Atlantic Salmon Federation News   Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014

Cautions for Expansion of Aquaculture ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A recent commentary of the Aquaculture Association has drawn strong opinions from a wide variety of perspectives. Taken together, they point to an industry too focused on environmentally destructive marine net-pen systems, in need of revision, and one that needs to look to land-based aquaculture as a serious option. http://asf.ca/responses-to-aquaculture-association-commentary.html Individual responses can be read through the links below. 1 - INKA MILEWSKI 2 - PETER SALONIUS 3 - JOHN BAGNALL 4 - C. M. 'RIP' CUNNINGHAM 5 - LOWELL DEMOND 6 - GRAHAM SMITH 7 - GEOFF CHISLETT 8 - SUSAN LINKLETTER Compensation in NL for ISA $33M and Counting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Criticism of the system of taxpayer bailouts of salmon farms for ISA has been mounting. ASF's Bill Taylor  is one of those asked for a perspective in this NL article. http://asf.ca/-33-m-and-counting-for-destroyed-nl-farmed-salmon.html Compensation in NS for ISA $13M ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In Nova Scotia there has been an equal backlash to the compensation of Cooke's for ISA at the McNutt Island site: http://asf.ca/critics-question-13m-for-fish-farm.html Cooke Pulling Out of Harbour Breton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Criticism of the system of taxpayer bailouts of salmon farms for ISA has been Cooke has informed its processing-related employees in NL it is closing the present facility and will look for a new plant later in 2014. http://asf.ca/cooke-pulling-out-of-harbour-breton-nl.html D-Day Soldier Returns to France to Go Salmon Fishing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a celebration of the soul and Atlantic salmon, a new film has been making the rounds of a soldier who watched salmon jumping in 1944, and just this past year returned to fish French rivers, a reconnection with salmon http://asf.ca/d-day-soldier-returns-to-france-to-fish-salmon.html

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To keep track of breaking news on wild Atlantic salmon, use the Atlantic Salmon Federation's presence on Facebook. Log in, search for Atlantic Salmon Federation, and click "like". ASF's Webworks is an updating service on the world of the wild Atlantic salmon. If you wish to be added or removed from the list, see below.