NASF News
Iceland's salmon season opens with bumper catches!
Iceland’s salmon success story continues in 2010 with sport fishers enjoying the best opening of the season for decades. In just five years the national annual wild salmon catch has doubled its long term average and twelve or more rivers enjoyed record salmon catches last year.
Northern Ireland forced to change salmon policy
A Milestone for the Foyle; Entering a New Era where salmon abundance is the target, not minimum levels ...
An American in Paris – Paul Volcker "banks" on change to help wild salmon
When the going gets tough, Paul Volcker, formerly chairman of the US Federal Reserve, gets a call. ...
Salmon catches trebled, trebled and trebled again! Reykjavik January 2010
The Angling Club Strengur, Iceland has just celebrated its 50th anniversary. Launched on October 29, 1959, the club’s activities have embraced several Icelandic salmon rivers....Will Obama help Russia and Salmon? A Letter from NASF
NASF write to the US Ambassador in Norway urging him to persuade Norway's Prime Minister Stoltenberg to improve his Government’s attitude toward wild salmon...International Conference seeks sustainable future for traditional small-scale commercial fishermen
Mr. Jón Bjarnason, Iceland Minister of Fisheries says: “Our country is better off outside the EU.” Mr. Marc-Adrien Marcellier, NASF (France) says: “Netsmen support Salmon Recovery.” ...Vision for the North Atlantic Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
I do I believe that those of us who live in close contact with the North Atlantic – especially those of us who live in Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland - have a special and meaningful role with respect to biodiversity and sustainability....
North Atlantic Salmon Fund eBay Postal Auction 2009
NASF is holding its usual annual fund raising auction, but due to time constraints and a desire to spread the offer more widely, this year it will be held live on eBay.co.uk from 1-11 December. For those who prefer, we will accept postal bids as well....NASF Norway auction raises whopping £70,000!
A staggering £70,000 was raised at a recent Norwegian fund raising auction in support of NASF. ...
NASF helps French government make dramatic conservation decision
Dramatic moves by the French government to begin rebuilding the country’s wild salmon stocks could lead the way to restoring the lost salmon runs of continental Europe. ...
Farmed Salmon Exposed - new film premieres
Lifting the lid on the problems caused by open net cage salmon farms worldwide: A new short documentary produced by Canadian film-maker Damien Gillis....Would you like to become an Ambassador?
Unique opportunity for salmon fishers. Iceland has no United States ambassador. President Obama is still looking for one. Why does not somebody from the Salmon World apply?...NASF win Food and Wine Magazine's Eco Ocean Award
The Food and Wine Magazine asked the question? Will there be any fish in our future? As wild stocks become depleted and aquafarms reveal ...NASF encourages France to restore salmon runs in Normandy
Following an advisory visit by a team from NASF International the French authorities in Normandy are considering opening large new areas of salmon habitat by demolishing two massive dams....Orri Vigfusson makes Forbes list of people to watch
Philanthropy is heading for significant restructuring. It's no secret that money is flooding into foundations as baby boomers age; in the U.S. it's estimated that $5.5 trillion to $7.4 trillion will pour into charities during the 20 years ending in 2017. ...Where the salmon swims Icelandair flies
Top Icelandair management met with leaders of the Icelandic salmon fishing fraternity recently to discuss suitable flights and flight times to Atlantic salmon rivers next season....Forbes Magazine goes fishing with Orri in Iceland
Capitalist-iconoclast Orri Vigfússon, the world's most successful salmon savior, takes Forbes Magazine fishing in Iceland....Big Bucks Save Big Salmon
2008 was an incredible year for big salmon. Rivers in northern Iceland (noted for salmon numbers not size) all produced a huge number of large ...NASF takes the fight to save the Atlantic Salmon to Norway!
Key background notes: • Sixteen leading international organisations call for a national salmon policy in Norway. • Norwegian authorities have failed in ...
