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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
Ringed Sawback Turtle	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Ringed map turtle	Graptemys oculifera	2	1	Characterize physical parameters of habitat.	Complete	Prior to FY 1995		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements	Contract, Graduate Student, Species Expert	From 2022 to 2024, graduate students from the University of Southern Mississippi in collaboration with MDWFP and USFWS conducted in-depth habitat assessments to document which variables influence population density throughout the Pearl River drainage.	1.1	Characterize habitat at five reaches with vigorous ringed sawback populations.	Complete			Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected		Five long-term monitoring sites were established and have been monitored relatively consistently since the late 1980s. Mark-resight surveys and in-depth habitat assessments were conducted at 8-10 locations by graduate students at the University of Southern Mississippi from 2022 to 2024.
Ringed Sawback Turtle	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Ringed map turtle	Graptemys oculifera	2	2.1	Determine nesting locations and physical description of sites.	Complete	Prior to FY 1995	FY 1995 - FY 1999	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Division of Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Region 4, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Navy	Research: Habitat Requirements	Contract, Graduate Student, Species Expert	LDWF, USFWS, and Navy documented nesting locations and reproductive information for ringed map turtles from 2022 to 2025.	2.1	Reproduction and Nesting Ecology	Complete			Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected		MDWFP conducted reproduction and nesting surveys to document time of gravidity, locate nesting sites, and document nesting activities. Information published by Jones et al. (2006).
Ringed Sawback Turtle	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Ringed map turtle	Graptemys oculifera	2	2.2	Determine nesting requirements and parameters.	Complete	Prior to FY 1995	FY 1995 - FY 1999	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation, Region 4, Division of Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Enhancement	Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements	Contract		2.2	Nesting requirements	Partially Complete			Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected		Nesting habitat requirements were identified in 2006 by MDWFP.
Ringed Sawback Turtle	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Ringed map turtle	Graptemys oculifera	2	2.3	Determine effects of environmental changes and of predation on reproductive success.	Partially Complete	Prior to FY 1995	FY 2010	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation, Region 4, Division of Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Enhancement	Research: Population Surveys, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Predation	Contract		2.3	Nest Predation	Partially Complete			Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected		Nest predation rates were documented at 86%, with an additional 24% of eggs from non-predated nests being predated by invertebrates.
Ringed Sawback Turtle	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Ringed map turtle	Graptemys oculifera	2	2.4	Determine where most of the successful reproduction occurs and the influencing factors.	Partially Complete	Prior to FY 1995	FY 2024	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Division of Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation, Region 4, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Research: Population Surveys, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Predation, Research: Environmental Contaminants	Contract
Ringed Sawback Turtle	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Ringed map turtle	Graptemys oculifera	2	3.1	Determine the food organisms at various life stages and seasons.	Complete	Prior to FY 1995		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Division of Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation, Region 4, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Demographic Studies	Contract, Graduate Student, Species Expert	Lindeman et al. (2023) documented diet of the ringed map turtle.	3.1	Diet	Complete			Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected		Published 2023 study documented that ringed map turtles are also primarily freshwater sponge specialists, with some consumption of mollusks and other aquatic insects.
Ringed Sawback Turtle	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Ringed map turtle	Graptemys oculifera	2	4.1	Determine sex ratio, size and age at maturity, age structure, survival rates by sex and age classes.	Partially Complete	Prior to FY 1995		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Division of Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Region 4, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Research: Demographic Studies	Contract, Graduate Student, Species Expert	Partially completed; conducted at one location within the Pearl River drainage. Studies necessary in an additional 1-2 representative locations.
Ringed Sawback Turtle	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Ringed map turtle	Graptemys oculifera	2	4.2	Estimate number of ringed sawback turtles in each of study reaches.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	FY 2030	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Division of Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Region 4, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Research: Population Assessment, Research: Population Surveys, Research: Demographic Studies	Contract, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Volunteer	Surveys conducted in 2022-2023 by graduate students at University of Southern Mississippi. Updated population abundance estimates were calculated documenting 26% overall declines, although one population increased substantially.	4.2	Monitoring surveys	Ongoing Current			Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected		Ongoing monitoring of long-term mark-recapture populations are being conducted by graduate students at the University of Southern Mississippi. Populations overall have seemingly declined by 27%, although a select number of sites seem to be increasing.
Ringed Sawback Turtle	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Ringed map turtle	Graptemys oculifera	2	4.2	Estimate number of ringed sawback turtles in each of study reaches.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	FY 2030	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Division of Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Region 4, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Research: Population Assessment, Research: Population Surveys, Research: Demographic Studies	Contract, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Volunteer	Surveys conducted in 2022-2023 by graduate students at University of Southern Mississippi. Updated population abundance estimates were calculated documenting 26% overall declines, although one population increased substantially.	4.2.2	New River Distribution	Ongoing Current			Labor type not yet selected	Work type not yet selected		New disjunct and naturally occurring population documented in the Tchefunte and Bogue Falaya river system of Lake Pontchartrain Basin in southeast Louisiana. This indicates that the ringed map turtle is no longer endemic to the Pearl River drainage.
Ringed Sawback Turtle	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Ringed map turtle	Graptemys oculifera	3	3.2	Determine physical requirements of the major prey species.	Not Started			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation, Region 4, Division of Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Enhancement	Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Other Information	Contract
Ringed Sawback Turtle	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Ringed map turtle	Graptemys oculifera	3	3.3	Determine how distribution and abundance of major prey species correlates with vigorous turtle populations.	Not Started			U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation, Region 4, Division of Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Enhancement	Research: Population Surveys, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Other Information	Contract
Ringed Sawback Turtle	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Ringed map turtle	Graptemys oculifera	3	5	Determine activity periods and behavior.	Partially Complete	Prior to FY 1995	FY 2020	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation, Region 4, Division of Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Enhancement	Research: Population Surveys, Research: Other Information	Contract
Ringed Sawback Turtle	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Ringed map turtle	Graptemys oculifera	3	6.1	Protect two river reaches.	Partially Complete	Prior to FY 1995	FY 2020	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Navy	Management: General, Management: Predator and Competitor Control, Management: Land Use, Other: Law Enforcement, Other: Regulations	Internal Field Assistance, Internal Technical Assistance, Species Expert	Direct protections occur in a 12 river mile stretch north of Ross Barnett Reservoir. Indirect riparian habitat protections occur along 215.7 river miles of the Pearl River, Bogue Chitto, and Bogue Falaya systems via federal, state, tribal, or NGO protections/scenic river designations.
Ringed Sawback Turtle	F	4	Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (601) 965-4900	Ringed map turtle	Graptemys oculifera	3	6.2	Develop and implement a monitoring plan.	Ongoing Current	Prior to FY 1995	FY 2020	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey	Research: Other Information	Internal Field Assistance, Internal Technical Assistance, Species Expert	No formal monitoring plan has been established. However, most surveys conducted on this species since the 1990's have used similar methodological techniques as to be comparable.