A long-term project to remove or modify dams may clear the way for endangered wild Atlantic salmon to swim freely up to the Sandy River. But it faces opposition from business and lawmakers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Environmental and wildlife officials are implementing a new method to track Atlantic salmon spawning in the Boquet River, focusing ...

Atlantic salmon in Maine are running out of time, river space, and cold water. Federal and state agencies have invested ...

During the annual fall salmon run, the fish return to their birth rivers to spawn. In Vermont, landlocked Atlantic salmon get a bit of extra help with this process at the Ed Weed Fish Culture Station ...

News that the Nature Conservancy will purchase four Kennebec River dams to restore free-flowing water and Atlantic salmon habitat is certainly historic, but whether it merits celebration depends on ...

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) once spawned in northern hemisphere rivers from Long Island Sound, New York, to arctic regions in the western and eastern North Atlantic, the Barents Sea, the Baltic Sea, ...

NEW YORK — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is highlighting the popular fish Atlantic salmon. They may be identified by some spotting on head and body, but none on tail. The ...

Dr. Anna Vinton, UMPI assistant professor of ecosystem sustainability, has received a $5,000 Maine Sea Grant to collaborate ...

It's a good sign that there may be more of the protected species in the River Derwent and its tributaries ...