Negotiations Fail to Limit Greenland’s Salmon Harvest
The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) stated in a press release that it is very disappointed over the failure of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO) to limit Greenland’s salmon harvest to sustainable levels, during negotiations to set regulatory measures at meetings that took place June 2 to 5 in Goose Bay, Labrador.
Greenland would not budge below a quota of 45 tonnes, which was more than other Parties to the West Greenland Commission (made up of Greenland, Canada, ...
ASF Concerned About Salmon Fishery in Greenland
The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) is very concerned about the continually increasing harvest by Greenland of Canadian Atlantic salmon in its mixed-population fishery.
Greenland expanded its kill of wild Atlantic salmon from 47 tonnes in 2013 to 58 tonnes in 2014, far beyond sustainable levels for the species, the ASF said in a recent press release.
The latest report from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) indicates that, for salmon that spent two winters on ...
