Some fish from Bigsweir this week. Cledwyn Davies 2lb grilse Charles Reynolds 4lb grilse Phillip Mackie  10lbs and 4lbs Robert Guy 8lbs Robin Bevan 4lbs Steve Brady a coloured 14lb fish today. Obviously a few grilse down there and the odd better fish but they are not appearing anywhere else -hardly surprising given the low water conditions.   Atlantic Salmon Federation News    Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2014

ASF Rivernotes - Reflections on Runs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This week's ASF RIVERNOTES provides updates on the rivers, along with a special multi-year look at several rivers, plus one camp's 43 years of salmon statistics. http://atlanticsalmonfederation.org/rivernotes/ ASF Research Blog update - Fighting tide and time to recover tracking receivers on the Baie des Chaleurs. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html Salmon-related Questions to NB Political Parties ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The New Brunswick Salmon Council posed important questions related to Atlantic salmon and healthy rivers to provincial political parties. Below, in 10 pages, are the responses. http://nbsalmoncouncil.com/Election_Questions_2014.pdf Rock Snot Under Wraps          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Didymo is of concern in Atlantic salmon rivers, where it could smother areas where eggs are deposited. But reporters were prevented from interviewing a government author of a major scientific paper due to political interference. http://asf.ca/bureaucracy-rock-snot.html Sea Lice Researchers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sea lice are a major problem for marine net-pen aquaculture operators, and their salmon can be breeding grounds that could impact wild populations. Treatments can create environmental havoc as well. Researchers gathered in Maine to look at the latest science and treatments. http://asf.ca/sea-lice-researchers-gather-in-maine.html Young Angler Convicted of Incorrectly Tagging Salmon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Restoration has provided $400,000 for habitat In NL an 18-year-old was convicted for failing to punch the tag in his salmon. http://asf.ca/young-angler-convicted-of-incorrectly-tagging-salmon.html ASF Special Events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF Special Events are coming up - in Chicago, Montreal, Ottawa, St. John's, NL, Saint John, NB and New York. Consider coming out for a great evening that supports Atlantic salmon conservation activities throughout the North American Atlantic salmon world. http://asf.ca/events.html

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