Topics for 2014 River Herring Network Annual Meeting Question Title * 1. Which category of topics are you MOST interested to discuss and hear talks about: Local Issues and Examples (Town and Watershed level) State Issues Federal Issues Biology/Ecology A mix of all 4 Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. Please rank the following 8 topics in order of most interesting (#1) to least interesting (#8). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Association to Preserve Cape Cod - analysis of count data from 2007-2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Town Case Study:Water conservation in Scituate and the benefits to First Herring Brook 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Town Case Study: Recent fish passage restoration projects on Town Brook in Plymouth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Vegetation clearing - a panel of wardens speaking about their different techniques and lessons learned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Vegetation in streams - how it can affect river herring and other fish 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Newly published studies on using genetic info to identify regional river herring stocks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pros and Cons of Smith Root electronic counters, and tips on good placement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Is there a relationship between juvenile outmigration and adult upstream migration 2-4 years later? Question Title * 3. Please rank the following 7 state and federal level topics from most interesting (#1) to least interesting (#7). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Update: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service follow up to endangered species request 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DMF's 2014 video counting projects - results, challenges, lessons learned,plans for future 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Regional statues of river herring populations - how does MA compare with other states? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Eel poaching issues for 2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Requesting runs to be open to harvest and the writing of Sustainability Plans 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SMAST/DMF program to reduce bycatch of river herring in the Atlantic herring fishery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Update: New England and Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council actions regarding river herring Question Title * 4. Do you have any other ideas for topics at the annual meeting? Question Title * 5. Are there any specific people that you would like to hear speak at the annual meeting? Question Title * 6. Would you be interested in going on a 1 hour site visit to tour the recent dam removal and fish ladder projects on Town Brook in Plymouth? Yes No Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. Would you be more likely to attend if the meeting was held in Bourne, or in Plymouth? (A Steering Committee member suggested Plymouth so we could tour the dam removal sites on Town Brook) Bourne Plymouth Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Do you have any river herring related announcements you would like to make at the meeting? Done