Atlantic Salmon Federation News    Friday, Nov. 21, 2014

Striped Bass Proposed for Species at Risk Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Striped bass in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence have been proposed for "special concern" status under the Species at Risk Act, and the period for PUBLIC COMMENT was announced this week and will continue to Feb. 2, 2015. Many in the Atlantic salmon community have been concerned about the increasing numbers of striped bass in the past few years impacting smolt numbers reaching the sea. http://asf.ca/striped-bass-proposed-for-species-at-risk-listing.html ASF Research Update ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF presented initial results of tracking research on alewives in the St. Croix River at a conference now taking place in St. Andrews, NB. ASF personnel have also been working on Magaguadavic River restoration through a spawning project. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html TIME Magazine discusses land-based salmon farming     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This week an article in Time has provided an interesting assessment of land-based salmon farming, and the recent accreditation by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. http://asf.ca/you-won-t-believe-the-source-of-the-most-sustainable-salmon.html Mi'kmaq being asked to have a moratorium on salmon fishing on Middle River ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A ban on fishing the Middle River is being proposed, due to low numbers. Read more. http://asf.ca/mi-kmaq-ban-on-salmon-fishing-in-cape-breton-proposed.html Re-engaging Older Anglers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Downeast Salmon Federation in Columbia Falls is pursuing an innovative program to find ways to renew the interest of older anglers in the restoration of their salmon rivers. http://asf.ca/how-does-dsf-re-engage-older-fish-enthusiasts.html Sea Lice on Farmed Salmon Have Changed DNA to Increase Resistance to Pesticide ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is now documented that in only 11 years the DNA of sea lice throughout the North Atlantic has changed to resist the effects of a chemical used to kill them. http://asf.ca/in-11-years-mutated-salmon-lice-dna-has-spread-around-north.html