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Alewife Warden

Fishing on the Sebasticook

The Benton Alewife Warden is Rick Lawrence. His phone number is 453-2092.

2009 is the first year of alewife fishing harvest for the Town of Benton since the Winslow dam was removed. Total revenue to the Town of Benton: $19,108.32.

The estimated number of alewives that passed upriver this year as of May 28, 2009: 1,203,499.

TOWN OF BENTON - INVITATION FOR BID TO BUILD ACCESS ROAD. Bidding closed at 4:00 PM, August 7, 2009 for construction of an access road from Clinton Avenue toward the Sebasticook River to accomodate alewife harvesting. Thirteen bids were opened at the regular Selectmen's meeting on Monday, August 10th. The contract was awarded to Len Poulin Inc.

For information about alewives, visit: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/recreational/anglerguide/doyouknowyourcatch/documents/alewife.pdf

For more information about the alewife fishery in Maine, visit: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/searunfish/alewife/index.htm

For more information about the Benton Falls Dam, visit: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/searunfish/kennebec/bentonfalls.htm

Photo by Rick Lawrence: Ron Weeks and crew fishing at the dam on the Sebasticook, May 9, 2009.

Related Documents:

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