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Appendixes a Through P APPENDIX A Historic Stocking Records, Past and Ongoing Wildlife Conservation Actions, and Proposed Stocking Sites and Species Table A. Records of the original authorized stockings in Arizona by species for those records where stocking source is known. Common Name Scientific Name First Stocked Origin American shad Alosa sapidissima 1883 Fisheries Commission Bigmouth buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus 1917 Fisheries Commission Yellow bass (barfish) Morone mississippiensis 1929 Fisheries Commission Spotted bass Micropterus punctulatus 1941 Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) Redear sunfish Lepomis microlophus 1948 AGFD* Threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense 1955 AGFD (from Tennessee) Kokanee Oncorhynchus nerka 1957 AGFD Tilapia species Tilapia spp. 1959 AGFD–Page Springs Hatchery Northern pike Esox lucius 1965 U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Bairdiella (croaker) Bairdiella icistia 1967 AGFD–Sterling Springs Hatchery Orangemouth corvina Cynoscion xanthulus 1967 AGFD–Sterling Springs Hatchery Sargo Anisotremus davidsonii 1967 AGFD–Sterling Springs Hatchery White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus 1967 AGFD Redbelly tilapia Tilapia zillii 1968 University of Arizona Striped bass Morone saxatilis 1969 California and the AGFD–Page Springs Hatchery Muskie Esox masquinongy 1973 Wisconsin Blue tilapia Tilapia aurea 1975 AGFD–Bubbling Ponds Hatchery * = Suspected source based on California records Draft Environmental Assessment A1 AGFD Sport Fish Stocking Program Table B. Records of the first documentation of stocking by species in Arizona where the stocking source is unknown or suspected (not verified), and the first year of known stockings with known stocking source, if applicable. First Year First Suspected of Known Subsequent Stocking Species Name Scientific Name Documented Source Stocking Source Source Carp Cyprinus carpio 1880 Fisheries Commission Largemouth Micropterus 1896 Fisheries 1964 Arizona Game and bass salmoides Commission Fish Department (AGFD)–Page Springs Hatchery Rock bass Ambloplites 1896 Fisheries rupestris Commission Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus 1897 Fisheries 1936 AGFD–Tonto Creek mykiss Commission Hatchery Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus 1899 Fisheries 1965 AGFD–Sterling clarkii Commission Springs Hatchery Black crappie Pomoxis 1902 Fisheries 1964 AGFD–Page Springs nigromaculatus Commission Hatchery Brook trout Salvelinus 1902 Fisheries 1964 AGFD–Tonto Creek fontinalis Commission Hatchery White crappie Pomoxis 1902 Fisheries 1991 AGFD–Bubbling annularis Commission Ponds Hatchery Channel Ictalurus 1904 Fisheries 1964 U.S. Department of catfish punctatus Commission the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and AGFD– Page Springs Hatchery Black buffalo Ictiobus niger 1917 Fisheries Commission Yellow perch Perca flavescens 1918 Fisheries 1965 McClelland Lake Commission Black bullhead Ameiurus melas 1919 Fisheries catfish Commission* Smallmouth Micropterus 1920 Fisheries 1970 Black River bass dolomieu Commission Brown trout Salmo trutta 1924 Fisheries 1964 AGFD–Page Springs Commission Hatchery Green sunfish Lepomis 1925 Fisheries cyanellus Commission* Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis 1925 Unknown 1968 AGFD Golden shiner Notemigonus 1929 Fisheries crysoleucas Commission Bluegill Lepomis 1931 Fisheries 1964 AGFD–Page Springs sunfish macrochirus Commission Hatchery Sunfish hybrid Lepomis spp. x 1931 Unknown 2008 Commercial Lepomis spp. Brown Ameriurus 1935 Fisheries bullhead nebulosus Commission* catfish Arctic Thymallus 1939 Fisheries 1965 AGFD–Sterling grayling arcticus Commission Springs Hatchery Draft Environmental Assessment A2 AGFD Sport Fish Stocking Program Table B. Records of the first documentation of stocking by species in Arizona where the stocking source is unknown or suspected (not verified), and the first year of known stockings with known stocking source, if applicable. First Year First Suspected of Known Subsequent Stocking Species Name Scientific Name Documented Source Stocking Source Source Flathead Pylodictis 1940 Unknown 1968 AGFD–Page Springs catfish olivaris Hatchery Plains red Notropis 1948 Unknown 1965 AGFD–Page Springs shiner lutrensis Hatchery Fathead Pimephales 1950 Unknown** 1978 AGFD–Bubbling minnow promelas Ponds Hatchery White bass Morone chrysops 1951 Unknown 1975 Lake Pleasant Walleye Sander vitreus 1956 Unknown 1965 AGFD–Page Springs Hatchery Kokanee Oncorhynchus 1957 FWS* 1964 AGFD–Tonto Creek nerka Hatchery Mozambique Tilapia 1959 Unknown 1962 AGFD tilapia mozambica Coho salmon Oncorhynchus 1966 Unknown 1969 AGFD–Page Springs kisutch Hatchery * = Suspected source, based on California records ** = First record of found fish in a bait tank on the Arizona side of the Colorado River in 1950 Draft Environmental Assessment A3 AGFD Sport Fish Stocking Program Table C. Records of the first capture of a fish species stocked illegally (intentionally or unintentionally) through suspected sources: bait bucket releases, aquaria releases, and unknown (potentially angler introductions or by the Fisheries Commission). Species Name Scientific Name First Record Suspected Source Goldfish spp. Carassius spp. 1925 Bait bucket releases, aquaria releases Rio Grande killifish Fundulus zebrinus 1937 Bait bucket releases, aquaria releases Bream Acanthopagrus spp. 1937 Unknown Warmouth Lepomis gulosus 1939 Unknown Bullhead catfish Ameiurus spp. 1941 Unknown Redside shiner Richardsonius balteatus 1948 Bait bucket releases Mexican tetra Astyanax mexicanus 1949 Aquaria releases Pumpkinseed sunfish Lepomis gibbosus 1949 Unknown Blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus 1950 Unknown Sailfin molly Poecilia latipinna 1951 Aquaria releases Variable platyfish Xiphophorus variatus 1962 Aquaria releases Green swordtail Xiphophorus helleri 1964 Aquaria releases Guppy Poecilia reticulata 1967 Aquaria releases Mexican sailfin molly Poecilia velifera 1967 Aquaria releases Sacramento perch Archoplites interruptus 1967 Unknown Convict cichlid Archocentrus nigrofasciatus 1968 Aquaria releases Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum 2007 Federal hatchery (accidental) Inland silverside Menidia beryllina 2007 Unknown Alligator gar Atractosteus spatula 2008 Aquaria releases Draft Environmental Assessment A4 AGFD Sport Fish Stocking Program Table D. Past and ongoing AGFD conservation actions that target consultation and other special status species (incomplete list). Guild Project Species Benefited Duration Native Fish Statewide Native Fish Monitoring All native fish species Before 2000 Apache Trout Population Maintenance at North Canyon Apache trout Before 2000 Creek (surveys and moving fish upstream over barriers) Apache Trout Stream Barrier Maintenance Apache trout 2000–present (10 barriers) Apache Trout Stream Barrier Construction (seven Apache trout 2000–present barriers) Stream Renovations for Apache Trout Reestablishment Apache trout 2000–present (nine streams) Apache Trout Reestablishments (six streams stocked) Apache trout 2000–present Livestock Exclusion and Fence Installation on Apache Apache trout 2000–present Trout Streams, Including Fence Maintenance (nine streams) Evaluation of Apache Trout Habitat Protection Areas Apache trout 2001–2004 Bluehead Sucker Reestablishment in Walnut Creek Bluehead sucker 2007–2009 Desert Pupfish Reestablishments, Including Nonnative Desert pupfish Before 2000 Removal and Habitat Improvements (more than 19 sites stocked) Evaluation and Planning for the Cave Creek Native Fish Desert sucker, Sonoran sucker, longfin dace 2003–present Population Expansion Bear Canyon Gila Chub Reestablishment Gila chub 2005 Evaluation of Native Fish Reestablishment Potential Gila chub 2008–present of Grapevine Canyon Romero Canyon Gila Chub Reestablishment Gila chub 2005 Sabino Canyon Gila Chub Emergency Salvage and Gila chub 2003–2005 Reestablishment T-4 Spring Habitat Improvements Gila chub Ongoing Cline Pond (Northwest Reservoir) Renovation Gila chub and Gila topminnow 2009–present Transfer Gila Chub and Gila Topminnow to Gila chub and Gila topminnow 2007–present New Mexico Game and Fish to Reestablish in New Mexico Evaluation of Renovation and Native Fish Gila chub and longfin dace 2008–present Reestablishment Potential of Devil’s Canyon Evaluation of Renovation and Native Fish Gila chub, Gila topminnow, and longfin dace 2007–present Reestablishment Potential of Turkey and O’Donnell Creek, Including Post Canyon Draft Environmental Assessment A5 AGFD Sport Fish Stocking Program Table D. Past and ongoing AGFD conservation actions that target consultation and other special status species (incomplete list). Guild Project Species Benefited Duration Native Fish The Nature Conservancy Lower San Pedro Preserve Gila chub, Gila topminnow, and desert pupfish 2008 (continued) Native Fish Stockings Bonita Creek Renovation and Native Fish Gila chub, loach minnow, spikedace, desert pupfish, 2007–2008 Reestablishment Gila topminnow, longfin dace, speckled dace, Sonora sucker, and desert sucker The Spawning and Culture of Gila Chub Research Gila chub 2003–2007 (Heritage Grant to University of Arizona [UA]) Gila Topminnow Reestablishment, Including Nonnative Gila topminnow 2000–present Removal and Habitat Improvements (more than 23 sites stocked) Boyce Thompson Arboretum Nonnative Fathead Gila topminnow and desert pupfish 2010 Removal Fresno Canyon Renovation and Native Fish Gila topminnow and longfin dace 2006–2007 Reestablishment Topminnow and Desert Pupfish Safe Harbor Program Gila topminnow and desert pupfish 2008–present Raspberry Creek Gila Trout Reestablishment Gila trout 2000 Grapevine Creek Gila Trout Reestablishment
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