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CAST 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 MoreScience Day April 27th 2018 Agenda
Science Day 2018 Friday April 27th Central NewBrunswick Woodmen’s Museum Boiestown, NB Schedule of Events 9:30am Tea and Coffee 10:00am Stephen Sutton, Coordinator of Community Outreach and Engagement, ASF Topic: Atlantic Salmon: An International Perspective 10:30am Paul Chamberland, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Topic: Improving Salmon population assessment through…
Read MoreMSA President to be featured at the Saint John Union Club
Mark Hambook, MSA President, will be the key note speaker at this month’s Speaker Series Luncheon, being held at the Union Club in Saint John, N.B. on March 22, 2018. Mark will be providing an update on the status of the Miramichi River’s wild Atlantic salmon, the various threats and challenges they face, and the…
Read MoreSaving wild Atlantic Salmon – CAST Efforts are Making a Difference
MSA President Mark Hambrook issued the following Press Release Monday July 24th, 2017. As we reach the mid-point of the 2017 adult wild Atlantic salmon returns to the Miramichi River, it is becoming apparent that not enough salmon are returning to meet critical spawning levels. Salmon stocks in New Brunswick are in crisis. Thirty percent…
Read MoreSpotlight on Guide, Camp Manager/Owner Mervin Green
When first arriving at Mervin Green’s home I was fully expecting to hear some great fishing tales about guiding on the Miramichi River. What I walked away with was 3 hours of stories about adventures across Canada and reasons why women are the best fisherman to guide. Although born in Saskatchewan in 1934 Mervin’s family…
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