Certain species of fish in remote northern Maine lakes have elevated concentrations of mercury in their muscle tissue, well above the FDA interim guideline level of 0.50 ug/g Hg for fish subject to human consumption. [...] [ click to read more ]
An unusually small, mature whitefish which appeared to be identical to the lake whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis, was found in 22 lakes in northwestern Maine in 1957-62. In most lakes the "dwarfed" form was found sympatric [...] [ click to read more ]
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This data set contains lists of fish species in Maine lakes and are derived from MDIFW's lake survey database (2007 update). The database contains a listing of all fish [...] [ click to read more ]
This file contains a list of lake associations and conservation / environmental organizations that work, in some capacity, with lakes in Maine. The data include the MIDAS codes and names of lakes present in the [...] [ click to read more ]
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The Maine Wildlands Lake Assessment was initiated by the Land Use Regulation Commission in order to strengthen the Commission's ability to make informed decisions regarding the protection and [...] [ click to read more ]
This data set contains the results of the statewide freshwater mussel survey conducted under the direction of MDIFW. Most of the survey was conducted between 1992 and 2009. In addition to survey-collected samples, there are [...] [ click to read more ]
The map displays surveyed lakes, list of fish species at each lake and fishery management type (as designated by MDIFW).
Data may be viewed in this Google Earth file: Lake_fish.kmz.
Lists of fish species in Maine [...] [ click to read more ]