The federation and other fishing groups are also miffed by the seven-week delay in reporting the Machias Bay release. Mr. Taylor said Canada and the United States are the only two countries in the North Atlantic not required to report such escapes. In Norway, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Russia, fish releases must be publicly reported immediately. The federation has joined the international group Trout Unlimited and the U.S. Conservation Law Foundation in calling for a moratorium on new aquaculture facilities in Maine and an immediate overhaul of regulations governing them. The industry must also ensure adequate salmon containment, he said.
Big storms are a fact of life on the East Coast.
If we're going to have aquaculture then we have to have cages that can withstand those sorts of events. Andy Goode, the federation's director of U.S. programs, said most of the escaped salmon will probably be eaten by seals and other fish. He said weirs will be installed at the mouths of Maine's coastal salmon rivers to block any surviving salmon from returning to those rivers to spawn this summer. We welcome your feedback. All rights reserved.