AUGUSTA — Restoration of rainbow smelt — “a small fish with a big impact on Maine’s coastal ecosystem, culture, and economy,” reads a Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) press
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King have announced that four conservation organizations will receive a total of $1,569,333 to restore habitats for coastal and marine species
Recipients include the Atlantic Salmon Federation, which received $401,514 to implement five projects to restore access to Atlantic salmon spawning and rearing habitats in the Kennebec River watershed.
For the last 150 years the Machias dike-bridge has prevented tides from flowing up into the Middle River. But the structure has deteriorated, and locals are divided over the plan to replace it with a more climate resilient bridge that would allow fish to return upstream.