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	Research Projects Smolt Tracking ASF has become a world leader in using sonic transmitters to monitor the movements of smolt as they descend rivers, and move offshore to grow, and  to migrate towards ocean feeding grounds. Miramichi and Restigouche Survival Tracking of smolt in the Miramichi and Restigouche is showing how different the lives of salmon are in these two major salmon rivers. Kelt Tracking - 2009 ASF and our partners in 2009 are implanting transmitters in 50 kelts on the Miramichi and more on the St-Jean (St. Lawrence North Shore). In mid-May the transmitter surgery was successful for the Miramichi salmon. Read more in the description. Tracking Kelts - from Ingeborg Mulder Ingeborg Mulder worked on tracking kelts with ASF, but has now returned to the Netherlands. Read her own description of the work. Go to: http://atlanticsalmonfederation.org/inge/inge.html Satellite Drifters and Smolt As part of its ongoing smolt sonic tracking research program, the Atlantic Salmon Federation will be using satellite drifters in 2010. Understanding the Genome of Endangered Atlantic Salmon ASF is a collaborator in a pioneering genomics project that is exploring the traits that make an inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon population distinct, as well as traits that separate them from some European genes that have found their way into the populations of the Upper Salmon River. Sea Migration of Kelts and Smolts from Magaguadavic in the Bay of Fundy Are kelts (Atlantic salmon that have spawned) following migration paths north towards Greenland? Tracking Smolt for Acid Rain Research West River Sheet Harbour in Nova Scotia is one of at least 54 rivers affected by acid rain - much of that coming as SO2 from the Ohio River valley\\\'s coal-fired power plants. Magaguadavic - Index River of Wild and Farmed Salmon Interactions For 18 years - since 1992 - ASF has monitored the Magaguadavic River, documenting interactions between farmed and wild Atlantic salmon Inventory of Exotic Species in New Brunswick Evaluating the impact of invasive species such as bass and pickerel is important in understanding the future of our watersheds. Escaped Farmed Salmon tracking In the winter and spring of 2004 and early 2005, ASF conducted research on the movement of farmed salmon released from aquaculture sites in Cobscook Bay. Results of this research were published in early 2006. Alewives tracking in river and at sea related to the Magaguadavic River Alewives may be extremely important in being "alternate" food for predators interested in smolts. They also act as a distraction from salmon smolts and may be adding important nutrients from saltwater environments. Ponoi Research Project The Ponoi is an extremely important salmon river in northwest Russia. ASF and Knipovitch Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (PINRO) are working to understand and protect its future Atlantic Salmon Journal Atlas of Salmon Rivers ASF's Annual Report Atlantic Salmon Aquarium ASF Mosaik® MasterCard®* Raffle Home | About Us | Newsroom | Angler's Cache | Live Release | Regions | Donations | Research | Education | Links | Contact ASF | Questionnaire | Advertising Information		Want to keep up to date on the Atlantic Salmon Federation's activities? Submit your e-mail address to sign up for the electronic newsletter! What are NB's Atlantic salmon worth? June 29th, 2010 An op/ed by ASF's Bill Taylor in the Telegraph-Journal raises the issue of government support for Atlantic salmon conservation. Researchers Teach Salmon Fry to Hunt June 17th, 2010 The Magaguadavic River Salmon Recovery group will release approximately 50,000 food savvy Atlantic salmon fry on Thursday, June 17, as part of a restoration effort that began in 1998. > SHOW ALL PRESS RELEASES Plankton Levels in Ocean Declining Steadily July 28th, 2010 The foundation of the marine food web has been declining, especially since the 1950s says a new study in Nature. Salmon Pool Closing Policy Being Reviewed: DFO July 28th, 2010 Warm conditions, especially in the Miramichi is leading to a close look at the mechanisms by which the river is closed and re-opened for angling, according to DFO. > SHOW ALL NEWS Artist Henry McDaniel Retrospective in Nova Scotia August 18th, 2010 Montreal Dinner September 15th, 2010 Chicago Dinner September 28th, 2010 Ottawa Dinner October 20th, 2010 > SHOW ALL EVENTS

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