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Virgin chub (Gila seminuda)
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Year: 2007   Region: Lower Colorado   Distribution:     Threats:
Conservation Actions: Removal of red shiner ongoing by UDNR.
Notes: Back to back flood events in late July and early August 2007 dropped dissolved oxygen levels to lethal levels for over 2 hours in portions of the upper 16 miles of critical habitat for woundfin and Virgin River chub in the Virgin River. This resulted in
Coordinator:
Pam Sponholtz


Year: 2006   Region: Lower Colorado   Distribution:     Threats:
Conservation Actions: .
Notes:
Coordinator:
Pam Sponholtz

Year: 2005   Region: Upper Colorado   Distribution:     Threats: Water diversion, habitat loss/destruction/ exotics (red shiner)
Conservation Actions: Recovery Program, nonnative removal, habitat protection, flow, management, red shiners nearly eradicated in Utah portion of the Virgin river..
Notes: Federally listed
Final Recovery Plan 1995
Coordinator:
Kevin Christopherson

Year: 2005   Region: Lower Colorado   Distribution:     Threats: Red shiner invaded only area previously free of them. Channel catfish increasing.
Conservation Actions: .
Notes: Tilapia invasion decreased due to flooding.
Coordinator:
Pam Sponholtz

Year: 2004   Region: Upper Colorado   Distribution:     Threats: Water diversion, habitat loss/destruction/ exotics (red shiner)
Conservation Actions: Recovery Program, nonnative removal, habitat protection, flow.
Notes: Federally listed
Final Recovery Plan 1995
Coordinator:
Tim Modde and Matthew Anderson

Year: 2004   Region: Lower Colorado   Distribution:     Threats: Red shiner invaded only area previously free of them. Channel catfish increasing.
Conservation Actions: .
Notes: Tilapia invasion decreased due to flooding.
Coordinator:
Pam Sponholtz

Year: 2003   Region: Lower Colorado   Distribution:     Threats: Red shiner invaded only area previously free of them. Channel catfish increasing.
Conservation Actions: Recovery Team sampling finds few chub, but summer snorkeling surveys in AZ and NV count 33 adults and 147 juveniles..
Notes: Tilapia invasion proceeding slowly.
Coordinator:
Jerry Stefferud

Year: 2003   Region: Upper Colorado   Distribution:     Threats: Water diversion, habitat loss/destruction/ exotics (red shiner)
Conservation Actions: Recovery Program, nonnative removal, habitat protection, flow management.
Notes: Federally listed
Final Recovery Plan 1995
Coordinator:
Tim Modde