Atlantic Salmon Watch Program
Andy Thomson (ASWP@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca ), a scientist at Nanaimo,
British Columbia, has been coordinating the Atlantic Salmon Watch
program to compile data on catches and sightings of escaped Atlantic
salmon throughout the Pacific Northwest. Although the threat of Atlantic
salmon to Pacific salmon stocks has yet to be determined, spawning
populations were discovered at two North Vancouver Islands last year.
If you find an Atlantic salmon, you are asked to keep the fish and
report the capture by calling the ASWP toll-free at 1-800-811-6010. You
will be asked where and when you caught the fish and if you wish to
donate the fish for research purposes. Donation, while not mandatory,
provides valuable samples for scientific study. For donation, the whole
fish, including entrails, should be frozen or kept on ice.
More information on this program is available at