What actions are needed to delist the California freshwater shrimp?
A. A variety of actions are needed if the California freshwater shrimp is going to survive. They include removing existing threats to known populations of shrimp; restoring habitat conditions favorable to shrimp and other native aquatic species in streams currently harboring shrimp; protecting and managing shrimp populations and habitat once the threats have been removed and restoration has been completed; monitoring and evaluating shrimp habitat conditions and populations; assessing effectiveness of various conservation efforts on shrimp; conducting research on the biology of the species; restoring and maintaining viable shrimp populations at extirpated localities; increasing public awareness and involvement in the protection of shrimp and native, cohabiting species; assessing effects of various conservation efforts on cohabiting, native species; and assembling a California freshwater shrimp recovery team.