6.9 Other Statewide Conservation Partners and Initiatives
Resources, USFWS, USGS, USFS, Duke Energy, Georgia Power Company, South Carolina Electric and Gas Company, Georgia Wildlife Federation, and the South Carolina Aquarium. Te Robust Redhorse is a large, long-lived species that occurs in Atlantic Slope rivers from the Altamaha River drainage in Georgia to the Yadkin-Pee Dee River drainage in North and South Carolina. Te RRCC is facilitating the recovery eforts and conservation measures by conducting research to answer scientifc questions and address management needs includ- ing habitat use and movement, early life history, population dynamics, and genetics. Work has also focused on discovery of additional populations, supplemental stocking of existing populations, reestablishment of historical populations, and public education. Te RRCC’s Conservation Strategy, which establishes short- and long-term conservation goals and management actions, was adopted in 1999 and revised in 2003. We are currently very close to meeting the goal of establishing or maintaining at least six self-sustaining populations distributed within a signifcant portion of its historic range. Wild populations exist in the Oconee River (Georgia), Savannah River (Georgia and South Carolina), and Pee Dee River (North and South Carolina). Successful stockings in the Broad, Ogeechee, and Ocmulgee rivers in Georgia, and the Broad and Wateree rivers of South Carolina, have reestablished historical populations. Detailed information, reports, and publications on the Robust Redhorse are updated online at www.robustredhorse.com. 6.9.20 Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP) SARP is a regional collaboration of natural resource and science agencies, conservation organizations, and private interests developed to strengthen the management and conser- vation of aquatic resources in the southeastern United States. Te mission is to work with partners to protect, conserve, and restore aquatic resources including habitats throughout the Southeast for the continuing beneft, use, and enjoyment of the American people. Tis mission is achieved through the support and facilitation of on-the-ground and in-the-wa- ter science-based action to improve and protect aquatic habitats and resources. Eforts are focused on habitat assessments, restoration actions, monitoring, and evaluation of some of the nation’s most economically and socially signifcant aquatic habitats. Additional infor- mation is available from the SARP website (http://southeastaquatics.net). 6.9.21 Upper Neuse River Basin Association (UNRBA) Tis association was formed in 1996 to provide a forum for cooperation on water quality protection and water resource planning and management within the 770-square-mile watershed. Seven (of the eight) municipalities, six counties, and local Soil and Water Conservation Districts in the watershed voluntarily formed UNRBA.
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