Experimental Stocking of American Eels in the Susquehanna River Watershed and Implications for Eastern Elliptio Populations

Julie Devers, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Steve Minkkinen, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Ian Park, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Heather Galbraith, U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Appalachian Research Laboratory

Description

American eel populations have been declining along the Atlantic coast. Conowingo Dam, at mile 10 of the Susquehanna River, blocks American eels from accessing 43% of previously available habitat in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Following the construction

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Experimental Stocking of American Eels in the Susquehanna River Watershed and Implications for Eastern Elliptio Populations

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American eel populations have been declining along the Atlantic coast. Conowingo Dam, at mile 10 of the Susquehanna River, blocks American eels from accessing 43% of previously available habitat in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Following the construction