Atlantic Salmon Federation News   Fri., Aug. 5, 2016

ASF RIVERNOTES at the Height of Summer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We have passed into August, and information from the end of July is now available that makes interesting reading. Also, we have some great photos to check out. http://asf.ca/asf-rivernotes-aug-5-2016.html Restigouche Salmon Swims 2,000KM in 90 days ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF Biologist Graham Chafe shares information on a "pop-off" satellite tag that was attached to a Restigouche salmon on May 2 - and was transmitting Monday off Greenland. A great story. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html More Concerns with Grieg Project in NL's Placentia Bay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Newfoundland's Federation of Agriculture is yet another organization raising concerns about the massive Placentia Bay salmon farm project. http://asf.ca/more-concerns-about-grieg-aquaculture-project.html €1.7M for Irish Researchers of Farmed - Wild Salmon Interactions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researchers based at University College Cork have received a major grant to implement new approaches to studying the interaction of salmon farm escapees with wild Atlantic salmon. http://asf.ca/-1-7m-for-irish-research-into-wild-farmed-salmon-interactio.html Salmon Stream Brought Back from Oblivion in NL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is now interest in having Corner Brook Stream designated a Scheduled Salmon River. Conservation efforts have now resulted in 139 salmon passing through the counting facility so far this year. http://asf.ca/spawn-wants-corner-brook-stream-a-scheduled-river.html Medieval Water Power Started Salmon Decline in Europe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A new study has concluded that the development of mills in the Middle Ages played an important role in declining salmon runs. http://asf.ca/medieval-water-power-started-salmon-decline.html