Non-Native Fish Management in the San Juan River: Recovery Efforts for Endangered Species

Watch a 59-minute presentation exploring the challenges and effectiveness of non-native fish management efforts in the San Juan River Basin. Examine the complex relationship between intensive removal efforts of Channel Catfish and the recovery of endangered Colorado Pikeminnow and Razorback Sucker populations. Learn about the impact of raft-mounted electrofishing techniques, which have successfully altered the size structure of Channel Catfish populations but failed to reduce their overall abundance. Discover why the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program has temporarily suspended typical management activities to research more efficient methods. Follow along as US Fish and Wildlife Service presenter Scott Durst details the research findings that prompted this strategic pause and outlines the Recovery Program's future direction for protecting endangered fish species.