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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...