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Conservation of Atlantic Salmon through Youth Engagement and Community Stewardship
July 15, 2026 - In partnership with Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations, Intervale will increase public knowledge and awareness of the importance of conserving wild Atlantic Salmon and salmon habitat in NL and will complete...
South Brook: A Holistic Approach to Atlantic Salmon Habitat Restoration, Management, and Awareness. Phase 2
July 15, 2026 - In 2025, with funding from the Foundation for Conservation of Atlantic Salmon, ACAP Humber Arm began to address some of the issues identified in a previously completed management plan. They...
Habitat Restoration – Salmon Brook – Gander River Watercourse
July 15, 2026 - This project will restore access to Atlantic salmon habitat in Salmon Brook where debris has created pools in that trap salmon/trout during the hot/dry summer season when water levels recede...
Atlantic Salmon Smolt Assessment – Terra Nova River
July 15, 2026 - FABEC will conduct a follow-up of their 2024 and 2025 smolt assessments of Terra Nova River as part of ASF’s Wild Salmon Watersheds program and their 5-year commitment to understand...
Habitat Role of Lakes for Atlantic Salmon – Terra Nova River
July 15, 2026 - This project will contribute to better understanding of how salmon use lacustrine habitat in the face of changing climate conditions. The study will assess the function of lakes in the...
Fish Friends Program
July 15, 2026 - Education and community leaders in central Newfoundland are very interested in actively participating and collaborating in the Fish Friends program that was developed and established by the Atlantic Salmon Federation...
Evaluating the northern advantage of Atlantic salmon in Nunatsiavut
July 15, 2026 - Nunatsiavut is near the northern edge of the Atlantic salmon range (Clarke et al. 2005), and it is still unknown what the Atlantic salmon's capacity is to move north and...
Habitat Re-assessment of Crabbes, Robinsons, and Highlands Rivers Tributaries
July 15, 2026 - Subsequent to previous habitat assessment surveys, there have been several extreme weather events, such as hurricane Fiona in 2022, that caused severe flooding in the Bay St. George rivers. It...
Implementing Wild Atlantic Salmon Conservation Strategies for Tabusintac Watershed and Municipality of Alnwick
July 15, 2026 - TWA and its partners will advance nine actions from the Atlantic Salmon Conservation Strategy for the Tabusintac headwaters, focusing on monitoring, habitat assessment, and collaborative stewardship. Seasonal water temperature, pH,...