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Thank you to MSA Director Ian Cavanagh for designing this commemorative salmon fly in honour of our 70th anniversary! The Miramichi Platinum is intended to be fished wet and features the MSA’s signature blue colour palette, a silver tinsel tag, and silver ribbing with seven turns – one for each decade the MSA has been conducting…

The Miramichi Salmon Association is seeking a capable individual to fill a short-term position conducting conservation work on the Miramichi River. This is a 40 hr/week position over a 6-week term in the fall of 2023. Please click below to view the full job posting. MSA Job Posting

Update: Following the publication of this news release, Environment and Climate Change Canada has made water temperature data publicly available again.  Click Here to Access Hydrometric Data The Miramichi Salmon Association (MSA) is encouraging Environment and Climate Change Canada’s National Hydrological Service (NHS) to once again share water temperature information with the public. Since 2022,…

Please be advised that the 29 salmon pools in the Miramichi River system that were previously closed will be reopening starting tomorrow, August 2nd, 2023. An official notice to anglers is available on DFO’s recreational fisheries website. DFO Notice

On July 26th, 2023, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier was sworn in as the new Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. She was one of several ministers to assume a new position in the cabinet on Wednesday. Minister Lebouthillier is a Liberal MP for the Quebec riding of Gaspésie-Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, has experience with…