Coastal streams and rivers, which have been stocked with this 

 species are Saugatuck River, Westport; Branford River, Branford; Hammonasset 

 River, Madison; Salmon River, Leesville; Latimer Brook, Niantic; Thames River 

 System; and Whitford Brook, MystiCo 



To date, a small run of sea trout has been established in Latimer 

 Brook, in Niantic « Some of these trout range in weight from one to fourteen 

 poundso Whitford Brook in Mystic, stocked recently, has been fairly successful, 

 but the size of the fish is much smaller, one to three pounds. The largest trout 

 caught by an angler came from Latimer Brook and weighed eleven pounds. 



Another anadromous fisheries management plan attempted in Connecti- 

 cut was the Coho salmon project. The Coho salmon, native to the Pacific North- 

 west, was selected in an attempt to establish an anadromous species in the 

 Thames River System. Coho salmon eggs were originally shipped from Oregon to 

 Connecticut in 1966, and smolts (young fish) were stocked in 1968 in the Thames 

 River System. Attempts were made also in 1970 and 1971 in Latimer Brook, Nian- 

 tic. While it is apparent that this species is not suited to Connecticut waters, 

 possibly due to high temperatures in Long Island Sound during spaiming time, 

 future plants of sea trout may be attempted where the Coho has failed. 



Management and utilization of fishery resources in waters of Long 

 Island Sound and its contiguous bays and harbors are formally governed by the 

 laws and regulations of various agencies. Some of these regulations are de- 

 signed to contribute to the conservation of fishery resources, while others 

 have come about for social reasons such as protection of the public health, the 

 favoring of one group of harvesters over another, or through resolution of con- 

 flicts involving fishery interests versus other users of the resource area. Addi- 

 tional regulations effecting modifications of the marine edge and waste disposal 

 in Long Island Sound are also of importance to the fishery. The effectiveness 

 of these regulations varies from place to place. In many areas, the regulations 

 probably are inadequate. 



Molluscan shellfish. Molluscan shellfish have played an important 

 role in the history of Connecticut and New York. They were a highly important 

 food of the Indians before the colonization of the area and were also an impor- 

 tant food in the diet of the local colonial population as growth increased. Oy- 

 sters from Long Island Sound were consumed throughout the Northeast, and large 

 shipments were sent to Europe aid the western coast. Other species of shellfish 

 were harvested and consumed in significant numbers, but mostly by local resi- 

 dents; these were hard clams, soft clams, bay scallops, and mussels. In 

 recent years, hard clams and mussels have been shipped to more distant markets, 

 as has conch. Some shellfish stock locations are depicted in Figure 2. 



New York and Connecticut have 783,000 acres of actual or potential 

 shellfish-growing areas. However, approximately 100,000 acres are closed to 

 shellfishing because of pollution. The majority of the clam and oyster havesting 

 occurs wi thing the bays and harbors, while the mussel, conch, squid, and lobster 

 fisheries occur in the Sound. 



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