Other Press Releases

Below are press releases related to Atlantic Salmon, from various agencies and organizations outside of the Atlantic Salmon Commission. Some press releases are in PDF format and require the free Adobe Reader to view. If you need an alternate format, please contact the Atlantic Salmon Commission at (207) 941-4449 or heidi.morgan@maine.gov.

June 16, 2004 NASCO

At 20 Years Leading Wild Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization Looks To The Challenges Of Its Future (PDF)

June 18, 2004 National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) and Northeastern Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Draft Recovery Plan for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

August 8, 2005

News from the Penobscot River Restoration Trust

October 13, 2005 Atlantic Salmon Federation

Farmed Salmon Swamp Wild Salmon in the Bay of Fundy

November 23, 2005 Atlantic Salmon Federation

Interactions Between Fertile Farmed and Wild Salmon are Cause for Alarm

March 21, 2006

Machias River Project Receives Second National Award

May 17, 2006 Gulf of Maine Coastal Program

Maine Atlantic Salmon Conservation Fund receives Department of Interior Cooperative Conservation Award

June 30, 2006 Penobscot River Restoration Trust

Representative Michaud Secures Army Corps Participation in Penobscot River Restoration Effort, Senators Snowe and Collins Advance

July 17, 2006 Penobscot River Restoration Trust (PRRT)

Senators Snowe and Collins Advance $2.5 Million for Restoration of Atlantic Salmon in Penobscot River

January 22, 2007 Dept. of Marine Resources - Bureau of Sea Run Fisheries & Habitat

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