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Atlantic Salmon Smolt Research on the Miramichi River 2024
February 4, 2025 - Description: 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 2022...
Atlantic Salmon Conservation Strategy – Tracadie River Watershed
February 4, 2025 - Description: In 2024 MREAC will prepare an Atlantic Salmon Conservation Strategy on the Tracadie River and its tributaries in northeastern New Brunswick. Local networking and stakeholder interviews will provide an...
Redd-y, Set, Grow: Riparian Restoration for Redd Conservation
February 4, 2025 - Description: This project will rely on HRAA’s members, dedicated volunteers, and participants of HRAA’s Angling Committee to assist in juvenile electrofishing surveys, redd count surveys, and riparian restoration. Project activities...
Wild Atlantic Salmon Population Recovery and Conservation
February 4, 2025 - Description: The purpose of this project is to perform Atlantic Salmon population restoration within the watersheds (Kouchibouguacis and Kouchibouguac). The goal is to increase the adult spawning population to a...
Habitat Evaluation and Enhancement within the Kouchibouguac and Kouchibouguacis Watersheds
February 4, 2025 - Description: The purpose of this project is to perform habitat restoration within the watersheds (Kouchibouguacis and Kouchibouguac). The goal is to maximize improvements to the environment such that Atlantic Salmon...
The Recovery of Endangered Inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic Salmon to Historic Salmon Rivers Withing the Petitcodiac Watershed
February 4, 2025 - Description: The Fort Folly Habitat Recovery Program will undertake the following activities in 2024. Conduct LGB unfed fry releases into nursery habitat of the Petitcodiac Watershed Release FSR adult salmon...
WATERSHADE Phase 2
February 4, 2025 - Description: This project consists in implementing actions resulting from the implementation plan developed in Phase 1 of the Watershade project. The thermal refuges policy and the decision tree will be...
Opening up breeding habitat by breaching beaver dams
February 4, 2025 - Description: Using arial surveys and computerized tools, the Conseil de Gestion du Bassin Versant de la Rivière Restigouche will locate the dams on the Patapédia, Upsalquitch and Kedgwick sections of...
Restoring Access to Fish Habitat & Assessing Salmon Populations in the Belleisle Watershed
February 4, 2025 - Description: The purpose of this project is to restore access through culverts identified as barriers to fish passage in the Belleisle watershed and assess salmon populations in the watershed to...