Resources for the Maine COLA "A Fine Kettle of Fish" Activities.

Part of our Aquatic Invasives Teacher/Mentor Resources

Web-Based:

MAINE (the use of poison and chemicals in fisheries management):

Potential hatchery infection: http://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing/health/disinfection_biosecurity.htm

Project WILD http://www.maine.gov/ifw/education/projectwild_aquatic.htm

Illegal fish stalking http://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing/illegal_stocking.htm

Fish health issues: http://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing/health/issues.htm

Largemouth bass eradication in Maine (2001) http://www.nesportsman.com/me/mdif/current.shtml

Pacu release in Maine: http://www.pressherald.com/news/Man-charged-with-illegally-introducing-exotic-fish-to-Maine-pond.html

Introduced fish in Maine (PEARL reference listing) http://pearl.maine.edu/education_resources/sg_fish_in_maine_ref.htm

Save Native Maine Fish Species (one page .pdf): http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/topic/invasives/fish.pdf

Umbagog watershed fish: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/lakeumbagog/fish.html

Problems with the use of rotenone to kill fish: http://tucsoncitizen.com/view-from-baja-arizona/2011/02/08/state-legislation-being-proposed-to-stop-the-arizona-game-and-fish-department-from-poisoning-patagonias-water-supply/

Residents offer support for poisoning fish: http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Water-Mill/318249/Residents-Offer-Support-For-Killing-Fish-in-Mill-Pond

Maine Fish Stocking Records: http://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing/reports/stocking/index.htm

MONTANA: (effect of stocking other kinds of organisms on fish)

Montana's Illegal socking Issues: http://fwp.mt.gov/mtoutdoors/HTML/articles/2003/bucketbiology.htm

Montana Aquatic Nuisance Species Management plan: http://fwpiis.mt.gov/content/getItem.aspx?id=3258

Nab The Invader (SeaGrant): http://www.iiseagrant.org/NabInvader/

Trout Unlimited's notes on Flathead Lake's trout: http://flatheadtu.org/indexFiles/FlatheadFAQ.pdf

Flathead Lake Historical Timeline: http://www.flatheadtu.org/FlatheadLakeHistory.html

CALIFORNIA (effects of stocking fish on other kinds of organisms) :

Frog Research Halts Trout Stocking: http://www.tahoesbest.com/Fishing/column1.htm

Group seeks endangered status for frog: http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20110222/NEWS/110229985/0/FRONTPAGE

Non-Native Trout in Natural Lakes of the Sierra Nevada: http://www.highsierrahikers.org/issue_fish_main.html

A Petition to List All Populations of the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog

(Rana muscosa and Rana sierrae) as Endangered under the California Endangered Species Act: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/amphibians/Sierra_Nevada_mountain_yellow-legged_frog/pdfs/2010-1-25_MYLF_CESA_petition%20.pdf

FrogBlog: http://anuranblog.blogspot.com/

CYPRUS (stocking and water temperature and oxygen issues):

Cyprus dams, water resources, and fishing: http://www.fishingcy.com/htmldocs/fishing_stories2.html

Aquaculture of Tilapia: http://www.fishingcy.com/htmldocs/fishing_stories2.html

More fish stories: http://www.agrino.org/fishing/htmldocs/fishing_stories.html

Low temperature survival of Tilapia in Egypt: http://ag.arizona.edu/azaqua/ista/ISTA8/FinalPapers/Growth%20pdf/25%20%20Ebtehag%20modified%20final.pdf

Stratification, temperature and oxygen content of Maine lake waters: http://pearl.maine.edu/windows/community/Water_Ed/Dissolved Oxygen/DO_whatisit.htm

Maine. A Field Guide To Aquatic Phenomena: http://www.umaine.edu/waterresearch/FieldGuide/Field%20guide.pdf

Other potential resources for researching food webs in local lake ecosystems:

1. Fish and Game State Departments (The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks website provide historic stocking records for many Montana water bodies. Check to see if your region provides similar information. The following states are among those that provide stocking information: Alaska, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Utah, and Wisconsin.

2. Freshwater Sports Alliances- local, regional, or statewide

3. Biodiversity Research Initiatives- associated with state non-governmental organizations

4. Local Historical Society’s that kept results of angling contests and catch sizes

5. Conservation organizations- local, statewide, and federal; like Trout Unlimited

6. University research projects- Wildlife and Ecology and or Fisheries Departments

Possible Stewardship Opportunities and Connections to Lake Associations (to be enriched by student and Lake Associationj projects as they are reported):

See: “Chinese Mystery Snails: If you Can't Beat Em Eat Em” on the Maine COLA website. These creatures are the result of illegal stocking.

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