the Increase in income which might ac- 

 crue to the flshing community from this 

 source. 



No measurable change in groundflsh 

 abundance is predicted for the Quoddy 

 Region after the dams are built, although 

 the species composition of the portion of 

 the catch taken inside the dams will 

 change. The overall effect on Canadian 

 fishermen is expected to be negligible. 

 However, United States fishermen will 

 be forced to abandon the small lift-net 

 pollock fishery in Eastport and Lubec, 

 with a resultant loss of approximately 

 $3,000 annually. 



With present methods of fishing, clams 

 may not be accessible to Canadian fisher- 

 men in the high pool for a period of 6 

 to 10 years; thereafter, the fishery should 

 be developed at about 5 percent of its 

 present size. In the United States section 

 of this area, clam landings are expected 

 to be reduced by 50 percent immediately 

 and remain so for 10 years. The loss 

 to the fishermen of both countries would 

 be about $90,900 annually for 10 years 

 ($86,000 for Canada and $4,900 for the 

 United States). In the low pool, clam 

 landings will decline 20 percent in Cobs- 

 cook Bay and 50 percent in the Friar 

 Roads area, and remain at these levels 

 for a maximum period of 10 years. 

 The fishery should be re-established at 

 its original or slightly higher level there- 

 after. The total loss to fishermen would 

 be about $13,000 annually for 10 years 

 ($500 for Canada and $12,500 for the 

 United States). 



The reduction in water exchange due 

 to the danns is expected to create a 

 more favorable environment for scallop 

 production. Substantial increases are 

 predicted for the high pool, resulting 

 in an annual increase of $12,000 to 

 fishermen ($11,500 for Canada and $500 

 for the United States). In the low pool, 

 a small gain of about $1,900 annually is 

 estimated for United States fishermen. 



At present, anadromous species are 

 of little commercial significance in the 

 Passamaquoddy Region. After the instal- 

 lation of dams, conditions may well be 

 improved for species such as salmon, 

 smelts, striped bass, shad, and alewives. 

 To what extent the variety and abundance 

 of anadromous species will improve is 

 unknown, but it could be substantial if 

 the needed improvements are miade in 



the St. Croix River. Conceivably, the 

 benefits could accrue to sport fishermen 

 rather than to those who fish for com- 

 mercial gain. However, as far as the 

 economy of the Region is concerned, the 

 income -generating features of an im- 

 proved sport fishery could, in the long 

 run, be quite beneficial. In an effort to 

 preserve and help improve the sport 

 fishery, principally salmon, the con- 

 struction of fishways at the power dams 

 is contemplated. The cost of this project, 

 as estimated by fishery engineers, is 

 expected to be in the neighborhood of 

 $3.0 million. 



The secondary fishing industry 



It is believed that the proposed project 

 would have immediate impact on the 

 operations of lobster- and clam-proc- 

 essing plants in the Quoddy Region. Two 

 sardine-processing plants will require 

 relocation (Sunset Packing Co., West 

 Pembroke, Maine, and the Noirth Lubec 

 Manufacturing Co., North Lubec, Maine). 



Because of changes in water tempera- 

 tures and salinity, the relocation of two 

 lobster pounds and the refrigeration of 

 sea water or an extension of water intake 

 pipes for one lobster plant will be nec- 

 essary. The costs have been assessed 

 by the International Passamaquoddy En- 

 gineering Board at $450,000. 



The predicted loss of clam supplies 

 will create an excess of clam-processing 

 capacity in the Canadian part of the 

 Quoddy Region. More than one -half of 

 the Charlotte County clam supplies from 

 1948 to 1957 were obtained from the 

 proposed high pool. There Is little reason 

 to expect a change in the pattern of 

 landings In the remainder of Charlotte 

 County sufficient to compensate for this 

 loss. The equipment used by clam proc- 

 essors Is specialized and not suited to 

 alternative uses. Assuming, therefore, 

 no major change In clam supplies and In 

 fishing Intensity In the section of Char- 

 lotte County lying outside the proposed 

 dam sites. It Is estimated that about 

 one-half of the existing clam-processing 

 facilities will fall Into disuse after the 

 dams are built. Data on Investment, em- 

 ployment, and lncon:ie In clam-processing 

 plants were not provided for Inclusion 

 In this report. However, It Is believed 

 that the capital which would be disengaged 

 would not exceed $100,000. 



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