Here we see one example of angling for Atlantic Salmon on West River of Pictou County Nova Scotia Canada. The angling and retainment of this salmon was done under license obtained from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada during the regular recreational salmon fishing season 2016.

The Pictou County Rivers Association regularly obtains a permit from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada to angle for and retain several adult wild Atlantic Salmon for educational purposes. The offspring of these salmon are then raised by children in school aquariums and released in the spring in a program called Fish Friends. The original adult salmon are eventually returned back to the river.

Fish Friends is a highly acclaimed school program with an inspiring and adaptable curriculum geared to Grade 4, 5, and 6 students. The Atlantic Salmon Federation developed it for use in both Canada and the United States, but after two decades handed supervision to supporting local and regional organizations.

The program gives both children and adults the opportunity to explore the world of the wild Atlantic salmon; a species that needs clean rivers and streams to survive, and that migrates hundreds of miles or more to sea.