This study was a remarkable scientific feat. No-one anywhere else in the world has demonstrated the capability to track such small fish for so long during an open ocean migration. Scientists are now meeting to examine all the suspect causes, with the objective of making sure that future work is extremely well co-ordinated. We want to ensure we maximize the information obtained from all future tracking. This project planning is challenging and time consuming, but it may be our best bet to get to an answer as soon as possible.
Time is our real enemy.
The salmon populations of the Inner Bay of Fundy have precious little of it left. Canada does not yet have an endangered species law similar to the American Endangered Species Act. While committee members agreed there was a major problem, their criteria require the provision of reliable data on salmon abundance in all the rivers suggested for listing. These data do not exist because budgets to collect them do not exist. So, no listing, sorry.