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Abstract
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (Department) has developed a Safe Harbor Agreement (SHA) for four native fishes in Arizona. The SHA will allow Gila and Yaqui topminnow (
Poeciliopsis occidentalis and
P. sonoriensis) and desert and Quitobaquito pupfish (
Cyprinodon macularius and
C. eremus) to be released onto non-Federal lands while safeguarding landowner options for future property use. The SHA will assist recovery of these species by: creating replicate populations; creating partnerships between State, Federal, and other groups; minimizing stocking of mosquitofish and other nonindigenous species; providing for mosquito control; and educating those outside the native fish community about the plight of Arizona’s native fishes.
Parent Publication
Citation
Duncan, Douglas K.; Voeltz, Jeremy. 2005. Safe Harbor: a tool to help recover topminnow and pupfish in Arizona. In: Gottfried, Gerald J.; Gebow, Brooke S.; Eskew, Lane G.; Edminster, Carleton B., comps. Connecting mountain islands and desert seas: biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago II. Proc. RMRS-P-36. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station: 392-394
