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Wild 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…
Lire la suiteNew 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…
Lire la suiteDFO 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…
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 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 suiteRestoring 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…
Lire la suiteFlawed 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…
Lire la suiteWild Salmon Watersheds: Community Engagement Through Smolt Wheels
In 2024, the Wild Salmon Watersheds program reached a huge milestone with the deployment of smolt wheels on Newfoundland’s Terra Nova River and the Nepisiguit River in New Brunswick. This…
Lire la suiteMassive 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,…
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