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Penobscot salmon returns top 1,000 for the first time since 2011
https://bangordailynews.com/2019/07/22/outdoors/penobscot-salmon-returns-top-1000-for-the-first-time-since-2011/?_ga=2.99088728.755244589.1563825693-261149075.1563825693River-watchers had a reason to celebrate last week as the unofficial total of returning Atlantic salmon reached 1,000 for the first time in eight years.
As of July 14, that total stood at 1,059, according to Jason Valliere, Marine Resources scientist for the Maine Department of Marine Resources’ Division of Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat.
Only 671 salmon were counted at the Milford Dam fish lift a year ago. The last time more than 1,000 fish were documented as returning to the Penobscot was in 2011, when 2,915 fish were counted at the Veazie Dam, which has since been removed from the river.
Atlantic salmon are listed as “endangered” under the federal Endangered Species Act in all Maine rivers, and fishing for them is not allowed.
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