Santa Ana Sucker

Overview

In 1998, members of a group of concerned public agencies from throughout the Santa Ana River watershed began meeting with the goal of determining the reasons for the decline of the Santa Ana Sucker (Catostomus santaanae) and correspondingly, to devise strategies for recovering the species. Early on, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the California Department of Fish & Game joined the effort. SAWPA hosts the monthly meetings and served as the administering agency for the effort. The group has become known as the Santa Ana Sucker Conservation Team.

Santa Ana Sucker

In April, 2000, the USFWS listed the Santa Ana Sucker as a threatened fish species. Over the past two years, the USFWS, in close collaboration with the Team and SAWPA, drafted an Environmental Assessment, Conservation Program and Implementation Agreement for the sucker. In addition, the Team has funded research directed toward recovery of the sucker. With the approval of the Environmental Assessment and Programmatic Biological Opinion, stakeholders within the watershed will have taken a proactive approach to fulfilling their missions wile also preserving this threatened species.

Documents

Draft Results of Year 3 Implementation of Santa Ana Sucker Conservation Plan

Santa Ana Sucker Conservation Agreement

Draft Conservation Program for the Santa Ana Sucker (February 2003 version)

Year 2 of Sucker Conservation Activities. This Presentation requires Macromedia Flash plug-in installed in your browser.

Results of Year 1 Implementation of Santa Ana Sucker Conservation Plan

Fiscal Year 1999 Progress Report

Results of the Year 2 Implementation of the Santa Ana Sucker Conservation
Program for the Santa Ana River

Santa Ana Sucker Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2002-2003

Photos/Maps

Santa Ana Sucker Field Trip

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