Atlantic Salmon Federation News    Friday, Nov. 28, 2014

ASF Helping to Add Fish Habitat in Maine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF is working with partners on an ambitious plan to expand fish habitat in Maine, that is seeing one project after another reaching completion. This article details a few of the recent accomplishments. http://asf.ca/asf-helping-to-add-fish-habitat-in-me.html Salmon, the River, and the Penobscot Indian Nation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A blogpost by the USFW provides insight into the relationship existing between the Penobscots, their river, and the Atlantic salmon http://asf.ca/atlantic-salmon-and-the-penobscot-indian-nation.html ASF Research Blog - A Community Gathers     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF's Jonathan Carr was at the Salmon Summit, hosted by the Gespe'gewaq Mi'gmaq Resource Council (GMRC) in Listiguj Quebec  this week. Read more http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html DFO Asks for Your Views on Atlantic Salmon and Striped Bass Management  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DFO has set up online forms for interested individuals to provide their views regarding management measures for the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Atlantic salmon and striped bass. This includes the Miramichi watershed. http://asf.ca/dfo-has-public-consultation-forms-for-southern-gulf-salmon-.html NL Poachers Have Equipment Forfeited ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In NL, two poachers are convicted, with equipment, including a vehicle, forfeited. http://asf.ca/nl-poachers-fined-equipment-forfeited.html Rainbow Trout Farm Project in Cornwall, UK Abandoned ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Strong resistance from environmentalists, anglers and others resulted in plans for a rainbow trout farm in southwest England being shelved. Read more. http://asf.ca/cornwall-rainbow-trout-farm-abandonned.html