IN THE NEWS

The activities of the Medway River Salmon Association include raising public awareness about the issues that concern us and keeping the public informed about our activities.  From time to time our activities are profiled in the media.  Below is a selection of some of the print media coverage.

-  Year in review: June.  The Queens County Advance, January 3, 2012.
-  Kyoto doomed to fail from the start.  The Queens County Advance, Editorial, December 20, 2011.
-  Money going to the wrong places.  The Queens County Advance, August 2, 2011.
-  Fish farm jobs should be environmentally sustainable.  Shelburne County Coast Guard, July 26, 2011.
- Too many questions left for fish farm.  The Queens County Advance, July 12, 2011.
- Cooke Aquaculture speaks out on protest.  The Queens County Advance, July 5, 2011.
- Fish farm change draws protest.  The Queens County Advance, June 28, 2011.
- Arrest for salmon preservation official in Nova Scotia.  Responsible Aquaculture.  June 27, 2011. 
- Journey to the Medway.  The Queens County Advance, June 14, 2011.
- End Contempt.  Bridgewater Bulletin,  April 26, 2011.
- Salmon Farm Project Defeated in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.  Atlantic Salmon Federation.  April 12, 2011.  
- Healthy Watersheds.  The Queens County Advance, April 12, 2011.
- DFO crippled.  The Halifax Chronicle Herald, April 2, 2011.
- Budget kills wild Atlantic Salmon recovery.   The Queens County Advance.  March 29, 2011.
- A fishy tale from Mill Village.  The Queens County Advance.  February 22, 2011.
- Land based fish farming missing the point.  The Queens County Advance, February 15, 2011.
- Wild Atlantic salmon classified as endangered.  The Queens County Advance, December 14, 2010.
- Detective work in the sea - Investigating depleting salmon stocks.  www.projectsmagazine.eu.com
- Invasive species spotted in Queens.  The Queens County Advance, August 20, 2010.
- Something fishy.  Lunenburg Progress Enterprise. May 25, 2010.
- Salmon could be returning to the Medway River.  The Queens County Advance.  May 18, 2010.
- Seals to blame for loss at fish farm.  The Queens County Advance.  April 20, 2010.
- Hatching ideas.  The Queens County Advance.  April 13, 2010.
- Expert says liming needed to restore salmon stocks.  Bridgewater Bulletin and Lunenburg Progress Enterprise.  March 16, 2010.
- Salmon Association Award.  The Queens County Advance.  March 6, 2010.
- Salmon could be returning to the Medway River.  The Queens County Advance.  May 18, 2010.
- A fishy experiment.  Halifax Chronicle Herald.  November 26, 2008.

Other references appear from time to time which are worthy of keeping and sharing on this site:

- LaHave River Salmon Association Newsletter.  19 January, 2012.
- SeeingIt. A good year hints at what might lie ahead.  Atlantic Salmon Journal winter 2011 edition editorial.  January 16, 2012.
- David Suzuki Foundation objects to Jordan Bay salmon farm proposal.  09 January, 2012.
- Economic value of wild Atlantic salmon.  A commissioned report for the Atlantic Salmon Federation, January 9, 2012.
- 18 October, 2011.  Group warns P.E.I could become home of "Frankenfish".  Charlottetown Guardian, October 13, 2011.
- 06 September, 2011.  The tides don't 'flush' waste.
- 23 August, 2011.  Fish farmageddon.  The infectious salmon aquacalypse.
- 28July, 2011.  Shelburne County fishermen stand up against industrial salmon farms in vital fishing areas.
  Concerned Fishermen of Shelburne County.
-12 July, 2011.  In Norway, critical situation for salmon from sea lice and escapes.  Atlantic Salmon Federation.
- 12 July, 2011.  Agrimarine sustainable aquaculture technology.    A developing alternative to open ocean net pens.
- 11 July, 2011.  Community groups appeal Nova Scotia's approval of fish farms.  
   A joint release by organizations in St. Mary’s Bay and the Atlantic Salmon Federation.
- 04 July, 2011.  Fisheries and Oceans Canada report:  Status of Atlantic Salmon in Salmon Fishing Areas (SFAs) 19-21 & 23.
- 25 June, 2011.   The fight on the west coast against open pen farmed salmon.  Alexandra Morton Blog.
- 23 June, 2011.   Help For Salmon In Nova Scotia.  
  A paper by R. W. Gray, Biologist, Resource Branch, Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
- Media release: "From sea to poisoned sea.  Harper government proposes new regulation that would facilitate toxic pesticide use on  
   salmon farms."  See the release here, a related letter to Prime Minister Harper here, and a background document here.
- Liming restores Atlantic salmon populations in acidified Norwegian rivers.  
  A paper by Trygve Hesthagen, Bjorn M. Larsen, and Peder Fiske.
- Assessment of the 2009 West River, Sheet Harbour Atlantic salmon smolt migration.  A paper by the Nova Scotia Salmon Association.
- Approval of Salmon Aquaculture Lease Spurs Outrage from Community and Conservation Groups.  
  A June 10, 2011, news release by the Ecology Action Group.
- Fishermen's On-The-Water Observations Aquaculture-Traditional Fishery Interactions, Southweast New Brunswick, 2011.  
   A report by Coastal CURA, June 2011.
- NASCO 2011 June ASF Post.  An Atlantic Salmon Federation update.