May 28 5:30-Our monthly meeting will be In person only at Helen’s in Machias. Colby Bruchs, DMR fisheries scientist, will discuss: Atlantic Salmon Conservation in Downeast Coastal Rivers: Habitat Restoration, Connectivity, and Land Conservation Benefiting Fish and Local Communities. Colby will present the current status of Atlantic salmon smolt production and adult returns in the Narraguagus River. He […]
A carefully controlled catch-and-release season for Atlantic salmon on the Penobscot River would offer far greater scientific benefit than risk—especially when contrasted with the persistent, under-acknowledged and allowable salmon mortality rates happening at every dam with inadequate fish passage. Each year, significant numbers of migrating Atlantic salmon are delayed, injured, or killed as they encounter […]
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by Cloe Chunn After 8 years of work, the Penobscot River Paddling Trail has 11 free campsites along the main stem of the Penobscot River. The start point is the Medway Boat Launch, and the end point is 103 miles downstream on Verona Island, gateway to continuing adventures on the Maine Island Trail. The northernmost […]
Salmon for Maine’s Rivers: Rebuilding Maine’s heritage with a new partnership for conservation Salmon for Maine’s Rivers is an exciting new collaboration led by the Maine Department of Marine Resources that unites partners to help bring the iconic Atlantic salmon from the brink of extinction and rebuild a piece of Maine’s heritage. Maine’s native Atlantic […]
It is that time of year to witness the amazing return of the Alewife’s to Blackman Stream in Bradley Maine. These resilient fish swim their way up to Chemo Pond to spawn before making the long trek back to the sea. Learn about migration of the Alewife’s along with the impact they would have had […]
Hey All, Things started to heat up on the Penobscot! We hit that magic 12C 54F on May 2nd, River herring numbers increased from a couple hundred a day into the tens of thousands, the first shad and sea lamprey showed up… as well as 2 Atlantic salmon! This seems to be the temperature when […]