Town of Phippsburg 2012 Annual Report

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100 2012 ANNUAL REPORT lation decline along the Atlantic coast states south of Maine. It should be noted that 52 of the 5- 7 year olds had returned to spawn 2-4 times, depending on their ages. I talked with DMR to get their opinion(s) and interpretation(s) of the scale analysis. They seemed encouraged with our results, not only by the numbers of fish we caught, but also by the numbers of older fish and repeat spawners yielded by the study. I also asked about the possibility of Phippsburg being allowed to catch and take alewives one day per week this coming spring during the regular alewife harvesting season. DMR Commissioner Keliher said that whatever the Town might propose had to be justified as experimental research. Following this, our committee, which had been restored to its original Town Meeting established 5 members with the addition of Ethan Debery and Jim Totman, voted to have the chairman draft a letter to the DMR Commissioner requesting that Phippsburg be allowed to catch and take alewives one day per week during this coming spring run on an experimental research basis. By so doing the Town would be able to get a total sample fish count for that day, collect the required number of scale samples, determine more accurately the duration of the run, and, if requested by DMR, determine the sex of the fish taken (which requires them to be cut open). Unfortunately, DMR Commissioner Keliher, in his letter of 11 March, 2013, denied this request, which put the Town “back to square one” (2006, or worse). His rationale was that the Town had not proven Center Pond’s alewife sustainability (CPAC had responsibly decided, because of the ‘runback issue’, to terminate its research harvesting after 14 days of fishing, with the consent but no warning from DMR, which produced over 8,500 alewives, and because DMR uses the then unknown “proof of sustainability” formula of 235 returning alewives per surface acre {X 75 acres of Center Pond = 17,625 fish}, the Town could only prove approximately ½ of the sustainability requirement). So much for the bureaucratic extrapolation ability! Additionally, there is apparently a new “rule” that if a municipality has been stocked with alewives within the past three years (which the Center Pond has), there can be no harvesting of fish for the ensuing three years. As of this writing, DMR has turned the legality of this question over to the Maine Attorney General’s Office for interpretation. DMR stocked Center Pond again this year, but this time with almost 1500 fish, compared with the approximate 500 in the preceding years. This was the result of the chairman’s repeated requests for more adequate stocking(s). While an improvement over previous stockings, it is the opinion of many that the existing unscientific “rule” of 5 stocked fish per acre (Center Pond is approximately 75 acres) is woefully inadequate, and not based on any real scientific research. Because of this stocking/harvesting issue, CPAC has, pending resolution of the above, decided to temporarily decline any further stocking of Center Pond. Now, CPAC again intends to request DMR Commissioner Keliher’s approval for yet another “experimental alewife fishing year”. If approved as we have requested, the Town should be able to fish-take count-scale samples-and release into the pond, using the same technique as last year, except only following the harvesting schedule at Winnegance. On the remaining days the fish way will be left open to accommodate the “runbacks” return to the Kennebec, but visual counts of returning alewives will be accomplished for a total run count. Additionally, because the existing baffles in the fish ladder were deteriorating, the committee authorized the construction of new ones. They were put in place in January so that they would “soak up’ and lose their “new lumber” color and smell as much as possible before the spring run. Also the north railing on the pond side of the granite steps leading into the pond was repaired. This was accomplished by welding a bracket to the upper stanchion and bolting it to the riser of the top step. For whatever reason, this railing has had to be repeatedly rean-
TOWN OF PHIPPSBURG chored to the steps in past years. The handrails of both sets of steps were shortened somewhat so they would be less subject to getting hit by vehicles and plowed snow. Hopefully these modifications will lessen railing maintenance. Respectfully submitted, Peter K. Roberts, Chair (TL) - Mark Alexander checks out the fishway during a storm (TR) - Fishway during a storm (ML & MR) - Peter Roberts (on shore), Mark Alexander and Scott Wyman (in boat) (BL) -The fish are back!! Photos by Scott Wyman and Ronnie Kamphausen 101
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