Penobscot River Restoration Project Before and After Habitat Access

1. Diminished use of upstream spawning habitat by salmon and eels East Branch Penobscot River Restored use of upriver spawning habitat for salmon, shad, alewife, blueback herring, and eels Mattawamkeag River State of the art passage for salmon, alewife, shad, blueback herring, and eels at Milford and West Enfield Underused state of the art upstream fish passage Pleasant River Piscataquis River West Enfield Howland Little or no commercial, recreational, or tribal sustenance fisheries Restored commercial, recreational, and tribal sustenance fisheries Full restoration of historical habitat below Milford Dam and access for salmon, shad, alewife, blueback herring, eel, striped bass, sturgeon, smelt, and tomcod Little if any passage of shad, alewife, blueback herring, striped bass, sturgeon, smelt, and tomcod, impaired passage of eels Orono Old Town Bangor Penobscot River Bucksport Penobscot River Restoration ProjectBefore and After Habitat Access East Branch Penobscot River East Branch Penobscot River Restored use of upriver spawning habitat for salmon, shad, alewife, blueback herring, and eels Mattawamkeag River Mattawamkeag River Pleasant River Pleasant River West Enfield West Enfield Piscataquis River Piscataquis River Howland Howland Old Town Old Town Orono Orono Bangor Bangor Penobscot River Penobscot River Bucksport Bucksport Significantly Improved Access for Sea-Run Fish to Nearly 1,000 Miles Existing Access for Sea-Run Fish