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Connectivity Restoration on Terra Nova River
July 27, 2023 - This project will conduct trials of fish-flow devices on two beaver dams to assess the effectiveness and financial feasibility of these devices in allowing salmon passage past the dams. The...
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Atlantic Salmon Education in Newfoundland & Labrador 2023
July 27, 2023 - The Atlantic Salmon Education in Newfoundland & Labrador 2023 project will build on expertise developed by offering education opportunities within Salmonier Nature Park as well as through outreach throughout the...
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Freshwater Management Plan for Hare Bay, Great Northern Peninsula
July 27, 2023 - Hare Bay on the Great Northern Peninsula of NL has been identified by both Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada as an area of interest for potential coastal conservation...
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Education to Increase Knowledge, Best Practices for Salmon Conservation
July 27, 2023 - Using education and awareness-building strategies, Intervale will increase public knowledge of Atlantic salmon conservation needs, train target audience groups in best practices to reduce harm to salmon and damage to...
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Stream assessments for monitoring, watershed planning, and groundwork for future freshwater productivity improvement
July 27, 2023 - We seek to assess/monitor streams in the Exploits River watershed. We will evaluate spatial variability in temporal changes in water temperatures and water chemistry (related to productivity). Abundance of juvenile...
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Salmon Brook fishway
July 27, 2023 - This project will monitor and record daily returns of salmon to the fishway, will conduct salmon scale sampling, collect DNA for testing, record water levels and temperature, and maintain the...
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Consequences of interbreeding between farmed and wild salmon under climate change: effects on thermal tolerance
June 26, 2023 - 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...
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Climate change vulnerability assessment framework to support the conservation of Atlantic salmon in rivers
July 14, 2022 - Vulnerability of Atlantic salmon to climate change has been assessed on a provincial scale in Newfoundland and Labrador [19,20]. The study found that Atlantic salmon have the highest exposure and...
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Living rivers: Education, signage, and habitat assessment for Atlantic salmon and salmon habitat in Newfoundland and Labrador
June 1, 2022 - Intervale’s project objectives, through its “Living Rivers” initiative, are: 1) encourage reports of illegal fishing and sale of wild salmon2) reduce threats to salmon habitat on select rivers of southwestern...