Project Description
Reintroduce imperiled Brazos River minnows to formerly occupied habitats; conduct habitat and environmental assessment of such habitats to determine priority areas for repatriation; spawn and raise shiners at existing state, university and federal hatcheries or aquaculture facilities; reintroduce and monitor.
Conservation Area
Middle Brazos River Native Fish Conservation Area, San Gabriel River Native Fish Conservation Area, Lower Brazos River Native Fish Conservation AreaNFCA Objectives
- Conduct monitoring to evaluate, adapt and refine conservation actions
- Conduct research to fill critical information gaps
Project Hierarchy: Low (i.e., important project, but not urgent; considered a wish-list item)
Estimated Cost Range: $400,000-$500,000
Project Submitted By: Kevin Mayes, TPWD
Suggested Contact:
successful reintroductions and monitoring results would directly support recovery outline for the listed shiners (augment populations); downlisting possible
USFWS, TPWD hatcheries, university, BRA
SWG, Section 6, state resources