New Brunswick Salmon Council

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We believe that the time has come for the implementation of an integrated approach to Atlantic salmon conservation goals.
We believe that the time has come for the implementation of an integrated approach to Atlantic salmon conservation goals in which the federal government and the provincial government work together cooperatively, rather than separately.
New Brunswick Salmon Council

We are the New Brunswick Salmon Council. Affiliated with the Atlantic Salmon Federation, with which we cooperate in our common pursuits. The NBSC promotes and supports conservation planning and management at the watershed level, as an ecological and geographic unit, as the basis for promoting the most effective use of, and accountability for, funds made available to its funded projects
New Brunswick Salmon Council

The NBSC, ASF, and our affiliates work together to protect wild Atlantic salmon and their precious freshwater and marine environments. The NBSC and our member organizations conduct scientific research and promote education and public awareness programs.

2018 DFO Recreational Anglers Surveys

If you fished for Atlantic Salmon or Striped Bass in this year in any of the the Gulf Region rivers/watercourses, please take some time and fill out the following surveys:

Gulf Region Atlantic Salmon Recreational Fishery Survey

http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Gulf/FAM/Recreational-Fisheries/Salmon-Questionnaire-Nov-2018

Gulf Region Striped Bass Recreational Fishery Online Survey

http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Gulf/FAM/Recreational-Fisheries/Stripped-Bass-Questionnaire-Nov-2018

NB Salmon Council's support for the retention of Larry's Gulch fishing lodge under public ownership

This letter was sent to the TJ and not published, but that the premier and the DERD minister have been informed of the Councils views.

View the full letter here

appeal of Grieg NL environmental assessment dismissed

Provincial government’s appeal of Grieg NL environmental assessment decision dismissed

The Telegram

Published 18 Sept. 2018

ASF continuing fight to get company to do more work on environmental impact of Placentia Bay aquaculture project

ST. ANDREWS, N.B. - An attempt by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and Grieg NL to appeal a court decision requiring the company to carry out a full environmental assessment of its Placentia Bay aquaculture project has been dismissed.

A panel of three judges with the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal rendered its decision on Sept. 14.

"This ruling has once again raised the bar for environmental assessment in Newfoundland and Labrador," Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) president Bill Taylor said in a release today, Sept. 18.

"The judges have highlighted serious reservations about the Placentia Bay project and have clearly stated that governments must consider the level of public concern in environmental decision making."

The ASF initially appealed former minister of environment and climate change Perry Trimper’s decision to release Grieg NL’s proposed aquaculture project without an environmental impact statement (EIS) to the Supreme Court and won.

The provincial government appealed that decision but prior to the hearing this past December ordered Grieg NL to complete an EIS.

Only a few days before the Court of Appeal decision was recently issued, Municipal Affairs and Environment Minister Andrew Parsons approved the EIS and released the project from further environmental assessment, subject to a number of conditions.

Grieg NL is planning an Atlantic salmon hatchery and nursery in Marystown along with sea cages to grow the fish in Placentia Bay.

"When this ruling is considered along with the first judgement, which ordered an EIS be completed, a pattern of behavior emerges. It shows that political leaders have attempted to avoid environmental assessment continuously and without legal justification," said Steve Sutton, ASF's director of outreach and engagement.

ASF is now arguing a full environmental assessment of the Placentia Bay aquaculture project was not completed, according to the release from the organization.

The ASF is readying an appeal under the Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Protection Act. It will ask Parsons to reconsider his decision and have Grieg complete more work on the EIS.

The Court of Appeal’s full judgement can be read at

https://0102.nccdn.net/1_5/000/000/132/c50/NLCA-Grieg-Judgement.pdf

http://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/provincial-governments-appeal-of-grieg-nl-environmental-assessment-decision-dismissed-242363/

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