Maine removed a 60-year-old river barrier where only about 25 wild adult Atlantic salmon return each year; a new nature-like fishway aims to reopen migration routes
Atlantic Salmon leaping waterfalls (Photo credit: Canva) Maine has removed a 60-year-old river barrier on the Narraguagus River where only about 25 wild adult Atlantic salmon return each year, replacing it with a nature-like fishway designed to reopen migration routes for endangered fish. The old ice-control dam in Cherryfield, built by the US Army Corps … Read more