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Electrofishing At Night Reveals Secrets About Bass Populations
[caption id="attachment_2949" align="alignright" width="386"] The electrofishing boat has two booms which deliver an electric current into the water.[/caption] By MDIFW Fisheries Biologist Jim Pellerin Each year during late May and early June, the regional office gets a phone call or two about some strange things happening during the wee hours of the morning on some local lake or pond. I ev
Using New Technology To Answer An Old Problem...How Old Is That Wild Fish?
[caption id="attachment_2934" align="alignright" width="237"]Figure 1. This is a scale from a 3-year-old landlocked salmon.[/caption] By Tyler Grant and Merry Gallagher, MDIFW Fisheries Biologists One of the more important tasks for fisheries biologists when making management decisions is figuring out how old a fish is.
Maine’s Warden Service K9 teams become certified in human remains detection
By Corporal John MacDonald, Maine Warden Service Seven of Maine’s nine Warden Service K9 teams spent the past two weeks in Otisfield, becoming trained and certified in the unique discipline of human remains detection (HRD). For game wardens in Maine, search, rescue and recovery missions are the heart of their work.
Wondering How Old That Stocked Fish Is? Take A Look At The Fins!
[caption id="attachment_2884" align="alignright" width="290"] At the Grand Lake Stream Hatchery, high school students, college students, and volunteers assist Fisheries Biologists and Fish Culturists in the clipping process.[/caption] By IFW Fisheries Biologist Kevin Dunham Springtime is when fish culturists at the state’s hatcheries are busy preparing to stock lakes and rivers for ang
As Weather Warms, Bats Emerge From Hibernation And Begin To Appear On Maine's Landscape
By MDIFW Wildlife Biologist Sarah Boyden It’s been a cold spring with late season snow storms keeping parts of the state covered in snow. As the temperature slowly warms, bats appear on the landscape returning to their summer habitat. Five species of bats are year-round residents in Maine.
Northern Maine First Responders Receive New Airboat For Emergencies And Natural Disasters
The Maine Warden Service and first responders in northern Maine received a new airboat to deploy during emergencies and natural disasters. This is the only airboat asset in all of northern Maine, an area the size of both New Jersey and Connecticut. The area encompasses all of Aroostook County and parts of northern Piscataquis and Penobscot Counties. The airboat was purchased new earlier this year from Diamondback Airboats located in Florida.
No Size Or Bag Limit On Salmon Under 16 Inches?!?!? Yes, It's True At Aziscohos Lake
[caption id="attachment_2851" align="alignright" width="441"] A healthy Aziscohos salmon which was trapnetted and released this past fall.[/caption] By MDIFW Fisheries Biologist Dave Howatt Anglers planning a fishing trip to Aziscohos Lake in the northwestern Maine should be aware of new regulations designed to improve the health of the fishery and provide anglers with a
Creating and Enhancing Habitat On A Coastal Peninsula
By MDIFW Wildlife Biologist Tom Schaeffer [caption id="attachment_2840" align="alignright" width="436"] Figure 1.
Orphaned Cub Gets Fresh Start With New Mom
[caption id="attachment_2831" align="alignright" width="330"] MDIFW Wildlife Biologist holds the rescued bear cub as they get ready to bring the cub to a new wintering den.[/caption] It still is a little early in northern Maine for black bears to be leaving their den, but one sow and her cub were already out early last week looking for food along Route 1 in Caribou when the adult bear was struck and killed by a p
When Angler Numbers And Habits Change, Regulations Change To Enhance A Fishery
Foggy morning on the Foxhole. Photo courtesy of Dan Legere.
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