Fish

Importance / Issues

Fish species richness and composition was identified as a high priority for two parks (Acadia and Saugus Iron Works) and is relevant because fish communities integrate their physical, chemical, and biological environment through time (Tonn et al. 1983, Gurtz 1993). Fish species richness and composition will remain on the high priority list, but development of a monitoring protocol for this vital sign is being deferred until after the implementation of the core NETN protocols.

Protocol Development & Status

Not Presently Available

Potential Measures

Diversity of community and subcommunities; percent exotic species.

Preliminary Monitoring Objective

Not Presently Available

Contact Information

NPS lead: Brian R. Mitchell

Email: Brian R. Mitchell

802-457-3368 ext. 37

References

Gurtz, M.E. 1993. Design of biological components of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program. in Loeb, S.L. and Spacie, A., eds., Biological Monitoring of Aquatic Systems. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton. pp. 323-353.

Tonn, W. M., J. J. Magnuson, and A. M. Forbes. 1983. Community analysis in fisheries management  An application with northern Wisconsin lakes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 112:368-377.