Patapsco River Bloede's Dam leaves Daniels Dam, upstream, as the last remaining dam along the mainstem Patapsco River. Removal of Bloede's Dam in September, 2018 opened up of the Patapsco River watershed which will potentially restore spawning runs of at least six species of native anadromous fish: alewife ("Alosa pseudoharengus"), blueback herring ("Alosa aestivalis"), American shad ("Alosa sapidissima"), hickory shad ("Alosa mediocris"), striped bass ("Morone saxatilis"), sea lamprey ("Petromyzon marinus"), as only one species, sea lamprey, were found using the Bloede's Dam fish ladder in 2012. One catadromous species would likely also benefit, the American eel ("Anguilla rostrata"), a fish species which
Sea Fish Industry Authority Sea Fish Industry Authority The Sea Fish Industry Authority (or Seafish) is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Established in 1981, and charged with working with the UK seafood industry to promote good quality, sustainable seafood. Seafish revised its mission in 2018. Its new mission is: "Seafood is the way Forward". Seafish was established in the United Kingdom under the Fisheries Act 1981 through the amalgamation of the Herring Industry Board (founded in 1934) and the White Fish Authority (founded in 1951). Seafish has its administrative base in