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HOPE BAY !(!( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !(!( !( !( !(!( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !(!( !( !( !( !(!( !( !( ISLANDS !( !(!( !( !( ISLANDS What is a CFR? MDFW’s definition: A CFR denotes a waterbody that contains Coldwater Fish that reproduced in that waterbody or a tributary thereto and use such waters to meet one or more of their life history requirements. • Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) • Longnose Sucker (Catostomus catostomus) • Lake Chub (Couesius plumbeus) • American Brook Lamprey (Lampetra appendix) Coldwater Fish = • Burbot (Lota lota) • Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) • Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) • Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) • Landlocked Salmon (Salmo salar) • Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) • Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) Coldwater Fisheries Resource (CFR) • Currently, there are more than 1,000 CFRs statewide • Westfield has the most CFRs of any watershed in Massachusetts (170 CFRs) • Closely