The Maine Department of Marine Resource’s Sea-run Fisheries and Habitat Bureau has received $5.9 million to improve habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon in Maine rivers that hold the last remaining populations of the iconic species. The funds, from the U.S. … Continued
In October 2023, an array of Federal, state, and nonprofit partners convened at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Anadromous Fish Research Center at Turners Falls, Massachusetts to discuss cooperative fisheries management in the Connecticut River watershed. The meeting marked the launch … Continued
The State of Maine’s preliminary count of endangered Atlantic salmon returning to the Penobscot River was 1,426 fish this year. The 2020 Penobscot River salmon run was the highest since 2011. In 2019, 1,076 Atlantic salmon returned to the river. … Continued
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) is nearing completion of its 2019 fall stockings of Atlantic salmon. DEEP’s Fisheries Division began stocking Atlantic salmon in early October, and nearly 800 salmon were released during early stages of … Continued
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries have released a new final recovery plan for endangered Atlantic salmon. The only remaining populations of this species in the USA occur in Maine. The recovery plan guides the species’ recovery, … Continued