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World Oceans Day means a lot to us here at Fundy Baykeeper. While the ocean, and its health, impacts those who live and work on the coast, it also matters a great deal to all of us, regardless of where we live. For as long as humans have existed, the oceans, especially the millions of […]
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In the past week (May 10-16), more than 83,736 alewife (also known as gaspereu) moved up the Milltown fishway located at the head-of-tide on the Skutik (St. Croix River) between New Brunswick and Maine. The Skutik and its watershed are at the heart of Peskotomuhkati Territory. Seeing the spawning run off to such a strong start is
Alewife are running up the Milltown Dam fishway for the last time! Read More »
On May 27, an extraordinary event will take place in Maine, hosted by the Schoodic Riverkeepers: the Schoodic River Alewife Run. This family-friendly relay run is open to all ages and starts from the Sipayik Passamaquoddy Community and ends in Forest City, tracing the very path that alewife take upriver.
Celebrating the Alewife’s journey: The Schoodic River Alewife Run Read More »
Officials with Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans spotted a right whale nicknamed Snow Cone this past weekend (Saturday, July 23), entangled in fishing rope in the Gulf of St. Lawrence between northern New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
Snow Cone, ‘Star’ Of Right Whale Doc, Spotted Entangled Off N.B. coast Read More »
More projects to restore critical coastal and marine habitat and increased protections for vulnerable wildlife like the endangered North Atlantic right whale are part of what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dubs the Oceans Protection Plan 2.0.
$3.5-Billion Oceans Plan Will Protect Right Whales And Crack Down On Marine Polluters Read More »
North Atlantic right whales are dying faster than they can reproduce. With less than 350
remaining, these great whales rarely die of natural causes. Instead, they are run over by
ships or suffer lethal injuries from fishing gear.
Conservation Council Partners To Present Award-Winning Right Whale Documentary Read More »
The Peskotomuhkati Nation continues to lead an inspiring restoration of the Skutik (St. Croix) River.
“What Happens To The Alewife Happens To Us” Read More »
The Conservation Council’s Marine Conservation team has been following the U.S. researchers’ important work of monitoring changes in the Gulf of Maine and studying the complex effects of climate change in the northwest Atlantic.
Warming Waters Will Bring Big Changes to Bay of Fundy Read More »
Survey finds broad support for restoration of free flow on the lower St. Croix River ST. ANDREWS — A new poll shows an overwhelming majority of people living in St. Stephen and surrounding communities support NB Power’s plan to remove the Milltown Dam, restoring free flow to approximately 15-kilometers of the lower St. Croix River,
Poll shows overwhelming support for Milltown Dam removal Read More »
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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