Dwayne Shaw

Dwayne Shaw is the Executive Director of the Downeast Salmon Federation, where he has led the development of the Federation’s fisheries and land conservation programs since 1989, beginning with the removal of the Pleasant R. Dam and the renovation of the facility as a hatchery and fisheries research center in Columbia Falls. He holds a B.S. in Environmental Studies / Fisheries Concentration from UM Machias (1984), has conducted research at UM Darling Marine Center and was Manager and Research Director at the Beals Island Regional Shellfish Hatchery for 10 years. Dwayne also served as a fisheries biologist in the U.S. Peace Corps / Nepal.