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<br />- <br /> <br />'J "" ~ '... <br />I <Juju.) <br /> <br />populalion genetic integrity or restore a self-sustaining population in nalure. It is the <br />action plan developed lor implementation. directed by the Recovery Program goals, <br />and structured along the formal presented in the Genetics Management Planning <br />GUidelines document <br /> <br />G€netlcs management requires~aQreal, deal of operational aC!'yi.~Y....Refugia and <br />propagation faCllllIes ~t-be have been planned, buill, and are now operated In a <br />coordinated fashion. For this reason, the General Recovery Program Support Action <br />',.,-.,,-., <br />Plan contains a task to produce an Annual Prtlf'l'9>!ltlOr'! Facl!lties Oper.aIIOf)al Plan. <br />Based on the Genetics Management Plan. thiS Annual PropeS"tton facilities <br />Operational Plan provides specific annual guidance for propagation: numbers of adulls <br />and lamlly lots n'Jeded from each populallon, number.9U!S~..o<;.eded.in"eao;::.o.,f~mily lot, <br />;lnd where these fish Will be raised and mainlained,-Motereeen-lIV;-lhe--Armum <br />. ". .....--... ^.,. .,.. .,.,-, <br />OD/l,atio,,!I f'1,'\r'rl'1-3~~beeomell1e dOc'llmen-t-lhat-outlineS'\'rMt-ctm-b-e--pr-oduced-to <br />:tdd~~~ugment"lion-p/lJn! Over-the co, '''''Ii year; <br /> <br />Addll1orr31 facilities are required 10 meet short-lerm...!Y'!1~.i~f:re ~ years; e~perimenta' <br />slacking) propagation needs, and plans l':Ire-bei"9 ha~1il been formulated to meellonQ. <br />lerm (hvt! 5 years or more: augmentation and restoration stockina) needs The plans <br />for lhese fac:rlities I' are the Coordinated Halchery FaCility Plan i;j"n'(f.the-.F.aCiiiii;:;s N~; <br />Plan. Thl~cse plans, in accordance with the Genetics Management Plan, define <br />faCilities required 10 meet propagallon needs, idenlif~y fish ne~ds lhat can be met by <br />e~ishng facilities, dl~~e1tih-l!~edior .!IdVtItonat---faemlle!:; and recommend e~pansion <br />or modification of e~isllng facililles. orfle\"'-cornlIn..ct'V,,~, crMe!lt_te!l-=t,for <br />eon'!lruet1'Ort-!\"dop...r/l!-ron-of'I~e--ftlClllhe!l_ <br /> <br />2.5 V. MONITOR POPULATIONS AND HABITAT AND CONDUCT RESEARCH TO <br />SUPPORT RECOVERY ACTION~ <br /> <br />ThiS category consists primarily of research and monitoring activities I'7I't!ctt ll:lat have <br />application 10 more than one of the foregOing elements In the General Recovery <br />Program Support AClIon Plan. this elemenlmcludes: moOlloring populali~j1!!~~I).lIbital <br />and annually assessing changes In habltal and population parameters ri.e,. population <br />esiima'tesj: determining gaps in existing lite.history information and recommending and <br />conducting research to fill those gaps; and Improving scientific research and sampling <br />techniques Research activities are identified for each subbasin only 10 tl1ee~tent lhal <br />suchaclivlties arere/aled 10anotherrecoveryaClionmthalsubbasln. Such <br />Ident,fication now, however, does nOl preclude further research in that subbaSin Ihat <br />may be idenhfled laler or lhallS idenlified in the General Recovery Program Support <br />Action Plan <br /> <br />2.6 VI. INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENE~S ~~~~';~~ FOR THf; <br />ENDANGERED FISHES AND THE EC V R RAM <br /> <br />Public information and education is crUCial 10 the Recovery Program's success, A <br />stralegic, mulll.faceled informallon and education program is being implemenled to' <br />develop public involvemenl slrategies althe beginning of any and all projects; 10 <br /> <br />11 <br />