[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15538]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO MR. LARRY STOLTE, ON HIS RETIREMENT

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to 
acknowledge and commend Mr. Larry Stolte as he retires from the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service.
  Larry's career in New England began as a fisheries biologist in 1969 
with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, working on the 
introduction of Coho salmon in the Great Bay area. In 1975, he joined 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and became the Atlantic 
Salmon Planner for New England. Larry took the lead in developing an 
Atlantic salmon strategic plan for southern New England, and chaired 
the state committee that developed the Atlantic salmon plan for Maine's 
rivers.
  While working to restore Atlantic salmon to New England's waterways, 
Larry began researching the ``king of gamefish'' in the Merrimack 
River. He documented his research in a book titled ``The Forgotten 
Salmon of the Merrimack,'' which was published in 1981 and is 
recognized by many as the most accurate record of the history of the 
Atlantic salmon in the Merrimack River.
  For the past 15 years, Larry has been the Fish and Wildlife Service's 
coordinator for anadromous fish restoration in the Merrimack River. He 
has also chaired the U.S. Atlantic Salmon Assessment Committee and has 
been a working member of the International Commission on the 
Exploration of the Seas' North Atlantic Salmon Working Group.
  Larry has devoted his entire career to restoring anadromous fish to 
New England rivers. His dedication and perseverance has been an 
inspiration to those who have worked toward this effort. Upon his 
retirement from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Larry and 
his wife Tracy will reside in Montana. I would like to thank Larry for 
his hard work and dedication to the restoration efforts of New England 
Rivers. It is an honor to represent Larry in the United States 
Senate.

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