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ASF’s, Jon Carr snorkelling in a Greenland river as part of work that concluded this week. Read Jon’s first-hand report in this week’s Rivernotes, as well as encouraging news from many north American rivers. asf.ca/rivernotes-september-…
#AtlanticSalmon #salmosalar #WatershedMovement
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Christopher Minkoff fishing La Grande Riviere at the beginning of September. Find several angling reports, great photo submissions, field work updates, and more in this week’s Rivernotes! asf.ca/rivernotes-september-…
#atlanticsalmon #wildsalmon #asf
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Here is a first look at the cover of the upcoming Autumn issue of the Atlantic Salmon Journal! 🍂
Stay tuned for this beautiful autumn issue... You won’t want to miss it!
Subscribe to the ASJ by becoming a member at the link in our bio: asf.ca/become-a-member/
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99% of Atlantic salmon consumed globally is farmed in sea cages.
This includes salmon at high-end restaurants and specialty markets.
To keep up with demand, the industry has expanded rapidly, placing hundreds of industrial salmon farms in coastal waters.
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These farms produce Atlantic salmon at an accelerated pace, but their harvest comes at a steep price.
The question is not whether salmon is farmed, it is what people are not being told about how it is produced.
Get evidence-based answers: Salmon.info.
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👋 Meet the Team!
Meet Dr. Valérie Ouellet, ASF’s Vice President of Research & Environment!
Her favourite part of the job? Turning science into action.
Check out her card to learn more about Val! 👇
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Check out Ken and Gene Arestsky soaking up a father and son moment on the Flowers River in Labrador.
Learn more about this northern adventure and hear about Gene’s very first Atlantic salmon in this week’s Rivernotes: asf.ca/rivernotes-september-…
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📣 We’re hiring a Habitat Restoration Project Manager to lead meaningful conservation work across the U.S.!
🔗 Apply now & learn more: asf.ca/job-ad-us-habitat-res…
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When sea cages sit in the ocean, so do their consequences.
Waste flows from the open nets into surrounding waters, and so can disease, parasites, and chemicals.
To explore the evidence & learn more about the impacts of salmon farming, visit Salmon.info.
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Greenland: report your Atlantic salmon catch for a chance to win!
For each fishing zone, there will be 3 prizes available:
1 prize of 2500 DKK for fishers who report before the gvmnt reporting deadline
2 prizes of 5000 DKK for fishers who report during the open fishing season.
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Reporting links:
Rapporter din laksefangst: sullissivik.gl/Forms/GFJK_Ra…
Kapisilittatit nalunaarutigikkit: sullissivik.gl/Forms/GFJK_Ra…
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Although we're well into the dog days of summer, activity on our rivers continues to be steady.
This week's Rivernotes has full reports from throughout the region, covering angling, conservation, as well as research.
Check it out: asf.ca/rivernotes-august-27-…
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What does it take to fall in love with a fish you live thousands of miles from?
Well, you could ask Sebastian Letelier, artist, master fly-tyer, and guide from Chile.
Check out this beautiful story from our Autumn 2022 archives: asf.ca/long-distance-calling…
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Now is the perfect time to join ASF and become a member! Sign up today to ensure you receive your upcoming Fall edition of the Atlantic Salmon Journal and stay connected with everything ASF has to offer.
Become a member today and don’t miss out! 🍂
👉 asf.ca/become-a-member/
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Feeding millions of farmed salmon comes at a high cost. Industrial trawlers scoop up tons of small fish off the coast of West Africa. Those fish are ground into feed for salmon raised in sea cages.
Learn more about the true costs of farmed salmon at Salmon.info.
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Rivernotes is live!
2026 is shaping up to be a standout year for Atlantic salmon with strong numbers being reported across the region.
But good returns don’t happen by accident. This week’s roundup highlights the work behind the numbers.
Read it here: asf.ca/rivernotes-august-13-…
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We’ve been building toward an egg-to-ocean research framework, tracking Atlantic salmon from river to marine phase in one connected picture.
When you understand the whole journey, you can pinpoint where survival bottlenecks occur and direct conservation effort where it counts.
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👋 Meet the Team!
Meet David Roth, ASF’s New Brunswick Program Director!
David is a familiar face to many on New Brunswick’s rivers — and it’s easy to see why. His passion for Atlantic salmon and the ecosystems they call home is infectious!
Check out his card to learn more! 👇
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Sea cages spread deadly sea lice and disrupt migration paths. Salmon that escape from the farms interbreed with their wild counterparts, weakening the genetic pool of wild salmon.)
To explore this issue and others surrounding aquaculture, visit Salmon.info.
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