Wild Atlantic Salmon Restoration Efforts

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Wild Atlantic Salmon Restoration Efforts

• Graham Sexstone

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Overview

• Species
• Atlantic Salmon Population Decrease
• Restoration Efforts
• The Future for Atlantic Salmon

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Atlantic Salmon
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Population Decrease

• Naturally occurring
• Hydropower
• Irrigated Agriculture
• Forest Practices
• Salmon Farming
• Commercial Fishing

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Restoration Efforts

• Maine
• Canada
• Atlantic Salmon Federation
• North Atlantic Salmon
• Fund
• North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization

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Dam Removal
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Dam Removal

• Effects on salmon population
• Environmental Damage
• Fish Passageways
• Maines Penobscot River

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Salmon Farming

• Farmed Salmon
• Escapes
• Interactions with
• Wild Atlantic Salmon
• Effects on Wild Salmon
• Feeding the farmed salmon
• Debate?

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Future for Atlantic Salmon

• Dwindling Numbers
• Outlook
• Restoration Efforts.Effects?
• Humans
• Future Research

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Conclusion