Uses environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques and ichthyoplankton surveys to assess river herring spawning habitat use in the Patapsco River and develops a relationship between sonar run counts and eDNA concentration. Project will build on four years of monitoring prior to complete removal of Bloede Dam to determine changes in habitat use following dam removal and enables eDNA methods to be used to estimate run counts for long term population monitoring.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Chesapeake Off-Cycle Projects
Project Title: River Herring Response to Dam Removal in the Patapsco River (MD)
Organization:
Smithsonian Institution
Project ID:
0600.19.067700
Description:
Award Amount:
$351895.62
Location:
Patapsco River, Anne Arundel, Howard, Baltimore, and Carroll counties, Maryland