I. Bibliography of Published Material on the Environmental Quality of Merrymeeting Bay
Chilcote, M.A. and M.R. Waterfield. 1995. Merrymeeting Bay: An Assessment of Pollution Levels and Sources. Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME.
This report is the result of a cooperative effort between Bowdoin College and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The Department arranged for the analysis of the samples. The samples were collected and data analyzed by students at Bowdoin who authored the report.
Fefer, S.I., L.L. Thornton, P. Schettig, and R. Brami. 1978. An Ecological Characterization of Maine's Coast North and East of Cape Elizabeth. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Boston, MA.
This six volume study is a detailed study of the ecological characteristics of Maine's coastal environment, including Merrymeeting Bay.
Gulf of Maine Coastal and Estuary Project. 1994. Fish and Wildlife Resources in the Merrymeeting Bay and Lower Kennebec River Focus Area. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Falmouth, ME.
This study provides information about fish and wildlife habitat and conservation lands in Merrymeeting Bay and the lower Kennebec River. The report identifies strategies for protecting habitat of high value.
Larsen, P.F. and H.E. Gaudette. 1995. Spatial and Temporal Aspects of Sedimentary Trace Metal Concentrations in Mid&endash;Coast Maine. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 30, No. 7, pp. 437&endash;444.
This study includes one station in Merrymeeting Bay. Peter Larsen is with the Bigelow Laboratory and Henri Gaudette is with the University of New Hampshire, Department of Earth Sciences.
Longcore, J.R., P.O. Corr and H.E. Spencer, Jr. 1982. Lead shot incidence in sediments and waterfowl gizzards from Merrymeeting Bay, Maine. Wildlife Society Bulletin (10)1.
This study was initiated to determine the need for stricter limits on use of lead shot in Merrymeeting Bay.
Maine Department of Environmental Protection. 1997. State of Maine 1996 Water Quality Assessment. Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta, ME.
This report is the most recent in a series of biennial water quality assessments (also known as "305b reports") prepared by DEP. As required by the Clean Water Act, DEP biennially appraises the extent to which the State?s waters meet their designated classifications. The range of programs addressing pollution prevention and reduction and water quality monitoring are also described.
Maine Department of Transportation. 1994. Biological Assessment of Potential Impacts to the Shortnose Sturgeon, (Acipenser brevirostrum) Caused by the Androscoggin River Crossing for the Topsham&endash;Brunswick By&endash;Pass. Augusta, Maine.
Following completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the by&endash;pass, this study was initiated in order to determine what measures, if any, were required to lessen the impact of construction on shortnose sturgeon.
Maine Department of Transportation. 1990. Final Environmental Impact Statement: Topsham&endash;Brunswick By&endash;pass. Augusta, Maine.
This Final Environmental Impact Statement was written as part of the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. It describes the possible impacts of the project as well as alternatives.
Mayer, L.M., D.W. Townsend, N.R. Pettigrew, T.C. Loder, M.W. Wong, D. Kistner&endash;Morris, A.K. Laursen, A.D. Schoudel, C. Conairis, J. Brown, and C. Newell. 1996. The Kennebec, Sheepscot and Damariscotta River Estuaries: Seasonal Oceanographic Data. University of Maine, Department of Oceanography Technical Report No. 9601, June 1996.
This data report is the first in what is intended to be a series describing results of a longterm study of three mid&endash;coast estuaries, including several station in Merrymeeting Bay.
Nielsen, J.P., R.G. Lippert and J.M. Caldwell. 1996. Water Resources Data, Maine: Water Year 1996. U.S. Geological Survey. Augusta, ME.
This is the most recent in a series of annual reports. The reports generally include data on hydrologic conditions, contaminant and pathogen concentrations, and various other water quality parameters for stations on the Androscoggin and Kennebec Rivers. Contaminant sampling was discontinued in 1995; reports from 1996 onward include only stream flow data.
Reed & D'Andrea, South Gardiner, Maine. 1975. Merrymeeting Bay. Maine Department of Conservation, Augusta, Maine.
This study, the first to address Merrymeeting as an ecosystem, identified planning tools that could be used to protect the Bay.
Smith, M.E., G. Zink, and L. Flagg. 1996. Brunswick Fishway Report. Maine Department of Marine Resources, Augusta, ME.
This series of reports describes the annual and cumulative results of anadromous fish restoration at the Brunswick Fishway.
Squiers, Jr., T.S. 1983. Evaluation of the Spawning Run of Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) in the Androscoggin River, Maine. Maine Department of Marine Resources, Augusta, ME.
This monitoring efforts described in this study were a condition of the license granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to Central Maine Power Company for its dam on the Androscoggin at Brunswick. The study addressed several aspects of sturgeon spawning in the area downstream of the dam. The objectives of the study were to determine 1) the magnitude of the spawning run, the timing of the run relative to water temperature and flow, and the nature of the substrate in the spawning area.
Squiers, Jr., T.S. and M. Robillard. 1995. Striped Bass and American Shad Restoration and Monitoring. Maine Department of Marine Resources, Augusta, ME.
This report is the most recent in a series of reports describing the results of annual seine haul surveys of juvenile shad, blueback herring, alewives and striped bass in Merrymeeting Bay and associated tributaries. Summaries of the survey results for shad and alewives since inception of the program are included in each report.
Squiers, Jr., T.S., M. Robillard and N. Gray. 1993. Assessment of Potential Shortnose Sturgeon Spawning Sites in the Upper Tidal Reach of the Androscoggin River: Final Report of Results to the Maine Department of Transportation. Maine Department of Marine Resources, Augusta, ME.
This study was conducted to determine if sturgeon occurred in the vicinity of a proposed bridge over the Androscoggin, part of a bypass from Cooks Corner, Brunswick, to I&endash;95 in Topsham. The spawning sites of the sturgeon and the emigration period for juvenile sturgeon from the area were also determined.
Squiers, Jr., T.S., and M. Smith. 1979?. Distribution and Abundance of Shortnose and Atlantic Sturgeon in the Kennebec River Estuary. Maine Department of Marine Resources, Augusta, ME.
This study describes assessment of sturgeon stocks during the period June 1, 1976 to April 30, 1979. The study was undertaken as a result of the listing in 1967 of the shortnose sturgeon as an Endangered Species.
Stahlnecker, J. And N. Gray. 1997. Kennebec River Anadromous Fish Restoration, Annual Progress Report &endash; 1996. Maine Department of Marine Resources, Augusta, ME.
This report is the most recent in a series of reports describing the annual efforts, beginning in 1986, of a twelve year, trap&endash;and&endash;truck program to restore American shad and alewives to the upper Kennebec River.
Contaminants:
Endangered Species
- See Squiers, page 3
- Squiers, et al., page 3 and
- Squiers and Smith, page 4
Fisheries
- See Fefer, et al., page 1
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, page 1
- Squiers, page 3
- Squiers and Robillard, page 3
- Squiers, et al., page 3
- Squiers and Smith, page 4 and
- Stahlnecker and Gray, page 4
Habitat
- See Fefer, et al., page 1 and
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1
Hydrology
- See U.S. Geological Survey, page 3 and
- Mayer, et al., page 1
Nutrients
- See Mayer, et al., page 1
Sediments
- See Chilcote and Waterfield, page 1
- Fefer, et al., page 1
- Longcore, et al., page 1
- Larsen and Gaudette, page 1 and
- Squiers, page 3
Water Quality
- See Nielsen, et al., page 2
- Maine Department of Environmental Protection, page 2
- and Mayer, et al., page 1
Wildlife
- See Fefer, et al., page 1
- Longcore, et al., page 1 and
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, page 1
Brami, R. See Fefer et al., page 1
Brown, J. See Mayer, et al., page 2
Caldwell, J.M. See Nielsen et al., page 2
Chilcote, M.A. See Chilcote and Waterfield, page 1
Conairis, C. See Mayer, et al., page 2
Corr, P.O. See Longcore, et al., page 1
Fefer, S.I. See Fefer et al., page 1
Flagg, L. See Smith et al., page 3
Gaudette, H.E. See Larsen and Gaudette, page 1
Gray, N. See Squiers et al., page 3 and Stahlnecker and Gray, page 4
Kistner&endash;Morris, D. See Mayer, et al., page 2
Larsen, P.F. See Larsen and Gaudette, page 1
Laursen, A.K. See Mayer, et al., page 2
Lippert, R.G. See Nielsen et al., page 2
Loder, T.C. See Mayer, et al., page 2
Longcore, J.R. See Longcore, et al., page 1
Mayer, L.M. See Mayer, et al., page 2
Newell, C. See Mayer, et al., page 2
Nielsen, J.P. See Nielsen et al., page 2
Pettigrew, N.R. See Mayer, et al., page 2
Robillard, M. See Squiers and Robillard, page 3 and Squiers et al., page 3
Schettig, P. See Fefer et al., page 1
Schoudel, A.D. See Mayer, et al., page 2
Smith, M.E. See Smith et al., page 3 and Squiers and Smith, page 4
Spencer, H.E. See Longcore, et al., page 1
Squiers, Jr., T.S.
- See Squiers, page 3
- Squiers and Robillard, page 3
- Squiers et al., page 3 and
- Squiers and Smith, page 4
Stahlnecker, J. See Stahlnecker and Gray, page 4
Thornton, L.L. See Fefer et al., page 1
Townsend, D.W. See Mayer, et al., page 2
Waterfield, M.R. See Chilcote and Waterfield, page 1
Wong, M.W. See Mayer, et al., page 2
Zink, G. See Smith et al., page 3
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
- See Larsen and Gaudette, page 1
Bowdoin College
- See Chilcote and Waterfield, page 1
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- See page 2 and
- Chilcote and Waterfield, page 1
Maine Department of Marine Resources
- See Squiers, page 3
- Squiers and Robillard, page 3
- Squiers et al., page 3
- Squiers and Smith, page 4
- Smith et al., page 3 and
- Stahlnecker and Gray, page 4
Maine Department of Transportation
- See page 2 and page 2
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- See page 1 and Fefer et al., page 1
U.S. Geological Survey
- See Nielson et al., page 2
University of New Hampshire, Department of Earth Sciences
- See Larsen and Gaudette, page 1
"Brunswick Fishway Report." Review by Maine Department of Marine Resources of anadromous fish restoration activities at the Brunswick dam. See Smith et al., page 3.
"Kennebec River Anadromous Fish Restoration Progress Report." Annual report of a trap&endash;and&endash;truck program to restore anadromous fish to the upper Kennebec River. See Stahlnecker and Gray, page 4.
"Striped Bass and American Shad Restoration and Monitoring." Review of annual seine haul surveys for juveniles of several anadromous species. See Squiers and Robillard, page 3.
"Water Quality Assessment." An assessment by Maine Department of Environmental Protection of the degree to which State waters are meeting their designated classifications. See Maine Department of Environmental Protection, page 2.
"Water Resources Data, Maine." Data on hydrology and water quality compiled annually by the U.S. Geological Survey. Data on chemical contaminants was collected until 1995. See Nielson, et al., page 2.