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S. Moore and J. Sowles

Restoration and Protection of Habitat and Populations. Ames Colt Rhode Islands Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team. Hunt Durey Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration. Slade Moore Maine Coastal Program/Gulf of Maine Council. S. Moore and J. Sowles.

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S. Moore and J. Sowles

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  1. Restoration and Protection of Habitat and Populations Ames Colt Rhode Islands Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team Hunt Durey Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration Slade Moore Maine Coastal Program/Gulf of Maine Council S. Moore and J. Sowles

  2. Habitat and Populations Focus Areas • Re-Connecting Rivers/Streams • Habitat Protection • Monitoring and Assessment

  3. Reconnecting Rivers and Streams

  4. Dam Removal and Fish Passage Barriers

  5. Alewife spawning acres River miles 7.3% left 0.5 % left Kennebec: undammed habitat above head of tide since colonial era Hall et al. 2011

  6. “Perched” and undersized culverts Erin Witham

  7. Culverts: How often are they barriers? Data sources: KELT, CBEP, KCSWD, USFWS, MFS, SRWC, TU, and partners

  8. USFWS Gulf of Maine Coastal Program Road Barrier Surveys

  9. on Perennial Streams Dams and Culverts: blocked access Data sources: USFWS, Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, KCSWD, Maine Forest Service, and partners

  10. Economic Benefit: Jobs

  11. Economic Benefit: Sustainable Fisheries Slade Moore

  12. Economic Benefit: Fewer Repair and Replacement Costs Steve Koenig

  13. Habitat Protection S. Moore and J. Sowles

  14. Carmel Rubin Habitat Protection Conservation Benefits Other species or graphic

  15. Economic Benefits • Full restoration “later” is not always an option • Protection is cheaper than restoration S. Moore

  16. Habitat Protection Economic Benefits S. Moore and J. Sowles

  17. Assessment & Monitoring Ecosystem-based & adaptive management is information & knowledge-intensive Comprehensive assessment & monitoring is Cheap & generates a host of economic & educational benefits S. Moore and J. Sowles

  18. S. Moore and S. Barker 2008 Seafloor Habitat Mapping

  19. Juvenile Winter Flounder EFH: Old vs. New Status Quo/Current New Preferred Alternative

  20. Regional Monitoring of Key Species

  21. Regional ‘Vent-less Trap’ Lobster Survey

  22. The southern New England lobster stockis critically depleted

  23. Rhode Island YOY Settlement Survey.

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