Brookfield Renewable and the state disagree on a suitable solution to let endangered Atlantic salmon and other river-run fish pass the Shawmut Dam in Fairfield to reach spawning grounds in the Sandy River.
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Numbers speak for themselves as alewives regain foothold in central Maine
As the fish’s annual migration begins again, this is the first year in centuries that alewives will be able to swim upriver to China Lake, a milestone that Gov. Janet Mills and others celebrated this week.
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Atlantic salmon advocates angry about fish they say were injured during Waterville dam repair
Dam owner Brookfield Renewable Partners said in a statement that the company is disappointed by such claims from groups that want dams removed in lower Kennebec River communities.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Public hearing on Kennebec River plan draws questions, comments about dam removal
The Maine Department of Marine Resources held a virtual public hearing Monday on a proposed amendment to its Kennebec River Management Plan.
Posted inTimes Record
Researchers debunk decades-old clamming methods in Harpswell
Researchers found brushing, a technique involving inserting tree branches into mudflats to slow currents so allows juvenile clams to settle, doesn’t increase clam populations.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Rockweed industry adrift after ruling allows landowners to restrict access
The court decision this spring overturned decades of precedent that harvesters relied on to cut the wild seaweed.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
State floats whale protection plan that would affect a fraction of state’s lobster fleet
Only 1,200 of Maine’s 5,000 licensed lobstermen have permits to fish in federal waters, where the state’s proposal would require them to add traps on each buoy line to help right whales avoid entanglement.
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Mysterious Biddeford Pool pollution forces three-month shellfish closure
Advanced testing will be done to try to determine the source of bacterial contamination.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
Mills comes out against ‘foolish’ federal regulations to protect right whales
The governor is directing the Department of Marine Resources to come up with an alternative to a federal plan to reduce the Maine lobster industry’s impact on endangered right whales.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: It’s past time to do broad-based ocean planning
We must deal with conflicts among ocean users while maintaining the health of the marine ecosystem.