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Canada’S Species At Risk Act And Atlantic Salmon: Cascade Of Promises, Trickles Of Protection, Sea Of Challenges, David Vanderzwaag, Maria Cecilia Engler Palma, Jeffrey Hutchings
Canada’S Species At Risk Act And Atlantic Salmon: Cascade Of Promises, Trickles Of Protection, Sea Of Challenges, David Vanderzwaag, Maria Cecilia Engler Palma, Jeffrey Hutchings
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This article reviews through a three-part format the role and efficacy of the Species at Risk Act (SARA) in trying to save SARA-listed inner Bay of Fundy (iBoF) Atlantic salmon and other Atlantic salmon populations at risk from the brink of extinction. The cascade of SARA promises is first discussed, including: the independent assessment of the status of the species based on best available scientific information; the protection of listed species, their residences and critical habitat; and the two-stage recovery planning process. The trickles of protection actually delivered by SARA in relation to Atlantic salmon are next described, including the …