Despite years of effort to bring back sea-run fish to the Kennebec River, not on

Despite years of effort to bring back sea-run fish to the Kennebec River, not one salmon has made it upstream to spawn. In 1830, the state legislature required a fish ladder in the Edwards Dam in Augusta, but it was destroyed soon after and never repaired. Dam builders forget -- or ignore -- that ri...

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Published: Portland Public Library Digital Commons 1997
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Kennebec River
Salmon
Augusta
Atlantic salmon
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spelling ftportllibrary:oai:digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com:news_downeast-5328 2023-05-15T15:31:30+02:00 Despite years of effort to bring back sea-run fish to the Kennebec River, not on 1997-08-01T07:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/309 unknown Portland Public Library Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/309 Maine News Index - Down East Magazine Kennebec River Salmon text 1997 ftportllibrary 2022-10-20T20:41:33Z Despite years of effort to bring back sea-run fish to the Kennebec River, not one salmon has made it upstream to spawn. In 1830, the state legislature required a fish ladder in the Edwards Dam in Augusta, but it was destroyed soon after and never repaired. Dam builders forget -- or ignore -- that rivers are public property, but now that the river's pollution has been abated, it's time to bring back "Kennebec Atlantic salmon," a delicacy not caught in years. Text Atlantic salmon Portland Public Library: Digital Commons Augusta ENVELOPE(163.100,163.100,-84.800,-84.800)
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description Despite years of effort to bring back sea-run fish to the Kennebec River, not one salmon has made it upstream to spawn. In 1830, the state legislature required a fish ladder in the Edwards Dam in Augusta, but it was destroyed soon after and never repaired. Dam builders forget -- or ignore -- that rivers are public property, but now that the river's pollution has been abated, it's time to bring back "Kennebec Atlantic salmon," a delicacy not caught in years.
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