«The Dam Impact Analysis Model enables us to see what happens when you change one factor, like marine or freshwater survival,» said Julie Nieland, a researcher at NEFSC's laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass. and lead author of the study.
«The Dam Impact Analysis Model provides managers with a way to assess the levels of survival needed for Atlantic salmon at several large mainstem dams in the lower Penobscot River,» said Jeff Murphy, an endangered species biologist at GARFO.