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Please be informed that according to the warm water protocol in place for the Miramichi River, starting tomorrow (July 15, 2025), 32 pools will be closed to all angling due to poor water conditions. These fishing restrictions will remain until conditions improve. Notice to anglers, as well as detailed descriptions of the closure, are available…

Please be advised that the 29 pools in the Miramichi River that were previously closed is reopening at 2:00pm today (July 9, 2025). The water temperatures have improved over the past two days.   Notice to anglers, as well as detailed descriptions of the closure, are available on DFO’s recreational fisheries website at the following…

Angling restrictions in effect for 3 salmon pools on the Miramichi River system Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) wishes to inform the public that recreational angling for all species of fish will be closed for 3 salmon pools starting on July 1 until December 31, 2025, on the Miramichi River system. Notice to anglers, as…

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The Atlantic salmon in the Miramichi face a serious crisis, prompting the North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council to devise an ambitious strategy for recovery. The Plamu First Five-Year Strategic Plan presents a distinct, Indigenous-led approach aimed at revitalizing salmon populations through collaborative decision-making, sustained federal support, and a Two-Eyed Seeing methodology that integrates Mi’kmaq wisdom…