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IV. Study Schedule: Initial Year Final year 2000 2003 V. Relationship to RIPRAP (Version: March 8, 2000): General Recovery Program Support Action Plan: V. Monitor populations and habitat and conduct research to support recovery actions (Research, monitoring, and data management). V.A. Measure and document population and habitat parameters to determine status and biological response to recovery actions. V.A.!. Conduct Standardized Monitoring Program. V.A.I.a. Evaluate and refme procedures periodically, as appropriate. (With emphasis on expanding ISMP to monitor response of fish communi ty and endangered fishes to major recovery actions.) V.B. Conduct research to acquire needed life history infom1ation. V.B.!. Identify significant deficiencies in life history information and needed research (will come partially from IMOs). V.B.2. Conduct appropriate studies to provide needed life history information. VI. Accomplishment ofFY 2002 Tasks and Deliverables, Discussion of Initial Findings and Shortcomings: Task I. Feb.-March. Literature research, order and prepare equipment, develop standard protocol for field crews. Task 2. ApriL Scout locations, final equipment preparation. Task 3. Apr.-July. Sample each river on at least three sampling occasions. Task 4. September. Sample appropriate canyon reaches to evaluate fish movement. Task 5. Jan- Sept Sampling team coordination, data entry, and analysis. Task 6. December. Write Recovery Program summary report. Most tasks were completed in year 2002. The Standard Operating Procedure Manual provided an overview of the work, sampling approach, endangered fish handling and tagging procedures and standardized data forms. Periodic updates among crews during the sampling period allowed refinements to sampling approaches (Tasks I & 5). Crews conducted reconnaissance of remote river reaches to find boat launch and take-out sites and obtained permission to access some sites on private property. In addition, all three crews rigged new equipment specific for the sampling approach (Task 2). The most effective design was systematically sampling both shorelines with electrofishing gear and using the block and shock method of sampling in backwaters. Because low flows did not flood many backwaters, few trammel nets and no fyke nets were used. Three sampling FY 2002 Annual Report 22i Page - 2