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From May through early October, The Maine Department of Marine Resources Bureau of Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat conducts routine monitoring of the abundance and status of adult Atlantic salmon in many Maine rivers.
Dwayne Shaw the DSF's Executive Director recently traveled to Washington D.C. to testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water. He was invite to testify on "policy options for enhancing the role of States, Tribes, and local governments in implementing the Endangered Species Act (ESA) from the perspective of a non-governmental organization."
St. Andrews¦ The commercial fishery that targets North American wild Atlantic salmon on their feeding grounds off West Greenland won't take place this August and that's great news for future runs of this remarkable species.
HALIFAX - Wild Atlantic salmon populations in Eastern Canada and the United States have dropped to historic low levels, according to an Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) report Status of North American Wild Atlantic Salmon, released today in Halifax. The ASF warns that in the absence of strong domestic and international government action, the population risks immediate extirpation in specific areas, and eventual loss throughout its range in North America.
The Draft Recovery Plan for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) has been released for 90 day public review and comment period. To review the document you can got to ( NOAA Atlantic salmon page)or stop by the Wild Salmon Resource Center and borrow a hard copy. Please take the time to review the plan and make written comments and or attend the two public hearings to be held in Machias at UMM on July 14 from 7-10 pm and at the Augusta Civic Center on July 15 7-10 pm.
WASHINGTON -- Urgent actions are needed if the once-abundant Atlantic salmon in Maine are to be replenished, says a new report from the National Academies' National Research Council. These rehabilitation efforts are needed statewide to preserve Maine's population of the fish, which constitutes most of the Atlantic salmon population in the United States.
The rivers of New England from Connecticut to Maine once supported thriving runs of wild Atlantic salmon. Every year hundreds of thousands of Salmon returned from the rich feeding grounds off of the coast of Greenland to spawn in fresh water. Unfortunately since European colonization of the New World, salmon populations have been in decline to the point that the only remaining wild Atlantic salmon in the United States live in eight rivers in eastern and central Maine. Salmon numbers are so low that in November of 2000 the Atlantic salmon populations from those eight rivers were listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. These populations continue to decline, but we at the DSF and many other groups, agencies, and individuals are working hard to save them, check out the rest of our site to learn more¦
The Downeast Salmon Federation is dedicated to the conservation and restoration of wild Atlantic salmon populations and their habitat. This site is under construction, so check back to learn more about the history, biology, and conservation of wild Atlantic salmon.