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Nepisiguit salmon enhancement and assessment 2022
May 31, 2022 - The objectives of the 2022 project will be open up as many KM of suitable salmon habitat as possible by breaching abandoned beaver dams! Produce 80,000 swim up fry for...
Post-dam removal monitoring and restoration of Campbell Creek
May 31, 2022 - This project seeks to building on the successful removal of Campbell Creek Dam and restoration of fish passage to the creek in 2021. Tasks include: 1.Post-dam removal monitoring to evaluate...
Assessing and restoring aquatic connectivity in the Nashwaak Watershed
May 31, 2022 - This project builds on our successes over the last five years in assessing and improving fish passage in the Nashwaak watershed. Our strategy for improving aquatic connectivity employs a comprehensive...
Atlantic salmon smolt research on te Miramichi river 2022
May 31, 2022 - Adult Atlantic Salmon returns to the Miramichi River in 2019 were the lowest on record, according to DFO (Fisheries and Oceans Science Branch), with 2020 numbers stating the same. Understanding...
Atlantic salmon conservation strategy – Tomogonops River
May 31, 2022 - MREAC will prepare an Atlantic Salmon Conservation Strategy for Atlantic salmon on the Tomogonops River, tributary to the Northwest Miramichi River, N.B. In addition to available data on the Tomogonops...
Assessing Atlantic salmon habitat suitability and presence in the Meduxnekeag River watershed
May 31, 2022 - We would like to begin CABIN sampling, in combination with STREAM sampling (funded by Living Lakes Canada and WWF-Canada), to examine habitat suitability for Atlantic Salmon and ultimately determine whether...
Putting science behind riparian restoration efforts
May 31, 2022 - The KWRC will work to identify degraded riparian zones on agricultural ground along Trout Creek and work with landowners to implement Better Management Practices that improve natural conditions of valuable...
Wild Atlantic slmon: Population recovery, monitoring and stewardship – Kouchibouguac and Kouchibouguacis Watersheds
May 31, 2022 - The Friends of Kouchibouguacis (TFK) have been performing various wild Atlantic salmon restoration initiatives since the year 2000. This project contains numerous components that will greatly benefit the wild Atlantic...