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Miramichi-area Salmon Numbers are Encouraging
An article printed in the Miramichi Leader discusses salmon numbers with MSA President Mark Hambrook. Read it – Miramichi area salmon numbers are encouraging.
Read MoreMSA Addresses Parliamentary Standing Committee
On Tuesday, May 26, 2015, Board Officers from the Miramichi Salmon Association appeared (via videoconferencing) before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. This Committee, made up of ten (10) Members of Parliament from across Canada, is conducting a study on Recreational Fisheries in Canada and as such, is seeking input and…
Read MoreRecent Newspaper Articles – April 24th 2015
Work to solve salmon problem can’t all be done in-house – April 21st 2015 Catch-and-release only part of the solution – editorial April 13th 2015 First Nation wants trade-off for salmon netting – April 12th 2015 Catch and release regulation a good first step in dealing with salmon crisis – April 10th 2015 City blown…
Read MoreIt’s catch and release only this season for salmon fishing on the Miramichi: DFO
SAMANTHA MAGEE Miramichi Leader April 7, 2015 This year’s salmon fishing season will be catch and release only on the Miramichi River and throughout the Gulf of St. Lawrence region in the rest of the province and in Nova Scotia. The ban on retention, announced in a news release on Tuesday, is one of the…
Read MoreStriped Bass Recreational Fishing 2015 & 2016
Moncton, NB – April 7, 2015 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) today approved the Multiyear Plan for Striped Bass Recreational Fishing in the waters adjacent to the Maritime Provinces in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence for 2015 and 2016. Compared to 2014, seven days in the retention fishery and 31 days in the…
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