ASF RIVERNOTES - JULY 10, 2015 - and other news

ASF RIVERNOTES - Summer Heat Slows Activity
In some areas the arrival of summer is slowing Atlantic salmon activity. Meanwhile, overall, numbers seem better than last year, but this isn?t true everywhere. Read more.
http://atlanticsalmonfederation.org/rivernotes/

ASF Research Blog ? ASF?s pioneering research in tracking has included use of satellite tags. Even after they ?pop off? and transmit to a satellite, they are telling a story. One drifted into Disko Bay, Greenland. Read more.
http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html

Thirteen Seconds of WOW!
ASF put up on its Facebook page this week a contributed short video of a salmon leaping on the Moisie River. So far it has reached 425,000 people and has a total of 153,000 views ? and is still going strong.
https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticSalmonFederation

Swim with Wild Atlantic Salmon
Fundy National Park is offering a very special program where visitors are led on a swim through a stream where Atlantic salmon are also swimming. A great opportunity!
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/nb/fun...on-salmon.aspx

Visit the Wild Salmon Nature Centre
ASF offers a unique opportunity to learn about Atlantic salmon, ASF?s research, and the heritage of Atlantic salmon at its Wild Salmon Nature Centre in St. Andrews. For more info:
http://wildsalmonnaturecentre.ca/

Catching Poachers in NL
A chase was followed by court and confiscation of equipment in yet another poaching tale from Newfoundland. Read more
http://asf.ca/salmon-poaching-in-gan...e-arrests.html