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<br />ENDANGERED FISHES RECOVERY PROGRAM - UPPER COLO. RIVER BASIN <br />December \, 1994Draft Outline <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />. (2)Physical Habital Development and Maintenance - includes reopening historical <br />habitat by restoring fish passage where diversion strUctures have impeded <br />migration, and the restoration and protection of flooded bottomlands adjacent to <br />the river. <br /> <br />. (3)Reintroduction & Augmentation of Endanl1ered Fish Populations - includes the <br />development of refugia (protected ponds) where the diversity of remaining genetic <br />stocks can be protected and where research can be done, as well as the actual <br />placement of additional fish into the river (experimental stocking of razorbacks in <br />the Gunnison River occurred in 1994 to evaluate habitat suitability and use). <br />. (4)Non-Native and Sportfish Manal1ement - still the subject of considerable <br />evaluation; presently trying to establish a procedure for resolving disputes <br />regarding the interactions between non-natives and the endangered natives. <br />. Approximately 14 species are thought to be native; approximately 55 <br />species in the River today, many of which may compete for food, space, <br />and other basic needs with the 4 endangered natives. <br />. CO, UT & WY wildlife agencies adopted interim agreement with FWS in <br />1994 to increase momentum toward resolution of these disputes. <br />. (5)Research. Monitorinl1. and Data Management - includes a great deal of basic <br />research (we knew very little in 1988) and development of an accurate baseline <br />against which recovery actions can be evaluated (e.g., biologists believe they can <br />see a positive population response among Colorado squawfish in the Green River <br />as a result of the revised flow releases from Flaming Gorge Dam). <br />