THE NATURE CONSERVANCY • June 23, 2020
Maine’s rivers are experiencing an incredible comeback. In 2009, only 2,331 sea-run fish were counted migrating up the Penobscot River and its tributaries. In the spring of 2017, the count had exploded to 1.9 million fish, thanks to the efforts of many partners and supporters. Maine is one of the last places along the East Coast where sea-run fish migrations can still be restored on a grand scale.