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In the Field: News from ASF

ASF turns 75

ASF has changed names and grown over the years, but we have always stood for two things: wild salmon and wild rivers.

Click here to read how we will be bringing the past to life online in 2023.

Ruling expected on Kennebec dams

NOAA is preparing to release its biological opinion on whether Brookfield Renewable Partners' plan to build fish lifts will put U.S. salmon in jeopardy.

ASF's John Burrows explains.

Save the date: Halifax Dinner

The 32nd annual ASF-NSSA Halifax dinner and auction will take place on April 5th at Pier 21.

Get your tickets today for the premier salmon social event in Atlantic Canada.

Become the next ASF N.B. program director

Are you a generalist with a passion for rivers and a good way wth people? If so, apply to become ASF's New Brunswick program director. Deadline to apply is Feb. 22.

Learn more and apply here

Salmon Summit planned for Reykjavik

Our partner, the North Atlantic Salmon Fund, is hosting an international summit on Atlantic salmon conservation in Reykjavik, Iceland, March 16-17.

Topics for discussion include salmon aquaculture, fisheries management, and international river conservation strategies.

Click here to learn more & register.

Salmon news

Aquaculture expansion and denialism in Newfoundland and Labrador. Listen to ASF's Neville Crabbe on CBC Radio's The Broadcast

Final touches on the ASF led dam removal and restoration project in Farmington Maine will be completed in May 2023. Update here from the Daily Bulldog

Ice fisherman in Maine reels up a rare catch - a stocky sea run Atlantic salmon. Read the story from the Bangor Daily News.

From the Archives

In February 2002, ASF researcher Fred Whoriskey went under the ice to set acoustic recievers, attempting to monitor Atlantic salmon movement over the winter. The work, including this image was documented by National Geographic photographer Bill Curtsinger.

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