October 12, 2017 Alma, New Brunswick Parks Canada Agency

An innovative partnership between government, industry and academia called Fundy Salmon Recovery, is celebrating the successful release of a record number of wild, adult inner Bay of Fundy (iBoF) Atlantic salmon to rivers in southern New Brunswick. Today, nearly 1,000 salmon were released to their native river in Fundy National Park.

“This is an exciting collaboration between the Government of New Brunswick, its partners, industry, First Nations and the scientific community to help the Bay of Fundy’s wild salmon population rebound. Our government is proud of the important role it has played by creating the world’s first designated wild salmon conservation site.” – The Honorable Rick Doucet, Minister of Energy and Resource Development, Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries

“As long standing partners with Fundy National Park, we are so proud to be part of this innovative approach in recovery of Atlantic salmon here in the park and on the Petitcodiac River. Salmon are so important to us and are an essential part of a healthy ecosystem on which we all depend; we are happy to have this opportunity to reconnect our youth with the land and this iconic species through this work.” – Rebecca Knockwood, Chief of Fort Folly First Nation

The 2017 Salmon Release was celebrated with Members of Parliament Alaina Lockhart and Karen Ludwig and the Honourable Rick Doucet, New Brunsw ...