DFO Opens Consultation on Listing 12 Atlantic Salmon Populations Under Species at Risk Act

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is consulting on whether to list 12 Atlantic salmon populations under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced the move Nov. 5.
The populations span Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. They include the Gaspé Peninsula, Outer Bay of Fundy, Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence and Cape Breton, and Southern Labrador populations...
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