Federal Register - January 4, 2021
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 1 / Monday, January 4, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
preserving the genetic diversity of wild populations.
B Allowable forms of take of June suckers. Take of June suckers as a result of the following legally conducted activities is allowed, provided that the activity is approved by the Service in writing by letter or email, in coordination with any existing designated recovery program, for the purpose of the conservation or recovery of the June sucker, and that reasonable care is practiced to minimize the impact of such activities.
1 Nonnative fish removal. Take of June suckers as a result of any action with the primary or secondary purpose of removing from Utah Lake and its tributaries nonnative fish that compete with, predate upon, or degrade the habitat of the June sucker is allowed.
Allowable methods of removal may include, but are not limited to, mechanical removal, chemical treatments, or biological controls.
Whenever possible, June suckers that are caught alive as part of nonnative fish removal should be returned to their source as quickly as possible.
2 Habitat restoration and improvement of instream flows. Take of June suckers as a result of any action with the primary or secondary purpose
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of improving habitat conditions in Utah Lake and its tributaries or improving water delivery and available in-stream flows in spawning tributaries is allowed.
3 Monitoring. Take of June suckers as a result of any method that is used to detect June suckers in the wild to better understand population numbers, trends, or response to stressors, and that is not intended to be destructive but that may unintentionally cause harm or death, is allowed.
4 Recreational fisheries management. Take of June suckers as a result of any activity by the State, or its designated agent, that is necessary to manage or monitor recreational fisheries in Utah Lake and its tributaries is allowed, provided the management practices do not contradict June sucker recovery objectives and that the activities are not intended to cause harm or death to June suckers.
5 Research. Take of June suckers as a result of any activity undertaken for the purposes of increasing scientific understanding of June sucker biology, ecology, or recovery needs under the auspices of the designated recovery program, a recognized academic institution, or a qualified scientific contractor is allowed. Incidental and
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direct take resulting from such approved research to benefit the June sucker is allowed.
6 Education and outreach. Take of June suckers as a result of any activity undertaken under the auspices of the designated recovery program for the purposes of increasing public awareness of June sucker biology, ecology, or recovery needs and June sucker recovery benefits for Utah Lake, its tributaries, and the surrounding communities is allowed. Incidental and direct take resulting from such educational or outreach efforts to benefit the June sucker is allowed.
7 Refuges and stocking. Take of June suckers as a result of activities undertaken for the long-term maintenance of June suckers at Serviceapproved facilities outside of Utah Lake and its tributaries or for the production of June suckers for stocking in Utah Lake is allowed.
vi Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken endangered wildlife, as set forth at 17.21d2.
Aurelia Skipwith Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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