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Research Document - 2002/025

A review of Atlantic salmon enhancement activities on the Terra Nova River (SFA 5), Newfoundland

By Bourgeois, C. E., Murray, J., and Clarke, G.

Abstract

The development of the Terra Nova River stock of Atlantic salmon, through enhancement activities, is documented from 1954 to 2001. Counts of salmon up to 2001 are presented for the two fishways constructed in the mid 1950's. Stocking activities subsequent to the provision of fish passage around Mollyguajeck Falls in 1985 are documented. A brief discussion of the success of Atlantic salmon in colonising newly opened habitat is compared for three methodologies: (i) straying of adults (ii) adult transfers and (iii) fry stocking. The data suggest that the greatest stock growth appears to be in the part of the watershed presently undergoing fry stocking.

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