River still dropping slowly and clearing too. Dry period ahead so things should soon settle in with obviously more fish anticipated.

Atlantic Salmon Federation News   Wednesday, April 9, 2014

ASF Hosts Workshop with Latest Salmon Tracking Equipment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF is at the cutting edge of research that follows Atlantic salmon towards ocean feeding grounds near Greenland. Read about the most recent advances in the equipment. http://asf.ca/scientists-demonstrate-salmon-tracking-technology.html ASF Research Blog - Research staff are now gearing up for the field season, and have been honing their skills required for the tracking research. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html Al-Jezeera America Explores Land-based Aquaculture ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A major overview of land-based closed containment aquaculture was undertaken by Al-Jezeera America, covering the state of the industry, including interviews with both Sue Scott, ASF VP Communications, and Jonathan Carr, ASF VP Research and Environment. Worth reading: http://asf.ca/the-no-guilt-delicious-salmon-of-the-future.html Striped Bass and Atlantic Salmon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DFO has announced the 2014 striped bass season, and many in the Miramichi watershed have concerns that the increasing population is having too much impact on Atlantic salmon. Read more: http://asf.ca/anglers-upset-dfo-did-not-attend-striped-bass-meeting.html New Brunswick's Acadian Forest Doomed with New Crown Policy says David Coon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Documents leaked from government show cutting will occur on steeper slopes, relax government oversight, and allow larger clearcuts. And there is more: http://asf.ca/acadian-nb-forest-doomed-by-new-crown-policy-says-david-coo.html ASF's Geoff Giffin Talks about Youth Involvement with Salmon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Geoff Giffin, ASF Director of NB Programs, explains some of the involvements with salmon and conservation occurring in the Province. http://asf.ca/salmon-federation-seeks-youth-involvement.html Convictions for Salmon Offences in NL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In Newfoundland the courts are very serious about the need to support conservation efforts by taking seriously poaching and other offences. Here are the latest cases: http://asf.ca/more-convictions-for-salmon-offences-in-nl.html