Looking Out for Maineâs Sea-Run Fish
The alewives are here, some placesâ
Alewives at Damariscotta Mills on May 8 (Photo: Ethan Andrews)
by Ethan Andrews
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A ânature-like fishwayâ in Saco (photo courtesy U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
At Benton Falls on the Sebasticook River, a channel leads fish from the elevator to the upstream side of the dam. (Photo: Ethan Andrews)
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A notice posted in March to the Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder Restoration website announced the cancelation of this year’s alewife festival, with the possibility of a make-up event in the fall: “BUT, the fish do not care about Covid and you can make plans to see them return!”