News Release October 22, 2024

For Immediate Release

October 22, 2024

Groundbreaking Atlantic Salmon Partnership Symposium Set for later this month

 Fredericton, NB – October 22, 2024 –

An unprecedented gathering is in the works, designed to meet the considerable and growing challenges facing wild Atlantic Salmon.

The first Inter-Provincial Atlantic Salmon Partnership Symposium, being held on the 24th and 25^th of this month in Moncton, will bring together key players in the Atlantic salmon conservation effort: researchers, scientists, government agencies, conservation groups, Indigenous communities, and people working in the field on salmon habitat conservation. In short, up to 200 people and organizations from all over Atlantic Canada who are involved in one way or another in Atlantic salmon conservation will attend. It will be the largest and most diverse gathering of Atlantic salmon stakeholders ever held.

Charline McCoy, Executive Director of the Foundation for Conservation of Atlantic Salmon, says her organization organized this symposium because wild Atlantic salmon are at a critical stage, facing a number of challenges, and the Foundation felt an unprecedented effort is needed to meet these challenges. “Many organizations coming together to support each other for a common purpose will have a greater impact on conservation efforts. We think that stronger partnerships of all interested parties will give this magnificent and iconic fish the best

fighting chance to survive and thrive. This gathering represents a crucial step in that direction. We want to bring together all those partners who are working on wild Atlantic salmon conservation in one way or another and take their collaboration and partnerships to a whole new level in an effort to develop new strategies to help with this fight.”

The symposium will feature expert panels, case studies, and collaborative sessions designed to facilitate knowledge sharing and partnership building. The federal Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans, and ACOA will also participate. Participants will explore current challenges facing Atlantic salmon, successful case studies and innovative ideas, aiming to craft a comprehensive action plan for future conservation efforts. McCoy added “we understand the importance of Atlantic salmon to our region for reasons ranging from cultural to economic. It is our responsibility to do whatever is in our power to ensure its future.”

The Foundation for Conservation of Atlantic Salmon is excited to host this vital conversation about the future of wild Atlantic salmon.

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Media Contact :

Charline McCoy, Executive Director

Phone: 506-455-9900  or 506-476-6697

Email: charline@salmonconservation.ca