Miramichi River salmon numbers hit record low in 2014

Environmental | 206810 hits | Sep 17 7:17 am | Posted by: DrCaleb

The world-famous Miramichi River is experiencing a salmon decline that "is among the worst in recorded history." New numbers released by the Miramichi Salmon Association and the Atlantic Salmon Federation put the number of salmon returning to the river th

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by martin14
Wed Sep 17, 2014 4:48 pm
New numbers released by the Miramichi Salmon Association and the Atlantic Salmon Federation put the number of salmon returning to the river this year at about 12,000, despite near perfect angling conditions

There used to be hundreds of thousands of salmon in the Miramichi.

wtf ?
by Thanos
Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:53 pm
Golly, would letting the local Natives fish year-round while the area white guys are restricted to only a few weeks have anything to do with this type of decline?
by Zipperfish
Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:03 pm
Atlantic salmon? Barely edible.

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