Idaho Fish and Game is seeking comments on its Bonneville Cutthroat Trout Management Plan 2022. The draft plan is open to public comment through May 13. Fish and Game welcomes input from the public, and encourages references to specific sections or pages of the plan when leaving a general comment.
The 2022 Bonneville Cutthroat Trout Management Plan updates the original plan released in 2007. The new draft plan includes updated information on species distribution, genetic status, the conservation aquaculture program, and recommended conservation actions.
The plan is broken down into three major sections:
- Natural history and biology
- Factors affecting status
- Proposed conservations actions
While keeping much of the previous plan’s policies, this new draft plan includes updated information on:
- Current distribution data
- Conservation aquaculture program
- Population trends and extinction risk
- Summarizing the Bear River Settlement agreement
- Proposed conservation actions
The final draft of the plan will be presented for the Commission's consideration at their July 27-28 meeting in Salmon.