Striped bass spawning ground angling closure in the Northwest Miramichi River from June 4 to June 8, 2018
Moncton, New Brunswick –June 1, 2018 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced the dates of the closure of angling during the striped bass spawning period in 2018 in a portion of the Northwest Miramichi River. From June 4 to June 8, 2018, angling will be prohibited from the bridge in Red Bank downriver approximately 6.5…
Read MoreField 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 MoreCAST Update
CAST (Collaboration for Atlantic Salmon Tomorrow) – UNB Throughout the Miramichi watershed, temperature loggers and discharge measuring pressure loggers are being deployed to monitor seasonal physical changes in the river. The dropping water levels allowed us to activate the sonar sites in the Southwest River near Blackville and in the Little Southwest River near Upper…
Read MoreYouth Celebration of Fish NB Day
Join us on June 2nd for NB Fish Days on the Miramichi! Kids aged 14 and under and their families are welcome to this youth-centered event. Fishing will take place at Wilson’s Point (behind the Enclosure campground) from 10AM-2PM. There will be a free BBQ and beverages served for all those registered. This FREE community…
Read MoreAtlantic Salmon Recreational Fishing for the Gulf Region in 2018
Moncton, New Brunswick – April 27, 2018 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) will maintain the current catch and release management measures for the recreational fishery throughout the Gulf Region for 2018, in order to further protect Atlantic salmon. These management measures are implemented because the returns of salmon did not reach the minimum required for…
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