Studies target mysteries of striped bass
Blocked by dams and driven out by pollution, Maine's striped bass were all but gone by the 1930s. Despite their strength, they don't always fishways, and to spawn they need a minimum of 12 to 15 miles of unobsctucted flow. The restoration of the Kennebec River, Culminating in the removal of the Edwards Dam in Augusta in 1999, opened up more habitat and allowed for increased survival of prey species, which helped draw striped bass up the river; according to Mike Brown of the Department of Marine Resources. "Now we see them as far up the river as Waterville" said Brown.
(From "Study targets striped bass - Answers sought for Penobscot" by Catherine Schmitt. Photo Courteousy of Joe Dana).
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Bangor Daily News: Sturgeon study nears end of first phase - August 8, 08
Bangor Daily News: Condition focus of Penobscot River event - July 28, 2008
Bangor Daily News: Study targets striped bass - July 26, 2008
Bangor Daily News: River revival scheduled for today in Bangor - July 26, 2008
Bangor Daily News: Bangor Festival to Celebrate Penobscot River - July 21, 2008
Bangor Daily News: Veazie trap count for Atlantic salmon at an impressive 1600 - June 28, 2008
Bangor Daily News: Humble alewives gaining biologist's attention - June 16, 2008
Indian Country Today: Penobscot River Restoration Project receives national award - May 21, 2008
Revival of defunct Orono hydropower plant to restore fish passage - May 13, 2008
CNN Money: PPL to expand hydroelectric generation in Maine - May 1, 2008
Bangor Daily News: Interior lauds restoration work for sea-run fish - April 26, 2008
Bangor Daily News: Kenduskeag paddle and spring salmon season - April 12, 2008
Bangor Daily News: In 1908, Bangor fishermen fretted over salmon decline - April 7, 2008
Portland Press Herald: Spring salmon fishing to resume on Penobscot - March 7, 2008
Kennebec Journal: Alewives, bass live in harmony; re-open St. Croix - March 4, 2008
$25 Million raised to begin ambitious Penobscot River Restoration Project - February 11, 2008
Outdoor America: Opening Rivers - January 24, 2008
Bangor Daily News: Penobscot restoration reels in new funding - January 19, 2008
Kennebec Journal: River restorers reach milestone on balancing act - January 4, 2008
Portland Press Herald: Group will buy dams, restore wild fish runs - January 2, 2008
Bangor Daily News: $555B budget aids Maine (Funds for Penobscot River fish habitat, LIHEAP in package - 12-28-07
Boston Sunday Globe: US aid targeted for Penobscot River; land conservation - December 23, 2007
Bangor Daily News: Penobscot River restoration groups near funding goal - October 23, 2007
Bangor Daily News: Projects can hurt restoration of salmon - September 8, 2007
Bangor Daily News: Penobscot fish passage restoration gets $450,000 - September 1-2, 2007
Bangor Daily News: Small streams being restored to aid salmon - August 31, 2007
Bangor Daily News: Contract signed for fishway project at Meadow Dam - August 11-12, 2007
Bangor Daily News: Conservation deal offers life ring to Atlantic salmon - July 10, 2007
ASF News: New Atlantic salmon conservation agreement - June 20, 2007
Bangor Daily News: Meetings to focus on salmon seasons- June 12, 2007
Bangor Daily News: U.S. salmon plan earns perfect score - June 5, 2007
Ellsworth American: Fry begin their long journey toward the ocean - May 17, 2007
Bangor Daily News: Old Town looking at ecotourism opportunities on river - March 29, 2007
Bangor Daily News: River renewal in Bush budget - January 27/28, 2007
Bangor Daily News: Two river restoration projects awarded $1.8M in federal funds - Jan. 22, 2007
Bangor Daily News: Riverside growth bond proposed - January 10, 2007
Kennebec Journal: Linking rivers and ecomonic development - January 10, 2007
The New York Times: After a seven-year ban, salmon fishing returns to Maine - Sep. 28, 2006
Bangor Daily News: Interior Secretary hears pleas of Mainers - Sep. 21, 2006
Bangor Daily News: Life support for salmon (Part 1 of 3) - Sep. 15, 2006
Fishermen's Voice: Eastern Maine's groundfish revival seen tied to rivers - August, 2006
Bangor Daily News: Penobscot salmon fishing OK'd - June 23, 2006
Bangor Daily News: Sturgeon returning to the Penobscot - June 22, 2006
Indian Country Today: Penobscot Nation moves forward with river restoration project - June 12, 2006
The Penobscot Times: PRRP an effort in collaboration - June 8, 2006
Bangor Daily News: River group seeks more federal aid - June 1, 2006
Bangor Daily News: Penobscot restoration participants still upbeat - June 1, 2006
EDITORIALS
Bangor Daily News: Paint the town, river! - July 25, 2008
Bangor Daily News: Restoring the Penobscot - April 9, 2008
Kennebec Journal, OpEd: River restorers reach milestone in balancing act - January 4, 2007
Bangor Daily News, OpEd:Riverfront communities worth investing in - November 1, 2007
Bangor Daily News: Salmon season - Sep. 30/Oct. 1, 2006
Bangor Daily News/Letters to the Editor: Restore salmon habitat - Sep. 25, 2006
Bangor Daily News/Letters to the Editor: Smart hydro project - Aug. 2, 2006
Bangor Daily News/Letters to the Editor: Win-win for the Penobscot - July 11, 2006
Bangor Daily News/OP-ED: Penobscot River restoration is cause for celebration - July 7, 2006
Bangor Daily News: Sturgeon in the Penobscot - June 30, 2006
Portland Press Herald: Largest fish recovery project in the East gets powered up - June 6, 2006
Bangor Daily News: Penobscot Power - June 2, 2006
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