More from Alexandra Morton  - please sing the petition   !!! Hello, Please view the letter hundreds of people from around the world are signing asking Norway to divest from dirty salmon.  Most of the fish farm companies in BC have their head offices in Norway. Many of the people signing this letter are Norwegians (scroll to bottom of page to read all the comments), also people from Germany, UK, Sweden, Denmark and Canada. Here's the letter: https://www.change.org/p/to-the-citizens-of-norway-divest-from-dirty-salmon Here's my blog if you need an explanation. http://alexandramorton.typepad.com/alexandra_morton/ Please share this letter widely. Alex   ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: wildsalmonpeople@npogroups.org To be removed from the list, send any message to: wildsalmonpeople-unsubscribe@npogroups.org For all list information and functions, see: http://npogroups.org/lists/info/wildsalmonpeople     Atlantic Salmon Federation News    Friday, Feb. 20, 2015More from a lexandra Morton ASF Research Busy in Winter Months ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check out the latest posts of ASF's researchers discussing the advances in equipment and the ways in which they use innovative technologies to better understand Atlantic salmon migration, mortality and ways in which we can restore populations to health. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html  Steep Drop in Quebec Salmon Numbers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Quebec report on salmon returns in 2014 reinforces the need for government consultation and action. Read more details, including 2014 salmon spawning levels. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/02/prweb12525913.htm Proposed Changes to Aquaculture Regulation Raise Concerns about Pesticides ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Canada's Federal Government is intent on changing the way salmon aquaculture is regulated, raising concerns for environmental health. http://asf.ca/aquaculture-rule-changes-raise-pesticide-concerns.html Nova Scotia Lobster Company Against Planned Changes          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stewart Lamont has spoken out about the concerns for the impact that changes in aquaculture regulation will have on the lobster industry and other businesses utilizing inshore waters in Nova Scotia and elsewhere. http://asf.ca/tangier-lobster-against-planned-changes-to-fisheries-act.html Land Based Salmon Farm in BC on Target, in the Market          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kuterra is showing the rest of Canada that Land-based salmon farming is viable, and the costs of production are dropping. Read more: http://asf.ca/bc-s-only-land-based-salmon-farm-on-target.html New Moratorium for Faroes Fishing of Atlantic salmon           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A new agreement has been reached to curtail Atlantic salmon commercial fishing on one of the most important feeding grounds in the Eastern Atlantic. http://asf.ca/new-moratorium-for-faroes-feeding-ground.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To keep track of breaking news on wild Atlantic salmon, use the Atlantic Salmon Federation's presence on Facebook. Log in, search for Atlantic Salmon Federation, and click "like". ASF's Webworks is an updating service on the world of the wild Atlantic salmon. If you wish to be added or removed from the list, see below.

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