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ASF and our Regional Councils are organizing special dinners that are taking place in Fredericton, Moncton, Halifax, Charlottetown, Montreal, Toronto, Freeport and Boston. To see a full list of events, many with more details in a clickable .pdf, go to http://asf.ca/events.php At the Fredericton dinner, on March 26, Jim & Sharon McElman are being recognized, while CBC's Terry Seguin emcees. http://asf.ca/events.php?id=33 ASF research staff are now undertaking preparations for the at-sea research that is being so effective in unravelling the mystery of salmon migration and helping us understand Atlantic salmon mortality at sea. The dinner proceeds help support this cutting edge research. ASF volunteers and staff
are in the midst of delivering eggs to more than 600 schools
that participate in the Fish Friends program. The deliveries are completed in Connecticut and
Maine, are underway in Nova Scotia; and will soon be underway
in New Brunswick and Newfoundland. Dams are always a hot issue in Atlantic salmon conservation.
Now there appears to be a
new way to assess how much damage takes place to the brains of
young salmon as they descend through or past dams. An interesting read in the NY Times: Aquaculture continues in the news.
Nova Scotia's Port
Mouton residents are concerned
that expanding fish farms may not have sufficient water movement
to avoid degradation of the seafloor. In aquaculture's wider context,
there is concern for the sustainability
of small fish species used as feed
as the UN calls for more fish farming.
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