Saving Salmon

Atlantic salmon are being found is some strange places, including rivers of the Arctic. We’ve been studying and mapping this phenomenon for years. But is it good news?
Bob Keating puts that question to our resident expert, Neville Crabbe.

One of the most pressing issues facing Atlantic salmon is survival at sea. Salmon populations have declined sharply in recent decades, largely due to poor survival during the ocean phase of their life cycle. Bob Keating talks to the experts (including ASF Vice President of Research and Environment Val Ouellet) about why.

Atlantic salmon thrive in cold water. When cold water ‘refuges’ are not available to them their very survival is at risk. The Atlantic Salmon Federation has been mapping rivers and augmenting these refuges for years. We sent Bob Keating out to discover why it’s so critical.

It’s a bold and ambitious goal. Atlantic Salmon Federation President Nathan Wilbur has set the goal of seeing 1 million adult salmon return to the rivers of the Atlantic coast. It’s also a great place to start a podcast season. Bob Keating sits down with Nathan Wilbur to talk about 1 million returning salmon.

Bob Talks to Kris Hunter who coordinates ASF’s Wild Salmon Watershed program about conservation for the long-term.