Peter Gray Hatchery is rebounding after virus, forced extermination
New equipment includes water filters to take out silt and sediment, and an ultraviolet light system to kill anything that sneaks through the filters.
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New equipment includes water filters to take out silt and sediment, and an ultraviolet light system to kill anything that sneaks through the filters.
STEUBEN — Some garden greens have sprung. Fiddlehead ferns are making their debut. Alewives are running. Parsnips, left in the ground to overwinter and
The nonprofit conservation group has strived to conserve wild Atlantic salmon and other sea-run fish and their habitats since 1982.
Downeast Salmon Federation on the banks of the East Machias Photo courtesy of Bob Mallard HATCHERY -- The Downeast Salmon Federation's Peter Gray Hatchery on the East Machias River Photo courtesy of Bob Mallard HATCHERY -- The Downeast Salmon Federation's Peter Gray Hatchery on the East Machias River Eating too many Maine freshwater fish can cause mercury poisoning Contributed • May 23, 2021 By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff While Maine’s lakes, rivers and streams are home to some great freshwater fishing, they are also contaminated with dangerous levels of toxic mercury. Fi...