are not met in a given year. In the event that subsequent data for such instances does not exhibit an improving trend toward meeting the provisional Indicator values in each subsequent year, the SG may invoke the SG elevation procedures in Section VI.J.4 of the Plan. It is recognized that the ORV Indicators for total fishing effort and catch/unit effort are not yet determined and that this is needed for a better understanding of the status of the recreational fishing ORV. 2. RECREATIONAL FLOATBOATING (Segments 4 through 7): Narrative standard: Protect the existing range and quality of the outstanding floatboating opportunities. This narrative standard does not imply mirroring any specific hydrology. C. Establishment of Provisional Resource Guides. Factors which may influence or affect the condition of the primary streamflow-influenced ORVs include flow levels, temperature, and water quality. Provisional Resource Guides are established for each of these factors as part of this Plan. These guides are subject to the qualifications on their use described in Section III.A.2. and Section VII.B.3. of this Plan.