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Atlantic Salmon Federation News   Tues., Mar. 21, 2017

Time Short for ASF's CANADA 150 fly-tying contest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF's Canada 150 fly-tying contest could land you fly-tying supplies valued at more than $600. There is one prize is for adults, and one for individuals under 17. http://asf.ca/asj-canada-150-fly-tying-competition.html   Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Mulls Changing Angling Rules ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Canada's Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Dominic LeBlanc raised the possibility of going to a river-by-river management system to determine a recreational grilse harvest in the Maritimes. http://asf.ca/angling-changes-eyed-by-minister.html ASF Applauds River-by-River Suggestion of Minister ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF has been asking for river specific rules since 1985. Here's our reaction to the ministers statements that DFO is moving in this direction. http://asf.ca/river-by-river-management-welcomed-by-asf-and-councils_1.html Sea Lice Outbreak Shows Issues of Salmon Farm Management and Regulation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An investigative story by CBC shows how a bankrupt aquaculture company walked away from more than 500,000 fish in Passamaquoddy Bay last summer. http://asf.ca/salmon-farms-receive-feared-near-disaster-from-sea-lice-out.html ASF's Neville Crabbe Provides Perspective on the Sea Lice Problem in Passamaquoddy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF's Neville Crabbe Provides Perspective on the Sea Lice Problem in PassamaquoddyIn a radio interview, ASF's Director of Communications brings out some of the issues related to the sealice epidemic and its impact. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/programs/shift/half-a-million-fish-die-as-company-goes-belly-up-1.4033477 ASF Researchers - Early Miramichi Activity and A UK Conference ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF Biologist Graham Chafe gives an update on the early season research activities and ASF shares the latest cutting edge research in a conference at Berwick-upon-Tweed. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html Salmon Museum in Doaktown Receives Gift of Fly Fishing Collection ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A substantial and historic collection of fly fishing gear has been donated to the Miramichi Salmon Museum that will enhance the existing holdings. http://asf.ca/salmon-museum-in-doaktown-receives-fly-fishing-collection.html