Prioritization

Subject matter expert guidance is an essential component of Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership's scientific approach to prioritizing fish habitat issues and important fish species. We conducted a survey in 2010 to get the partnership started in the rigth direction, but the rankings could be updated to ensure fair representation of each ecoregion in the scoring process. Please review the current impairments and important fish species here: https://rfhp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/2d4000a109dc42a89b6082e0ef44cf56

Then, complete the form below for each ecoregion with which you are familiar.

Phone

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Name

First Last

State(Required)

State

For which ecoregion are you completing this form? (You may complete the form multiple times if you have knowledge of multiple ecoregions.)(Required)

Priority Dashboard: https://rfhp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/2d4000a109dc42a89b6082e0ef44cf56

Please rate the severity of the major fish habitat impairments in reservoirs of this ecoregion on a scale of 0 (not at all severe) to 5 (highly severe).(Required)

	Not at all	Low	Low to Moderate	Moderate	Moderate to High	High
Point source pollution
Nonpoint source pollution
Excessive nutrients
Algae blooms
Siltation
Limited nutrients
Mudflats and shallowness
Limited connectivity to adjacent habitats
Limited littoral structure
Nuisance species (fish, plants, invertebrates)
Anomalous or highly variable water regime
Large or extreme water level fluctations

Please rank the importance of recreational fish species in fisheries of this ecoregion, from most important (first) to least important (last):

Largemouth bass
Rainbow trout
Walleye
Channel catfish
White crappie
Black crappie
Cutthroat trout
Bluegill
Smallmouth bass
Yellow perch
Brown trout
Muskellunge
Northern pike
White bass
Blue catfish
Hybrid striped bass
Spotted bass
Brook trout
Lake trout
Striped bass
Flathead catfish
Redear sunfish
Chinook salmon
Bull trout
Sockeye salmon
Black bullhead
Saugeye
Other #1 (define below)
Other #2 (define below)
Other #3 (define below)

Please indicate the fish species you specified as "Other":

Other #1

Other #2

Other #3

What was the least important fish species your ranked? The remaining fish species on the list will be ignored.(Required)

Fish Species and Impairment Priorities

Company

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Name

First Last

State(Required)

State

For which ecoregion are you completing this form? (You may complete the form multiple times if you have knowledge of multiple ecoregions.)(Required)

Priority Dashboard: https://rfhp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/2d4000a109dc42a89b6082e0ef44cf56

Please rate the severity of the major fish habitat impairments in reservoirs of this ecoregion on a scale of 0 (not at all severe) to 5 (highly severe).(Required)

	Not at all	Low	Low to Moderate	Moderate	Moderate to High	High
Point source pollution
Nonpoint source pollution
Excessive nutrients
Algae blooms
Siltation
Limited nutrients
Mudflats and shallowness
Limited connectivity to adjacent habitats
Limited littoral structure
Nuisance species (fish, plants, invertebrates)
Anomalous or highly variable water regime
Large or extreme water level fluctations

Please rank the importance of recreational fish species in fisheries of this ecoregion, from most important (first) to least important (last):

Largemouth bass
Rainbow trout
Walleye
Channel catfish
White crappie
Black crappie
Cutthroat trout
Bluegill
Smallmouth bass
Yellow perch
Brown trout
Muskellunge
Northern pike
White bass
Blue catfish
Hybrid striped bass
Spotted bass
Brook trout
Lake trout
Striped bass
Flathead catfish
Redear sunfish
Chinook salmon
Bull trout
Sockeye salmon
Black bullhead
Saugeye
Other #1 (define below)
Other #2 (define below)
Other #3 (define below)

Please indicate the fish species you specified as "Other":

Other #1

Other #2

Other #3

What was the least important fish species your ranked? The remaining fish species on the list will be ignored.(Required)

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