The Downeast Salmon Federation (DSF) is a non-profit organization based in Columbia Falls, ME, dedicated to the conservation and restoration of wild Atlantic salmon in Downeast Maine's rivers. With the support of state and federal fisheries agencies, DSF has implemented successful stocking efforts, resulting in significantly higher return rates of spawning adults compared to other methods used in the region.
DSF's flagship project, the Peter Gray Parr Project, utilizes world-class rewilding processes to impact the recovery of wild Atlantic salmon. Through their conservation hatchery in East Machias, DSF has been rearing and stocking fall parr since 2012, leading to increased smolt production and the doubling of large parr densities in the East Machias River. The organization's efforts have garnered recognition and support from various government agencies and have positioned DSF as a leading force in the preservation of Maine's salmon population.
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