01-26-2009, 05:18 PM
salmonthink wanted to get this info out there for everyone to read. It is great info and there are some big issues with the management of these fish. Take a minute to read over it.[cool]
The media release is at [url "http://asf.ca/news.php?id=325"]http://asf.ca/news.php?id=325[/url] and a one-page backgrounder bulleting the concerns in the Auditor General's report can be downloaded at
[url "http://asf.ca/docs/uploads/nl-back6.pdf"]http://asf.ca/...uploads/nl-back6.pdf[/url]
Also check out ASF's AQUACULTURE ISSUES page for links to recent reports on the escape of Atlantic salmon on the Atlantic coast. ASF researchers were co-authors.
[url "http://asf.ca/issues.php?id=3"]http://asf.ca/issues.php?id=3[/url]
In Quebec, ASF and its Regional Council FQSA recently submitted a detailed review of the downstream problems associated with a proposed hydro development on the Romaine River, near the Labrador border. A one-page backgrounder describes impacts on matters as diverse as siltation to changes in temperature caused by the reservoirs.
[url "http://asf.ca/docs/uploads/romaine-backgrounder.pdf"]http://asf.ca/...ine-backgrounder.pdf[/url]
In Maine, the process of determining whether to list the Penobscot, Kennebec and Saco river populations of Atlantic salmon, and determining critical habitat throughout Maine is continuing. ASF's ISSUE PAGE on US endangered species status for Atlantic salmon provides background, documents and power points on this important issue.
[url "http://asf.ca/issues.php?id=2"]http://asf.ca/issues.php?id[/url]
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The media release is at [url "http://asf.ca/news.php?id=325"]http://asf.ca/news.php?id=325[/url] and a one-page backgrounder bulleting the concerns in the Auditor General's report can be downloaded at
[url "http://asf.ca/docs/uploads/nl-back6.pdf"]http://asf.ca/...uploads/nl-back6.pdf[/url]
Also check out ASF's AQUACULTURE ISSUES page for links to recent reports on the escape of Atlantic salmon on the Atlantic coast. ASF researchers were co-authors.
[url "http://asf.ca/issues.php?id=3"]http://asf.ca/issues.php?id=3[/url]
In Quebec, ASF and its Regional Council FQSA recently submitted a detailed review of the downstream problems associated with a proposed hydro development on the Romaine River, near the Labrador border. A one-page backgrounder describes impacts on matters as diverse as siltation to changes in temperature caused by the reservoirs.
[url "http://asf.ca/docs/uploads/romaine-backgrounder.pdf"]http://asf.ca/...ine-backgrounder.pdf[/url]
In Maine, the process of determining whether to list the Penobscot, Kennebec and Saco river populations of Atlantic salmon, and determining critical habitat throughout Maine is continuing. ASF's ISSUE PAGE on US endangered species status for Atlantic salmon provides background, documents and power points on this important issue.
[url "http://asf.ca/issues.php?id=2"]http://asf.ca/issues.php?id[/url]
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