Penobscot River Restoration - River Science & Monitoring In June 2009, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced it would invest $6.1 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to help rebuild the sea-run fisheries of Maine's Penobscot River. An award to the Penobscot River Restoration Trust will fund removal of the Great Works dam. It will also initiate scientific baseline monitoring to allow tracking of physical, chemical and biological changes in the river following the removal of Great Works and Veazie dams, and the decommissioning and bypass of the dam at Howland. News, Radio, and Video Articles on Penobscot Science Monitoring NECN.com Researchers Go Electrofishing in Maine's Penobscot - September 16, 2009 FISH COUNT PAVES WAY FOR DAM REMOVALS ON PENOBSCOT, by ANNE RAVANA of MPBN. (see below) SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 Bangor Daily News: Electrofishing assists research - July 18-19, 2009 Penobscot River Research Newsletter - June 2010   Poster Presentation In December 2009 several Penobscot River Restoration Trust members attended the "Atlantic Salmon and their Ecosystems" Forum in Orono, ME. Blaine Kopp, head of the Trust's Science & Monitoring activities presented a poster titled "Environmental Monitoring of the Penobscot River Restoration Project: Assessing condition in advance of barrier removals at Great Works, and Veazie, and bypass channel construction at Howland". Click on the poster's name to view it! Penobscot Science Exchange Fall 2009 Meeting - Click here for agenda, notes & presentations from the Exchange meeting Other Links Diadromous Species Restoration Research Network (DSRRN) Sturgeon Research Check out our spotlight on sturgeon page, which includes photos and video of ongoing sturgeon research in the Penobscot River. Geological Survey Geological Survey work underway on the Penobscot ... watch the VIDEO describing how this is done. FISH COUNT PAVES WAY FOR DAM REMOVALS ON PENOBSCOT, by ANNE RAVANA of MPBN. SEPTEMBER 15, 2009