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Climate change vulnerability assessment framework to support the conservation of Atlantic salmon in Rivers
July 27, 2023 - Vulnerability of Atlantic salmon to climate change has been assessed on a provincial scale in Newfoundland and Labrador [19,20]. The study found that Atlantic salmon have the highest exposure and...
Climate change vulnerability assessment framework to support the conservation of Atlantic salmon in rivers
July 14, 2022 - Vulnerability of Atlantic salmon to climate change has been assessed on a provincial scale in Newfoundland and Labrador [19,20]. The study found that Atlantic salmon have the highest exposure and...
Lower trophic level subsidies for juvenile Atlantic Salmon production: Can primary and secondary production be linked to juvenile salmon production?
June 1, 2022 - Following the many years of data collection and accumulation on production of juvenile Atlantic salmon and secondary (e.g., benthic invertebrates) and primary (e.g., nutrients, algae, and biofilm) by many organizations,...
Establishing river by river, ecologically meaningful temperature triggers for behavioural thermoregulation in juvenile Atlantic salmon
May 31, 2022 - It is well understood that Atlantic salmon will seek thermal refuge once certain temperature thresholds are exceeded, and these thresholds differ with age – this behaviour is termed ‘thermoregulation’. However,...
Supporting Atlantic salmon population in the Shediac Bay watershed through integrated watershed management planning
May 31, 2022 - The SBWA prepared its first phase of a fisheries management plan in 2018. The plan will be updated with new data and will seek to add historical data on the...
Atlantic salmon conservation strategy – Coal Branch River
May 31, 2022 - The Miramichi River Environmental Assessment Committee will produce an Atlantic Salmon Conservation strategy for the Coal Branch River, tributary of the Richibucto River. This strategy report will be proceeded by...
Broken brooks – Improving habitat access and quality for Inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon thorugh innovative remediation techniques
May 31, 2022 - A series of 86 in-stream structures, including digger logs, deflectors, and bank stabilizers, which had been installed in Jonathan Creek between 1999 and 2001, had been revisited by PWA in...