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Year of the Salmon

On October 30, NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region launched the International Year of the Salmon on the East Coast at … More

events, salmon

Ice Age survivors: a tale of two land-locked fish

Maine lakes are home to two evolutionary wonders of the animal kingdom, Arctic char and landlocked salmon, related species of … More

char, fish, Maine, natural history, salmon

Fish return to a restored Penobscot

Between the head of tide above Bangor to where it widens into the bay at Searsport, the Penobscot River shifts … More

alewife, fish, Penobscot River, salmon, Sea Grant, shad

How did U.S. presidents eat their salmon?

For eighty years, recreational salmon anglers on the Penobscot River in Maine upheld the annual tradition of giving the first … More

fish, Maine, Penobscot River, politics, restoration, rivers, salmon, seafood

Review: Running Silver by John Waldman

Salmon, eels and nine other sea-run fish make great migrations across the Atlantic Ocean and along the Gulf Stream and … More

book review, salmon, seafood, The Working Waterfront

Penobscot River Restoration Continues with Removal of Veazie Dam

Restoration of the mighty Penobscot River became one step closer to reality on July 22, when hundreds of people gathered … More

dam removal, Maine, Penobscot River, restoration, salmon
image of Narraguagus River

The Can Do Crew

In December 2011 Atlantic Salmon Journal asked me to report on activities of the Downeast Salmon Federation in eastern Maine, … More

Atlantic Salmon Journal, conservation, dam removal, Downeast Salmon Federation, fish, history, Maine, restoration, rivers, salmon

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