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Atlantic Salmon Smolt Movement and Survival
August 9, 2019 - In 2018 a pilot study using hatchery smolts and nine Vemco V7-2x acoustic tags was undertaken in the Oromocto River in order to assess survival, movements, and potential bycatch in...
Nepisiguit Salmon Assessment and Enhancement 2019
August 9, 2019 - The 2019 project is planned to commence with the processing of approximately 100,000 plus eyed salmon eggs from the Charlo SEC hatchery using streamside incubation boxes set up by NSA...
Assessing and restoring aquatic connectivity in the central Nashwaak watershed
August 9, 2019 - In NWAI’s 3-year Action Plan, the assessment and improvement of aquatic connectivity within the Nashwaak Watershed was noted as a High Priority Action item. This project will build on NWAI’s...
Reducing sedimentation through riverbank restoration on the Nashwaak River
August 9, 2019 - NWAI’s 2004 Water Classification project and 2016 geomorphic survey noted that eroding riverbanks were a major source of water quality and salmon habitat degradation through sedimentation. An eroding bank at...
Restoring Critically Important Atlantic Salmon Habitat – Government Pool, SW Miramichi River
August 9, 2019 - An on-site survey was conducted in September 2018 to determine a preliminary design for restoring the deteriorating habitat at Government Pool as well as facilitate the natural stabilization of an...
Barnaby River Watershed Recreational Fishing Management Plan
August 9, 2019 - With ASCF support in 2015, MREAC completed an Atlantic Salmon habitat assessment on the Barnaby River. Building on this foundation and the conclusions from this report, in 2019 MREAC will...
Improving Atlantic Salmon Habitat in Moosehorn Creek
August 9, 2019 - In 2018 the KWRC conducted habitat and stock assessment work along Moosehorn Creek and determined that salmon parr are using the upper watershed as refuge habitat. To buffer stream temperatures...
Electrofishing and Redd Count Surveys to Inform Future Hammond River Management Decisions
August 9, 2019 - The Hammond River Angling Association will monitor juvenile Atlantic salmon populations by electrofishing 15 index sites in the Hammond River Watershed to further our understanding of population dynamics. The Hammond...
Atlantic Salmon-Kouchibouguacis watershed (education, egg incubation, restoration and monitoring)
August 9, 2019 - This project covers a number of components that will benefit the Atlantic salmon population and its habitat in the Kouchibouguac and Kouchibouguacis River watershed. Different monitoring methods will be used...