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Habitat Protection and Restoration
Over the last 150 years much salmon habitat has been lost and this must have been a major contributory factor to the decline in wild salmon stocks. Causes include visible factors, such as hydro-electric dams, and the invisible, but highly damaging, impacts of acid rain. There may be physical, chemical or biological impacts on habitat. Read more... The goal for NASCO and its Parties is to maintain and, where possible, increase the current productive capacity of Atlantic salmon habitat. The key issues in relation to habitat protection and restoration are to:
NASCO has developed a Plan of Action for Habitat Protection and Restoration with the objective of maintaining and, where possible, increasing the current productive capacity of salmon habitat. Read more... The Action Plan requires:
In 2010, NASCO adopted Guidelines for the Protection, Restoration and Enhancement of Atlantic Salmon Habitat. These Guidelines are intended to assist the jurisdictions: in making further progress in implementing NASCO’s agreements; in the preparation of future Focus Area Reports (FARs); and in the identification of what additional actions may be required. Read more... FARs on the measures being taken by each jurisdiction to implement NASCO's agreements can be accessed from the table on the right. The FARs have been reviewed and the review group's findings are in the reports below. Further information:
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