How Far Can a Fish Run?
Sea-run fish, or diadromous fish, can live in both fresh and salt water. The catadromous American eel, the Atlantic salmon, the Atlantic sturgeon, smelt, shad, and river herring (commonly known as the alewife) are all sea-run fish that play a large role in the health of Maine's ecosystems, but...
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ftportllibrary:oai:digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com:news_island-2851 2023-09-05T13:18:11+02:00 How Far Can a Fish Run? Sullivan, Jack 2023-01-01T08:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_island/676 unknown Portland Public Library Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_island/676 Maine News Index - Island Journal text 2023 ftportllibrary 2023-08-17T17:40:09Z Sea-run fish, or diadromous fish, can live in both fresh and salt water. The catadromous American eel, the Atlantic salmon, the Atlantic sturgeon, smelt, shad, and river herring (commonly known as the alewife) are all sea-run fish that play a large role in the health of Maine's ecosystems, but their populations are threatened by thousands of river blockages like dams and culverts. Efforts are being made to restore river passage -- from Passamaquoddy activists working to restore access on the St. Croix, and people like Bailey Bowden, with the support of Ciona Ulbrich of Maine Coast Heritage Trust, among other, trying to restore the alewife run in the Bagaduce watershed. Text Atlantic salmon Portland Public Library: Digital Commons |
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Sea-run fish, or diadromous fish, can live in both fresh and salt water. The catadromous American eel, the Atlantic salmon, the Atlantic sturgeon, smelt, shad, and river herring (commonly known as the alewife) are all sea-run fish that play a large role in the health of Maine's ecosystems, but their populations are threatened by thousands of river blockages like dams and culverts. Efforts are being made to restore river passage -- from Passamaquoddy activists working to restore access on the St. Croix, and people like Bailey Bowden, with the support of Ciona Ulbrich of Maine Coast Heritage Trust, among other, trying to restore the alewife run in the Bagaduce watershed. |
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