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Rivernotes June 19, 2025
Editor’s Note Everyone is in full swing. Whether it’s anglers catching some early bright salmon returning to our rivers, or the different watershed and conservation groups working on projects. This…
Read MoreWild Atlantic Salmon in Crisis: Urgent Action Needed
Wild Atlantic salmon are in serious trouble. Across the northern hemisphere, their numbers are falling fast. The North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO) is the only intergovernmental body with the…
Read MoreRivernotes June 12, 2025
Editor’s Note Rivers change quickly. What started out as a cold and rainy spring everywhere, has turned into a mixed bag. A couple of weeks of dry, warm weather in…
Read MoreNew film captures plastic pollution by salmon farms, contest for N.L. coastline
Rock | Plastic | Salmon film tours Newfoundland and Labrador this month A new film from producers Josh and Emily Murphy is bringing the story of salmon farming in Newfoundland…
Read MoreRivernotes June 5, 2025
Editor’s Note “We’ve had two 34-pounders,” Chris Sinclair said, while looking over the shelves in the 12 by 16 exposed wood building of Jack’s Fly Shop in Bathurst, NB. “The…
Read MoreMassive Pollution: More salmon farm dumps located in N.L.
Images reveal multiple sites with abandoned, sunken sea cages in Newfoundland and Labrador https://www.asf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/investigating_aquaculture_garbage_in_south_newfoundland-720p.mp4 After the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador ordered Cooke Aquaculture to clean up a single site,…
Read MoreRivernotes May 29, 2025
Editor’s Note Believe it or not, it’s the end of May. By all accounts, throughout the entire Atlantic region, it has been a cold and rainy spring, which is good.…
Read MoreCanada Post Disruption – Here’s How to Ensure Your Gift Reaches Us
We want to make you aware of a Canada Post service delay that will affect mail delivery and donation processing. If you’re planning to support our work to protect wild…
Read MoreFred 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…
Read MoreRivernotes May 15, 2025
Editor’s Note “Get out of here,” Jon Carr said, as he knocked over a five-foot chunk of ice that shattered on the rocks. Jon, ASF’s Senior Research Scientist, and Kris…
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