New Maine Law Will Let Alewives Return to the St. Croix River

Augusta, Maine -- Today, is a big day in the lives of river herring of the St. Croix River, as a bill became law that will finally allow alewives to return to spawn in upstream lakes (LD 72, An Act to Open the St. Croix River to River Herring). This move has the potential to create the largest alewife run in the United States, over time.Maine’s new law was supported by overwhelming numbers i...