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Article: Survey, special season bring Atlantic salmon discussion back to the fore
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- November 5, 2006
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Deirdre Fleming Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
11-05-2006
Survey, special season bring Atlantic salmon discussion back to the fore
Byline: Deirdre Fleming Staff Writer
Edition: FINAL
Section: Outdoors
There were 241 fishermen who bought a license to fish for Atlantic salmon on the Penobscot River in a special season this fall, and a decision to open the river for a spring season may be forthcoming, state officials say.
However, because of an unusual study released by the National Marine Fisheries Service last month, that opportunity may be shortlived.
A new report by the Atlantic Salmon Biological Review Team shows that Atlantic salmon in Maine rivers are in dire straits.
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