Recommendations for Future Restoration and Management Efforts for Mill Brook, Westbrook, Maine: Appendix B. Mill Brook Fisheries Reports
In January 2001, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (MDMR), the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW), and the Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission (MASC) completed a document entitled Presumpscot River: Interim Goals for Fisheries Management, which outlined management goals fo...
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ftsouthernmu:oai:digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu:cbep-publications-1123 2023-10-09T21:49:54+02:00 Recommendations for Future Restoration and Management Efforts for Mill Brook, Westbrook, Maine: Appendix B. Mill Brook Fisheries Reports Casco Bay Estuary Partnership 2008-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/cbep-publications/123 https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/context/cbep-publications/article/1123/viewcontent/2008_mill_brook_fisheries_app_b.pdf unknown USM Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/cbep-publications/123 https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/context/cbep-publications/article/1123/viewcontent/2008_mill_brook_fisheries_app_b.pdf Publications restoration fisheries water quality fish passage CBEP Habitat Restoration Watersheds Presumpscot River text 2008 ftsouthernmu 2023-09-13T13:37:21Z In January 2001, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (MDMR), the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW), and the Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission (MASC) completed a document entitled Presumpscot River: Interim Goals for Fisheries Management, which outlined management goals for important fishery resources that currently reside or historically resided in the Presumpscot River watershed. Species addressed in the document include alewife, American eel, American shad, landlocked Atlantic salmon, sea-run Atlantic salmon, Atlantic sturgeon, black crappie, blueback herring, brook trout, brown bullhead, brown trout, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, rainbow smelt, smallmouth bass, striped bass, tomcod, yellow perch, and white perch. The three state fisheries agencies developed the interim fisheries management goals in response to several changes within the watershed: the probable removal of Smelt Hill Dam (located at the head-of-tide), the relicensing of six of the seven existing hydropower projects on the river, and improvements in water quality resulting from the closure of the pulping operation in Westbrook. These changes created a new opportunity for the restoration of diadromous1 fish runs and the enhancement of warm water and coldwater recreational fishing opportunities. Text Atlantic salmon University of Southern Maine: Digital Commons@USM Westbrook ENVELOPE(-75.442,-75.442,-71.841,-71.841) Mill Brook ENVELOPE(-57.808,-57.808,49.511,49.511) |
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In January 2001, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (MDMR), the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW), and the Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission (MASC) completed a document entitled Presumpscot River: Interim Goals for Fisheries Management, which outlined management goals for important fishery resources that currently reside or historically resided in the Presumpscot River watershed. Species addressed in the document include alewife, American eel, American shad, landlocked Atlantic salmon, sea-run Atlantic salmon, Atlantic sturgeon, black crappie, blueback herring, brook trout, brown bullhead, brown trout, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, rainbow smelt, smallmouth bass, striped bass, tomcod, yellow perch, and white perch. The three state fisheries agencies developed the interim fisheries management goals in response to several changes within the watershed: the probable removal of Smelt Hill Dam (located at the head-of-tide), the relicensing of six of the seven existing hydropower projects on the river, and improvements in water quality resulting from the closure of the pulping operation in Westbrook. These changes created a new opportunity for the restoration of diadromous1 fish runs and the enhancement of warm water and coldwater recreational fishing opportunities. |
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