NEWS, PRESS, AND ANNOUNCMENTS

Master's Student Position Available:
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Defining River Herring Stock Structure in the Gulf of Maine. University of Southern Maine, Biology Program, Portland, Maine. Responsibilities will include a combination of field and lab work, some portion of which will be applied towards the student's thesis. Candidate will be working in freshwater (lakes and rivers) and marine environments, at times from fishing boats offshore in the Gulf of Maine. Announcement closes December 15. Read More.

Maine Rivers Fall Newsletter
International Joint Commission asked to order alewife passage on the St Croix, wastewater infrastructure, Presumpscot River fish passage, news from the Mousam and Kennebunk rivers.
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Striped Bass Survey Shows Young of the Year Population Declines
(Stripers Forever October 2009)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Striped Bass Survey suggest short term spawning success from 2008 to 2009 but long term decline from early 1990s to today.
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Interview with Ted Ames of the Penobscot East Resource Center
(From the Penobscot Trust September 2009)
"Once Maine reopens its largest river and reestablishes its sea-run stocks, sportsmen throughout the country will flock to the area. Sustainable runs of Atlantic salmon, shad and stripers in the Penobscot would spin off benefits to every town bordering the river . " ~Ted Ames. Hear More.

DMR Penobscot Operational Plan Finalized
The Penobscot Operational Plan has been finalized and is available on-line at: http://maine.gov/dmr/searunfish/reports/Penobscot_Operational_Plan_final_2009.pdf Norm Dube is the lead DMR staff member for the implementation of the plan.  You may contact Norm at (207)941-4453 or norm.dube@maine.gov

Fish Count Paves Way For Dam Removals on the Penobscot
The Trust counts fish in preparation for dam removal. "What we're trying to do is really describe the community that's in the river now, so when the dams are out and the project is restored we have a better comparison,” says Josh Royte of the Nature Conservancy. Read More

Researchers go electro-fishing in Maine's Penobscot - VIDEO!!!
This method of temporarily shocking fish into submission allows scientists to get accurate snapshots of fish communities in different sample sites along the Penobscot and its tributaries. Read More

Possible Machias Dike Worries Landowners
DOT officials confirmed this week that state and federal environmental agencies are very interested in returning the Middle River of the Machias River to a tidal river, which was changed when the tidal gates were put in place in the 1800s. Removing the tidal gates would allow sea run fish to return upriver. Read More

Salmon restoration advocates tout dam removal on tributary of Androscoggin
The dam on the Little River between Topsham and Lisbon will be removed within the next two weeks, reopening 43 miles of spawning ground and habitat to Atlantic salmon that migrate up the Androscoggin River from the sea. Read More

New rules coming to help fish navigate state's culverts
(From Maine Voices July 24, 2009)
This year the Maine Legislature took a very important step to ensure the sustainability of Maine's wild and native fish and aquatic species by passing LD 1333, "An Act to Ensure that Replacement Culverts Permit Fish Passage" (sponsored by Speaker Hannah Pingree). Read More

Commission urges Maine to open St. Croix River to sea-run alewife
(From Working Waterfront July 22)
After more than 14 years of contentious debate, momentum is building to allow the sea-run alewife back into Maine's St. Croix River. On July 10, an international commission with jurisdiction over shared U.S. and Canadian waterways wrote Gov. John Baldacci to urge the removal of structures on dams that block alewives from the river. Read More

Project SHARE receives 1.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to conduct restoration work in Washington County.
Project SHARE will receive $1.7 million dollars to remove over 50 barriers to fish passage throughout the Machias River watershed, opening 66 miles of habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon and other native fishes such as Eastern brook trout and American eel. Read More

Penobscot River Restoration Trust Awarded Funds to Remove Fish Passage Barriers
On June 30, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that it will invest $6.1 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help rebuild the sea-run fisheries of Maine's Penobscot River. Read More

Striped Bass Declines, Stripers Forever

Ted Ames, PERC


Electrofishing on the Penobscot River

Project SHARE removes barriers to fish passage in Washington County Maine.