ASF RIVERNOTES - Sep. 12, 2014 - Strange Year

Webworks:

ASF Rivernotes ? Reflections on Runs
Rivernotes provides updates on the rivers, along with a special multi-year look at several rivers, plus one camp?s 43 years of salmon statistics.
http://atlanticsalmonfederation.org/rivernotes/

Research Blog Update ? Fighting tide and time to recover tracking receivers on the Baie des Chaleurs
http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html

Salmon-related Questions to NB Political Parties
The New Brunswick Salmon Council posed important questions related to Atlantic salmon and healthy rivers to provincial political parties. Below, in 10 pages, are the responses.
http://nbsalmoncouncil.com/Election_Questions_2014.pdf

Rock Snot Under Wraps
Didymo is of concern in Atlantic salmon rivers, where it could smother areas where eggs are deposited. But reporters were prevented from interviewing a government author of a major scientific paper due to political interference.
http://asf.ca/bureaucracy-rock-snot.html

Sea Lice Researchers
Sea lice are a major problem for marine net-pen aquaculture operators, and their salmon can be breeding grounds that could impact wild populations. Treatments can create environmental havoc as well. Researchers gathered in Maine to look at the latest science and treatments.
http://asf.ca/sea-lice-researchers-gather-in-maine.html

Young Angler Convicted of Incorrectly Tagging Salmon
In NL an 18-year-old was convicted for failing to punch the tag in his salmon.
http://asf.ca/young-angler-convicted...ng-salmon.html