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Liaison Group
The Liaison Group is an advisory group established to provide an international forum for liaison between the salmon farming industry in the North Atlantic (the International Salmon Farmers' Association [ISFA] and the industry in Russia) and the relevant authorities responsible for wild Atlantic salmon and aquaculture on issues of mutual interest and to make recommendations for action. The Group has developed Guiding Principles for its work. Read more... Guidelines on Containment of Farm Salmon have been developed. Read more... In 2001 the Liaison Group established a Salmon Co-operation Group which undertook a project (the SALCOOP project) to review existing cooperative ventures between wild and farmed salmon interests, to identify further areas for cooperation, and to examine options for securing funding for cooperative projects. Read more... In order to take forward some of the SALCOOP recommendations the Liaison Group held a one-day Workshop entitled "Wild and Farmed Salmon - Working Together" which was held in Trondheim, Norway on 9 August 2005. Read more... In 2007, the Liaison Group agreed to allow observers from NASCO's accredited NGOs to participate in its meetings. Read more... In 2009 the Liaison Group established a Task Force to advise on best practices in aquaculture to address impacts on wild salmon stocks. The reports of the meetings of the Task Force are available below.
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