NFC Chimes in on Maine's Sea-Run Brook Trout (Bangor Daily News)

A sea-run brook trout from Downeast Mine. (Bob Mallard)

A sea-run brook trout from Downeast Mine. (Bob Mallard)

We don’t know nearly enough about sea-run brook trout as they are one of the least-studied fish in Maine. In some cases, it’s like they don’t even exist, and it’s clear they are not a priority to some of the agencies tasked with protecting them.

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Outside of a few streams in Massachusetts, salters have been all but extirpated from New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. But they persist in Maine, home to 90 percent or more of the salters found in America today, as much by accident as design.