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<br />000881
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<br />Pitts: Endangered Fish Recovery, cont.
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<br />C OflfillU.l!d from Pogl! 4
<br />conlinue a(ahlgh level forlhel1l:xtel~IIO(en yean.
<br />Program activities wIll be adjusted based on the results of
<br />\he monllonng program. Afterwanls. morulann!:! Will be
<br />more focused on delennlnlng populallons of endangered
<br />fish and movement of populations lo....;uds attillnmem of
<br />recovery goals.
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<br />Hllbil:ll nrVII'lonmf'nl" Aooded bonomlands oiIJ't p3rt
<br />of the habilal needed by end3n~red fhh. ReslOral1on of
<br />flooded boltomlands is a compom:nl of !he Program
<br />Aooded bonomlands U'f' being lea~ed or purcli.:!.~ 10
<br />ensure their availability 10 endangered fish. In addlllon,
<br />someJandslhalhlvebt'endik.edoffarc:bemglea.o;ed.and
<br />levies an: being lJreached loallo..... <letts\ by endangered
<br />fish. This pro~ elemefll IS under reevaluation. bul is
<br />likely locontinue for some lime 10 come.
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<br />Nonn:u;"", ..nnlrnl- NOnIIJIllvc: fish control effons
<br />art expanding and ....illlikely conunue for SCVClaJ yean.
<br />1bc objcl:"uve i~ nOI to n:move all nOMallve~. :IS lhal IS
<br />infeaslb]e. but 10 reduce nOMallve popul~l1on~ 10 a level
<br />when: recoven:d endangered fisll populalions can c~
<br />e\l~t.
<br />NOTlJl.ll.lIvc fisll conuol Will likely include sc!cc\lve
<br />n:movaJ of '>Ome ~pecic~. ~uch as nonhem piLe. on ccoalO
<br />river n::acllc~. IOcludin8- the Yampa and Gn:en nvers.
<br />Insullation of rl~h ~creen! will conllnue on pnvalely
<br />owned small n:sclVoirs thaI arc slocl;ed willi compeling
<br />nOll-nallve specie~. Berms arc required on sm.all rescr.
<br />YOlrs Slocl;ed wull non.naliye ....um ....aler specle~ 10
<br />reduce!hc Frequency of release of !hese fisll dunn!! nood
<br />cvenlS. Fisll screens arc bein~ mSlalled 10 prevenl escape.
<br />meru of non.nalive fisll from large reservoirs used as
<br />recrealionaJ fishcrie~. A fi~h screen has alreJ.dy betn
<br />lnSL111ed on lhe Hig.hline ReservOir near Grand Juncllon.
<br />A screen will be In~taJlcd al rile reconstrUcled ElkheJ.d
<br />ReseO'ou-;n the Y.1I11pl RIver Basin
<br />Colorado. Ulah. and WyomlO~ lIa...e proll,bllcd
<br />slockmg or nOlUlall...e fishe~ m Ihc nycr ,cg.mem.-~ OCCll-
<br />pled by .:ndangered fi.~h. Largc ,lreJ.m~ld.: ponds Will
<br />conllllUC robe "recla,med"' qXllsonedl and rcslocl.cd ....,111
<br />morc compJ.llblc specIes 10 preyem c_c.apemenl or harm.
<br />fulnon.nallvespeciesimotl1ellabualo!'endanl>eredfish.
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<br />Rtco.,tryGoals
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<br />Sincc early 1999. USFWS and Recovery Prognm
<br />1ta((hlve bo::n dcyelopmg ~pecific n:covery gOOlls for lhc
<br />fOUT endangered fish species. Numerou< drafts have been
<br />produced by USFWS. Upper Basin Waler Users and
<br />other parnes have hJ.d SlgOlficam LnpUl lruuugh lllc
<br />process Almost all of the commems and concerns sub-
<br />milled by ihc: Upper BilSm Waler Us,e~ n:presenlallye
<br />havebecn sallsfaclonly addressed.
<br />In SeptembC'r 2001. !he final drafl fecoVClj' goals
<br />....en:: made available for general publIC reVlC:W The final
<br />draft 1'C1:0vC1')' goals speclfy thc number of adulr fish for
<br />eil(;h 5pccics !hal ha~e 10 be mainLillned 10 do....n]'sl !he
<br />specIes from endangered 10 ltu-carc:ned and Illen \0 delisl
<br />!he rr5h Generally. thJs occursovcr one generallonlllne.
<br />ormeanage.oflheJ.duhfish ForeK.1I11ple. forColorJ.do
<br />pLkemmno..... wnh J. 12-year mean adult age do.....nlisllllg
<br />c:ut occur in five yean; and delislin~ sc...en ycars beyond
<br />downJisung. after populations al an adcquale levcl arc'
<br />achlcved. In addition 10 populalions. lhe recovery gOllls
<br />Identify management acllons thai aIe needcd 10 ensu~ a
<br />conllnucd lTUWllenaoce of recovered populallons. Thcse
<br />martagcmertlacllonsgenet311YlOclude:
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<br />providing and legally prolecllng habllal.
<br />inc]udmg now ~glfI1C5 nccc:ssary 10 reslore
<br />and mamtain rcquucd environmental Condl-
<br />lions.
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<br />providing passage overbamers .....nhmoccu.
<br />piedliabltal.
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<br />install;UJon of fish ~reens 10 prevenl enuain-
<br />mCllI.lICet'UllOloc;lllons.
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<br />regul31lng nOlUlllive rr~h releases and escape'
<br />mentlOlO !he habu.at and control ofprob]cm-
<br />atlcnOlUlal1ves.asnceded!osUSlalOin)urcd
<br />fish populallons.
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<br />minimlliluon 01 nsl;; of hazardous spIll' in
<br />cnl1cal habital.
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<br />remediatlOg.....alerqualilVproblems.alld
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<br />provldin, for the long lerm managemenl
<br />projecllon of populJl1ons and Ihelr 1l3bl-
<br />talS beyond delisung lhrou,h Slale conser-
<br />va110npI3nslha'....lllcnsurclllalcondi-
<br />tions lhalled to dehslIn, arc malOr3lOed.
<br />mcludingmamlcn3nceo(lacllllles.
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<br />Given lhc ~senl numbers and dmnbUllon or hump-
<br />b:lck chub :md Colorado pLkemlOnow. thc~e 'pecles WIll
<br />likely be the rrrsl10bedownlisledanddehsled (See Box ~l
<br />Razorblld ~ud.er ....en: almost CXllnCl 10 !he upper Ba.,in
<br />Boovllil were complelely ClunCl In Ihc: Upper Ba.sIO.
<br />Those populalions Il..:tve 10 be rebulJr lhrou,h~IOCkm!! IDd
<br />h:ibiLJldcvelopmenllorccoverygoa.lle...elsIDd!henmain-
<br />LJlOed fora pcnod ofe'ghl yelll'1i pnor Todchsllng.
<br />Recoyery goaJ~ aIe expectcd 10 be adopled in final
<br />form 111 eMly 10 ffild-:0O2 These goals .....llIlIelp lunhcr
<br />Recovery ProgTllm effon~ on Iho" acnvilies ....hlch ~
<br />mOSI impolUl1t for downll>llOg aJld dclisllng of Ihe
<br />endangen:d fish.
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<br />CONCLUSIONS
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<br />The Upper Basin Endan~ered Fi~h Reco\er~
<br />PrOgr;tJT1IS J. succcss ~10T). II work, bccau-.c II "'OI1..S for
<br />al] the panlclpams. IOcludin~ ...aler u~ers. IlIc SlalC~. led.
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<br />era! 3genCles. en'lronmcnlahsl~. and po"'~r u....r'
<br />The Pro!;"lffi I~ hkel~ To) ronllOue :II .a high kId ,'I
<br />aClLvi,y o\'er rh~ neXl se\'ert ye:m- Aile' lhal. Pn>~r.am
<br />~clivilles ""ll dlmlOlsh 10 l~rm, of Con\TnKI"ln.mJ f,_h
<br />slocL,IO,!:. Ho...e\er. cenaln m3inlcn;uwe ~ClL\ Il'~' '" iii
<br />conllnu~. Thes~ ""II Include mJ.lmenance '" Ih~ "",.
<br />SlnlCled !aclhlLe. (fr,h screC"n~. fi_h ra.".a~e,. h~l.:hen,",)
<br />conrrnuC"d "'alcr man~~emenl a,li"IlIO:_ III r.cno:lil Ih,'
<br />elldall~cred f,sh rn ~,'cord.:irlce ""nh ,lalO: ""~I~r 1.1"'. ,,'no
<br />lLnLled conlrol of nOnnall\'e Ihll ~p.:(le~. .IIld mortlh'''n~
<br />ollhe fish populanllO' 10 dO:lermme II pr"~I"<"'- " t'>.'ln~
<br />mad~ 10wards meelln~ re..:n'Cl)' .;:0~1,
<br />Ba~ed on curn:nl C\llmalC.. !he humpb~,'~ ,hu~ .m..J
<br />Color.ido plkcmrnno'" molY be dd"l~d ~'~.arl~ ~, ~UIO
<br />and ~OIJ rcspeCIl\"el~'. H(I......ver. I!i,en Ihe e","n~ Ju'"
<br />populallon~. razorbJ.l:I.. ,ucker and bon~l.ad ~1C" n,'1
<br />e.\pccred 10 be dehsled unlll:!O:!J.
<br />Conllnued mvolvemem in !lIe Prol>ram r,\. lhe
<br />Colorado Waler Cun~rcss IS hLdy 10 l-c J need for ,,,n','
<br />ye~ 10 come Ho...el er. lhal need ,hould dlmmi,h from
<br />curn:nl levds of inyolvemenl .Iller lhe rl\'~ III ~1j:hl \"~~1
<br />pcnod 01 cool1nu'ng. hl!!"hl~' aCliye Reco",:r;. Proj:r~m
<br />acl1~llie. Color.ado W,l,..r Con~re'~ rnunll~' IfIT Ih,
<br />Pmg,ram .art 1110 \mprol~ Pro~r.un p.:rfllrm.ance ....,lh~1
<br />recovery l!oals are achiC\ed al1he ':OIrh""1 po.,,,ibk U.lIC
<br />illld lh:lllllc Prosra.m conllnue, topro\'ide E5A C\lmpli.
<br />:lIlce lor IIo:llcr d~ple!ll>n~. ~ml ;1 U\ cn,un: C"nllntled
<br />Jppropnanon. to Ihe Pro~ram t>y ConBre~' .amllhc 'l.lle,
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<br />T(l1}I PUll U "ru" 'pal Wulrr e,m.."II. EI.~II!!'(r'""
<br />und Plal1/1l",ft /JII,I C'IIl~f/"UJ//J. LOItl/JIIJ eo
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<br />Box 5
<br />Estimated Downlisting and Delisting Dales for Endangered Fish Species
<br /> Downlist DeliSI
<br />Humpback chub 2007 2010
<br />Colorado Plkeminnow 2006 20].\
<br />Razorback sud"er 2020 2023
<br />Bonylail 2020 2023
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<br />Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program
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