Posts by Vanessa McLaughlin

Earlier today, Chief George Ginnish, North Shore Micmac District Council Chair, released a moving statement regarding the planned 2022 smallmouth bass eradication project.   “It is important not to lose sight of what is at stake. To delay again does not mean we maintain the status quo, with smallmouth concentrated in Miramichi Lake, Lake Brook,…

Please be informed that according to the warm water protocol in place for the Miramichi River system, starting tomorrow, July 26th, 2022, 29 salmon pools across the system will be closed to all angling due to hot water conditions. For the list of Miramichi River pools closed during warm water protocol, please click the link…

DFO recently released the 2020 and 2021 salmon numbers. We are pleased to see a slight increase in 2021 numbers over 2020 and 2019 numbers, but there is still an overall trend of decreasing populations. To read the full report, please click the link below: View DFO Report

The MSA Communications Committee has launched an initiative to gather and preserve the oral history of the Miramichi as told by local icons, and to document the long and storied relationship between the local community, the MSA, and Atlantic Salmon.    “These wonderful stories tell about the pleasure and peace that being on the river can…

Ellie Smallwood, a second-year student at Mount Allison University, was named the first student through the Brian D. Moore Legacy Fund. The Brian D. Moore Legacy Fund was established by a group of Saint John-area MSA Directors in 2021 to honour past MSA Chair and long-time MSA Director Brian Moore and his lifelong dedication to…