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Rivernotes May 1, 2025
Editor’s Note The water is murky. The riverbanks are narrow, or completely submerged. And the water is moving too fast to present a fly well. Blown-out rivers are making for…
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Percy Nobbs led an adventurous life. The first editor of the Atlantic Salmon Journal, Percy Nobbs, was a lifetime angler who helped found the Atlantic Salmon Association, the forerunner of…
Lire la suiteRivernotes April 17th, 2025
Editor’s Note Some of our rivers are roaring so loudly this time of year that you can barely hear the person beside you speaking. Many of the iconic rocks and…
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Today, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) launched Restore, Maintain, Thrive: Canada’s national strategy to ensure the future of Wild Atlantic salmon. This long-awaited announcement marks a significant milestone…
Lire la suiteAnnouncement– ASF leadership
ASF will be launching a new search for President and CEO following news that Louie Porta will step down on March 27th to join the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.…
Lire la suiteBack to Murphy’s Falls
From the very first moment my good friend Roy described it, I wanted to visit Murphy Falls on the salmon river in Newfoundland. Roy told me, for most weekends when…
Lire la suiteQuestion of the Day: Do you support the development of a National Marine Conservation Area in southern Newfoundland?
Salmon farming companies and some commercial fishermen are trying to sink the proposed South Coast Fjords National Marine Conservation Area. Today VOCM Radio is asking people to weigh in. Click…
Lire la suiteWild Night
There is always something special about ASF’s Montreal Dinner. At 6 pm, four candidates took the stage at Radio Canada offices in downtown Montréal for the first of two debates…
Lire la suiteBass Blockade Bypass: The Trap & Truck Solution
In the spring of 2024, the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) partnered with the North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council (NSMTC), the Miramichi Salmon Association (MSA) and the Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI),…
Lire la suiteFred Whoriskey’s Field Notes: Cotton Wool Coats and Algae Blooms
A fungus and massive algae bloom further test salar resilience. Maybe I’m getting old, but it seems that lately for every piece of good news I get, there is an…
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