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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...

Broken brooks: Increasing access to salmon habitat through diverse partnerships
July 6, 2020 - The PWA will remediate fish passage through at least three barrier culverts by installing two outflow chutes and five rock weirs. On culverts assessed to have an outflow drop less...

Assessing and restoring aquatic connectivity in the central Nashwaak watershed
July 6, 2020 - In NWAI’s 3-year Action Plan, the assessment and improvement of aquatic connectivity within the Nashwaak Watershed was noted as a High Priority Action item. This project will build on NWAI’s...

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...

Restoring Ecosystems and Wild Origin Inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic Salmon through Marine Conservation Rearing
August 9, 2019 - 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...

Monitoring returning Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) population size in the Miramichi River using imaging sonar
August 9, 2019 - The Atlantic salmon population in the Miramichi River remains at a historically low level. This decline has triggered management intervention that has imposed a complete restriction on recreational fishing harvest....

‘Lost at Sea’ – Identifying the marine foraging grounds and resource use of Inner Bay of Fundy populations of Atlantic salmon
August 9, 2019 - To date, the iBoF recovery program has explicitly focused on the freshwater component of the life cycle of targeted populations. The program has been successful in increasing the number of...