CAST Update to Stakeholders
On Tuesday, May 21st, UNB PhD Candidates and graduate students presented the many interesting projects that are taking place on the Miramichi River and Tributaries. The Canadian Rivers Institute, UNB and CAST group explained their 7 Projects that are happening on the river this season as well one future project concerning sea-run trout in the…
Read MoreScience Day Speakers
The Miramichi Watershed Management Committee and the Miramichi Salmon Association would like to invite you to join us for the annual Science Day in Boiestown NB! The following is the schedule of events and list of speakers on April 26th at the Central New Brunswick Woodmen’s Museum: 9:30am Tea and Coffee 10:00am Martin Noël, Manager,…
Read MoreIce 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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