Posts by Tehillah Porter

MSA President Mark Hambrook attended the DFO consultation held at Metepenagiag Lodge on March 19th. The e-mail to Minister Ashfield below was MSA’s initial response to the meeting at which DFO told attendees they were going to close all angling fisheries from the Newcastle Bridge to the Red Bank bridge from May 1st to June…

The following story appeared in the April 1st edition of the Miramichi Leader – the first part of the story is a bit mixed up but the last does clarify our position. Listen for MSA President Mark Hambrook on the Todd Veinotte radio show on News 88.9this afternoon at 3:15 further discussing the striped bass issue on…

By james foster Times & Transcript Staff 14 Feb 2013 08:05AM Their names can sound ominous, such as the dog-strangling vine, or downright appealing, like the flowering rush. But the most common name given invasive species in New Brunswick is “pest,” or at least that’s the most common word for them that can be used…

Enhancing our most iconic natural resource As a way of marking their 60th anniversary, the Miramichi Salmon Association has embarked on a $2 million fundraising campaign. This money is for existing programming and new initiatives. Given how the Miramichi River is renowned for its salmon fishery, we commend them for their continued forward thinking to…

Salmon association launches $2M campaign By Samantha Magee magee.samantha@miramichileader.com 11 Feb 2013 03:23PM MIRAMICHI — As the Miramichi Salmon Association celebrates its 60th anniversary of conservation efforts on behalf of the Atlantic salmon, they have launched a campaign to raise $2 million to fund existing programming and start new initiatives. The goal is to raise…