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<br />000714 <br /> <br />threatened or endangered species and native fish <br />communities. <br /> <br />b) Remove, starting in 1995, non-native fish fauna <br />where feasible from select streams or drainages, <br />and develop barriers preventing reintroduction. <br /> <br />c) Relocate native fish species from stable source <br />populations to suitable, unoccupied habitat to <br />expand distribution and abundance. <br /> <br />d) Enhance habitat through stream channel improvements <br />and re-regulation or improved management of water <br />flows in select drainages. <br /> <br />e) <br /> <br />Restrict seine and dipnet collection for private or <br />commercial baitfish purposes in select drainages: <br />starting in 1994, to protect species of special <br />concern from harvest. <br /> <br />I <br />" <br />L <br />f <br />" <br />! <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Goal 3: <br /> <br />The integrity and stability of native aquatic <br />wildlife communities and their ecosystems must be <br />preserved. <br /> <br />objectives: <br /> <br />a) <br /> <br />Coordinate with the Aquatic Research Section to <br />determine through GIS technology and gap analysis <br />the range, composition, and distribution of native <br />fish communities present in the lower South Platte <br />basin by 1.996. <br /> <br />I <br />r. <br /> <br />b) Implement management strategies described above as <br />deemed necessary from 1.995 to 2000 to preserve. <br />protect and perpetuate native fish communities and <br />their habitat in select drainages. <br /> <br />c) Monitor fish species population, habitat, and <br />community-level indices every 5 years for long term <br />stability. Indices will be based on. research <br />recommendations provided by 1.998. <br /> <br />d) Determine the present distribution and abundance of <br />amphibian, mollusk, and crustacean wildlife in the <br />lower South Platte River basin by 1.998. <br /> <br />14 <br />