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<br />COLORADO RIVER RECOVERY PROGRAM <br />FY 2002 ANNUAL PROJECT REPORT <br /> <br />RECOVERY PROGRAM <br />PROJECT NUMBER:-U <br /> <br />I. Project Title: Identification and Cnration of Larval Fish by Colorado State <br />University Larval Fish Laboratory. <br /> <br />II Principallnvestigator(s): Darrel E. Snyder, Sean C. Seal, and Kevin R. Bestgen <br />mail - Larval Fish Laboratory, Colorado State University, 1474 Campus Delivery, <br />Fort Collins, CO 80523-1474 <br />e-mail - Darre1.Snyder@ColoState.edu, Sean.Seal@ColoState.edu, and <br />Kevin.Bestgen@ColoState.edu <br />phone - 970-491-5295 (DES), 970-491-6412 (SCS), and 970-491-1848 (KRB) <br />fax - 970-491-5091 <br /> <br />III. Project Summary: This ongoing project provides for (I) the identification, processing, <br />and cataloging of preserved fish collections from the Interagency Standardized <br />Monitoring Program (ISMP) for fall young-of-the-year pikeminnow in Utah and <br />Colorado and (2) the ongoing curation of the growing Upper Colorado River Basin <br />(UCRB) portion of the LFL Collection. We processed 71 preserved fall 2001 ISMP <br />collections (311 lots). We also added 1,326 lots of fIsh to the Larval Fish Laboratory <br />(LFL) Collection through September 30, plus 1,296 lots through 18 November, and now <br />maintain and manage over 79,500 lots ofUCRB fish collected and preserved since 1976 <br />(an estimated 3.975 million specimens). <br /> <br />IV. Study Schedule: Fall ISMP collections are processed and the resultant data provided to <br />the source agencies and Interagency Database Management Program (IDMP) soon after <br />the collections are received. General collection maintenance (e.g., fluid level and <br />container checks) is conducted early each fiscal year; other maintenance concerns are <br />addressed as needed. . Collection management is ongoing as needed. <br /> <br />V. Relationship to RIPRAP: This project is related to General Recovery Program Support <br />Action Plan V (monitor populations and habitat and conduct research to support recovery <br />actions, research, monitoring, and data management). Identification and processing of <br />ISMP collections contribute to Tasks V.A. (measure and document population and habitat <br />parameters to determine status and biological response to recovery actions) and V.A.l <br />(conduct standardized monitoring program). The remainder of the project specifically <br />addresses Task V.E (provide for long-term care, cataloging, and accessibility of preserved <br />specimens) and, in that preserved specimens are the ultimate natural history database, <br />contributes to Task V.A.2 (conduct interagency data management program to compile, <br />manage, and maintain all research and monitoring data collected by the Recovery <br />Program). <br /> <br />VI. Accomplishments of FY 2002 Tasks and Deliverables, Discussion ofInitial Findings and <br />Shortcomings: The FY 2002 goals and objectives of this ongoing project are being met. <br />However, as part of ongoing curation, replacement of the cataloging computer and <br /> <br />FY 2002 Annual Report 15 Page - I <br />