Lower Mohawk River Fisheries
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Overview The 257 km Mohawk River is the second longest river in New York State with the lower 47 km located within the Capital District (Albany-Schenectady-Troy) area, the state’s fourth largest metropolitan area. The river is also part of the New York State Barge Canal system. The magnitude of the resource, its close proximity to large numbers of people, and environmental assessment needs relating to commercial development necessitated updating fisheries information on the lower 122 km of river from Five Mile Dam, located 7.1 km upstream of Lock 16, downstream to the Hudson River. In 1979, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Region 4 Fisheries Office began a study of the lower Mohawk River to better understand its fisheries potential and management needs. A number of studies, primarily on the Crescent Dam to Lock 16 reach, were completed that culminated in the development of a fisheries management plan for the lower Mohawk River in 1994. Highlights of these fish studies are summarized.
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