This is interesting...hmmm

[jconge]

bump. i would like to have a better atlantic salmon population in lake ontario. what do you think we (anglers) can actually do to either get tribs cleaned up and restored and/ or get more atlantics stocked. i have been doing some research on this and it really seems like not enough is happening, or being done. looking for ideas here guys

[fish or swim]

Atlantic Salmon

When I here that name I have to wonder where the fish came from? All of the changes with the St. Lawerence River, seaway, dams, would have to be a major factor to consider in their demise as well.

Don't be too hard on the programs and the people who try to make them successful. There are laws to follow on how the fisheries are managed. These people must follow them.

The link below is the short version. The emphasis is suppose to be placed on native stocks.

http://www.glfc.org/aboutus/brief.php#mission

Our Mission

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission was established by the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between Canada and the United States in 1955. The Commission has two major responsibilities:

•To develop coordinated programs of research on the Great Lakes, and, on the basis of the findings, to recommend measures which will permit the maximum sustained productivity of stocks of fish of common concern; and

•To formulate and implement a program to eradicate or minimize sea lamprey populations in the Great Lakes.

[fish or swim]

bump. i would like to have a better atlantic salmon population in lake ontario. what do you think we (anglers) can actually do to either get tribs cleaned up and restored and/ or get more atlantics stocked. i have been doing some research on this and it really seems like not enough is happening, or being done. looking for ideas here guys

Joining a club or river conservation group might be a good place to start. Sometimes it feels like an endless uphill battle but stick with it. Search for river clean up events in your area.

Pennsylvania Sea Grant is currently running an info section on watershed problems. Here are some of the links to have a look.

http://seagrant.psu.edu/seagindex.htm

http://seagrant.psu.edu/news/nie/01032012.pdf

http://seagrant.psu.edu/news/news.htm (look at the most recent dates)

[jconge]

i don't want to be hard on any one person, but when i look at the things OMNR has and is doing, and a 1.5B cut in EPA funding, and how well michigan has done introducing atlantics, its frustrating.

[alex1young]

We can only hope the atlantics will take hold. They are a native species, and should be respected. After spending a weekend fishing the salmon river last fall i spotted several groups of young atlantics cruising the shallows, gave me hope that they are doing well.

[jconge]

good to hear. thanks for the update