Recovery Plan Ad Hoc Report results
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Document ID=600368| Plan Title | Plan Stage | Plan Lead Region (FWS) | Plan Lead Office (FWS) | Species Common Name | Species Scientific Name | Action Priority | Action Number | Action Description | Action Status | Estimated Initiation Date | Estimated Completion Date | Action Lead Agencies | Responsible Parties | Work Types | Labor Types | Comments | Implementation Activity Number | Implementation Activity Description | Implementation Activity Status | Implementation Activity Estimated Initiation Date | Implementation Activity Estimated Completion Date | Implementation Activity Labor Types | Implementation Activity Work Types | Implementation Activity Responsible Parties | Implementation Activity Comments | Implementation Activity Species |
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| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 1 | 1.1 | Continue to utilize existing legislation and regulations to protect species and habitat | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Law Enforcement Division, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program | Other: Regulations | Internal Field Assistance | *1. See general categories for Implementation Schedules. *2. Other agencies' responsibility would be of a cooperative nature or projects funded under a contract or grant program. In some cases contracts could be let to universities or private enterprises. *3. Note: Task costs have not been estimated for this plan. This species' present/historic distribution coincides with that of other listed species. Thus, a task aimed at this species will benefit others. Rather than attempting to apportion the costs to each species, recovery tasks will be estimated at a later date when the plans are combined on a watershed basis for implementation. | |||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 1 | 1.2.1 | Determine species' present distribution and status | Complete | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program | Research: Population Surveys | Species Expert, Internal Field Assistance | Currently, the white wartyback is only known to occur in the mainstem of the Tennessee River below Pickwick Landing Dam and Wilson Dam. Young individuals collected below Wilson Dam since 1997 in Colbert and Lauderdale counties, Alabama indicate that a reproducing population of the species likely exists below that dam (Biggins personal communication, Garner personal communication). Collections of individuals in these areas represent the only recent collections of the species throughout its range. | ||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 1 | 1.3.1-1.3.2 | Determine present and foreseeable threats to species | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | |||||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 2 | 1.2.2 | Characterize habitat and determine essential elements | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | |||||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 2 | 1.2.3-1.2.4 | Determine the extent of preferred habitat and present information in a manner which identifies areas in need of special attention | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | |||||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 2 | 1.3.3 | Determine measures needed to minimize threats and implement where needed to meet recovery | Ongoing Current | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program, TN and AL Nature Conservancy | Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Research: Management Techniques | Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance | The white wartyback has been affected by current operation and maintenance activities at Wilson Dam on the Tennessee River. The white wartyback is likely sensitive to habitat changes and has a low resilience to such changes as evidenced by its decline in numbers in tailwater reaches. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has been required (as a result of a protective measure indicated in the FWS's 2006 Routine Operations and Maintenance of TVA Water Control Structures in the Tennessee River Basin Biological Opinion to operate Wilson Dam during the summer months to provide water exchange (flush) over mussel beds between Tennessee River Mile (TRM) 259.0 and TRM 247.0 by pulsing at least one unit for an hour every four hours. TVA is currently monitoring discharge, water temperature, dissolved oxygen (at the substrate level), copper, zinc, aluminum, arsenic, manganese, ammonia and chlorine at the dam and at least three sampling stations between Wilson Dam (TRM 259.0) and the downstream end of Seven Mile Island (TRM 247.0). Sampling stations were identified in coordination with biologists from the Service field office in Daphne, Alabama. | ||||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 2 | 1.4.1-1.4.4 | Solicit help in protecting species and essential habitat | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program, TN and AL Nature Conservancy | Management: Planning | Internal Field Assistance | ||||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 2 | 1.4.5 | Develop and utilize information and education program (slide/tape shows, brochures, etc.) for local distribution | Ongoing Not Current | Prior to FY 1995 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program, TN and AL Nature Conservancy | Other: Information and Education | Internal Field Assistance | ||||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 2 | 1.5 | Investigate the use of Scenic River Status, mussel sanctuaries, land acquisitions, and/or other means to protect the species. | Ongoing Not Current | Prior to FY 1995 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program, TN and AL Nature Conservancy | Acquisition: Easement, Acquisition: Fee Title | Internal Field Assistance | ||||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 2 | 3 | Conduct life history studies on a need-to-know basis | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | |||||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 2 | 5 | Investigate the need for habitat improvement and implementation only where needed to meet recovery objectives | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | |||||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 2 | 6 | Develop and implement a monitoring program | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | |||||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 2 | 7 | Annual assessment of recovery program and modify where needed. | Ongoing Current | Prior to FY 1995 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program, TN and AL Nature Conservancy | Management: Planning | Internal Field Assistance | ||||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 3 | 2.1-2.2 | Survey rivers within species' historic range to determine availability of suitable transplant sites | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Task 2.1-2.3 may not be required if other populations are found in task 1.2.1 | ||||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 3 | 2.3 | Determine best method of establishing new populations | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | |||||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 3 | 2.4 | Reestablish populations within historic range as needed to meet recovery | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program | Research: Propagation, Research: Reintroduction | Internal Field Assistance | Discussions are underway with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to potentially utilize a surrogate species to culture and study for reintroduction efforts prior to attempting to culture the white wartyback mussel, due to its rarity. Culture efforts with a surrogate would likely start no sooner than FY 2013. | ||||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 3 | 2.5 | Implement same protective measures for these reestablished populations as for known populations | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Division, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program, TN and AL Nature Conservancy | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | |||||||||||||
| White Wartyback Pearly Mussel | F | 4 | Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (931) 528-6481 | White wartyback (pearlymussel) | Plethobasus cicatricosus | 3 | 4 | Determine the number of individuals required to maintain a viable populations | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority , Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency , USFWS Regional Office 4 - Atlanta, Tennessee Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | These studies will be developed and carried out where there is a specific need for data necessary to reach recovery |