Fisheries and Oceans Canada would like to advise boaters that research equipment will soon be placed in several New Brunswick and Nova Scotia salmon rivers. These nets, fences and traps could be hazardous to navigation and boaters should take care to avoid them. Listed below are gear types, their locations, as well as installation and removal dates.
Miramichi River Watershed - New Brunswick
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River
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Gear Type
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Location
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Dates of operation
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Northwest Miramichi River
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Rotary screw trap
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Wayerton Bridge Route 430
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47.1347° N
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65.8334° W
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May 1 to June 15
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Northwest Miramichi River
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Partial counting fence
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East channel below Little Sevogle River
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47.0152° N
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65.8380° W
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June 1 to September 1
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Northwest Miramichi River Estuary
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Commercial type fish trap (box trap)
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East side of channel 700 meters upstream of Red Bank Bridge
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46.9481° N
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65.8211° W
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June 1 to October 30
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Northwest Miramichi River Estuary
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Commercial type fish trap (box trap)
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West side of channel 200 meters downstream of Red Bank Bridge
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46.9347° N
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65.7841° W
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June 1 to October 30
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Northwest Miramichi River Estuary
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Commercial type fish trap (box trap)
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Cassilis – west side of channel
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46.9375° N
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65.7833° W
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May 1 to October 30
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Miramichi River Estuary
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Commercial type fish trap (box trap)
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North side of channel 2 km below the Anderson Bridge
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46.9787° N
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65.5822° W
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May 1 to October 30
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Lake Brook
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Barrier fence
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Miramichi Lake
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46.4635° N
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66.9650° W
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May 1 to November 15
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Rocky Brook
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Rotary screw trap
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30 metres upstream from the mouth
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46.6005° N
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66.6314° W
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May 1 to June 15 and September 15 to November 30
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Southwest Miramichi River Estuary
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Commercial type fish trap (box trap)
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Millerton – north side of channel
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46.8776° N
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65.6640° W
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May 1 to October 30
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Southwest Miramichi River Estuary
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Commercial type fish trap (box trap)
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North side of channel 350 metres upstream of railway bridge
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46.9540° N
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65.5940° W
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May 1 to October 30
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Southwest Miramichi River
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Rotary screw trap
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Bridge at Porter Cove
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46.4941° N
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66.3540° W
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May 1 to June 15
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Southwest Miramichi River
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Fish barrier
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Slate Island Camp
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46.5347° N
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66.8814° W
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July 15 to September 15
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Dungarvon River
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Rotary screw trap
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Mouth of the Dungarvon River
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46.8162° N
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65.9023° W
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May 1 to June 15
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Kouchibouguac River Watershed - New Brunswick
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River
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Gear Type
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Location
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Dates of operation
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Kouchibouguac River
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Counting fence
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Approximately 5 km upstream of Kouchibouguac dam
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46.7846° N
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65.0904° W
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August 15 to November 15
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Kouchibouguac River
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Commercial type fish trap (gaspereau net)
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Approximately 2.5 km upstream of Loggiecroft wharf
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46.8250° N
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64.9622° O
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September 10 to November 10
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Kouchibouguac River
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Commercial type fish trap (gaspereau net)
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Approximately 5 km upstream of Loggiecroft wharf
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46.8128° N
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64.9858° O
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September 10 to November 10
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Kouchibouguacis River Watershed - New Brunswick
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River
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Gear Type
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Location
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Dates of operation
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|---|
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Kouchibouguacis River
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Commercial type fish trap (box trap)
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Approximately 500 m upstream from Hwy 11 bridge
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46.7271° N
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64.9975° W
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August 31 to November 12
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Kouchibouguacis River
|
Counting fence
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Approximately 5 km upstream of Pont de Milieu
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46.7141° N
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65.0400° W
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August 15 to November 15
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Jacquet River Watershed - New Brunswick
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River
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Gear Type
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Location
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Dates of operation
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Jacquet River
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Counting fence
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Approximately 3 km upstream from the mouth of Jacquet River
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47.9010° N
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66.0255° W
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May 15 to October 30
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Nepisiguit River Watershed - New Brunswick
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River
|
Gear Type
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Location
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Dates of operation
|
|---|
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Nepisiguit River
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Counting fence
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450 metres downstream from the mouth of Pabineau River
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47.5303° N
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65.6636° W
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May 15 to November 30
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Nepisiguit River
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Rotary screw trap
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2 km upstream of Highway 11 bridge at pumphouse
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47.5781° N
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65.6529° W
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May 1 to June 30
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Restigouche River Watershed - New Brunswick
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River
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Gear Type
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Location
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Dates of operation
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Kedgwick River
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Rotary screw trap
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1.6 km upstream from the mouth at One Mile Bridge
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47.6711° N
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67.5094° W
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May 1 to June 30
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Restigouche River
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Rotary screw trap
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South (New Brunswick) side of lower Restigouche River near Butters Island approx. 1 km upstream from Tide Head beach
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47.9865° N
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66.8022° W
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May 1 to June 30
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Restigouche River
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Rotary screw trap
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North (Quebec) side of lower Restigouche River near Moses Island approx. 1.5 km upstream from Tide Head beach
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47.9972° N
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66.8160° W
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May 1 to June 30
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Upsalquitch River
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Rotary screw trap
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Near Mann Islands approx. 8 km upstream from the mouth
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47.8530° N
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66.9089° W
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May 1 to June 30
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Saint John River Watershed - New Brunswick
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River
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Gear Type
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Location
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Dates of operation
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Nashwaak River
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Rotary screw trap
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2 km downstream from Durham Bridge
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46.1200° N
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66.6062° W
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April 1 to June 15
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Nashwaak River
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Counting fence
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3.5 km downstream from Durham Bridge
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46.1178° N
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66.6078° W
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May 15 to November 15
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Tay River
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Counting fence
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4.5 km upstream of the mouth of Tay, off English Settlement Rd
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46.1984° N
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66.6608° W
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April 1 to June 15
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Tobique River
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Rotary screw trap
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At the mouth of Three Brooks
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46.8690° N
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67.4297° W
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April 1 to June 15 September 15 to December 15
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Inner Bay of Fundy - New Brunswick
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River
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Gear Type
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Location
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Dates of operation
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|---|
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Big Salmon River
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Rotary screw trap
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2 km upstream from the mouth
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45.4230° N
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65.4100° W
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April 15 to June 30
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Stewiacke River
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Rotary screw trap
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2 km downstream of Stewiacke River Park entrance
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45.1624° N
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63.2867° W
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April 15 to July 15
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Upper Salmon River
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Rotary screw trap
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1.6 km upstream from the Alma harbour bridge
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45.6114° N
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64.9575° W
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April 15 to June 30
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Point Wolfe River
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Rotary screw trap
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1.8 km upstream from the Point Wolfe covered bridge
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45.5629° N
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65.0142° W
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April 15 to June 30
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St. Mary’s River Watershed - Nova Scotia
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River
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Gear Type
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Location
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Dates of operation
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|---|
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St. Mary’s River, West Branch
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Rotary screw trap
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Where the bridge at Glenelg crosses the river (Waternish Rd)
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45.2560° N
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62.0739° W
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April 15 to June 10
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St. Mary’s River, East Branch
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Rotary screw trap
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Silvers Pool – Bridge that crosses east branch on Hwy 348
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45.2558° N
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62.0634° W
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April 15 to June 10
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Margaree River Watershed - Nova Scotia
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River
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Gear Type
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Location
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Dates of operation
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|---|
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Margaree River
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Commercial type fish trap (box trap)
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Approximately 600 meters upstream from East Margaree Bridge
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46.3930° N
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61.0821° W
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May 12 to November 15
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Chéticamp River Watershed - Nova Scotia
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River
|
Gear Type
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Location
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Dates of operation
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|---|
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Chéticamp River
|
Rotary screw trap
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Approximately 140 meters upstream from Cabot Trail Bridge
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46.6463° N
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60.9533° W
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May 1to June 30
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