SubscribeBy this letter, Friends of Merrymeeting Bay [FOMB] request you invoke your authority as Regional EPA Administrator to review the changes in Maine water quality standards and designated uses of the St. Croix River made by te Maine Legislature in 1995 and 2008. FOMB request you determine if these changes are in compliance with the [...]
Alewife Harvesters Respond to US Army Corps Of Engineers On St. Croix
In response to the International Joint Commission’s Adaptive Management Plan dated, June 9, 2010,; The Alewife Harvesters of Maine feel the socio-economic gains to be had from a restored Alewife population will far outweigh those of maintaining the system as a Bass only fishery……
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St. Croix River, Meeting August 4th, Your Comments needed Now!
Enclosed for your review is a proposal entitled “An Adaptive Management Plan For Managing Alewife in the St. Croix River Watershed, Maine, and New Brunswick”
This plan was prepared by the St. Croix Fisheries Steering Committee for the International St. Croix River Watershed Board (Board) and the International Joint Commision (IJC).
Adaptive Management Cover Letter to Jeffrey [...]
Alewife Harvesters Remember Member Jackie Marvin Young
COREA—Jackie Marvin Young, 74, died May 24, 2010, at a Bangor hospital. He was born Aug. 28, 1935, in Corea, the son of Kenneth and Bessie (Marston) Young.
Jackie attended school in Winter Harbor and after graduating from Sumner High School he served in the U.S. Navy. He spent his life lobstering. He was an avid [...]
Alewife Harvesters Remember Melissa Laser
The Alewife Harvesters of Maine are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of Melissa Laser. She was a true friend of Maine’s rivers and sea-run fishes, and certainly of all who care about them. Melissa worked tirelessly to protect, improve and preserve the ecosystems and the natural and cultural heritage surrounding Maine’s rivers. Everyone who came [...]
St. Croix Update
Folks,
It has been a year since the Atlantic Salmon Federation, Maine Rivers, and the Natural Resources Council of Maine filed our petition with the International Joint Commission (IJC) seeking re-establishment of fish passage for native alewives (gaspereau) in the St. Croix River watershed.
We were supported by 48 additional organizations from Maine and New Brunswick. We [...]
Position on the proposed Amendment 2 to the ASMFC Shad and river herring management plan
Alewife Harvesters of Maine
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Alewife Harvesters of Maine
Position on the proposed Amendment 2 to the ASMFC Shad and river herring management plan
The Alewife Harvesters of Maine strongly believe that Option 2B (Require an escapement provision in river systems) and Option 3D (Area or seasonal closures within river systems) for recreational [...]
SUCCESS OF FIRST ALEWIFE HARVEST ENCOURAGES TOWN This year will see Benton’s second harvest made possible by the removal of the Fort Halifax Dam.
Originally published by the Portland Press Herald
By SCOTT MONROE Morning Sentinel
BENTON — Rick Lawrence didn’t know what to expect before last year’s first alewife harvest from the Sebasticook River.
He predicted the town might make $5,000 on the fish harvest. It ended up generating $19,108 in new revenue for the town.
It was the year’s largest alewife [...]
Annual Meeting Minutes (2010)
Members wanting a full taped version of the meeting should contact Cheryl Weeks.
Alewife Harvesters of Maine
Annual Meeting Minutes
March 13, 2010
Nobleboro Central School
Present: Mike Kane, Jeffrey Pierce, Cheryl Weeks, Nate Gray, Theo Willis, Angela Young, Darrell Young, Jake Sutherland, Cheryl Sutherland, Ed Courtenay, Jim Brinkler, Will Poore, Nicholas Wilson, Mark Becker, Lewis Flagg, [...]
River flows, fish flourish with dam demise
Originally published by the Daily Reporter
Glenn Adams
AP Writer
Augusta, ME (AP) — A backhoe took a bite out of the Edwards Dam 10 years ago, releasing the waters of the Kennebec River that had been held back for more than a century and a half. Months after that first torrent gushed through from upstream, the entire [...]