The Milltown Dam across the St. Croix River, also known as the Skutik, was removed two years ago, and conservationists say ecological and cultural restoration has begun.
Passamaquoddy Recognition Group says fish population is likely over one million now
Hope Edmond · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 01, 2026 4:43 PM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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The Passamaquoddy Recognition Group says the fish population has likely reached over one million, up from 800,000 since the last time it was recorded. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
Conservationists are reporting that more alewife and blueback herring are returning to the St. Croix River after the removal of a hydroelectric dam two years ago.
The St. Croix River, also known as the Skutik, flows along the southwest New Brunswick town of St. Stephen, and was once home to the Milltown Dam.
The dam was removed with the help of efforts led by conservationists.
“It feels alive again. It feels like its own entity again and it’s really beautiful,” said Alexa Meyer of the Passamaquoddy Recognition Group, an Indigenous-led group representing the interests of the Peskotomuhkati Nation.
Meyer said she believes there are more than one million fish in the river,
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