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Atlantic Salmon Education in Newfoundland & Labrador 2023
July 27, 2023 - The Atlantic Salmon Education in Newfoundland & Labrador 2023 project will build on expertise developed by offering education opportunities within Salmonier Nature Park as well as through outreach throughout the...
Atlantic Salmon Habitat Restoration & Enhancement Phase 5 + Post-tropical Storm Fiona Recovery
July 26, 2023 - In September, post-tropical storm Fiona caused tremendous damage to riparian buffers especially on the Pisquid River, Clark’s Creek, and parts of Vernon River. While HRA and Pisquid River Enhancement Project...
Importance of the height of riparian vegetation for thermal regimes of Atlantic salmon rivers to strategically inform restoration decisions
July 26, 2023 - River warming poses a critical threat to Atlantic salmon at multiple stages of its life cycle, mainly through increases in metabolic costs with temperature. When cold-water patches are available, behavioural...
Assessment of thermal refuge enhancement success for Atlantic salmon
July 26, 2023 - River warming poses a critical threat to Atlantic salmon at multiple stages of its life cycle, mainly through increases in metabolic costs with temperature. When cold-water patches are available, behavioural...
Assessment of wild Atlantic salmon host variables associated with sea lice susceptibility in different environments with varying intensity of salmon aquaculture
July 25, 2023 - Declines in wild Atlantic salmon in Conne River, along the South coast of Newfoundland, have increased speculation amongst communities, First Nations and anglers surrounding the role of aquaculture in the...
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...
Monitoring and assessment of Atlantic salmon populations
May 31, 2022 - The Atlantic salmon in the Oromocto River (Welamukotuk) are listed as endangered by COSEWIC and we have a duty to protect them while educating others of their continued presence. Using...
Evaluate the success of the 2004 watershed conservation strategies for Atlantic salmon in Bay St. George rivers, and develop a new conservation strategy 2021
September 13, 2021 - This project is the final year for collecting information which will be used to evaluate the success of the Atlantic Salmon Management Plan for Bay St. George Rivers implemented in...
Identification and prioritization of barriers inhibiting fish passage within the Saint John Watershed
September 13, 2021 - Fragmentation of stream networks by anthropogenic structures such as road culverts can affect the health of a catchment by negatively affecting the ecosystem’s biota, their movements, abundances, and species richness....