DFO Reports Poor N.L. Salmon Returns

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is deeply concerned about the latest Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic salmon stock assessment. During a March 5 technical briefing, DFO reported that the 2017 assessment was the second year in a row with significant declines in returning salmon. In 2017, 80 per cent (or 12 of 15) of rivers monitored by DFO showed declines of more than 30 per cent in total returns compared to the previous five to six years. This placed those rivers in the critical ...