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White Papers Focus on State's Atlantic Salmon Concerns
An endangered species listing for the Atlantic salmon would likely result in new costs for the Maine aquaculture industry, according to a recent UMaine report, part of an effort by the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture to make scientific information available to the public.
In addition to the white paper series, three UMaine professors addressed a special public hearing on the salmon listing at the Statehouse in Augusta Jan. 11. Faculty members Michael Vayda, George Jacobson and Timothy Dalton gave brief presentations about salmon genetics, paleoecology and the salmon aquaculture industry. The special hearing involved four legislative committees and presenters from the National Marine Fisheries Service, the administration of Gov. Angus King, UMaine and industry.
The white paper series focuses on the following topics. They are posted on the Web: www.umaine.edu/mainesci
- "Assessing Genetic Distinctiveness of Wild Maine Atlantic Salmon," by Irving Kornfield, School of Marine Sciences
- "The Potential Impact of an Atlantic Salmon Endangered Species Listing on Blueberry Producers," by Timothy Dalton and George Criner, Department of Resource Economics and Policy
- "The Farming of Atlantic Salmon in the State of Maine," by Linda Kling and Michael Opitz, School of Marine Science
- "Atlantic Salmon, Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Federal Protection," by John Moring, Department of Biological Sciences
- "Impact of the Atlantic Salmon Industry on the Maine Economy," by James Wilson, School of Marine Sciences
- "Influences of Past and Future Climates on Atlantic Salmon," by George Jacobson, Department of Biological Sciences
- "The Effect of Seals on Maine Atlantic Salmon," by James Gilbert, Department of Wildlife Ecology
- "Infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAV)," by Eric Anderson, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology
- "Fish Diseases in Aquaculture," by Bruce Nicholson, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology