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Advance bidding open for ASF Toronto auction
33RD ANNUAL ASF TORONTO DINNER FEATURES AN AUCTION WITH EXCLUSIVE TRIPS AND GEAR Mar 27, 2023 The 33rd annual ASF Toronto dinner will take place on April 19th at the…
Lire la suiteNew Brunswick’s Wildlife Trust Fund Celebrates 25 Years
BY: ASF STAFF Apr 26, 2022 Conservationists are celebrating a major milestone this year, as the New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund (NBWTF) marks its 25-year anniversary. In 1997 the Department…
Lire la suiteMaine Regulators Terminate Proposal for Massive Aquaculture Project
BY TOM CHENEY (TCHENEY@ASF.CA) AND JOHN BURROWS (JBURROWS@ASFMAINE.ORG) Apr 22, 2022 Last week Maine’s Department of Marine Resources (DMR) denied an application by American Aquafarms to build a 30-pen, 120-acre…
Lire la suiteKelt Tagging Dispatches
BY: HEATHER PERRY, ASF BIOLOGIST (HPERRY@ASF.CA) Apr 20, 2022 In early March the call came through: they were catching kelt on the Margaree. By the following week everything was in…
Lire la suiteASF, UNB hiring for Wild Salmon Watersheds
SEEKING A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW FOR NEW FRESHWATER PROGRAM Jan 23, 2023 The Nepisiguit River in New Brunswick is one of three Wild Salmon Watershed pilots established by ASF in 2022.…
Lire la suiteJohn Dillon receives top salmon conservation honor
Nov 9, 2022 New York – John Dillon is this year’s recipient of the Lee Wulff Award. Established in 1987, the Lee Wulff Award is the top honour given by the…
Lire la suiteStatement on proposed NL aquaculture expansion
May 3, 2022 Effluent is pumped into the ocean after a massive aquaculture die-off in Newfoundland in 2019 Dr. Steve Sutton, Director of Public Policy for the Atlantic Salmon Federation,…
Lire la suiteHave Your Say: Wild Atlantic Salmon Conservation Strategy
ASF COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Nov 15, 2022 Wild Atlantic salmon parr. Image: Nick Hawkins This Friday is the deadline to provide feedback on DFO’s proposed Wild Atlantic Salmon Conservation Strategy. A similar…
Lire la suiteSalmon Wars: A Call to Action
BY DOUGLAS FRANTZ AND CATHERINE COLLINS Jul 27, 2022 Open net-pen salmon cages on Nova Scotia’s South Shore. Photo: Tom Cheney On a Sunday afternoon in January 2020, we went…
Lire la suiteJob Announcement: Habitat Restoration Project Manager
Jul 14, 2022 The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF), in partnership with The Nature Conservancy in Maine (TNC), is seeking a Habitat Restoration Project Manager to oversee and manage all facets…
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