by Colin Woodard, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story AUGUSTA â Though reduced in numbers, the St. Croix River’s alewives have a lot of friends. At a legislative hearing Monday, speaker after speaker rose in support of a bill that would open most of the fishways at most of the river’s dams immediately to Read More
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Let Those Alewives Go
Bangor Daily News editorial The state committee charged with recommending whether to let alewives back into the upper reaches of the St. Croix River should base its decision on science, not anecdotes or politics, and approve a bill to allow the river herring unfettered access to spawning ground. Standing before the Committee on Marine Resources Read More
Maine Bill Seeks to Restore Alewives to St. Croix River
by Susan Sharon MPBN news story Scientists, tribal leaders and fishermen turned out in Augusta today in support of a proposal to immediately restore alewives to their traditional spawning grounds in the St. Croix River, along the eastern border with Canada. Alewives, or river herring, have been blocked for nearly two decades by a state Read More
Debate Over Bill That Would Open St. Croix River to Alewives
WCSH-6 TV news story AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — It’s a debate that’s been going on for nearly two decades in Washington County, and now it’s being put before the Maine Legislature. Passamaquoddy Tribal Representative Madonna Soctomah is sponsoring a bill that would overturn restrictions but in place back in 1995 that block upstream passage Read More
Don’t Let This Legislation Get Away: Open the St. Croix to Alewives
by Dennis Damon Bangor Daily News op-ed The Marine Resources Committee and the Maine Legislature should act this session to pass legislation â LD 72, presented by Rep. Madonna Soctomah of the Passamaquoddy Tribe â that would remove the blockage it mandated in 1995 to stop native alewife from returning to the St. Croix River. Read More
Rival Measures Would Restore Alewives into the St. Croix
Gov. Paul LePage’s administration would move cautiously. A competing proposal would open river dams immediately. by Colin Woodard, staff writer Maine Sunday Telegram news story The future of spawning alewife runs in the St. Croix River will likely be decided by state lawmakers next month as they evaluate rival bills aimed at allowing the fish Read More
Great Works Dam Removal Celebration
The decommissioning and removal of the Great Works Dam, located north of Bangor, is part of a broad collaborative effort that will eventually include removal of the Veazie Dam and creation of new, upstream fish passage at Milford and Howland dams. Once completed, the Project will vastly improve access to nearly 1,000 miles of historic Read More
It’s About “Dam” Time
I have worked at NRCM for more than 16 years. During that time I have seen a lot of amazing progress made by NRCM and others to protect Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife. I have attended press conferences, legislative bill signings, member events, public hearings, annual meetings, and many other activities related to our Read More
Feds List Gulf of Maine Sturgeon as Threatened Species
By Bethe Brogran, Times Record Bangor Daily News news story The National Marine Fisheries Service on Tuesday listed Atlantic sturgeon in the Gulf of Maine—including populations in the Kennebec and Penobscot rivers—as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act. The service will now develop regulations to protect the fish. In addition to listing Read More
