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<br />COLORADO RIVER RECOVERY PROGRAM <br />FY 94 ANNUAL PROJECT REPORT <br /> <br />RECOVERY PROGRAM <br />PROJECT NUMBER: IB <br /> <br />I, Project Title: Upper Colorado River habitat suitability assessment for <br />Colorado squawfish and razorback sucker, <br /> <br />II. Principal Investigator: <br /> <br />Rick Anderson <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />317 W. Prospect <br />Fort Collins, CO B0526 <br />303-484-2B36 (X339) <br />303-490-2621 FAX <br /> <br />III. Project Summary: <br /> <br />The goal of this project is to prepare a management action plan for <br />potential reintroduction or augmentation of Colorado squawfish and <br />razorback sucker in the Colorado River from Rifle to Palisade. The plan <br />will address habitat suitability, genetic management, nonnative fishes, <br />flo... recommendations, and monitoring requirements, Field work was <br />conducted in 1993 and 1994. No physical 1 imiting factors that would <br />precl ude successful squawfi sh rei ntroduct i on are apparent other than <br />diversion structures. The final report is scheduled for December 31, <br />1995. <br /> <br />IV. Study Schedule: <br /> <br />a, Initial Year: 1992 <br />b. Final Year: 1995 <br /> <br />V. Relationship to RIPRAP: <br /> <br />Colorado River Action Plan: Mainstem <br /> <br />IV,A,2, Monitor the fish community in the upper Colorado River (above <br />Palisade) and deve10p management action plan, including recommendations <br />for Colorado squawfish and razorback sucker augmentation, <br /> <br />I.A,1.a. Initia11y identify year-round flows needed for recovery: Rifle <br />to Roller Dam. (This study will provide a preliminary biological <br />assessment.) <br /> <br />VI. Accomplishment of FY 94 Tasks and Deliverab1es, Discussion of Initial <br />Findings and shortcomings: <br /> <br />Task 1: PhYSical habitat assessment in unoccupied river reaches targeted <br />for release of imprinted, tagged fish. <br /> <br />Task 2: Biological assessment in the unoccupied river reach for <br />nonnative impacts, genetic stock management alternative and risks. <br /> <br />The physica1 and biological data collected in 1993 and 1994 were <br />summarized in a CDOW annual job progress report. Identification and <br />enumeration of fish seined from backwaters is still in progress, So far <br />no red or sand shiners have been identified in samples collected in this <br />