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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…

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…

Moncton, NB – April 7, 2015 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada wishes to inform the public of important changes in the management of Atlantic salmon recreational angling in the Gulf Region in 2015. The new conservation measures in the Atlantic salmon recreational fishery are the following: New Brunswick The yearly fishing quota for small salmon…

Kris McDavid     Miramichi Leader March 25th 2015 Big-money prizing is always a surefire way to grab people’s attention and organizers of the city’s upcoming striped bass derby are hopeful the injection of some cold, hard cash will sweeten the pot enough to put the event over the top. The Miramichi Striper Cup, being organized by…

David Wilson MSA Chairman’s Opening Statement to the Ministerial Advisory Committee for Atlantic Salmon  My name is David Wilson and I’m the volunteer Chairman of the Miramichi Salmon Association. Our organization has been in existence for over 60 years and its mission is to preserve the Atlantic salmon on the Miramichi River in perpetuity. We…