Connecticut River Watershed Habitat Access Restoration Plan for Anadromous Fishes

The purpose of the Connecticut River Watershed Habitat Access Restoration Plan for Anadromous Fishes (Plan) is to provide information on barriers to historic habitat to inform anadromous fishes restoration efforts. The Plan includes a companion Geographic Information System (GIS) that was developed to provide the most current information on these species’ ranges, the locations and details of dams, details on existing fish passage fish passage
Fish passage is the ability of fish or other aquatic species to move freely throughout their life to find food, reproduce, and complete their natural migration cycles. Millions of barriers to fish passage across the country are fragmenting habitat and leading to species declines. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Passage Program is working to reconnect watersheds to benefit both wildlife and people.

Learn more about fish passage measures, recommended measures, and related information. The goals, objectives, and recommendations of this Plan support the restoration of Connecticut River anadromous fishes access to historic habitat to inform state and federal management plan goals and objectives for these species developed for the Connecticut River by the Connecticut River Migratory Fish Restoration Cooperative (CRMFRC) and its predecessor Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon
2 Commission (CRASC) as well as the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC). Appendix A provides brief target species summary information. This Plan supports the mission of the Connecticut River Migratory Fish Restoration Cooperative, as well as the fisheries management efforts of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries), the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CTDEEP), the Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife (MassWildlife), the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (MADMF), the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (NHFGD), and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC).