The Atlantic salmon population in Maine remains critically low despite extensive hatchery supplementation and habitat improvement efforts over the past four decades. In 2000 the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment (DPS) was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with listing authority jointly shared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Visit Page Getting Over the Dam: Overcoming institutional barriers to the recovery of Atlantic salmon by navigating the social-science/policy interface