Atlantic Salmon Federation News   Fri., Feb. 3, 2017

New Study Reveals Behaviour of Wild Atlantic Salmon at Sea ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some results from ASF's marine tracking program were published this month in the ICES Journal of Marine Science. The authors, which include ASF's Jonathan Carr, and biologist Graham Chafe, used four years of data from kelts fitted with satellite tags in the Northwest Miramichi River. Information on depth, light intensity, and temperature was tracked as the large fish left the freshwater and headed toward Greenland. This is the first detailed study of the routes multiple Atlantic salmon take through the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Labrador Sea. Check out more information at: http://asf.ca/tracking-at-sea-reveals-behaviour-of-migrating-salmon.html The abstract and direct link to the ICES Journal of Marine Science peer-reviewed article are at: https://goo.gl/q4x4Wp In ASF's Research blog, Graham Chafe provides another perspective on the work. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html   House of Commons Standing Committee Releases Report on Wild Atlantic Salmon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Jan. 30 an important report was made available that looks at ways to restore wild Atlantic salmon, and the issues faced by the species. On the page below there is a short overview, and the report can be downloaded. http://asf.ca/report-on-wild-atlantic-salmon-in-eastern-canada.html Fredericton Fly Fishing Film Night ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are in the Fredericton area for Feb. 23, consider attending a special night celebrating life on the rivers. For more info: http://asf.ca/fly-fishing-film-night-2017-fredericton.html Inner Bay of Fundy Forum and Workshop on Feb. 15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This event, in Sackville, NB, is open to everyone interested in restoring wild salmon in the rivers of Atlantic Canada, and especially in the inner Bay of Fundy rivers. It will introduce some important new approaches to bringing together different strategies in a new way. Check  it out. http://asf.ca/inner-bay-of-fundy-salmon-forum.html No early salmon in Ireland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In most years Atlantic salmon begin returning to freshwater at the very beginning of the year. But in 2017 there were no salmon caught, and this is raising alarm in many circles. Read more: http://asf.ca/no-salmon-caught-in-ireland-in-january.html