Maine Opens Experimental Atlantic Salmon Season

September 14, 2006 By: Marshall Cutchin

In a small test on the Penobscot River, Maine is trying a new technique to raise awareness and support for Atlantic salmon conservation. “The ‘experimental’ season, running from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, will offer the first opportunity to fish for sea-run salmon in Maine rivers since 1999.” In the Boston Globe.