BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 14, 2022
The Atlantic Salmon Foundation’s work to help restore the fish to the Penobscot River will receive a big boost thanks to a $7.5 million grant. The Atlantic Salmon Foundation on Wednesday announced the influx of funds provided by the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act, which will be used for numerous Atlantic salmon-related projects on the Penobscot over the next three years. The work includes improving fish passage at five dams and removing blockages at 29 road-stream crossings that now serve as barriers to migrating fish. Maine is home to the only native Atlantic salmon populations in the United States, where the fish have been protected under the federal Endangered Species Act since 2000.