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Image Alewife illustration
Alewife illustration.
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After nearly twenty years of exile from their native waters, alewives will once again migrate up the St. Croix River watershed. The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) is pleased that Bill LD 72 became law today, requiring state officials to remove barriers to fish passage at Grand Falls Dam. The law comes into effect just in time as the alewives begin their up-river migration to their spawning grounds, and scientists are optimistic that a healthy run will be re-established.
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After nearly twenty years of exile from their native waters, alewives will once again migrate up the St. Croix River watershed. The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) is pleased that Bill LD 72 became law today, requiring state officials to remove barriers to fish passage at Grand Falls Dam. The law comes into effect just in time as the alewives begin their up-river migration to their spawning grounds, and scientists are optimistic that a healthy run will be re-established.
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Letting alewives up the St. Croix River will not hurt smallmouth bass, says Maine’s Commissioner of Marine Resources Patrick Keliher. “No, except getting fatter,” he said in a telephone interview Thursday, meaning that the smallmouth bass introduced to the St. Croix in 1877 feed on the native anadromous alewife – also called river herring and gaspereau.
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This five-page fact sheet, developed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Gulf of Maine Coastal Program, Maine Rivers and the Maine Department of Marine Resources, describes natural history information relevant for those interested in alewife restoration in Maine’s lakes and ponds.
Located in Resources / Diadromous Fish / Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)
American Eel (Anguilla rostrata)
A collection of links and pages related to the American Eel and related recovery efforts
Located in Resources / Diadromous Fish
Image American eel illustration
Illustration of an American eel (Anguilla rostrata).
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Image American eel illustration
American eel illustration.
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Image American eel illustration
American eel illustration
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American Shad (Alosa sapidissima)
A collection of links and pages related to the American Shad and related recovery efforts.
Located in Resources / Diadromous Fish