ASF Urges Caution for 2017

Final population estimates for North American Atlantic salmon show returns in 2016 were lower than the year before and may indicate further declines in 2017, the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) stated in a press release. As a result, ASF is urging anglers and indigenous groups to exercise caution by practicing live release or allowing more fish to pass upriver. This conclusion is based on data from Canada, Quebec, the United States, and Greenland and comes just ahead of next week's ...