Maine removed a 60-year-old river barrier where only about 25 wild adult Atlantic salmon return each year; a new nature-like fishway aims to reopen migration routes

• The old ice-control dam in Cherryfield, built by the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1961, long blocked salmon, shad and river herring from reaching upstream spawning grounds.
• With construction underway since June and completion expected by November, the new stepped channel aims to restore connectivity while sti