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<br />6 <br />c,; The recovery effort will be broad-based and will focus on six specific areas <br />(,0,) <br />~. of research or recovery actions. These recovery elements include: <br />N <br />~ <br /> <br />1) identification and protection of instream flows <br /> <br />2) habitat development and maintenance <br /> <br />3) water quality improvements <br /> <br />4) control of nonnative fish species <br /> <br />5) determination of present fish densities. reproductive and recruitment <br />potentials, and assessment of the need for augmenting <br /> <br />6) monitoring and data management <br /> <br />3.2 IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF INSTREAM FLOWS <br /> <br />The Recovery Program will playa central role in ensuring that flow <br />requirements are identified, that all reasonable means of providing those <br />flows are examined, and that the appropriate Federal, State, local. and tribal <br />agencies work cooperatively and expeditiously to establish and protect flows. <br />The water needed to provide flows for rare fish will be protected in a manner <br />consistent with all State and tribal laws. To accommodate flow needs. the <br />following mechanisms have been incorporated into the Program to provide the <br />assurances that this program element will be succeSSfully implemented. <br /> <br />3.2.1 Princioles for Imolementation of Habitat Flow Needs <br /> <br />The management and implementation of instream flows to support recovery <br />activities are based upon three fundamental principles. <br /> <br />1. Provision and maintenance of instream flows at certain times, <br />locations, and in certain quantities are necessary to protect and <br />recover endangered fish species and habitat in the San Juan River Basin. <br /> <br />11 <br />