Some fish today.,   2 from Ingeston   11lb to Andre Sobczak and 9lb to Kevin Tynan 15lb fish from Cadora Backs to Maurice Hudson on Usk Grub   Atlantic Salmon Federation News   Fri., July 29, 2016

ASF RIVERNOTES gives the latest on river closures and state of salmon returns ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is nearly the end of July and there have been a few surprises along the way. High temperatures have closed Miramichi cold pools, but in other areas salmon runs are proceeding well. Read more: http://asf.ca/asf-rivernotes-29-july-2016.html ASF Considers Unlawful and a Conflict of Interest the Release of the Placentia Bay Aquaculture Project from Environmental Study ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A decision released after the end of the day last Friday by the Newfoundland Government to release from environmental scrutiny the huge Grieg proposal for 11 salmon farms growing 7 million farmed salmon per year points to conflict of interest. Read more: http://asf.ca/nl-govt-has-conflict-of-interest-with-grieg-project.html ASF Draws Attention to First Commercial Use of European Strain in Canada ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As part of an overview of the precedent-setting project, ASF gives details that are alarming to those concerned with the welfare of Newfoundland's wild salmon runs. http://asf.ca/debate-continues-over-250m-placentia-bay-project.html Salmonid Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Adds its Voice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SCNL provided very strong views on the move by the provincial government. http://asf.ca/salmonid-council-of-nl-appalled-by-marystown-fish-farms.html Miramichi Closures Due to High Temperatures ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check on the pools now closed due to high temperatures and low water. http://asf.ca/warm-water-closures-on-miramichi-start-july-26.html ASF Regional Directors' Blog - Another disaster in PEI ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF's Lewis Hinks describes the heartache of finding yet another fish kill on a PEI river. http://asf.ca/news-from-the-regions.html Norway Study Shows Wild/Farmed Salmon Interbreeding Negatively Impacts Wild Runs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A major study of 147 salmon rivers in Norway has shown that farmed salmon are affecting many salmon rivers in the region. http://asf.ca/introgression-of-escaped-farmed-atlantic-salmon-harmful-to-.html U.S. Feds will Help Pay for Removal of Dam in Maine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The U.S. Government is joining ASF in an effort to improve fish passage on the Sheepscot River for endangered salmon runs. http://asf.ca/feds-to-help-pay-for-removal-of-whitefield-dam.html