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Alewife Harvesters Oppose Threatened Status
Our (the AHM board’s) comments are meant to apply to and hopefully influence decisions regarding river herring that persist inside Maine’s borders. Those fish that spawn here, are harvested here and managed here are our primary concern. We recognize that there are difficulties with river herring populations in other states and provinces north and south [...]
SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES COALITION
Good afternoon Governor LePage and Commissioners Olsen and Woodcock –
Yesterday I was speaking with Jeffrey Pierce, Executive Director of the Alewife Harvesters of Maine.
We work closely together on issues associated with the management of river herring species through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.
He explained that he had met with all of you [...]
Many Years Of Dam Disputes
Landis Hudson – Maine Rivers writes with some interesting history.
Hall et al 2010[1] Landscape Ecology
— Carolyn Hall doesn’t get much into the St Croix, but she mentions research done by a Canadian researcher, Heike Lotze. I got Lotze’s work and read it over the summer, she’s going to scan and send me a 2000 [...]
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 [...]
Alewife Border Dispute and St Croix
Interesting article and alewife history video of ST. Croix. Presented by CBC Canada website.
Read Article and watch video
Melissa Laser – Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder Restoration
“Melissa – Missy to her family – loved visiting the Damariscotta Mills fishway. She would have wanted to help restore the ladder!
Now you can help the Ladder Restoration project.
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18 – 0, Maine River Herring Plan Passes
The purpose of this sustainable fisheries management plan is to ensure that existing river herring resources within Maine continue to thrive and provide a source of forage for Maine’s fish and wildlife and provide commercial fishing opportunities in coastal communities.
Thank You All.
This has been a road filled with twist and turns and without supporters of [...]
Maine ASMFC River Herring Sustainable Fishing Plan
The purpose of this sustainable fisheries management plan is to ensure that existing river herring resources within Maine continue to thrive and provide a source of forage for Maine’s fish and wildlife and provide commercial fishing opportunities in coastal communities.
The State of Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) and municipalities that historically harvest river herring [...]