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Smolt Tracking and Assessment

Recipient: Atlantic Salmon Federation
Approved Amount: $15,000
Year Approved: 2012

ASF researchers sonic tagged a total of 291 smolt during the 2012 field season from the following rivers: Miramichi (80), Restigouche (105), Cascapedia (64), and St. Jean, North Shore (42). All tracking equipment has been retrieved and downloaded for this season. Staff biologists are now in the process of analyzing the tagged smolt detection data.

Contact: Rob Beatty, 506-529-1031, rbeatty@asf.ca