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 | | The designation of connecting areas in the critical habitat is, in part, to provide the opportunity for spikedace and loach minnow to move between stream sections, thus maintaining natural fluctuation patterns and providing for recolonization of areas which have become depopulated due to temporary conditions. |
 | | Comment 4l: A few commenters suggested that, rather than trying to restore spikedace and loach minnow in the unoccupied areas proposed for critical habitat, recovery for the species should be accomplished by raising the two fish in captivity and selling them commercially for aquarium fish and in private ponds. |
 | | involve such activities as removing or destroying spikedace or loach minnow habitat (as defined in the primary constituent elements discussion) whether by mechanical, chemical, or other means (e.g., water diversions, grading, etc.); and that appreciably decrease habitat value or quality through indirect effects (e.g., edge effects, invasion of exotic plants or animals, or fragmentation). |
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