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                                       Is motivation important to brook trout passage through culverts? Is motivation important to brook trout passage through culverts?
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                                      Culverts can restrict movement of stream-dwelling fish. Motivation to enter and ascend these structures is an essential precursor for successful passage. However, motivation is challenging to quantify. Here, we use attempt rate to assess motivation of 447 brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) entering three culverts under a range of hydraulic, environmental, and biological conditions. A passive integrated transponder system allowed for the identification of passage attempts and success of individual fish. Attempt rate was quantified using time-to-event analysis allowing for time-varying covariates and recurrent events. Attempt rate was greatest during the spawning period, at elevated discharge, at dusk, and for longer fish. It decreased during the day and with increasing number of conspecifics downstream of the culvert. Results also show a positive correlation between elevated motivation and successful passage. This study enhances understanding of factors influencing brook trout motivation to ascend culverts and shows that attempt rate is a dynamic phenomenon, variable over time and among individuals. It also presents
methods that could be used to investigate other species’ motivation to pass natural or anthropogenic barriers. Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                       Jam Black Brook Culvert Replacement, ME_FY12 Project Jam Black Brook Culvert Replacement, ME_FY12 Project
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                                      The goals of the project were: (1) To remove an obstruction to upstream
fish passage for brook trout, Atlantic salmon and other resident and migratory fish. (2) To
restore access to 9.8 miles of stream habitat upstream of the obstruction. (3) To restore natural
sediment and woody debris transport through the crossing site. (4) To improve flood capacity at
the Magog Road crossing, reducing the risk of debris jams or overtopping the road. (5) To
provide a demonstration site in mid‐coast Maine for an appropriate stream crossing developed
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                                       January 2020 NFH Board Meeting Summary January 2020 NFH Board Meeting Summary
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                                      This document summarizes the National Fish Habitat Board's January 15, 2020 meeting that was conducted by teleconference. Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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