Research at Conte Anadromous Fish Laboratory Select the link on the study plan number to view more detailed information

Branch	Study Plan	Study Title	Primary Investigator	Status
CAFL	09011-02	Behavior of American shad and blueback herring relative to fish passage: Task II - behavior in existing fishways	Kynard, Boyd	Active
CAFL	09014-02	Physiological and endocrine changes during rearing and release of Atlantic salmon in hatcheries and in the wild	McCormick, Steve	Completed
CAFL	09020-02	Hydraulics and biological evaluation of Alaska Steeppass and simple denil fishways		Completed
CAFL	09023-01	Pool and weir fishway hydraulics		Completed
CAFL	09024-01	Biological studies of shortnose and other sturgeons	Kynard, Boyd	Active
CAFL	09026-02	Relative survival of hatchery Atlantic salmon fry released at different stages of development and from different maternal origin	Letcher, Ben	Completed
CAFL	09026-03	Evaluating the Connecticut River Atlantic salmon restoration effort: genetic variability, stocking success and habitat quality	Letcher, Ben	Active
CAFL	09026-04	An individual-based approach to evaluating the relationship between habitat choice, life history strategies and smolt production	Letcher, Ben	Active
CAFL	09028-01	Hydraulic model study of Little Falls Dam fish passage		Completed
CAFL	09030-01	Evaluation of burst swimming performance of upstream migrant fishes	Haro, Alexander	Completed
CAFL	09031-01	Identifying mechanisms controlling growth and survival of Connecticut River Alosines: modeling, field and laboratory studies	Letcher, Ben	Completed
CAFL	09032	Investigation of migratory behaviors and passage technologies for Anguillid eels	Haro, Alexander	Completed
CAFL	09033	Impact of stream habitat improvement on smolting, maturation and survival of Atlantic salmon	McCormick, Steve	Completed
CAFL	09034	Salinity tolerance, growth, stress and swimming energetics of juvenile Atlantic sturgeon	McCormick, Steve	Completed
CAFL	09035	Movement and habitats of Atlantic salmon adults in the Westfield River	Kynard, Boyd	Completed
CAFL	09036	Environmental and hormonal regulation of sensory biology and behavior of hatchery and wild populations of Atlantic salmon smolts	McCormick, Steve	Completed
CAFL	09037	Effects of acidity and aluminum on Atlantic salmon smolts in Maine	McCormick, Steve	Completed
CAFL	09038	Large scale and live bed local pier scour experiments	Odeh, Mufeed	Completed
CAFL	09040	Evaluation of alkalinity enhancement of Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery water on Atlantic salmon production	Haines, Terry	Active
CAFL	09041	Downstream movement and passage of juvenile Atlantic salmon from tributaries to the mainstem of the Connecticut River	McCormick, Steve	Completed
CAFL	09042	Evaluation of passage performance of adult American shad at lower Connecticut river mainstem fish passage facilities	Haro, Alexander	Completed
CAFL	09043	Hydraulic phenomena and their effects on downstream migrating anadromous fish	Odeh, Mufeed	Completed
CAFL	09043-01	Alden Lab CRADA: Environmental Hydraulics and Fish Passage	Odeh, Mufeed	Active
CAFL	09044	Development of procedures for upstream fish passage evaluation	Haro, Alexander	Completed
CAFL	09045	Evaluation of bypass channels for passing riverine fish upstream of dams	Kynard, Boyd	Active
CAFL	09046	Dam removal: a review of biological, physical and socioeconomic impacts	Letcher, Ben	Completed
CAFL	09047	Estimation of Atlantic salmon smolt passage and outmigration in the Connecticut River by remote acoustic technology	Haro, Alexander	Active
CAFL	09048	Development and application of a predation tag	Letcher, Ben	Completed
CAFL	09049	Juvenile Atlantic salmon growth and life history in a Maine stream	Letcher, Ben	Active
CAFL	09050	Life history behavior and fish passage of shortnose and other sturgeons	Kynard, Boyd	Active
CAFL	09051	Phenotypic trait variation among Atlantic salmon populations		Completed
CAFL	09052	Evaluate Effects of Hydraulic Turbulence on the Survival of Migratory Fish	Odeh, Mufeed	Completed
CAFL	09053	Hydraulic Characteristics of Plunge Pools Used for Downstream Bypassed Migratory Fish	Odeh, Mufeed	Completed
CAFL	09054	Engineering design and biological evaluation of new fish passage structures for Anadromous and riverine species	Haro, Alexander	Active
CAFL	09055	Design and implementation of an efficient, high flow smolt weir for small streams	Letcher, Ben	Completed
CAFL	09056	Behavior, Passage, and Guidance of Downstream Migrant Fishes in Hydroelectric Forebay Environments	Haro, Alexander	Active
CAFL	09057	Migration, habitats, and fish passage of migratory Brazilian fishes	Kynard, Boyd E.	Active
CAFL	09058	Effects of stress and fatigue on migration and spawning success of Anadromous cluepids	McCormick, Steve	Active
CAFL	09060	Endocrine disruption of smolting and ion regulation in anadromous fish	McCormick, Steve	Active
CAFL	09061	Genetics Technical Assistance	Letcher, Ben	Active
CAFL	09062	Status, Behavior and Genetics of Potomac River Shortnose Sturgeon	Kynard, Boyd	Completed
CAFL	09063	Fish Migration and Passage Technical Assistance	Rideout, Steve	Active
CAFL	09064	An evaluation of the potential toxicological effects of anthropogenic disturbances on fish populations in Maine and the Northeast U.S.	Elskus, Adria A.	Active
CAFL	09065	Science for Environmental and Economic Sustainability in the Connecticut River Watershed and Long Island Sound	Rideout, Steve	Active

There are 44 studies at CAFL

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