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By Kris McDavid mcdavid.kris@miramichileader.com 13 Sep 2013 02:44PM SOUTH ESK – Of the many threats to the security of Miramichi’s Atlantic salmon, there are very few that conservationists sworn to protect the iconic species have any amount of control over. With Miramichi salmon stocks in steady decline and biologists pointing to everything from an expanded…

By Kris McDavid mcdavid.kris@miramichileader.com 12 Sep 2013 05:33PM SOUTH ESK – There are many people out there, from all over North America, who are doing everything in their power to ensure the Atlantic salmon that inhabit the Miramichi River ecosystem are protected for generations to come. J.W. Bud Bird is one of those people, and…

By Doug Underhill  Do you know what fly this is? asked Hampton High student Josh Whepley. I examine the fly he holds between his index finger and thumb. “I’m not exactly sure” I say, “but if I had to give it a name, I would say it is close to an Undertaker” “I would like…

Kris McDavid miramichi leader 09 Sep 2013 07:46AM SOUTH ESK – Of the many threats to the security of Miramichi’s Atlantic salmon, there are few over which conservationists have any control. Miramichi salmon stocks are in steady decline and biologists are pointing to everything from an expanded commercial fishery in Greenland, disease, the role of…

By Kris McDavid mcdavid.kris@miramichileader.com 15 Aug 2013 10:34PM OTTAWA – Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield says the federal government has serious concerns over a recent escalation in Greenland’s harvesting of wild Atlantic salmon and is committed to helping broker a deal that would see the fishery scaled back. Ashfield’s comments come days after conservation…