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From the International St. Croix River Watershed Board:

Draft Adaptive Management Plan for Managing Alewife in the St. Croix River Watershed, Maine and New Brunswick

Public meeting: August 4, Princeton, ME

More information on the plan and to submit your comments

Alewives, image by John Burrows

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Maine Must Let Alewives Swim Free in St. Croix River

“Alewives are ecologically and economically important. They serve as a forage base for fish, mammals and birds, from mink to eagles, from cod to whales. They serve as a buffer against predation on Atlantic salmon smolts, which migrate out of rivers while alewives migrate in. They are important to lobster fishermen as bait when other sources of bait are scarce. Many Maine communities add thousands of dollars annually to their treasuries through the lease of alewife harvesting rights.”  Read this editorial by Clinton B. Townsend, outlining our efforts to restore alewives to the St. Croix River:

Maine Must Let Alewives Swim Free in St. Croix River, Bangor Daily News, 6/18/09

Read the petition from Maine Rivers, the Atlantic Salmon Federation and NRCM, supported by 48 other organizations, to the International Joint Commission:

Filing To International Joint Commission