Bonneville Basin Area Report

Authors: Cassie D. Mellon, Krissy W. Wilson, Mike Slater, Pete Cavalli

Year: 2014 (xlvi)

Abstract

The 2014 Bonneville Basin Area Report will provide an overview of activities and accomplishments for native aquatic species in the Bonneville Basin. This will include least chub, Iotichthys phlegethontis, which was just withdrawn from the candidate list by the Fish and Wildlife Service in August 2014. Activities for Bonneville cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarkii utah, will highlight a reintroduction into Mill Creek in Salt Lake County, Utah. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) biologists are working to address limiting factors in the Weber River for a potentially unique species of bluehead sucker, Catostomus discobolus, in the Weber and Bear River drainages. The June Sucker (Chasmistes liorus) Recovery Program is continuing to work to remove common carp, Cyprinus carpio, from Utah Lake and is working to restore the Provo River delta to create habitat and increase survival of larval June sucker. The southern leatherside chub, Lepidomeda aliciae, has been reintroduced into multiple locations usually in tandem with Bonneville cutthroat trout restoration and reintroduction projects. Habitat restoration on Main Creek has created diverse complex habitat which should benefit southern leatherside chub. UDWR is working to propagate northern leatherside chub, Lepidomeda copei, to provide a source of fish for future introductions in northern Utah. These will also primarily be in partnership with Bonneville cutthroat restoration and reintroduction. Wyoming Game and Fish Department is working with partners on culvert removal and sediment reduction work to improve habitat for Bonneville cutthroat trout and other native fish.

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