{"id":12147,"date":"2018-10-16t18:28:51","date_gmt":"2018-10-16t18:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/biologists-scour-colorado-river-to-help-save-endangered-fish\/"},"modified":"2018-10-16t18:28:51","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16t18:28:51","slug":"endangered-fish-colorado-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/endangered-fish-colorado-river\/","title":{"rendered":"biologists scour colorado river to help save endangered fish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by luke runyon<br \/>\n<em>kunc<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>grand junction, colo. \u2013 the temperature is hovering around 90 degrees as dale ryden and i float down the colorado river near grand junction. the turbid water looks inviting, a blessed reprieve from the heat, but if either of us jumped in, we\u2019d be electrocuted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cit can actually probably be lethal to people if you get in there,\u201d said ryden, a fish biologist with the u.s. fish and wildlife service.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3a\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/513322332&amp;color=%2300cc11&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>ryden\u2019s co-workers cruise by in gray and blue inflatable rafts, their bows fitted with a rig that suspends metal spheres the size of disco balls from electric cables. when the balls are lowered into the river, a generator at the back of each raft sends current through the balls into the water. what lies beneath the surface \u2013 ryden likened it to ovaltine \u2013 is a mystery the biologists intend to explore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cto get at the animal we\u2019re studying, we have to actually find ways to capture them and take them out of their natural habitat,\u201d ryden said. \u201cand so, one of the ways we can do that is electrofishing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"electrofishing\" height=\"433\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/endangeredfish2.jpg\" \/><figcaption>u.s. fish and wildlife service biologists take stock of non-native fish caught as part of an electrofishing trip down the colorado river near grand junction. crews make dozens of passes on this stretch of the river each summer. (photo by luke runyon\/kunc)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>fish that venture near the electrified rafts are momentarily stunned and pulled from the water with nets. today\u2019s mission is to remove non-native fish \u2013 such as smallmouth bass that feed on the fry of the four endangered species found in the river. the bass will be collected, measured, weighed, stored in bags and eventually sent to a landfill.<\/p>\n<p>any of the four endangered species \u2013 bonytail, razorback sucker, colorado pikeminnow and humpback chub \u2013 we encounter will be treated with care and released back into the river.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"biologist paddles down river\" height=\"406\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/endangeredfish3-800.jpg\" \/><figcaption>u.s. fish and wildlife service biologist dale ryden paddles down the colorado river between grand junction and fruita, colorado. (photo by luke runyon\/kunc)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ryden has a tough, and some would say impossible, job. every day, he tries to find ways to help fish that evolved to live only in this river system \u2013 one of the most engineered ecosystems in the world \u2013 survive.<\/p>\n<h2>ancient species<\/h2>\n<p>fish in the colorado river are a product of harsh conditions.<\/p>\n<p>over millions of years, the rushing, sediment-laden water sculpted their bodies with characteristic ridges and bumps, making them well-equipped to handle its highs and lows. but human interference in the rivers they call home has pushed a few to the edge of extinction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cthey\u2019ve survived three explosions of the yellowstone supervolcano,\u201d ryden said. \u201cthey were here when mastodons and woolly mammoths went extinct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>however, the era of big dam building in the west fundamentally altered their river home over the past 100 years or so, ryden said. dams and diversions have made life close to impossible for these fish. then people started adding toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals and a range of invasive fish for sportsmen to catch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201ccall it the death by a thousand cuts,\u201d ryden said. \u201cso they could survive any one of those problems probably fairly well. when you start throwing them all on top of them, then it becomes a lot more problematic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>about an hour into our trip, there\u2019s a flurry of activity on one of the rafts. technician andrew disch dips his net and pulls out the river\u2019s historic top predator \u2013 the colorado pikeminnow. it has been listed as endangered for more than 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>the fish is impressive, measuring about 3 feet long. but it pales compared to the pikeminnows that once hunted the river, ryden said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cback in the day, these guys used to get 6 feet long and a hundred pounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"biologist holding pikeminnow\" height=\"433\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/endangeredfish5.jpg\" \/><figcaption>biologist dale ryden places a colorado pikeminnow back into the river after it was measured and scanned. this fish was about 3 feet long; historically, pikeminnows grew twice that length.&nbsp;(photo by luke runyon\/kunc)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>the pikeminnow gulps down prey with a mouth so huge you could put your whole hand inside without touching the sides \u2013 something ryden has tested personally. the torpedo-bodied fish is pale green on top with a white belly and pinkish tail.<\/p>\n<p>u.s. fish and wildlife service biologist travis francis scanned a microchip biologists inserted in the pikeminnow years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cwe haven\u2019t we haven\u2019t seen this fish since 2004,\u201d he said, adding that biologists make dozens of passes over this section of river each summer. they\u2019ve documented some pikeminnow migrating several hundred river miles from the san juan river, down through lake powell and up to grand junction. early settlers nicknamed the pikeminnow \u201cthe white salmon\u201d for such behavior.<\/p>\n<p>ryden estimated 400 pikeminnow exist in the upper reaches of the colorado river, and close to 800 in stretches of the green river, a tributary of the colorado. he likens the pikeminnow to a lioness on the serengeti: each is at the apex of its food chain. now imagine you built a series of concrete walls around the lion, boxing her in, making it difficult to hunt. that\u2019s what dams on the colorado river have done to the pikeminnow, ryden said.<\/p>\n<p>after the fish was measured and scanned, ryden gently picked it up and walked into the river.<\/p>\n<p>\u201ccome here, baby,\u201d he whispered.<\/p>\n<p>with both hands he lowers the minnow into the water. it disappears into the murk.<\/p>\n<p>during this day on the river, ryden repeatedly referred to the endangered species as \u201cour fish.\u201d he takes ownership of their protection. they\u2019re something different and more special than the non-native fish that surround them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201ci\u2019ve earned a lot of respect for them,\u201d he said. \u201ci think if you put that many issues in front of people that we had to adapt to in a very short amount of time, i think as a species we would have a very hard time existing in some of the world-changing conditions that these fish have.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"sorting bass on boat\" height=\"433\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/endangeredfish6.jpg\" \/><figcaption>technician mackenzie barnett sorts smallmouth bass on an electrofishing raft along the colorado river. u.s. fish and wildlife service biologists try to remove as many of the invasive sport fish as possible to reduce threats to endangered native species. (photo by luke runyon\/kunc)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>defining success in recovery<\/h2>\n<p>since 1988, recovery programs for endangered colorado river fish have cost hundreds of millions of dollars, funded by a mix of hydropower revenues and money from agencies within the department of the interior. ryden said the effort is beginning to pay off.<\/p>\n<p>two species \u2013 the humpback chub and the razorback sucker \u2013 are on their way to being downgraded from endangered to threatened.<\/p>\n<p>but deciding whether an endangered species is \u201crecovered\u201d is a subject for debate. some environmental groups have questioned the fish and wildlife service\u2019s decision to downlist the two species. in the case of the razorback sucker, they contend, most of its population growth is the result of an intense breeding and stocking program, not reproduction in the wild. going forward, it\u2019s unclear how much government intervention will be necessary to keep the sucker from going extinct.<\/p>\n<p>in its proposal to downlist the razorback, the upper colorado endangered fish recovery program recommends that fish and wildlife revise the program\u2019s goals, and that its current goals for \u201crecovery,\u201d written in 2002, are inadequate and dated.<\/p>\n<p>the program, a partnership of local, state and federal agencies, water and power interests, and environmental groups, is set to expire in 2023. director tom chart said the partners are rethinking what recovery of means, and how best to achieve it. current goals for the program don\u2019t fully address the need for more coordinated management of flows from the colorado river system\u2019s reservoirs, removal of non-native fish and stocking of endangered species past 2023, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cthe colorado river is one of the most altered ecosystems in the world,\u201d chart said in an email. \u201cthe (fish and wildlife) service should revise recovery goals for this species in these contexts and based on the experiences and information gathered.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018some people even kiss them\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>although the endangered species act of 1973 requires the government to save these fish, it can be tough convincing the public that they\u2019re valuable and the effort isn\u2019t in vain. a razorback sucker, ryden noted, doesn\u2019t have the charisma of other wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cbasically we\u2019ve made the judgment through the endangered species act that it (the endangered animal) is there for a reason and it has a right to exist,\u201d he said. \u201cand it doesn\u2019t have to be a polar bear or an eagle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>in our last few miles on the river, the biologists net a razorback sucker \u2013 the second of the day \u2013 and head toward the river bank to scan it. the grayish-green fish is notable for its pronounced hump, which looks like the keel of an overturned boat.<\/p>\n<p>that\u2019s when the morton family from houston \u2013 mom kate and kids simon and claire \u2013 floated by on a raft. ryden, seeing an opportunity to educate the public on the value of the razorback sucker, called them over. he pulled the sucker from the livewell of the raft and presented it to the mortons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cgo ahead, give it a pet,\u201d ryden suggested.<\/p>\n<p>simon gently rubbed his fingers along the fish\u2019s scales. claire tentatively placed an index finger on the razorback\u2019s head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cisn\u2019t that special?\u201d her mother asked. \u201cwow, that is an awesome fish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>when ryden first started working on the colorado river, razorbacks nearly had been wiped out. he didn\u2019t see one during his first four years on the job. one day, a crew brought one into the hatchery for breeding. he remembers the biologists crowding around it, marveling at the novelty of seeing a wild razorback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201csome people even kiss them if you\u2019re really brave,\u201d ryden told simon. \u201cjust right on the cheek.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ryden leaned in, nearly touching his lips to the fish, and made a kiss sound.<\/p>\n<p>now, after years of stocking tens of thousands into some reaches of the river, ryden says razorback suckers are plentiful enough that you can find one on any summer day and give it a kiss.<\/p>\n<p>this story is part of a project covering the colorado river, produced by kunc and supported through a walton family foundation grant. kunc is solely responsible for its editorial content.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><em>this story is part of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/elementalreports.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">elemental: covering sustainability<\/a>, a multimedia collaboration between&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cronkitenews.azpbs.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">cronkite news<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/azpbs.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">arizona pbs<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kjzz.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">kjzz<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scpr.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">kpcc<\/a>,&nbsp;<a 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