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MDIFW Fisheries and Hatcheries
Division Strategic Plan
2021–2035
Matt Lubejko, Fisheries Planner and Research Coordinator
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Purpose of the Strategic Plan
• Outline statewide goals for the Department's Fisheries Management Program
▪ program-specific info, e.g., angler
access, management of invasive species,
hatchery program
• GUIDE FUTURE MANAGEMENT &
INFORM THE PUBLIC
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Role of the Steering Committee
Sounding board
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Role of the Steering Committee
Operational Guidance/Housekeeping
-Encourage participation by all members
-Avoid hidden agendas and be open about potential conflicts of interest
-Ensure all members are respected and treated fairly
-Avoid speaking over each other and/or straying off topic
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Role of the Steering Committee
Operational Guidance/Housekeeping
-Meetings scheduled ≥ 14 days in advance and only held when necessary
-No compensation for travel expenses
-Decision-making based on modified consensus
-All committee members will be acknowledged in the Plan
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Planning Process Timeline
Steering Committee assembled
Oct 2015
Jan/Feb 2016
RM survey conducted
RM survey completed & findings presented
March 2016
Sum/Fall 2016
New Director & Management
Supervisor
Updated Plan outline
Winter 2016
Jan 2017
Last Steering Committee
meeting
New Planner & Research
Coordinator
March 2017
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Planning Process Timeline
Progress since the last Steering Committee meeting:
✓ Plan outline draft revised
✓ Drafted many of the sections of Plan
✓ Drafted appendices: Hatcheries Management Plan (47 pp) and Water Access Plan (6 pp)
✓ Species assessments revised
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Planning Process — Old vs New
1. Broader management plans–statewide applicability
2. Expanded public consultation
3. Streamlined species assessments
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Broader management plans–statewide applicability
OLD (1996–2001)
Goal: Maintain current abundance and fishing opportunity for
existing fisheries
Objective: Maintain angling quality at 2.0 legal trout caught per
angler day
NEW (example)
Goal: Manage individual waters for healthy populations of brook trout consistent with habitat and public desires
Objective: Maintain or increase angler satisfaction
Planning Process — Old vs New
Legal trout caught per angler day
Pond A 0.25
Pond B 0.5
Pond C 0.5
Pond D 5
Pond E 0
Pond F 6
Average 2
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Expanded Public Consultation
Old: Broadly-focused public work groups,
steering committee
New: Species-specific technical committees, angler survey, steering committee
Planning Process — Old vs New
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Streamlined Species Assessments
Old: Extremely detailed, confusing tables,
not an easy read, and not useful for mgmt
New: Retain most useful details, limit # of tables, and easier to follow
Planning Process — Old vs New
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Species Subcommittees
Rank of Combined Open and Ice Fishing Species Targeted (2015)
1. Brook trout (59%)
2. Smallmouth bass (30%)
3. Largemouth bass (28%)
4. Landlocked salmon (24%)
5. Brown trout (14%)
6. Lake trout (13%)
7. Anything/no particular species (9%)
8. Rainbow trout (8%)
9. White perch (8%)
10. Pickerel (7%)
11. Northern pike (3%)
12. Yellow perch (3%)
13. Crappie (3%)
14. Sunfish (1%)
15. Smelt (1%)
16. Splake (1%)
17. Don’t know what species fished (1%)
18. Cusk (1%)
19. Arctic char (1%)
20. Muskellunge (0.2%)
-No responses for bullhead, lake whitefish,
or round whitefish
Sportfishes
NN/Stocked
Sport/Bait
Sport/SGCN
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Species Subcommittees
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Role of the Steering Committee
• Accept G/O/S: 1) as written; 2) accept with modifications, or 3) send back to the subcommittee for more work
• Department has final authority to accept and/or modify recommendations
• Rulemaking and legislative process is still in effect
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Outline
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Outline
Basic duties of the Division
Description of the planning process
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Outline
History and introduction to the state’s resources
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Outline
Who and where &
outside involvement
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Outline
How and why
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Outline
Future
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Outline
Additional information
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Implementation Schedule
• Fall/Winter 2019/20- Species authors draft G/O/S and meet with
subcommittees; continue drafting/revising sections identified in the
outline
• Winter 2020- Steering Committee meets to discuss subcommittee
progress and receive updates on the Plan
• Spring 2020- Finalize species-specific G/O/S; Steering Committee
meets to review final and discuss other plan components
• Summer 2020- Final Plan submitted to Steering Committee for review
• Jan 1, 2021- Plan published
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Our Mission
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife protects and manages Maine’s fish and wildlife and their habitats, promotes Maine’s outdoor heritage, and safely connects people with nature through responsible recreation, sport, and science.