Water Quality Monitoring Protocol Manual
for Maine Atlantic Salmon Rivers (430 KB)
A guide for Regulatory, Research and Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring on Atlantic Salmon Rivers in Maine
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This document was created for the Project SHARE Research and Management Committee between May 2003 and 2004. The project was funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The goal of the manual is to provide guidance to the many volunteers, researchers, and agency personnel who collect water quality information on Maine’s Atlantic salmon rivers. This information has been extremely useful in making decisions regarding restoration actions on the rivers.
This manual contains a set of protocols from a variety of sources: government agencies, conservation organizations, the University of Maine, and several instrument manufacturers. The purpose of this document is to consolidate the different protocols in an effort to ensure consistency and quality assurance. Having standard protocols assures the quality of the data and controls the conditions under which the data is collected.
May 2004
Prepared for
Project SHARE
Research and Management Committee
Prepared by
Barbara
Arter, BSA Environmental Consulting
