Field Notes
Field Program Update for May
Even with the very slow, cold, and wet start to our 2018 field season, our May programs have been very successful! The month started with assisting the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) with their Kelt Tracking Program. We tagged 24 Kelt with internal acoustic transmitters and released them back into the River. These transmitters emit a…
Read MoreWater Temperatures in the Miramichi Watershed : Real Time!
Water Temperatures in Miramichi today Sept 11, 2017 are: SWM @ Doaktown-15.508 °C NWM @ Wayerton- 14.160 °C LSWM @ Upper Oxbow- 14.902 °C You can keep up to date on water temperatures by heading to our friends at MREAC Site! (Also located in the quick links) http://mreac.org/project/real-time-monitoring/
Read MoreStriped Bass Fisheries Reopened on the Northwest Miramichi
DFO has reopened the Striped Bass Fisheries on the Northwest Miramichi with the new daily catch limit of two fish per day starting June 15th, 2017 and ending September 1st, 2017. For the full details on the Striped Bass Regulations for 2017 please visit the DFO website here. http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Gulf/FAM/Recreational-Fisheries/2017-Striped-Bass
Read MoreDFO Announcement: Striped bass spawning ground angling closure in the Northwest Miramichi River from June 1 to June 9, 2017
Moncton, New Brunswick – Updated May 30, 2017* – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced the dates of the closure of angling during the Striped bass spawning period in a portion of the Northwest Miramichi River. From Thursday, June 1 to Friday, June 9, 2017 inclusively, angling will be prohibited from the bridge in Red…
Read MoreDFO Announces 2017 Striped Bass Regulations
On Friday, March 31, 2017, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) announced new regulations for the 2017 Striped Bass Recreational Fishery in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Noteworthy are three significant changes that have been implemented for 2017; the season will now run from April 15 to October 31 (inland waters of the Miramichi…
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