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Development of a management plan for the Baie des Chaleurs watershed and characterization of Atlantic salmon habitat
February 4, 2025 - Description: This project will support the organization’s efforts to develop a management plan for the watershed. The group works with GINU as part of the federal initiative of the Aquatic...
Letting Rivers Run Wild: Monitoring of iBoF Atlantic Salmon in Irish River
February 4, 2025 - Description: ACAP Saint John seeks to expand monitoring efforts in Irish River, an iBoF river, to confirm salmon presence and abundance. The presence of salmon was confirmed in this once...
Immediately improving estuary survival of Atlantic salmon smolts by active management in the Miramichi River
February 3, 2025 - Description: Through previous research work, combined effort from UNB-INTEL and ASF has unequivocally determined that the largest factor currently negatively affecting survival of ocean-bound salmon smolts in Miramichi River is...
Development of a modelling framework to quantify cumulative effects of land use and climate change on juvenile Atlantic salmon
February 3, 2025 - Description: This project builds upon a FCAS project entitled “Development and implementation of a modelling tool to investigate how freshwater ecosystems influence wild Atlantic salmon populations”. In this initial project,...
Assessment of wild Atlantic salmon host variables associated with sea lice susceptibility in different environments with varying intensity of salmon aquaculture.
February 3, 2025 - Description : Declines in wild Atlantic salmon in Conne River, along the South coast of Newfoundland, have increased speculation amongst communities, First Nations and anglers surrounding the role of aquaculture...
Consequences of interbreeding between farmed and wild salmon under climate change: effects on thermal tolerance
February 3, 2025 - Description: The proposed research aims to assess the consequences of interbreeding between farmed and wild salmon, particularly in terms of thermal tolerance. Introgression of farm genes into wild populations may...
Assessing and modeling within and among stream variability in insect drift availability of western Newfoundland streams.
February 3, 2025 - Description : Insect drift abundance in streams influences growth and survival of juvenile Atlantic salmon. The proposed research will examine the distribution and abundance of stream insect drift within and...
Designing, building and monitoring thermal refuges in an era of warming rivers.
February 3, 2025 - Description: Thermally stable patches in rivers, known as thermal refuges, are used by cold-water species like Atlantic salmon to alleviate thermal stress in the summer and winter through behavioural thermoregulation....