The Bureau of Resource Management is established within the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The responsibilities of the bureau include, but are not limited to: wildlife management, fisheries management, propagation of fish, habitat management, wildlife sanctuaries, data collection, research, animal damage control, and rules.
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Submissions from 2023
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 2021-22 Research & Management Report, Lauren McPherson
Submissions from 2018
An An Evaluation of Private Pond Stockings in Maine (2008-2016), July 2018, Wesley Ashe and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Bald Mountain Pond Conservation of Endemic Arctic Charr, August 2018, Elizabeth Thorndike and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
The Design and Operation of a Picket Weir to Sample Brook Trout and Landlocked Salmon in Tributaries to Moosehead Lake, July 2018, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Timothy C. Obrey, and Jeff Bagley
Submissions from 2017
2017 Magalloway River Fishery Management, David Howatt
2017 Observations of Angler Use in Northern Maine Lakes, 1996-2016, Jeremiah Wood
2017 Rapid River Fishery Management, David Howatt
2017 Upper Dam Pool Fishery Management, David Howatt
Submissions from 2016
Current Status of Lake Whitefish, Jeremiah Wood
Submissions from 2010
Brook Trout Angling in Maine2009 Survey Results, Marc Edwards and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Submissions from 2001
Black Bear Management Goals and Objectives 2000-2015, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Black Bear Problems and Strategies, 2001, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Craig R. Mclaughlin
Feasibility Statements for Black Bear Goals and Objectives, 2001, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Craig R. Mclaughlin
Submissions from 2000
Black Bear Management Issues and Concerns, 2000, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Submissions from 1999
1999 Big Game Working Group (Black Bear, Eastern Coyote, Moose, and White-tailed Deer), Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Black Bear Assessment and Strategic Plan, 1999, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Craig R. Mclaughlin
Submissions from 1990
Black Bear Management System and Database, 1990, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Submissions from 1967
Fishways in Maine, 1967, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Submissions from 1964
Black Bear in Maine, 1964, Maine Inland Fisheries and Game Department and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Submissions from 1963
A History of the White-tailed Deer in Maine, 1963, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game and Don C. Stanton
Submissions from 1962
The Larger Animal Parasites of the Fresh-water Fishes of Maine, 1962, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game, Marvin C. Meyer, and Maine Fisheries Research and Management Division
Submissions from 1961
The Black Bear and its Status in Maine, 1961, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game, and Game Division