| Federal Agencies Protect More Gulf of Maine Atlantic Salmon to Recover Imperiled Stocks |
NOAA’s Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have extended Endangered Species Act protection to more Atlantic salmon by adding fish in the Penobscot, Kennebec, and Androscoggin rivers and their tributaries to the endangered Gulf of Maine population first listed in 2000. [June 15, 2009] Click here to read more. |
RAINBOW FISHWAY
ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE
NATIONAL FISHING DAY
Saturday, June 6th
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM |
Come take a tour of the Rainbow Fishway.
See migrating fish in the underground viewing window.
Connecticut Inland Fisheries Division staff will be on hand to conduct tours and answer questions. For more information and directions, click here.
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Hatchery Workers Play Role In Effort To Restore Salmon |
This article about Connecticut's only Atlantic salmon hatchery appeared in The Hartford Courant on November 27, 2008. Click here to read the full article. |
| Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Meeting re the Shad and River Herring Public Information Document on June 17, 2008 |
A meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) for the Shad and River Herring Public Information Document will be held here in Old Lyme at the DEP Marine Headquarters on June 17th at 7:00 pm. This is the first step in a process to Amend the Fisheries Management Plan for American shad. Public comment on the various management alternatives (found in the attachment) is critical to the evaluation of the alternatives and impacts of those alternatives. More info can be found at: http://www.asmfc.org/ |
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2009 fish counts are provided to the CRSA by the [Connecticut] Department of Environmental Protection, Inland Fisheries Division. NEW this year - video clips! |
| Draft Recovery Plan Available |
NOAA Fisheries and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have published an announcement in the Federal Register (69 FR 34184) announcing the availability of the Draft Recovery Plan for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon (2.5 mb). The Services are soliciting review and comment on the draft plan from the public and all interested parties. For more information, read the Services' responses to frequently asked questions. |
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
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The Connecticut River Compact has been reauthorized by the US Congress for an additional 20 years. [More] |
