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Miramichi Smallmouth Bass Eradication
September 13, 2021 - The 2021 project will be the operational component of the larger eradication plan which began with the formation of a Working Group in 2016 and has included a complex set...
Indigenous and academic collaboration for the recovery of priority species in the heart of the inner Bay of Fundy
August 7, 2020 - The focus of this project will be the development of a targeted research program, with clear and measurable objectives, to scientifically evaluate the smolt-to-adult supplementation technique currently underway on the...
Effects of striped bass predation on Atlantic salmon smolts in the Miramichi River using new predation technology
July 7, 2020 - Year 2019 marks the lowest return of Atlantic salmon ever recorded for the Miramichi River. The striped bass population in the river has recovered to healthy population levels. There is...
Broken brooks: Increasing access and improving habitat for inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon through environmental stewardship and innovative restoration techniques
July 7, 2020 - The PWA has spent the last five years conducting culvert assessments in the Petitcodiac watershed and has determined that over half of the culverts assessed are barriers to fish passage....
Atlantic salmon population assessment, Oromocto River
July 7, 2020 - Using closed site electrofishing, Oromocto River Watershed Association (ORWA) will identify sites that have healthy Salmon populations, good water quality, and adequate water temperatures. This allows focusing of future resources...
Miramichi cold-water enhancement program
July 7, 2020 - This project will work to create a climate-change resilient river system. This will be accomplished by enhancing cold-water habitats to serve as thermal refugia for adult and juvenile Atlantic salmon...
Nepisiguit salmon enhancement and assessment 2020
July 7, 2020 - Salmon fry will be stocked into the Nepisiguit, Gordon Meadow and Pabineau Brooks after eyed eggs have been reared in streamside incubation boxes. Continuing work started last year, a dam...
Dam removal on Campbell Creek, tributary of the Nashwaak River, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, between its confluence with the Nashwaak and Route 8
July 7, 2020 - The NWAI has identified major barriers to fish passage along the Nashwaak River. We recognize that the Campbell Creek Dam, property of the City of Fredericton, has been impeding fish...