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Monitoring returning Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) population size in Miramichi River using imaging sonar.
May 15, 2017 - The Atlantic salmon population in the Miramichi River has recently declined to unprecedentedly low levels. This decline has triggered management intervention that has imposed a complete restriction on recreational fishing...
Undertaking a Survey on Atlantic Salmon Population and Habitat in Bouctouche and Cocagne Watersheds.
May 15, 2017 - Southeastern Anglers Association along with its partners (Department of Fisheries and Oceans and Bouctouche First Nation) will survey the Atlantic salmon populations in the Bouctouche and Cocagne watersheds. Various sites...
Salmonid Habitat Remediation and Restoration.
May 15, 2017 - The Scoudouc River and its tributaries are known to have locations where the habitat has potential for spawning. Habitat improvements to enhance oxygenations and pools, and restoring erosion, siltation and...
Broken Brooks: Assessing and Remediating Culverts in the Petitcodiac and Memramcook River Watersheds.
May 15, 2017 - Culverts are a significant source of reduced habitat connectivity due to inappropriate design, improper installation, or poor maintenance. This can result in limited or restricted access to important upper reaches...
Nepisiquit Salmon Assessement and Enhancement 2017.
May 15, 2017 - The 2017 project is planned to commence with the processing of approximately 100,000 eyed salmon eggs from Charlo SEC through streamside incubation boxes set up by NSA volunteers, assisted by...
Assessing and Restoring Aquatic Connectivity in the Lower Nashwaak River.
May 15, 2017 - The Nashwaak Watershed Association Inc.’s (NAWI) Action Plan, developed to guide projects between 2017 and 2020, noted the assessment and improvement of aquatic connectivity within the watershed as a High...
Protecting and restoring MacPherson Brook, an important cold-water tributary to the Nashwaak River.
May 15, 2017 - MacPherson Brook, a cold-water stream in the community of Giants Glen, was identified during a 2016 geomorphic assessment and in the 2017-2020 Action Plan as an important source of cold...
Enhancing critically important wild Atlantic salmon habitat in the Miramichi River watershed.
May 15, 2017 - Salmon Brook – this project will remove the sediment deposition and increase flow conveyance at the mouth by narrowing the brook and redefining its channel thereby improving the concentration of...
Bartholomew River Atlantic Salmon Management Plan: Development & Implementation.
May 15, 2017 - MREAC will develop and implement an Atlantic salmon management plan for the Bartholomew River in 2017 and 2018 respectively. This plan will enhance awareness among fishers, landowners, and stakeholders and...