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"""""....'.. .,. .' ,:';'::JIC' ",:~ !'.J7 their continued protection. Some specific objectives of the propagation and management plan include: 1. Selection of an ad hoc Propagation Work Group to review, update and expand the existing propagation and genetics management plan. Representatives from the consultation team will requested to participate on the ad hoc Propagation Work Group. 2 . updating of the short term (1990-1992) fish needs and review long term (15 years) fish needs for integration into research and hatchery designs and site evaluation criteria. 3. Implementation of a basin wide genetics management plan. 4. Determination of the type of facilities required to provide the fish stock necessary to meet both the short term and long term research and stocking needs. 5. Completing the design and development of a refugia for the rare and endangered fishes of the Colorado River Basin. D. Tasks. studY Methods and Approach. With the establishment of an ad hoc propagation work group, the Program Manager will revise the existing management plan to reflect current needs for ~ endangered fish (both short and long term) for research, stocking, and maintenance of genetic integrity. The management plan will determine if existing facilities will meet future needs and will classify those needs by purpose research, augmentation, restoration, and will identify priority of location, species, population, and stock sizes and numbers. The genetics management plan will be developed from historical information and taxonomy work currently being conducted. Genetic information will be used to identify population status (self sustaining, migratory/non-migratory, population size , distribution, etc). Additional effort will be expended on brood stock development, marking and tagging, and enhancement of rare fishes propagation technology. Once the needs for new facilities has been verified, managers will identify the type of facility required to meet the recovery goal. Specific designs and site evaluation would then be initiated. Species in the most dire need of protection would be considered early on as candidates for refugia. Based on identified need, refugia options would be developed, classified and ranked according to their efficiency with which protection and preservation of unique qualities may be best accomplished. Sites may be either "in place" or "out of place", however, implementation strategies will be required to maintain genetic diversity and structure in wild 9 ..~ ~ ~,~ j, '~ f~ ,}. :.' -.J,.\ ,.:,'l "".l ,.',' :~! ;;~ "":/1 ;:;,: :'~ I' ~! '~ ~J:J ...'1, :0 ,I J-;..- i~ ~-~ ."~~ ;'0:-:;;, .<i;:..: ;~~ ~.~ . . I_N SJ.:'w ;ij' :~~ ~I~I '.;'~. I \';; i ,/ ,. ~ ;:: ~ 1~ ~i ; ',../. :'<'_C. .....,. ':';..