ASF detects aquaculture salmon escape in Bay of Fundy
Just as we’ve learned that Atlantic salmon runs are seeing more robust numbers in the waters of Maine. ASF researchers have removed 46 escaped aquaculture …
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The decision will also weigh on the future of Atlantic salmon in America
NOAA is preparing to release a biological opinion that will affect the future of four dams along the Kennebec River, a significant moment in the …
NOAA Fisheries Supports Major Work In Penobscot Headwaters
NOAA Fisheries has announced that the Atlantic Salmon Federation has been recommended for a $7.5 million grant for aquatic habitat restoration work in the Penobscot …
Another One Bites The Dust
For the first time in over a century, Campbell Creek now flows freely.
All salmon raised in open net-pens is environmentally unsustainable
Quick reminder, Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch also said that steelhead from the OP was a sustainable choice. New advice for seafood shoppers is being …
Maine Headwaters Project
Since 2000, the Atlantic Salmon Federation’s Maine Headwaters Project has proven that reconnecting headwater streams and rivers to the ocean offers the best chance for …
Atlantic Salmon Tracking Research
The Atlantic Salmon Federation is collaborating with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans to tag Atlantic salmon …
Lawsuit: Maine Dam Operator Is Violating Endangered Species Act
A lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court by the Atlantic Salmon Federation and other conservation groups, alleges Brookfield Renewable Partners are harming and killing endangered …
North American Atlantic salmon harvest at all-time low, adult returns up over 2017
As national delegations arrive in Tromso, Norway for the annual meeting of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization, a new report from ASF highlights successes …
Wild Atlantic salmon numbers drop 15 per cent
A new report from a group advocating the protection and conservation of wild Atlantic salmon says the number of salmon in North American rivers has …