Atlantic Salmon Federation

• New Brunswick group drops attempt to eradicate invasive fish in Miramichi watershed

  A controversial program to use a pesticide to get rid of invasive smallmouth bass in New Brunswick's Miramichi watershed is being abandoned.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2023
  
• Concerns raised by salmon group over discoveries of farmed fish in East Coast rivers

  A conservation group is raising alarm bells about the repeated discovery of farmed salmon in East Coast rivers.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2021
  
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• Smallmouth bass eradication plan set for Miramichi Lake

  A group of conservation partners will apply a pesticide to the water at Miramichi Lake starting Aug. 17, in the hopes of eradicating smallmouth bass from the watershed.

  Environment

  Aug 11, 2021
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• Large Atlantic salmon populations in North America see historic lows, report says

  A new report says the number of large Atlantic salmon that returned to North American rivers in 2019 was among the lowest recorded in 49 years of data collection.

  Jun 26, 2020
• Numbers of large wild Atlantic salmon dipped to near historic lows in 2019

  The Atlantic Salmon Federation's annual "State of Wild Atlantic Salmon Report" released today indicates returns for large salmon were the third lowest in the past five decades.

  Environment

  Jun 25, 2020
• Groups look to wipe out smallmouth bass from N.B. lake to protect salmon

  The groups want to use a toxin called rotenone to kill the bass in Miramichi Lake - a 300 hectare body of water near the centre of the province.

  Environment

  Oct 29, 2019
• New plan aims to rebuild and maintain wild Atlantic salmon stocks

  Fisheries and Oceans Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the new plan will ensure wild salmon are present for generations to come.

  Environment

  May 27, 2019
• Study gives scientists unprecedented data on young Atlantic salmon in East Coast rivers

  The iconic species is famous for drawing anglers to the region, but researchers wanted to know more about their juvenile survival rates.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2018
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• ‘The stakes are high’ as Newfoundland challenges Ottawa over dwindling Atlantic salmon

  Newfoundland and Labrador's salmon population has declined by 45 per cent since 2015, according to an Atlantic Salmon Federation report this month.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2018
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• Number of wild Atlantic salmon drops for second straight year

  There are fewer wild Atlantic salmon in North American waters, and that’s become a cause for concern for marine experts around the world.

  Environment

  Jun 9, 2018