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Anonymous (1979). Anadromous fisheries management. Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Completion Report .
During the project period AFCS 14-1 through AFCS 14-5 (1974-1979), eight fish passage facilities were constructed, four fishways were improved and another 217 were adjusted and cleaned. A total of 151,550 alewives were stocked in 34 areas where passage improvements were made or anticipated. Smelt eggs (113.7 million) were planted in Millcreek, Sandwich; Bull Brook, Rowley, and Jones River, Kingston. Shad eggs were stocked in Charles River (5,337,100), Taunton River (11,908,200) and Merrimack River (12,104,700) in an effort to establish shad populations. A total of 2237 pre-spawning adult shad were transplanted from the Holyoke Fish Lift to four Massachusetts rivers.
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