ASF’s actions are firmly based on scientific research, and the organization continues to be a leader in unraveling the mysteries of Atlantic salmon migration and the issues affecting its restoration to abundance in both the ocean and our rivers.

From tracking smolt in rivers as they migrate towards Greenland, to monitoring the interactions of wild Atlantic salmon with farmed salmon, to providing expert advice on all issues related to Atlantic salmon, ASF works to bring science to bear on matters related to wild Atlantic salmon.

In 2009 ASF's latest tracking season is proving to be another success. For an article on ASF's Tracking program, read an article in the AUTUMN 2009 Atlantic Salmon Journal entitled "Into the Beyond". A .pdf with photos is also available from the page.

2009: ASF has completed an ambitious program that includes insertion of transmitters in smolts in rivers in New Brunswick, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, and deployment plus retrieval of sonic receivers in:

• Strait of Belle Isle between Newfoundland and Labrador
• Baie des Chaleurs between Gaspé and northern NB
• Passamaquoddy Bay on the Bay of Fundy
  
• River systems including the Miramichi, Restigouche, Grand Cascapedia, Rivière St-Jean (North Shore), including their estuaries
• Assisting the "wiring" of West River Sheet Harbour and Margaree in Nova Scotia

 For an Overview of ASF's Research Projects and Background in Tracking: Click here

Besides the tracking program, ASF is involved in a wide array of studies and environmental interventions involving Atlantic salmon and salmon rivers throughout eastern Canada, New England, Greenland and elsewhere in the North Atlantic Ocean region.

ASF's research activity is known world-wide, with the scientific material subject to peer review and sharing in the scientific community.

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