Pawtuckaway Lake Association

The NH Center for Freshwater Biology Research has published a new research paper providing an assessment of plankton populations, toxic cyanobacteria, and the potential impact of introduced marine alewife on Pawtuckaway Lake. Since the State of NH Department of Fish and Game has been stocking Pawtuckaway Lake with marine alewife, many residents have wondered what the impact would be on the lake ecology. This new research paper by  Jessica V. Trout-Haney, Department of Zoology, University of New Hampshire, Durham provides scientific evidence of a link between the alewife and toxic cyanobacteria blooms on the lake.