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<br />(b) <br /> <br />a population in either the Salt River from a diversion dam upstream of <br />Roosevelt lake to Apache Falls or in the Verde River from Horseshoe <br />Reservoir upstream to Paulden, Arizona, is reestablished and habitats <br />and flows are protected. Feasibility of this effort will be <br />reevaluated at the conclusion of the 1995 lower Basin Agreement. At <br />that time, the need for inclusion of these areas in the delisting <br />"triteria will' be reconsidered; <br /> <br />(cl the threat of significant,fragmentation (e.g., fragmentation that <br />would impair the reproductive success of the population or <br />limit/impact the adult population size) is removed; <br /> <br />(d) essential habitats, primary migration routes, required streamflows, <br />and necessary water quality are legally protected; and <br /> <br />(e) other identifiable threats, if any, which may significantly affect the <br />population are removed. <br /> <br />(The Colorado squawfish may be delisted separately by Recovery Area, <br />with the Green River and Colorado River areas being delisted <br />concurrently.) <br /> <br />~ctions Needed: Major actions needed to achieve the recovery of the Colorado <br />squawfish are: <br /> <br />I. Monitor population status and define the life history requirements of the <br />Colorado squawfish. <br /> <br />2. Implement management plans to protect and maintain Colorado squawfish <br />populations and their habitat. <br /> <br />3. R~introduce ColDrado squawfish into their historic range. <br /> <br />4. Promote and encourage improved communication and information <br />dissemination. <br /> <br />5. Determine biological criteria/objectives for downlisting/delisting the <br />Colorado squawfish. <br /> <br />Date of Recoverv: The Colorado squawfish is being recovered in correlation <br />with the bony tail chub, the humpback chub, and the razorback sucker. This <br />recovery plan addresses the recovery needs of the Colorado squawfish in both <br />the upper and lower bas i ns of the Colorado Ri ver. The" Recovery <br />Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River <br />Basin" (Recovery Program) identifies specific recovery tasks and strategies to <br />be employed in recovering the Colorado River fishes in the Upper Basin, <br />excluding the San Juan River. The goal of the implementation program is to <br />recover these Colorado River fishes in the Upper Basin area in 15 years at an <br />estimated cost of $53 million. The Recovery Program will be considered a <br />stepdown effort of the, Colorado Squawfish Recovery Plan and will provide the <br />primary mechanism for implementing the recovery plan in the Upper Basin. A <br />recovery program specifically covering the San Juan River is currently being <br />developed. Development of an endangered fishes management program for the <br />lower basin is being planned. <br /> <br />iv <br />