10/30/2001 Report Shows Alaska’s Ocean-Ranching Hatcheries Could Pose Significant Threat to Wild Salmon Report Shows Alaskas Ocean-Ranching Hatcheries Could Pose Significant Threat to Wild Salmon Overloading Alaskan waters with hatchery-reared salmon may cause irreversible damage to wild stocks Contact: Jan Konigsberg , Director, Alaska Salmonid Biodiversity Program , Trout Unlimited 907/248-0693 Director, Alaska Salmonid Biodiversity…
NOAA, Trout Unlimited Join Forces For Coastal Habitat Restoration
10/25/2001 NOAA, Trout Unlimited Join Forces For Coastal Habitat Restoration NOAA, Trout Unlimited Join Forces For Coastal Habitat Restoration NOAA to Provide up to $1 Million for Local Coastal Restoration Efforts Contact: Gordon Helm , , NOAA (301) 713-2370 NOAA (301) 713-2370 10/25/2001 — — The Commerce Departments National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and…
Historic Water Lease Benefitting Madison River Fishery Announced
8/21/2001 Historic Water Lease Benefitting Madison River Fishery Announced Historic Water Lease Benefitting Madison River Fishery Announced Return of water to Madisons tributaries will protect trout spawning and rearing habitat Contact: 8/21/2001 — — Tuesday, August 21, 2001 Bozeman, MT A long-term water lease that will return water to three tributaries of the Madison River…
Precedent Setting Agreement Between Environmentalists and Maine Salmon Farmers
5/31/2001 Precedent Setting Agreement Between Environmentalists and Maine Salmon Farmers Precedent Setting Agreement Between Environmentalists and Maine Salmon Farmers Contact: 5/31/2001 — — Contact: Jeff Reardon, New England Conservation Director, Trout Unlimited, (207) 373-0700 May 31, 2001…Hallowell, ME…Three of Maines principal salmon conservation groups and Maines salmon farmers have signed a precedent-setting agreement putting in…
TU Expresses Concern Over ISA
3/16/2001 TU Expresses Concern Over ISA TU Expresses Concern Over ISA Infectious Salmon Anemia Detected at Cobscook Bay Contact: 3/16/2001 — — PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release March 16, 2001 Leon Szeptycki, TU Eastern Conservation Director, (703) 284-9411 Jeff Reardon, TU New England Conservation Director, (Brunswick, ME) (207) 373-0700, jreardon@tu.org Brunswick, Maine . . .…
Catastrophic Salmon Escape Prompts Calls for Moratorium on Aquaculture Industry
2/22/2001 Catastrophic Salmon Escape Prompts Calls for Moratorium on Aquaculture Industry Catastrophic Salmon Escape Prompts Calls for Moratorium on Aquaculture Industry Contact: 2/22/2001 — — Largest documented escape ever in US or Atlantic Canada The release of more than 100,000 farm-raised salmon into the wild has three Maine-based environmental organizations calling for a moratorium on…
TU's Statement on the Nomination of Gale Norton for Interior Secretary
1/18/2001 TU’s Statement on the Nomination of Gale Norton for Interior Secretary TU’s Statement on the Nomination of Gale Norton for Interior Secretary Contact: 1/18/2001 — — Contact: Steve Malloch, Counsel: (703) 284-9415 Steve Moyer, Vice President for Conservation Programs: (703) 284-9406 On January 18, 2001, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will begin…