Quantitative Assessments of Native Fish Recovery in the San Juan River Basin

Construction of the Navajo Dam on the San Juan River in 1962, while necessary for water development and flood control in the area, has reduced native fish habitat through flow alterations. In 2016 the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program (SJRBRIP) implemented a research program to clearly quantify the effects of Channel Catfish on native fish species, assess the efficacy of catfish eradication efforts, and evaluate native fish stocking success.