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Atlantic Salmon Smolt Research on the Miramichi River 2025
July 25, 2025 - Adult Atlantic salmon returns to the Miramichi River in 2019 were the lowest on record, according to DFO (Fisheries and Oceans Science Branch), with very little change in recent years....
Miramichi River Environmental Assessment Committee
July 25, 2025 - In 2025 MREAC will prepare an Atlantic Salmon Conservation Strategy on the St. Nicholas River and its three significant tributaries in northeastern New Brunswick. Local networking and stakeholder interviews will...
Farmers Helping Fish
July 25, 2025 - The KWRC has long worked in collaboration with agriculture landowners to improve riparian health on their farms while also improving aquatic ecosystem connectivity. This project will look at farms within...
Supporting Salmon: Addressing Habitat Degradation, Food Web Exploration, and Smallmouth Bass Predation
July 25, 2025 - New Brunswick's Wolastoq-Saint John River watershed faces severe ecological degradation from agriculture, human disturbance, and climate change, impacting Atlantic salmon populations. In 2024, the HRAA observed critical issues in the...
Wild Atlantic Salmon Population Recovery and Conservation – Greater Kouchibouguac Watershed
July 25, 2025 - This project aims to restore Atlantic Salmon populations in the Kouchibouguacis and Kouchibouguac watersheds to levels supporting a recreational fishery. To achieve this, the project will: A) implement long-term salmon...
Environmental Stabilization and Improvement within the Greater Kouchibouguac Watershed
July 25, 2025 - To enhance Atlantic Salmon habitat in the Kouchibouguacis and Kouchibouguac watersheds, this project will implement a multi-faceted restoration strategy. This includes: A) comprehensive aquatic environment monitoring using protocols like CABIN...
Watershed Characteristics and Geomorphological Study – Kouchibouguac and Kouchibouguacis Watersheds
July 25, 2025 - GKWA, in collaboration with O’Sullivan Ecohydraulics and GINU, will conduct a focused habitat assessment within the Greater Kouchibouguac watershed, specifically targeting the Kouchibouguacis and Kouchibouguac rivers. This project aims to...
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...
Conserving Salmon and Creating Connectivity in the Belleisle Watershed
July 25, 2025 - The purpose of ‘Conserving Salmon and Creating Connectivity in the Belleisle Watershed.’ Is to restore access through culverts and structures identified as barriers to fish passage in the Belleisle watershed...