Atlantic Salmon Federation News   Thurs., Nov. 17, 2016

ASFRivernotes - A November Perspective ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ While the returns and success of the 2016 runs cannot be fully determined until about May 2017, certain trends and numbers give some insight now. http://asf.ca/asf-rivernotes-15-nov-2016.html ASF Research Blog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF Biologist Graham Chafe discusses redds and red counts, important in determining future numbers of Atlantic salmon. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html C. Austin Buck Honored with Lee Wulff Award ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In New York, Austin C. Buck received the Lee Wulff Conservation Award, ASF's highest honor for Atlantic salmon conservation http://asf.ca/austin-buck-honored-with-salmon-conservation-award.html Governments Commit Millions to Salmon - ASF a Partner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CAST is a collaboration of several partners focused initially on restoration of Atlantic salmon in the Miramichi system. Check out more, including short video. http://asf.ca/governments-commit-millions-to-atlantic-salmon-restoration.html Agreement Calls for Removal of Dam on Presumpscot River in Maine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Portland Press Herald has a major article on the dam removal and river renewal of this river in southern Maine, including maps and photos. Check it out. http://www.pressherald.com/2016/11/16/agreement-calls-for-dam-removal-fish-passage-on-presumpscot-in-westbrook/ Study on Extinct Lake Ontario Salmon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the 18th and 19th century many thousands of Atlantic salmon spawned in river tributaries of Lake Ontario. But did they go to the ocean? New evidence may have solved the mystery. http://asf.ca/study-sheds-light-on-extinct-lake-ontario-atlantic-salmon.html Unique Salmon Being Tracked in Pollett River ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Salmon recolonizing of the Petitcodiac River system in New Brunswick is being monitored closely; also on the radar is the reintroduction of Atlantic salmon in the Pollett River. http://asf.ca/unique-salmon-being-tracked-in-pollett-river.html