In which we will collect publications, documents, and other materials pertinent to Merrymeeting Bay, especially ones which might not be otherwise readily available.
Information on this page is divided into the general sections outlined below.
Click on a subject area, or scroll through the listings. Entries are alphabetical within subject area.
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Fish, Wildlife, Plants & Habitat |
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| Includes information on fish and wildlife in Merrymeeting Bay, salmon, American eel, sea lamprey, anadromous fish restoration, sturgeon, habitat, turtles, wetlands, Maine Natural Areas Program survey, & other topics. | |
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Hydrology, Geology, etc |
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| Includes information about our research on currents in the Bay, hydropower, etc. | |
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Legal Documents & Petitions |
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| Includes documents related to legal cases such as dam relicensing to protect the American eel, endangered species protections, the proposal to put hydroelectric turbines in the Chops, etc. | |
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Miscellaneous |
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| Includes overview of environmental issues in the Bay, bibliography of environmental resources for the Bay, archaeology, interesting links, & other topics. | |
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Resource Management and Planning |
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| Includes Kennebec River Resource Mngmt. Plan, general Bay conservation materials, notes on comprehensive planning around the Bay, & other topics. | |
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Toxins, Pollution, and Water Quality |
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| Includes information on using caged mussels to test for toxins such as PCBs and dioxin in the Bay & tributaries, sources of Bay pollution, water quality testing in the Bay, & other topics. | |
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Fish, Wildlife, Plants & Habitat |
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Alewife |
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American Eel (see also section on legal documents, below) |
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Androscoggin River Anadromous Fish Restoration Program (pdf: File size: 1.25 MB) |
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Maine Department of Marine Resources Date: September 15, 2006 |
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Atlantic Salmon (see also section on legal documents, below) |
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Biological and Ecotoxicological Characteristics of Terrestrial Vertebrate Species Residing in Estuaries (web page) |
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Rattner & Erwin US Geological Survey |
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Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission: Selected Gulf of Maine Reports: 1873-1898 (web page) |
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| Historical reports published by the U.S. Fish Commission relating to the fish and fisheries of New England, the Maritimes, and Atlantic Canada | |||||
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Discover the Kennebec: The Fisheries Resources of the Kennebec River (web page) |
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Natural Resources and Educational Committees of the Kennebec River Council Harry Vanderweide, Chairman of the Study Ira L. Ellis, Cooperative Extension Service, Planning & Organizational Consultant Date: April 18, 1986 |
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Fish and Wildlife Resources in the Merrymeeting Bay and Lower Kennebec River Focus Area (web page) |
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Prepared by: The Gulf of Maine Coastal and Estuary Project U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Falmouth, Maine Date: March, 1994 |
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Freshwater Mussels (See Toxics section below for more information on how freshwater mussels are used to monitor toxins and pollution) |
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Merrymeeting Bay Survey (pdf: File size: 188 KB) |
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Maine Natural Areas Program Date: 1998 |
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Penobscot Bay Watch: Fisheries News & Info (web page) |
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| Website dedicated to protection & wise use of Penobscot Bay & the Gulf of Maine | |||||
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Penobscot Bay Watch: 19th & Early 20th Century Marine Ecology & Fisheries Research Reports (web page) |
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| Digitized and uploaded to the internet by Ron Huber, Penobscot Baywatch, Rockland, Maine | |||||
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Sea Lamprey |
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Sewall Aerial Photography Project |
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Shad & Herring |
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The Spatial and Relative Abundance Characteristics of the Fish Assemblages in Three Maine Rivers. 2002 and 2003. (pdf; file size: 6.0 MB) |
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Kennebec River (Bingham to Merrymeeting Bay) Androscoggin River (Errol, NH to Merrymeeting Bay) Sebasticook River (Pittsfield, ME to Winslow, ME)
Chris O. Yoder (Ohio U. and Ctr. for Applied Bioassessment & Biocriteria) and Brandon H. Kulik, John M. Audet,
and Jeffrey D. Bagley (Kleinschmidt Associates) |
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State of the Kennebec River Watershed Anadromous Fish Restoration Program (pdf; file size: 1.16 MB) |
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Maine Department of Marine Resources Date: Jan. 2004 |
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Striped Bass |
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Sturgeon |
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The Demography, Nesting Status and Movement Patterns of Snapping Turtles, Chelydra serpentina in Merrymeeting Bay (about tracking turtles around Merrymeeting Bay - 93 MB Powerpoint file) |
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Lucy Van Hook FOMB Presentation Department of Biology, Bowdoin College Date: April 12, 2006 |
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Hydrology, Geology, etc |
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Current Study of Merrymeeting Bay |
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Controls on Estuarine Morphodynamics: A Case Study on Merrymeeting Bay, Kennebec River Estuary, Maine (web page) |
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Abstract from paper presented at the Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting Brad A. Knisley, et al. Date: Nov 5-8, 2001 |
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Flow and Biogeochemical Fluxes in the Abagadasset River, Mid-Coast Maine (web page) |
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Abstract from poster presented at the Geological Society of America,
40th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Section Christopher W. Proctor Bowdoin College, Brunswick ME Date: March 14-16, 2005 |
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History of the Edwards Dam Facilities (web page) |
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Maine State Planning Office |
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Hydropower Reform Coalition (web page) |
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| Group working to achieve improvements to rivers altered by hydropower dams. | |||||
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Integrating Ambient and Compliance Monitoring in the Kennebec River Basin (web page) |
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Paper presented at the National Water Quality Monitoring Council Conference Keith Robinson & David Courtemanch, U.s. Geological Survey Date: July 7-9, 1998 |
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Biomonitoring Retrospective: Fifteen Year Summary for Maine Rivers and Streams (web page) Kennebec River Chapter (pdf) |
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Maine Bureau of Land and Water Quality Date: 1999 |
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The Turbidity Problem in the Eastern River, Dresden, Maine (pdf; file size: 3.3 MB) |
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Legal Documents & Petitions |
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Chops Tidal Energy Project |
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Endangered Species Act: Petitions & Related Documents (Americal Eel and Atlantic Salmon) |
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Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) |
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Advocacy Work via petitions to modify Water Quality Certificates for dams on the Kennebec River, Androscoggin River and tributaries to protect American eels and native anadromous fish species |
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Ferraiolo Corp. Notice of Violation (pdf; file size: 96 KB) OR view HTML version with linked photos of site. |
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Merimil Limited Partnership, ORDER ISSUING NEW LICENSE (pdf: file size: 849 KB) |
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Project No. 2574-032 Date: March 4, 2005 |
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Presumpscot River |
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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SD Warren vs Maine Bureau of Environmental Protection (04-1527) |
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This decision is pivotal for the biological, physical, & chemical integrity of our
nation's waters For an excellent overview of the issues, visit the American Rivers website
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Miscellaneous |
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Annotated Bibliography of Environmental Information Relating to Merrymeeting Bay (web page) |
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Compiled by Resource Services Ann Hayden Brunswick, ME Date: October, 1997 |
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Archaeological Survey of the Umberhind, Detweiler, and Gallant Parcels, Bowdoinham, Maine (pdf; file size: 24.8 MB) |
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Leith Smith, Leon Cranmer, & Art Spiess Maine Historic Preservation Commission Date: August, 2006 |
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The Transient Town of Cork (pdf; file size: 1.8 MB) |
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by Rev. Henry O. Thayer Read before the Maine Historical Society, December 9, 1892 |
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The Ecological Collapse and Partial Recovery of a Freshwater Tidal Ecosystem (pdf; file size: 3.7 MB) |
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John Lichter, et al. Northeastern Naturalist, Vol 13, No. 2, pp 153-178 Date: 2006 |
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Generating Electric Power in the Pacific Northwest; Implications of Alternative Technologies Overview (pdf; file size: 269 KB) Full Report (pdf; file size: 442 KB) |
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This study takes an in-depth look at current status and future energy scenarios in the northwest focussing on hydro-electricity and natural gas the primary sources of today's power there. The report also looks closely at cost/benefits of multiple dam removals on the lower Snake River and the issue of safe passage for migratory salmon. The overview document homes in on the dam issue. RAND Corp. Date: 2002 |
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Historical Summary of Federal Navigation Studies, Authorizations and Improvements & Federal Navigation Project Maintenance in the New England District MAINE (pdf; file size: 768 KB) |
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Featured Highlights: Cathance River: Blue; KennebecRiver: Abbagadassett Ledge: Yellow; Beef Rock Dike & Training Wall [mouth of the Eastern River]: Red; Lovejoy Narrows: Green |
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Merrymeeting Bay: A Guide to Conservation of this Unique Resource (web page) |
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Reed & D'Andrea Date: 1975 |
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Merrymeeting Bay: An Environmental Review (web page) |
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Prepared for Friends of Merrymeeting Bay with funding from the Davis Conservation Foundation By Ann Hayden, Resource Services Date: Jan. 5, 1998 |
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PEARL Database (web page) |
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"A forum for sharing environmental data from Maine... lakes, streams, wetland, and terrestrial systems." Site maintained by the University of Maine, Senator George M. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research |
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A Summary of Existing Research on Low-Head Dam Removal Projects (pdf; file size: 2.4 MB) |
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Requested by:
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standing Committee on the Environment Prepared by: ICF Consulting In association with Woodlot Alternatives, Inc. Date: September, 2005 |
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Resource Management and Planning |
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Army Corps of Engineers/ Maine DOT Umbrella Wetland Mitigation Bank Proposal Public Notice (web page) |
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ACOE Date: June 10, 2008 Public Comments on Umbrella Wetland Mitigation Bank Proposal Sponsored by Maine DOT and Army Corps of Engineers (pdf file 4.1 MB) ACOE denial of Public Hearing on Umbrella Wetland Mitigation Bank Proposal (pdf file 424 KB) |
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Management Plan for Butler Head, Bath (web page) |
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Bath Community Forestry Committee Date: Feb. 17, 1999 |
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Kennebec River Resource Management Plan: Balancing Hydropower Generation and Other Uses (web page) |
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Document includes Introduction, Ecological Characterization of Kennebec River Basin, Hydropower Regulation,
Resources and Beneficial Uses, (Water Quality, Fisheries (inc. fish life histories),
Recreation and Scenic Resources, Archaeology), Municipal Planning,
Criteria for State Agency Decision Making, Summary of Recommendations (Click here to download as a pdf; 731 KB) Natural Resources Policy Division, Maine State Planning Office Date: February 1993 |
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Merrymeeting Bay Notes: Notes for Comprehensive Planning in the Bay Region (web page) |
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Becky Koulouris, Edward L. Hawes, Franklin Burroughs, Lawrence H Simon, Richard W. Judd, & Nathan D. Hamilton Environmental Studies Program, Bowdoin College Maine Humanities Council Date: 1990 |
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Toxins, Pollution, & Water Quality |
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Androscoggin River Fact Sheet (web page) |
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Androscoggin River Alliance February 24, 2005 |
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Submission Guidelines(web page 24 KB) FOMB Andro Upgrade Proposal (web page 17 KB) Dissolved Oxygen Data(web page 78 KB) Fecal Coliform Data(web page 78 KB) 2008 Water Reclassification Summary with DEP Recommendations(pdf file 150 KB) BEP Public Hearing Recommendation for 9/18(pdf file 20 KB) |
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Freshwater Mussels & Testing for Toxins (For basic info on freshwater mussels, see also above section on fish & wildlife) |
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Surface Water Ambient Toxics Monitoring Program (SWAT) (Link to Maine DEP) |
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2005 Monitoring Program Report Maine’s Surface Water Ambient Toxics (SWAT) monitoring program was established in 1993 (38 MRSA §420-B) to determine the nature, scope and severity of toxic contamination in the surface waters and fisheries of the State. |
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Maine DEP Dioxin Monitoring Report (pdf: File size: 1.8 MB) |
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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program |
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Sediment Reports |
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Smoke Gets in Your Lungs: Outdoor Wood Boilers in New York State (pdf; file size: 764 KB) |
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Office of the Attorney General of New York State, Environmental Protection Bureau (10/05) |
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