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Ice Breaker Weekend
Please join us for a fun filled weekend starting on Friday, April 26th at 9:30am with the “Science Day” at the Woodsman Museum in Boiestown, hosted by the Miramichi Watershed Management Committee and the MSA. We will have a number of speakers presenting on issues pertinent to Atlantic Salmon and the Miramichi watershed. Science day…
Read MoreCAST Scientists Internationally Published for Largest Genetic Study in North America on Wild Salmon
The CAST (Collaboration for Atlantic Salmon Tomorrow) team of six scientists recently completed the largest study of wild Atlantic salmon genetics in a North American river. Their peer reviewed work on the Miramichi River has been published in the international journal Molecular Ecology. To read the full article, follow this link: https://irvingwoodlands.com/jdi-woodlands-stories-cast-genetic-study.aspx
Read MoreResponse to Proposed SAS Research Article
In response to the article recently published by CBC, CAST would like to further comment what is known to science about natural selection process during the migration in oceanic environment in Atlantic salmon, and what the proposed SAS research by CAST means with regard to this question. Follow this link to read the full response:…
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65th Annual Boston Dinner In this, our 65th year, the MSA is proud to recognize and honor the International Year of the Salmon at our upcoming MSA Boston Dinner on February 2nd, 2019 at the Marriott Boston Burlington. We wanted to remind you to book your accommodations before January 15th, 2019 to ensure that you…
Read MoreMSA October Conservation Update
October was a whirlwind of a month! The MSA field crew has been very busy with the beaver dam management program and broodstock collection. Beaver dams are known barriers to adult Atlantic salmon migrating upstream to spawn, blocking access to habitat in the upper reaches of brooks and streams. Beavers can repair active dams within…
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