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WaterShade Year 3 – Focus on Priority Assets
July 25, 2025 - The WaterShade project will improve thermal refuges conservation with a progressive approach. Based on work completed in previous phases, this phase is focussed on the implementation of targeted actions to...

Opening up breeding habitat by breaching beaver dams
July 25, 2025 - Dams on the Patapédia, Upsalquitch and Kedgwick sections of Restigouche River will be identified with the use of arial surveys and computerized tools. Field crews will be deployed to open...

Finalization of a management plan for the Chaleur Bay Watershed and Characterization of Atlantic salmon habitat in the Millstream and Aux Ormes Rivers
July 25, 2025 - The project is focussed on Millstream and Aux Ormes Rivers, which both contain two of the important populations of Atlantic salmon. The objective is to support the development of a...

Habitat and Migration Enhancement in Tributaries of the Lower Wolastoq
July 25, 2025 - ACAP Saint John will improve Atlantic salmon and fish habitat in the lower Wolastoq (St. John River) tributaries by: 1. Developing restoration plans for the lower Nerepis River and Milligan...

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...

Implications of salmon conservation and rearing strategies on epigenetics and riparian ecosystems in New Brunswick, Canada
July 25, 2025 - River ecosystems on Canada’s East Coast face nutrient limitations, largely due to the decline in anadromous fish like Atlantic salmon, which are critical for transporting marine-derived nutrients (MDNs) that enrich...

Measuring the Effects of Habitat Restoration & Abundance Supplementation on Atlantic Salmon Populations
July 25, 2025 - A literature review and peer-reviewed publication will be completed that examines the challenges globally for Atlantic Salmon restoration. This research project ultimately aims to evaluate the outcomes and consequences of...