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<br />( <br /> <br />o <br />a <br />Q <br />1';) <br />co <br />~ <br /> <br />( <br /> <br /><... <br /> <br />6. ) <br /> <br />Upon successful completion of implanting radio transmitters, <br />will organize tracking trips {with participation from <br />agencies} to locate and monitor these fish. <br /> <br />the Sez;rice <br />cooperacing <br /> <br />General Methods: <br />Adult sampling efforts initiated in FY91 will continue through at least FY94. <br />Three adult sampling trips are scheduled for each year, one in October, May, and <br />June. All trips will go from the Hogback Diversion to either Bluff of Mexican <br />Hat, with a minimum of one trip each year going as far down as Mexican Hat. <br /> <br />A variety of sampling techniques will be employed, including electrofishing, <br />trammel netting, block and shock, drifting trammel nets, scare and snare etc. <br />All fish observed during collection efforts will be captured if possible. All <br />native fish will be released. Because the primary objective is to collect as <br />many endangered fish as possible, the sampling crew will use individual judgment <br />to determine sampling locations and sampling methodology. Lethal collections of <br />target fish will be minimized. <br /> <br />Each adult target species fish will be PIT tagged, a radio transmitter implanted <br />(up .to a total of 20), tissues collected for genetic and contaminant analysis, <br />weighed, measured, and released. Protocols for surgically implanting fish, and <br />genetic sampling are included with this work statement. <br /> <br />Each trip will consist of a minimum of nine people: <br /> <br />2 - FWS Region 6 <br />1 FWS Region 2 <br />2 New Mexico <br />2 - Utah <br />2 - Bureau of Reclamation <br /> <br />In addition to the three sampling trips on the upper San Juan River, a similar <br />effort will took place at the mouth of the san Juan below the existing natural <br />barrier from May 25-June 8, 1991. This area will also be sampled in FY92. Kirk <br />Lashmit (BR) will have the lead in this effort. A Region 6 fisheries person will <br />be along to collect the genetic tissue. <br /> <br />A2 <br />