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Watershed Resilience and Risk Mapping Initiative for IBoF and OBoF Salmon Rivers
July 14, 2026 - The Hammond River Angling Association and Fort Folly Habitat Recovery are launching a collaborative, cross‑regional program to better understand how water chemistry affects Atlantic salmon health across the Outer and...
Petitcodiac and Big Salmon: Reviving iBoF Atlantic Salmon for a Sustainable Future
July 14, 2026 - This project supports the recovery of endangered inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon in the Petitcodiac watershed by expanding monitoring capacity, strengthening collaborative research, and enhancing conservation actions. A spring...
Recovering endangered inner Bay of Fundy (IBoF) Atlantic salmon in the Petitcodiac Watershed & Big Salmon River
July 25, 2025 - The goals of the “Recovering endangered iBoF Atlantic salmon in the Petitcodiac Watershed and Big Salmon River” project are the following: •Conduct Live Gene Bank (LGB) Program unfed fry releases...
Letting Rivers Run Wild: Continued Monitoring of iBoF Atlantic Salmon in Black River and Irish River
July 25, 2025 - ACAP Saint John will expand Atlantic salmon monitoring in the Black and Irish Rivers. In the Black River, where salmon presence is confirmed and an estimated 420 parr were previously...
Mapping riparian morphology change for critical habitat conservation and watershed management planning
February 5, 2025 - Description: This applied research project aims to evaluate climate change impacts relating to watershed degradation of salmon habitats with a focus on the culturally significant endangered inner Bay of Fundy...
Letting rivers run wild: Removing fish passage barriers in two Inner Bay of Fundy (iBoF) rivers
May 31, 2022 - ACAP Saint John has been working on habitat restoration initiatives over the past three years within seven iBoF salmon rivers from Mispec to St. Martin’s, with management plans created for...