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Rivernotes July 31, 2025
Editor’s Note In a large hangar — with a retractable metal roof — on top of a vessel that was once a Labrador Sea icebreaker, students from around the world…
Read MoreSouth Coast Communities “Draw the Line” Against Salmon Farm Expansion
BURGEO, NL – 30 boats and more than 100 people took part in the “Draw the Line” boat rally on Sunday, August 10th, to oppose salmon farm expansion in Newfoundland…
Read MoreRivernotes July 24, 2025
Editor’s Note With a break in the warm weather, some warm water protocols have been lifted on Atlantic Canadian rivers, like the Miramichi. But others, like the Margaree in Cape…
Read MoreASF names new President
Nathan Wilbur assumes leadership of the Atlantic Salmon Federation on July 11 ST. ANDREWS, NB – After an executive search that attracted candidates from across North America, ASF’s Canadian and…
Read MoreRivernotes July 17, 2025
Editor’s Note Nathan Wilbur has been selected as the next President of the Atlantic Salmon Association as of July 11th. “It is both humbling and exciting to be taking ASF…
Read MoreRivernotes July 10, 2025
Editor’s Note On Tuesday, ASF staff were in Ottawa to deliver a press conference at the Parliamentary Press Gallery following the discovery of new dumping sites by the salmon farming…
Read MoreRivernotes July 4, 2025
Editor’s Note The days are heating up quickly, and a little bit of rain is making all the difference. In some places in Atlantic Canada and Maine, rain is raising…
Read MoreInvestigation reveals extent and persistence of salmon farm plastic pollution in Newfoundland
Satellite analysis finds six sites with concentrations of degraded equipment & recent photographs show large quantities of PVC, Styrofoam, rope still present in some places despite clean-up order OTTAWA, ON…
Read MoreReport Summary: Satellite-based monitoring and ground-truthing of salmon aquaculture activity in Newfoundland & Labrador
Key Findings Six locations on or near existing fish farm leases in Newfoundland and Labrador show evidence of persistent accumulations of damaged and obsolete equipment between 2011 and 2025, as…
Read MoreImage Gallery: Aquaculture Dumping in South Newfoundland
For a downloadable gallery of the following images, click here. Degraded and broken sea-cages and old salmon farming equipment tied together and anchored at The Locker near Gaultois on June…
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