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Making heat maps of rivers to conserve salmon and trout
ASF co-organizes workshop on thermal infrared imagery to identify ideal salmon habitat As water temperature in rivers and streams increase as a result of climate change, scientists are developing strategies…
Read MoreRivernotes October 10th, 2024
Editor’s Note The salmon angling season has now wrapped up in Quebec as well as Newfoundland and Labrador. There are a few days left on most New Brunswick rivers, and…
Read MoreRivernotes October 17th, 2024
Editor’s Note We’ve reached the last days of the 2024 Atlantic salmon angling season. Fishing has closed in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and on most New Brunswick rivers. Anglers in…
Read MoreFrom Matane with Soul
For Philippe Giroux, painting is a spiritual quest. Philippe Giroux welcomes visitors to the vernissage of his exhibit in the hallowed halls of Atlantic salmon angling, the Matamajaw Salmon Club…
Read MoreRivernotes October 3rd, 2024
Editor’s Note This week Rivernotes is coming to you from the Gaspé peninsula, where I’m in the field with cinematographer Nick Hawkins to create footage of wild salmon. Nick’s work…
Read MoreEmployment Opportunity: Human Resource Manager
Overview: The Human Resource Manager will be responsible for planning, developing and managing Human Resources programs, policies and initiatives that align Atlantic Salmon Federation’s workforce with the organization’s objectives. Must…
Read MoreSalmon farm expansion doesn’t make sense
ST. JOHN’S – Tonight in St. John’s, representatives from Mowi will hold a public information session about the company’s proposed expansion in south Newfoundland. The meeting is part of an…
Read MoreRivernotes September 20th, 2024
Editor’s Note I was in the Bonaventure area over the weekend, working with the team from Hooké on some material for the exciting ASFxHooké collaboration. Angling was slow, but a…
Read MoreFood for fish: Challenges and opportunities for quantifying foodscapes in river networks
ASF’s Vice President of Research and Environment, Val Oullet, had a new paper published last month. Read the full paper here, or a plain language summary below: Food for fish:…
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