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Implications of salmon conservation and rearing strategies on epigenetics and riparian ecosystems in New Brunswick, Canada
July 25, 2025 - River ecosystems on Canada’s East Coast face nutrient limitations, largely due to the decline in anadromous fish like Atlantic salmon, which are critical for transporting marine-derived nutrients (MDNs) that enrich...
Measuring the Effects of Habitat Restoration & Abundance Supplementation on Atlantic Salmon Populations
July 25, 2025 - A literature review and peer-reviewed publication will be completed that examines the challenges globally for Atlantic Salmon restoration. This research project ultimately aims to evaluate the outcomes and consequences of...
Lower trophic level subsidies for juvenile Atlantic Salmon production: Can primary and secondary production be linked to juvenile salmon production?
July 27, 2023 - 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,...
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...
Assessing mortality and injury during turbine passage for Atlantic Salmon smolts passing downstream of Mactaquac Dam using autonomous “sensor fish”
September 13, 2021 - Downstream passage through turbines is a significant source of Atlantic salmon smolt mortality. However, turbine passage is often the only available downstream passage route at Mactaquac Dam. The proponent proposes...
Restoring ecosystems and wild origin inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon through marine conservation rearing
July 6, 2020 - Fundy National Park (FNP), with its partners, has implemented an innovative restoration strategy which has seen over 2800 wild origin inner Bay of Fundy (iBoF) adult Atlantic salmon released back...
How physiography and climate change influences the effects of forest harvesting on Atlantic salmon habitats
July 6, 2020 - The project will examine the influences of forest harvesting on stream flow, temperature (thermal regimes), and geomorphology in differing physiographic regions in watersheds in the Edmunston Highlands, Chaleur Uplands, Miramichi...
Back from the brink: An ecosystem approach to restoring native adult Atlantic salmon through conservation rearing
May 3, 2018 - Fundy National Park (FNP), with its partners, has implemented an innovative restoration strategy which has seen over 2200 wild origin inner Bay of Fundy (iBoF) adult Atlantic salmon released back...
Identifying critical thermal refugia and response timing to high water temperature events for adult Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
May 3, 2018 - The project will focus on identifying 1) critical response thresholds to high temperature stress and 2) critical thermal refugia, and their characteristics of adult Atlantic salmon in Little Southwest Miramichi...