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Atlantic salmon – Kouchibouguacis Watershed (education, egg incubation, restoration and monitoring) 2018
May 3, 2018 - 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...
Rebuilding stocks, monitoring and public engagement benefiting endangered IBOF Atlantic salmon restoration to the Petitcodiac River system
May 3, 2018 - The objectives of the project are to achieve larger levels of increasingly fit iBoF salmon inputs to the Petitcodiac, building momentum & biomass towards the long-term goal of restoring historic...
Eel River Atlantic salmon habitat recovery project 2018
May 3, 2018 - This project will continue the implementation of the 2010 and 2016 strategic and operational fisheries management plans for the Eel River drainage waters and Restigouche County. The following management activities...
Habitat and recolonization – Little Main Restigouche River.
May 3, 2018 - This project aims to remove a series of barriers created by jams on Little Main Restigouche River to restore access to a good quality habitat for Atlantic salmon reproduction. Along...
Assessing and Restoring Aquatic Connectivity in the Lower Nashwaak River
May 3, 2018 - The Nashwaak Watershed Association Inc.’s (NAWI) Action Plan, developed to guide projects between 2017 and 2020, noted the assessment and improvement of aquatic connectivity within the watershed as a High...
Bartholomew River Atlantic Salmon Management Plan: Development & Implementation
May 3, 2018 - MREAC will develop and implement an Atlantic salmon management plan for the Bartholomew River in 2017 and 2018 respectively. This plan will enhance awareness among fishers, landowners, and stakeholders and...
Closing Data and Restoration Gaps in the Kennebecasis
May 3, 2018 - In 2018 the KWRC is focusing on closing some restoration and data gaps and this project will assist in that effort. There is a short reach on Ward’s Creek where...
Evaluation and strategic planning in the Grande Rivière Tracadie watershed
May 3, 2018 - : The project will start with an assessment of 4 watercourses to develop a management plan for each one of them. Watercourses sedimentation in our watersheds is a major limiting...
Effects of striped bass predation on Atlantic salmon smolts in the Miramichi River, NB.
May 3, 2018 - Atlantic Salmon numbers are on the decline in the Miramichi River, NB. While many factors are hypothesized as causes for the declining numbers, the recovery of the striped bass population...