For the purposes of 321 CMR 5.00, the following words or phrases shall have the following meanings:
Coldwater Fish means the following fish species that are sensitive to increases in temperature and require coldwater to fulfill one or more of their life stage requirements:
(a) Longnose Sucker (Catostomus catostomus);
(b) Slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus);
(c) Lake chub (Couesius plumbeus);
(d) American Brook Lamprey (Lampetra appendix);
(e) Burbot (Lota lota);
(f) Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss);
(g) Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax);
(h) Landlocked salmon (Solmo salar);
(i) Brown Trout (Solmo trutta);
(j) Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis); and
(k) Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush).
Coldwater Fish Resource (CFR) means a water body that contains Coldwater Fish that were reproduced in that waterbody or a tributary thereto and use such waters to meet one or more of their life history requirements.
Director means the Director of the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife within the Department of Fish and Game.
Division means the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife within the Department of Fish and Game.
Waterbody means a lake, pond, stream, or river in its entirety unless otherwise segmented.