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Fish Friends Program
July 15, 2026 - Education and community leaders in central Newfoundland are very interested in actively participating and collaborating in the Fish Friends program that was developed and established by the Atlantic Salmon Federation...
Evaluating the northern advantage of Atlantic salmon in Nunatsiavut
July 15, 2026 - Nunatsiavut is near the northern edge of the Atlantic salmon range (Clarke et al. 2005), and it is still unknown what the Atlantic salmon's capacity is to move north and...
Nepisiguit Salmon Population and Habitat Assessment
July 14, 2026 - This project will implement a coordinated monitoring and assessment program across seven rivers and three tributaries to support Atlantic salmon conservation and watershed management. In spring, a smolt wheel will...
Atlantic Salmon Smolt Assessment – Terra Nova River
July 31, 2025 - FABEC will conduct a follow-up of their 2024 smolt assessment of Terra Nova River as part of the Wild Salmon Watersheds and their 5-year commitment to understand salmon productivity in...
The West River acid mitigation project 2021
September 15, 2021 - Since 2005, the West River Acid Mitigation Project has been mitigating the impacts of acid rain and, resultantly, increasing the annual production of wild Atlantic Salmon smolts > 300%. The...
Assessing mortality and injury during turbine passage for Atlantic Salmon smolts passing downstream of Mactaquac Dam using autonomous “sensor fish”
September 13, 2021 - Downstream passage through turbines is a significant source of Atlantic salmon smolt mortality. However, turbine passage is often the only available downstream passage route at Mactaquac Dam. The proponent proposes...