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Assessment of Atlantic salmon recruitment prior to the restoration of river processes
February 5, 2025 - Description: Log drive activities linearized and leveled several areas of Escoumins River. If wood transportation accelerated, substrate generally became too coarse for Atlantic salmon spawning. Also, the shallow depth of...
Literature review on the cohabitation of recreational activities on salmon rivers and the carrying capacity of the environment
February 5, 2025 - Description: Since 2020, the pandemic and the exceptional traffic in the Gaspé region and elsewhere in Québec led to questions on recreational uses of salmon rivers and their impact. Since...
Assessment of the Salmon Cove River Watershed
February 5, 2025 - Description: The Salmon Cove River watershed in Conception Bay has been surveyed in the past by both the federal government (DFO) and industry (Vale NL) for potential habitat degradation and...
Development of a management plan for the Baie des Chaleurs watershed and characterization of Atlantic salmon habitat
February 4, 2025 - Description: This project will support the organization’s efforts to develop a management plan for the watershed. The group works with GINU as part of the federal initiative of the Aquatic...
Awareness of the importance of wild Atlantic salmon and its habitats: first scientific forum of the FQSA
June 1, 2022 - We want to hold the first FQSA scientific Forum with the interuniversity Alantic salmon research center (CIRSA), which will be take place in person and partially on the web. It...
Wild Atlantic slmon: Population recovery, monitoring and stewardship – Kouchibouguac and Kouchibouguacis Watersheds
May 31, 2022 - The Friends of Kouchibouguacis (TFK) have been performing various wild Atlantic salmon restoration initiatives since the year 2000. This project contains numerous components that will greatly benefit the wild Atlantic...
Characterization of the dynamics of sediment transport in Saint-Jean River, Saguenay
September 20, 2021 - Massive ripraps were installed on the banks after the flooding incident of July 1996. Ripraps create problems of river margins disconnection which alters river systems and reduces the quantity of...