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Penobscot River Restoration, Catherine Schmitt
Penobscot River Restoration, Catherine Schmitt
Maine Sea Grant Publications
BETWEEN THE HEAD of tide above Bangor to where it widens into the bay at Searsport, the Penobscot River shifts from a flowing freshwater waterway banked by cedar and pine to a brackish, wave-lapped marsh with a rocky shoreline. In this estuary, salt concentrations fluctuate as the winds and tides push sea water and sediments back and forth. The estuary and the river that feeds it have taken on a new character recently, and have become an international example of watershed restoration. Despite two centuries of intensive timber harvesting and pulp and paper manufacturing, and the construction of hundreds of …
The Secret Life Of Eels, Catherine Schmitt
The Secret Life Of Eels, Catherine Schmitt
Maine Sea Grant Publications
An overview of the natural history, biology, and population status of the American eel in Maine, research on eels in the Penobscot River, and description of the fishery.