Atlantic Salmon Federation

St. Andrews, NB… A meeting of the International Joint Commission (IJC) St. Croix River Watershed Board, held June 29, was very disappointing to a coalition of 50 organizations. The coalition petitioned the IJC two years ago to open up the Grand Falls fishway to allow native alewives access to a majority of their historic spawning grounds but a decision has yet to be reached.
Passage of alewives in this international boundary river has been blocked since 1995 when a small lobby of smallmouth bass fishermen convinced the Maine State Legislature that alewives were causing a decline in the non-native bass populations. Despite the fact that this opinion defied all scientific advice, the State of Maine acted quickly to close the fishway at Grand Falls. Attempts to provide rational arguments to reverse this decision have failed.
Atlantic Salmon Federation Speaks Out [Read More]

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