4/14/2000 Atlantic Salmon Public Comment Period Ends: What Happens Next? Atlantic Salmon Public Comment Period Ends: What Happens Next? Contact: 4/14/2000 — — Background Once thriving in rivers throughout New England, the last wild Atlantic salmon are now reduced to a few dozens of adult fish in a handful of Maine rivers. The state of…
Information on Salmon Genetics and Listing under the Endangered Species Act
4/14/2000 Information on Salmon Genetics and Listing under the Endangered Species Act Information on Salmon Genetics and Listing under the Endangered Species Act Contact: 4/14/2000 — — Contact: *Jeff Reardon, New England Conservation Coordinator, Trout Unlimited, (207)882-4791; *Leon Szeptycki, Eastern Conservation Director, Trout Unlimited, (804) 984-4919 Critics of the proposed listing of Atlantic salmon question…
Comment Period for Atlantic Salmon Endangered Proposal Closes
4/14/2000 Comment Period for Atlantic Salmon Endangered Proposal Closes Comment Period for Atlantic Salmon Endangered Proposal Closes Trout Unlimited Continues Call for Listing Contact: 4/14/2000 — — Contact: *Jeff Reardon, New England Conservation Coordinator, Trout Unlimited, (Camden, ME): (207) 882-4791; *Maggie Lockwood, Director of Press Relations, Trout Unlimited: (703) 284-9425 April 14, 2000. Augusta, Maine.…
Conservationists Shocked by Proposal to Allow Fishing for Atlantic Salmon
3/6/2000 Conservationists Shocked by Proposal to Allow Fishing for Atlantic Salmon Conservationists Shocked by Proposal to Allow Fishing for Atlantic Salmon Fish Advocates Say “No” to Angling for Endangered Fish Contact: 3/6/2000 — — Contact: Jeff Reardon, New England Conservation Director, Trout Unlimited, (Camden, ME) (207) 882-4791 jreardon@tu.org Dick Walthers, Chair Maine State Council, Trout…
The Facts about Atlantic Salmon: What Can We Do Better to Save Salmon?
1/10/2000 The Facts about Atlantic Salmon: What Can We Do Better to Save Salmon? The Facts about Atlantic Salmon: What Can We Do Better to Save Salmon? Contact: 1/10/2000 — — Governor King says the Maine Salmon Plan is “a comprehensive, cooperative approach that identifies every threat to the salmon within our control and sets…
The Facts about Atlantic Salmon: What's Wrong with the Maine Salmon Plan?
1/9/2000 The Facts about Atlantic Salmon: What’s Wrong with the Maine Salmon Plan? The Facts about Atlantic Salmon: What’s Wrong with the Maine Salmon Plan? Contact: 1/9/2000 — — Here’s what Governor King had to say about the Maine Salmon Plan a few weeks ago: “And the best hope for restoring and protecting this habitat…
The Facts about Atlantic Salmon: Aquaculture
1/9/2000 The Facts about Atlantic Salmon: Aquaculture The Facts about Atlantic Salmon: Aquaculture Contact: 1/9/2000 — — SALMON AQUACULTURE The Maine Conservation Plan fails to adequately address the threats posed to wild salmon stocks by the aquaculture industry. The lack of progress being made on addressing these threats, outlined below, has been cited by the…