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Telegraph Journal CHRIS MORRIS         Legislature Bureau                            26 Nov 2013 FREDERICTON – A leading New Brunswick salmon conservation organization is calling for an unrestricted fishing season for striped bass in the Miramichi River estuary to help save struggling Atlantic salmon populations. The Miramichi Salmon Association said in a statement Tuesday it is gravely concerned about the large number…

Striped Bass Pose a Serious Threat to Salmon Smolts – Unrestricted Fishing Season for Striped Bass is Urged Miramichi Salmon Association Press Release; Monday, November 25, 2013 The Miramichi Salmon Association (MSA) is gravely concerned about the huge number of striped bass spawning in the Miramichi River estuary with estimates as high as 400,000 of…

K. BRYANNAH JAMES JAMES.KELSEY@MIRAMICHILEADER.COM  11 Nov 2013     MIRAMICHI— It doesn’t matter if you like your Miramichi Salmon Association president grilled or barbecued, because one way or another he’s about to get roasted. All of which is in good fun, of course. Mark Hambrook, president of the local association is going to have all eyes on him…

As the season draws to a close many of you are probably wondering about the research we have been involved in this season. Though the final results are not in I thought I would give you a short synopsis of where we are with the kelt tracking program.  In early May, ASF and MSA tagged…

The second annual “Jody Harrison Memorial Fall Salmon Classic” on the Little Southwest Miramichi was held from October 3rd to 6th, 2013 at the Otter Brook Salmon Club. Chris Barnett, Shawn Dickson, Geoff Barnett, Greg MacDonald, Jason Currie, Derrick Bathurst, Marc Thebeau and Richard Cormier raised $180.00 which they donated to the MSA Northwest Miramichi Smolt…