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Le-soleil – english translation via google-translate The worrying decline of Atlantic salmon

10 May 2021

During the 1600s, the Governor of Acadia complained that the abundance of salmon was harmful to navigation! In the Kennebecasis River, a tributary of the Saint John River, it is said that the salmon were so numerous that it was possible to cross the stream by walking on the fish. [...] However, in 2020, of the 38 rivers that were the subject of a meticulous count of returns, 25 did not reach the optimal renewal threshold for the species. [...] Because of the conservation difficulties, the salmon were sometimes used to feed the dogs! ” By the way, Mr. [...] +++ LA JACQUES-CARTIER, RIVER BAROMETER In the film Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 24 , a sheikh makes the foolish bet of creating a salmon river in the middle of the desert. [...] Suddenly, the difficulties of the river sum up all the fragility of the salmon.

Authors

Thomas Moffatt

Pages
7
Published in
Canada