Tag: salmon

NB Power files EIA for major restoration on the Skutik (St. Croix) River

Marine Conservation, Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

Today, the Department of Environment and Local Government registered NB Power’s project to restore Salmon Falls on the Skutik (St. Croix) River by decommissioning and removing the Milltown Dam.

“The removal of the Milltown Dam and restoration of Salmon falls will be good for fish like gaspereau and everything that eats them, good for the river, and good for the Bay of Fundy,” said Matthew Abbott, Fundy Baykeeper with the Conservation Council of New Brunswick.

The Milltown Dam is the first barrier migrating fish face as they swim up the Skutik river to their ancestral spawning grounds. Removing the dam and restoring Salmon Falls will allow for growing fish runs that are not limited by the size and effectiveness of the existing fish ladder.

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Low, warm water stresses river life

CCNB in the News, Freshwater Protection / Jon MacNeill

Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, spoke with the Fredericton Daily Gleaner in late July about the unusually low water level of some of New Brunswick’s rivers this summer. The Gleaner’s Michael Staples reports that stream flows in June were below normal across most of the province, with southern watersheds recording less than 45 per cent

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Big love for the St. Croix/Skutik River

CCNB in the News / Jon MacNeill

Our recent poll showing big support for the removal of the Milltown Dam and restoration of Salmon Falls received good coverage in regional media. As you’ll remember, last month the Conservation Council and Atlantic Salmon Federation commissioned Oraclepoll Research to ask residents of the St. Stephen, St. Andrews, McAdam, and Campobello region about their awareness

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Where our forest is being sprayed this summer

CCNB Blog / Jon MacNeill

Send your letter calling for an end to herbicide spraying on Crown land.

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EcoNews — Protecting wild salmon, a new way to give back, and inspiration for getting to #BetterThanNormal

EcoNews / Jon MacNeill

In this edition of EcoNews, our Fundy Baykeeper joins other leading ENGOs and fisheries associations in N.B. to call for a full Environmental Impact Assessment as a salmon farming company looks to expand its operations in the Bay of Fundy; our Executive Director shares with you her top webinar picks of the first 100+ days

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Fundy Baykeeper, ENGOs and Fishermen Associations call for EIA of proposed new salmon aquaculture sites in the Bay of Fundy

CCNB Blog, Marine Conservation, Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

Our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, has co-signed a letter to New Brunswick’s Minister of Environment and Local Government calling for proposed new salmon aquaculture sites in the Bay of Fundy to undergo a complete Environmental Impact Assessment. Kelly Cove Salmon’s proposal for new open-net pen salmon aquaculture sites in Maces Bay and Beaver Harbour is

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Let’s protect our marine ecosystems to achieve a resilient, equitable and sustainable blue economy

CCNB Blog, Marine Conservation / Anne Fauré

From Baie des Chaleurs to Cap Tourmentin, there are no shortage of local efforts to grow the coastal economy while protecting our critical marine environment. By supporting more projects like these, we will be more resilient in the face of world pandemics and environmental crises down the road. At the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference in

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IPCC’s special report on climate change and oceans is scientific call to action to protect coastal communities and critical inshore fisheries

CCNB Blog, Fundy Baykeeper, Marine Conservation, Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

The Conservation Council’s Marine Conservation Program issued the following statement with respect to the release of today’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): “This report is a scientific call to action that we must act urgently to drastically reduce the carbon pollution

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Our climate change and health special edition of EcoAlert Magazine is out!

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy, Climate and Jobs, Community, Uncategorized / Corey Robichaud

This climate change and health special edition of EcoAlert Magazineshines a light on climate change’s lesser-known public health consequences, guides you through our 2nd Annual Eco Buildings Tour, and more. Read it now for free!

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Feds approve Sisson mine proposal to dump waste in Atlantic salmon habitat

CCNB in the News / Joe Tunney

The federal government has approved a multi-million proposal by the Sisson Partnership to dump mine waste into two fish-bearing brooks that feed the Nashwaak River. The proposed Sisson mine was approved by the provincial government in 2015 but needs 40 conditions to be met before moving forward. The mine, owned by Northcliff Resources and

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