S&TC welcomes the new agreement between the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF), the North Atlantic Salmon Fund (NASF), and commercial fishermen in Greenland and the Faroe Islands; which will protect thousands of adult wild Atlantic salmon. NASF & ASF Agreement The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) and the North Atlantic Salmon Fund (NASF) have signed new agreements with commercial […]
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Orri Vigfússon, Icelandic entrepreneur and environmentalist, passed away on 1st of July
Orri Vigfússon has successfully orchestrated an international effort to conserve and restore the wild Atlantic salmon. Orri Vigfússon was an Icelandic entrepreneur and environmentalist. His objective was to “restore the abundance of wild salmon that formerly existed on both sides of the North Atlantic”. In 2004 Time Magazine named him a “European Hero”. He was […]
No more open sea fish farms says NASF
No more growth until problems are solved says CEO of Norsk Industri. A stop to all further open-sea salmon farming in Norway has been announced. This is a very important step towards the protection of wild Atlantic salmon stocks, many of which are under threat from a variety of dangers. The North Atlantic Salmon Fund […]