Some interesting stuff though the first article regarding smolts at sea seems strange.  Why would it take a researcher with $500 dollar tags to determine that large quantities of striped bass in the estuary could well be eating huge quantities of migrating smolts.  Would that not be self evident.  Always seems to be funds for researchers though. Seems Cormorants might be a problem too.  fancy that!

Atlantic Salmon Federation News   Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2014

What is happening to salmon smolts at sea? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF's Jonathan Carr was interviewed a week ago by the Toronto Star on new developments in understanding high mortality of Atlantic salmon after they leave their native rivers. Check it out: http://asf.ca/what-is-killing-the-wild-atlantic-salmon-.html Michael Meighen named chancellor of McGill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The chairman of ASF Canada has been named chancellor of McGill University. To read more, go to: http://asf.ca/michael-meighen-named-19th-chancellor-of-mcgill-university.html Are aquaculture job numbers being spun by government in NL? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Questions have been raised on how many jobs are actually created by salmon farming in the island province. Read more: http://asf.ca/employment-numbers-in-nl-aquaculture-questioned.html Response to second letter from Atlantic Fish Farmers Association ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A second letter in the Telegraph-Journal claims inaccuracies among the eight responses that were mentioned in last week's ASFWebworks. Now there are two responses to the second letter. Overall, go to: http://asf.ca/responses-to-2nd-letter-from-atlantic-canada-fish-farmers-a.html ROBERT BAKER JOHN BAGNALL Federal Government faces lawsuit over genetically modified salmon eggs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Canadian government approved the production of GM Atlantic salmon eggs in PEI, but the process for arriving at the decision has been unclear. A lawsuit is intended to bring that process into the public eye. http://asf.ca/feds-face-salmon-egg-lawsuit.html

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