Kennebec River

1788 Petition of Brunswick protesting overfishing in Merrymeeting Bay.

1821 Petition of Phippsburg protesting obstruction of fish at Mill Dams.

1826 Petition of inhabitants of Somerset County for fish passage at Mill Dams.

1827 Petition of inhabitants protesting overfishing in Kennebec River.

1827 Petition of inhabitants of Burnham protesting Mill Dam on 25 Mile Stream.

1827 account of Kennebec River Commercial Atlantic Salmon Fishery.

1835 and 1836 Petitions for fish passage at dams on Kennebec and Sandy Rivers.
1869 description of historic abundance of Atlantic salmon in the Kennebec River.

Partial list of 18th and 19th century Kennebec River Fishery Laws.

Historic information on fisheries of Cobbosseecontee Stream, 1771-1806.

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