Meta Identifier	NOAA_DSMT
Type of Data	downstream migrant trapping
Originator	NOAA-Fisheries - Maine Field Station
Description	The NOAA Fisheries operates rotary screw traps to capture downstream migrant Atlantic salmon smolts each spring on the Sheepscot River just below Head Tide dam in Alna. One trap was operated in 2001, and two were operated in 2002. The dam passes water through two chutes, so when only one trap is operating, only half the flow of the river is flowing by the trap. Trap operators attempted to catch the largest number of smolts possible while minimizing the number of shad captured. This was done by adjusting the traps' positioning when large numbers of shad were caught.
Area	Sheepscot watershed
Metadata Date	6/21/2005
Metadata Contact	Eli Asarian
Contact Person Primary	Christine Lipsky
Status	complete
Request Log	More detailed data were requested in August 2004, NOAA replied that the raw data will not be available until after four years of data collection, at which time a report will also be written.
Receipt Log	A summary of 2001-2002 data were received in April 2004.
Progress Log	Complete.
Lead Person	Eli Asarian
Lead Organization	Institute for Fisheries Resources
Notes	STAC Priority: High
Data Set Name	fish_dsmt_sheep_nooa_2001_2002_countchart.db, fish_dsmt_sheep_nooa_2001_2002_lengthweight.db, fish_dsmt_sheep_nooa_2001_2002_source.db
Date of Content Start	4/14/2001
Date of Content End	6/2/2002
Maint. and Update Freq.	on-going, annual
Data Quality Information	Only one trap was operated in 2001, which was inadequate to trap the river's full flow.
Use Constraints	Mark-recapture techniques were not employed, so population size estimates cannot be made.
Contact Organization	NOAA Fisheries - Maine Field Station
Contact Address	31 Main Street
Contact City	Orono
Contact State	ME
Contact Zip Code	04473
Contact Voice Telephone	(207)866-4667
Contact Fax	(207) 866-7342
Contact Email	Christine.Lipsky@noaa.gov

 
 
 

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