The 34th annual meeting of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO) which took place in Sweden from 6 to 9 June, discussed how to better understand the threats facing the Atlantic salmon.
NASCO’s objective is to conserve, restore, enhance and rationally manage salmon stocks in the North Atlantic.
At its annual meeting, NASCO took decisions to improve implementation of existing conservation measures, the European Commission says in a press release dated 21 June.
Other key issues were addressed at the annual meeting. These included: - the effectiveness of restocking programmes in supporting the conservation of Atlantic salmon stocks; - initiatives aimed at eradicating Gyrodactylus salaris, a parasite implicated in the dramatic decrease of some Atlantic salmon populations; - potential improvements in the management of mixed stock fisheries; - action for monitoring and controlling commercial, recreational and subsistence fisheries.
NASCO also elected its new president, Joannes V. Hansen (Denmark in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland). The EU reaffirmed its commitment to support the work of NASCO and provided a voluntary contribution of €300,000 for research activities. 2019 will be the International Year of the Salmon. (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)