By Paul Sylvain

Project SHARE (Salmon Habitat and River Enhancement) and Downeast Salmon Federation will be receiving a combined $541,000 of the nearly $1.2 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Maritime Fisheries Service for restoring and preserving wild Atlantic salmon  habitat in Maine.

On Sept. 20, Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced that in all, $1.196,000 would be going to four Maine organizations to aid habitat restoration efforts in the state.