Atlantic salmon

Federal energy regulators say the Kennebec River's population of endangered Atlantic Salmon can be protected without removing four hydroelectric dams, and conservation groups are dismayed by the finding.

MILFORD, Maine - The Maine Department of Marine Resources says a tentative figure of 1,196 Atlantic salmon returned this year to the Penobscot River - the…

A Maine restaurant is suing Atlantic salmon producers, alleging the companies are engaged in price-fixing.Portland Hunt + Alpine Club says that salmon…

EAST MACHIAS, Maine - An environmental group in Down East Maine says it will release thousands of salmon into a river next month as part of an effort to…

ST. ANDREWS, New Brunswick - A group that advocates for the conservation of Atlantic salmon says the North American catch has hit an all-time low, and…

MYSTIC, Conn. - Addressing the problems caused by dams is still the biggest challenge facing the recovery of the Atlantic salmon. That's at the core of a…

ST. ANDREWS, New Brunswick - A conservation group in Maine and Canada says it's concerned about a recent uptick in the harvest of wild Atlantic salmon off…

PORTLAND, Maine - The federal government has outlined an ambitious, potentially costly new plan to restore populations of Atlantic salmon in the eastern…

State regulators have issued a wastewater discharge permit for an on-shore salmon farm proposed for the old Verso Mill site in Bucksport. Initially, Whole…

A pair of conservation groups says it has struck a deal with commercial fishermen in Greenland and the Faroe Islands to protect thousands of vulnerable…