MSA Jack T. H. Fenety Conservation Scholarship awarded to Mr. David Roth, Ph.D Candidate, UNB

Jack T. H. Fenety Conservation Scholarship from the Miramichi Salmon Association The Miramichi Salmon Association offers a major scholarship for salmon research in honour of its long-time former President, Jack Fenety. The Jack T. H. Fenety Conservation Scholarship is awarded annually to a graduate student conducting meaningful research about Atlantic Salmon and/or its habitat, with…

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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…

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Decimation of Atlantic Salmon Spawning Grounds

Inquiry—Debate Adjourned Hon. David Richards rose pursuant to notice of October 2, 2018: That he will call the attention of the Senate to the decimation of Atlantic salmon spawning grounds on the Miramichi, Restigouche and their tributaries. He said: Honourable senators, I am going to talk about my river for a bit. What we call fish…

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September Field Program Update

It has been a busy September for our field crew. Our two MSA field technicians were helping DFO electrofish for juvenile abundance at their baseline sites. These historic sites are monitored on an annual basis to assess Atlantic salmon juvenile abundance on the Miramichi River system. Broodstock collection has kicked off already with collections from…

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Field 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…

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