Eel River Recovery Project

The watershed of Eel River was assessed for freshwater habitat and Atlantic salmon densities.  Multiple habitat variables were collected. A total of 375 Atlantic salmon were captured by electrofisher at the six sites. The average juvenile Atlantic salmon densities were 24.0 per 100m² for fry, 6.8 per 100m² for small parr and 4.8 per 100m² for large parr. 40 Grilse were counted at a counting fence along with 42 small salmon counted from Sept 2 to Nov 2^nd. Redd surveys were conducted and 51 redds were counted.