River is reasonable condition and freshened up by showers but no lift in levels of any consequence.

Atlantic Salmon Federation News    Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014

ASF RIVERNOTES - The End of Summer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are hints that that some rivers may hold surprises for the fall, as the late runs of 2014 continue to enter rivers. Check out the latest information. http://atlanticsalmonfederation.org/rivernotes/ ASF RESEARCH BLOG updated - Interesting developments, with a satellite tag showing up, far off the Labrador coast. Plus checking for juveniles in NB. Read more. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html Federal Government Makes Public the New Aquaculture Regulatory Regime ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The government is proposing the BIGGEST change of regulation since aquaculture started in the 1970s. They also want your comments before Oct. 22. ASF has ALL the details linked to one web page. http://asf.ca/dfo-proposes-the-new-aquaculture-regulation-regime.html PEI Water Problems in Wake of Fish Kill        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There has been a sense of unease after the first fish kill of the year earlier in the month. Read more about it. http://asf.ca/water-issues-a-concern-in-wake-of-pei-kill.html NB Liquor Again Steps Up to Help Wild Salmon Conservation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NB Liquor has teamed up with the Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation by earmarking money from the sale of certain wine, beer and spirits for conservation. Last year $130,000 was raised. Read more. http://asf.ca/nb-liquor-sales-to-support-atlantic-salmon.html Newfoundland's Hot Temperatures Bad for Salmon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An article on the lower returns highlights the extreme heat experienced by NL this year. http://asf.ca/hot-temps-little-rain-contributed-to-low-returns.html Tiffini McCartney Leaving ASF ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Please join us in wishing Tiffini McCartney the best of luck in her new position with Ducks Unlimited Canada in its Fredericton office.  Tiffini has been with ASF for the past 13 years, at first in the Communications Department and then she moved to the Development and Membership department.  Many of our members will have met her at our special events in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Toronto, Ottawa, and New York.  Tiffini has been a tremendous asset here at ASF.  The "Ducks" are very lucky to have her on board.  Congratulations and best of luck in your future career Tiffini.  We sure are going to miss you!"

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