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Fish Passage Workgroup

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Scope and Purpose

The members of the Fish Passage Workgroup are dedicated to the restoration of creek, stream and river habitats in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Dams and other obstructions block the natural migration of fish to their historic spawning habitats. By removing physical obstacles, key species like American shad and herring are able to return to their spawning grounds, as well as increasing available habitat for resident fish. The Workgroup promotes projects involving the removal of dams or the creation of fishways when dam removal is not feasible. Whenever possible, projects are integrated with local watershed management or restoration plans. To date, the Fish Passage Workgroup has worked to open over 2,000 miles of streams and rivers for the passage of fish in the Bay watershed.

Projects and Resources

Recommendations for Aquatic Organism Passage at Maryland Road-Stream Crossings

The Habitat Goal Implementation Team funded the Fish Passage Workgroup to develop a set of recommendations for fish and aquatic organism passage at new and replacement road-stream crossings in Maryland.  This document is the product of discussions, stakeholder meetings and several rounds of edits by state, federal and non-governmental partners.  Coastal Resources, Inc. completed a literature and gray literature review and coordinated the writing of the document.  It is intended to be a living document that can be updated as the Fish Passage Workgroup and partners learn more about implementing road-stream crossing projects to allow fish and aquatic organism passage in Maryland.  It can also be used as a template to guide the development of similar documents in other Chesapeake Bay states.

  • Inventory of Road-stream Crossing Guidelines and Standards (200.68 KB)
  • Recommendations for aquatic organism passage at maryland road-stream crossings june 2021 (6.45 MB)
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Publications

  • 2021 Fish Passage LAP

    2021 Fish Passage LAP

  • 2021 Fish Passage Presentation

    2021 Fish Passage Presentation

  • 2021 Fish Passage Narrative Analysis

    2021 Fish Passage Narrative Analysis

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  • Watershed Agreement

    • Vital Habitats Goal

      • Fish Passage
  • Members

    • Mary Andrews (Chair), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

      Address:
      410 Severn Ave, Suite 107A
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: Mary.Andrews@noaa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5644
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    • Katlyn Fuentes (Staffer), Chesapeake Research Consortium


      Habitat Goal Implementation Team Staffer

      Address:
      1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: fuentesk@chesapeake.org
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    • Sandra Davis, USFWS Chesapeake Bay Field Office

      Address:
      177 Admiral Cochrane Drive
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: sandra_davis@fws.gov
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    • Julie Devers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      177 Admiral Cochrane Drive
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: julie_devers@fws.gov
      • Phone: (410) 573-4508
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    • Sheila Eyler, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      177 Admiral Cochrane Dr.
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: Sheila_Eyler@fws.gov
      • Phone: (410) 573-4554
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    • Alex Haro, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

      Address:
      One Migratory Way
      Turner's Falls Alabama 01376

      • Email: aharo@usgs.gov
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    • Ben Hutzell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      177 Admiral Cochrane Drive
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: ben_hutzell@fws.gov
      • Phone: (410) 573-4581
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    • Serena McClain, American Rivers

      Address:
      355 N. 21st Street, Suite 209
      Camp Hill Pennsylvania 17011

      • Email: smmclain@americanrivers.org
      • Phone: (717) 763-0743
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    • Steve Minkkinen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      US FWS Maryland Fishery Resource Office
      177 Admiral Cochrane Dr.
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: steve_minkkinen@fws.gov
      • Phone: (410) 573-4506
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    • Lisa Moss, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      11110 Kimages Road
      Charles City Virginia 23030

      • Email: Lisa_Moss@fws.gov
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    • David O'Brien, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

      Address:
      Gloucester Point (VA) Field Office
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: David.L.O'Brien@noaa.gov
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    • Matthew Ogburn, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)

      Address:
      647 Contees Wharf Road
      Edgewater Maryland 21037

      • Email: ogburnm@si.edu
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    • Angie Sowers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District

      Address:
      10 S. Howard Street
      Baltimore Maryland 21203

      • Email: angela.sowers@usace.army.mil
      • Phone: (410) 962-7440
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    • Jessie Thomas-Blate, American Rivers

      Address:
      1101 14th St NW, Suite 1400
      Washington, DC District of Columbia 20005

      • Email: jthomas@americanrivers.org
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    • Jim Thompson, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: jthompson@dnr.state.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 260-8269
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