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Dam Removal Efforts Lead to a Stunning Comeback for Maine’s Alewives

Inside Climate News July 06, 2026 4 views

Along most of the Atlantic coast, alewives are struggling after decades of damming and overfishing. But in Maine, the fish is rebounding—and towns’ historic harvests are growing.

By Sydney Cromwell

For a few weeks each summer, the Sebasticook River in Benton, Maine, is paved with flashing silver scales, so thick it seems you could almost walk across. The alewives have returned for their annual migration.

<small>Source: Inside Climate News</small>

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