DG here you go
stocking
as of right now NMF&G stocks around 60,000 4 inch fish yearly this seems to be about right to maintain the fish populations as they have been in the past. however there have been times in the past when WD was discovered in the hatcheries and we have gone a few years without stockings.
This has hurt the fishery
In the past there has been cutthrout trout in the river as well, and in the future NMF&G would like to stock cutts again
also NMG&F would love to be able to do a long term study of the fisheries with chips in the fish etc.
that is what the stamp will be for.
changes to the stocking program have always been open for public comment

Flows

the san juan flows at around 500cfs.
In the past the flow was 1,000 cfs, we still have the same river channel just half of the water now.
With the flow change the river has lost fish habitat.
getting this changed is simply never going to happen. the BOR is not going to give in on this. there has been an effort to try to get a little more water but it got no where.
Here was how we had hoped to make all of this work
Last year Gov Richarson gave NMF&G $250,000.00 to start the study for a blue print for the river.
The next step was to have a stamp (around $3.00) help offset the costs of the work that would be done to the river.
due to the shortage of funds this year in New Mexico the Gov has frozen all spending. the $250,000.00 was taken back
So now we will have to use the monies raised from the stamp to help fund the studies that need to be done before any work can be done
there has been a lot of ideas thrown about by all interested groups but, untill a study is done it is just ideas.
if this work some how allows the fish to reproduce yes the stocking numbers will be reduced. however, be aware the the san juan has one of the highest spore counts for WD anywhere in the US. natural reproduction might not be in the cards here.
Any and all impact studies, permits etc will be addressed by NMF&G

all of this work will happen in the quality waters section of the san juan.
the stamp is a one time yearly purchase.
We would like to see a flat $3.00 fee for everyone

Hope this helps.