Environmentalists: Maine Dam Operator Not Protecting Salmon

Environmentalists: Maine Dam Operator Not Protecting Salmon

Source: Associated Press

3/6/2023

Environmentalists: Maine Dam Operator Not Protecting Salmon

Credit: AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty

Environmental groups and a Native American tribe accused the operator of a Maine dam on Monday of not fulfilling its obligation to protect the country’s last remaining Atlantic salmon river run

Environmental groups and a Native American tribe accused the operator of a Maine dam on Monday of not fulfilling its obligation to protect the country's last remaining Atlantic salmon river run.

The last wild Atlantic salmon live in a group of rivers in Maine and have been listed under the Endangered Species Act since 2000. The Penobscot River, a 109-mile (175-kilometer) river in the eastern part of the state is one of the most important habitats for the fish.

Penobscot River

Salmon, Atlantic

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