River Herring Program – 2009‐2016 Grants
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River Herring Program – 2009‐2016 Grants RIVER HERRING PROGRAM River Herring NORTHEAST REGION Assessing Sustainability of Maine River Herring Runs Maine Department of Marine Resources Maine Award Amount....................................................................... $400,483 Grantee Match ...................................................................... $415,340 Total Project ............................................................................ $815,823 Collect river herring population data on numerous rivers in order to create management and harvest models to help ensure the sustainability of the fishery. Project will also hire an education specialist to work with inland communities to help gain acceptance for reintroduction of river herring. River Herring Bycatch Avoidance in Small Mesh Fisheries (MA) University of Massachusetts Massachusetts Award Amount....................................................................... $305,640 Grantee Match ...................................................................... $376,929 Total Project ............................................................................ $682,569 Develop river herring bycatch avoidance incentive systems based on models that identify and predict high concentrations of river herring. Project will help to minimize bycatch of river herring in the Atlantic herring and mackerel fisheries in New England. Updated May 2017 River Herring Program – 2009‐2016 Grants Identification and Modeling of Alewife Stock Structure Gulf of Maine Research Institute Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island Award Amount....................................................................... $136,325 Grantee Match ...................................................................... $137,151 Total Project ............................................................................ $273,476 Use otolith structure analysis to define alewife stock structure in Maine watersheds. Project will also use simulation modeling to examine the leading hypotheses on stock structure and mixing of alewife. East Branch Penobscot River Habitat Connectivity (ME) Atlantic Salmon Federation (U.S.), Inc. Maine Award Amount....................................................................... $ 40,000 Grantee Match ...................................................................... $ 80,000 Total Project ............................................................................ $120,000 Prioritize stream barrier removals and work with large private landowners to implement properly designed road‐stream crossing projects in Maine. Project will identify river herring restoration opportunities in the the East Branch Penobscot River watershed. Damariscotta Mills "Lower Middle" Fish Ladder Restoration Nobleboro Historical Society Maine Award Amount....................................................................... $ 92,505 Grantee Match ...................................................................... $116,000 Total Project ............................................................................ $208,505 Continue restoration of the Damariscotta Mills stone fish ladder to improve river herring passage to Damariscotta Lake in Maine. Project will rebuild the middle third poriton of the fish ladder by completing consturction of 23 pools. Pushaw Lake Fishway (ME) Atlantic Salmon Federation (U.S.), Inc. Maine Award Amount....................................................................... $45,000 Grantee Match ...................................................................... $51,000 Total Project ............................................................................ $96,000 Construct a fishway at the outlet dam of Pushaw Lake, a high priority lake in Maine's Penobscot River watershed. Project will restore access to approximatly 5,000‐acre of high quality alewife spawning habitat. Updated May 2017 River Herring Program – 2009‐2016 Grants River Herring Restoration in Penobscot River (ME) Penobscot River Restoration Trust Maine Award Amount....................................................................... $300,000 Grantee Match ...................................................................... $300,000 Total Project ............................................................................ $600,000 Restore river herring and other sea‐run fish to the Penobscot River by opening access at four barriers while maintaining energy. Project will remove the Veazie Dam and provide overall management and oversight support for additional Penobscot River restoration projects. Citizen Science's Role in Sustainable River Herring Harvest University of Southern Maine Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire Award Amount....................................................................... $ 96,661 Grantee Match ...................................................................... $ 97,241 Total Project ............................................................................ $193,902 Assess the accuracy of citizen science monitoring efforts in producing river herring run counts that inform management and help maintain sustainable harvests in Maine. Project will engage volunteers, coordinators, and managers to evaluate key lessons and opportunities to enhance volunteer river herring monitoring programs in New England. Damariscotta Mills "Lower Middle" Fish Ladder Restoration ‐ II Nobleboro Historical Society Maine Award Amount....................................................................... $135,000 Grantee Match ...................................................................... $155,000 Total Project ............................................................................ $290,000 Finish restoration of the Damariscotta Mills stone fish ladder to improve river herring passage to Damariscotta Lake in Maine. Project will finalize construction of 30 existing pools and rebuild an additoin 16 pools to complete the restoration of the fish ladder. Penobscot River Herring Fishways (ME) Atlantic Salmon Federation (U.S.), Inc. Maine Award Amount....................................................................... $125,000 Grantee Match ...................................................................... $125,000 Total Project ............................................................................ $250,000 Construct fishways on three high priority sites to restore river herring in Maine’s Penobscot River watershed. Project will restore alewife populations to 3,496 acres of pond spawning habitat and open 36 river miles of habitat for blueback herring, Atlantic salmon, and American eel. Updated May 2017 River Herring Program – 2009‐2016 Grants Increasing Monitoring Capacity for Sustainable Harvests (ME) Maine Department of Marine Resources Maine Award Amount....................................................................... $ 88,914 Grantee Match ...................................................................... $103,812 Total Project ............................................................................ $192,726 Utilize local trainings, online platforms, and outreach materials to engage partners and volunteers in monitoring river herring runs in Maine. Project will provide monitoring, restoration, and technical support to towns as they evaluate the feasibility of establishing sustainable harvests. Measuring Reproductive Success of River Herring in New England Coastal Waters University of Massachusetts Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire Award Amount....................................................................... $174,304 Grantee Match ...................................................................... $174,304 Total Project ............................................................................ $348,608 Combine historic techniques and newer genetic methods to provide a more accurate and cost‐effective methodology for evaluating the spawning activity and juvenile population size of river herring in key coastal waters. Project will provide novel data to enhance monitoring and population modeling of river herring and will directly support ongoing bycatch, age and growth, and productivity studies. Improving the Operating Efficiency of Fish Ladders for River Herring Passage in the St. Croix River (ME) Passamaquoddy Tribe ‐ Pleasant Point Maine Award Amount....................................................................... $ 75,400 Grantee Match ...................................................................... $ 75,400 Total Project ............................................................................ $150,800 Improve monitoring and passage of alewife river herring across the Milltown Dam on the St. Croix River in Maine. Project will establish more robust and less labor‐intensive monitoring techniques to establish accurate river herring run counts and will gather data on barriers to fish passage across the dam. Increasing River Herring Monitoring and Restoration in Eastern Maine Downeast Salmon Federation Maine Award Amount ................................................................... $147,830 Grantee Match ................................................................... $178,843 Total Project ............................................................................ $326,673 Coordinate a comprehensive river herring monitoring and restoration program across eastern Maine. Project will develop a citizen science program to mobilize local volunteers in fisheries investigation and management