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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…
Read MoreEditor One
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…
Read MoreWild 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…
Read MoreRivernotes 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…
Read MoreBack 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…
Read MoreAnnouncement– 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.…
Read MoreDFO Announces National Strategy for Wild Atlantic Salmon
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…
Read MoreFlawed EIS for Kennebec Dams Ignores Calls for a Collaborative Recovery Solution
A final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) issued for four dams on Maine’s lower Kennebec River ignores the best available science and could doom endangered Atlantic salmon to extinction while harming…
Read MoreRestoring Robert Brook: Collaborative Conservation for Wild Atlantic Salmon
Last summer, important restoration work was completed on Robert Brook, a tributary of the Chéticamp River, thanks to the efforts of the Chéticamp River Salmon Association (CRSA) and its dedicated…
Read MoreBass 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),…
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