Section 096-585-2 - Methods of identificationThe following methods (by priority) shall be considered by the Department to document fish spawning areas.
(1)Identification of areas observed by fishery biologists as being utilized by any of these species for spawning.(2)Identification of areas as spawning habitat in habitat inventories, river reports or agency files.(3)Identification of research findings for the same species in other geographical areas, from scientific literature and Habitat Suitability Models for presently existing species.(4)Identification based upon professional opinion of a certified fishery biologist experienced in salmonid ecology.06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 585, § 2