Notice to Boaters Using New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Salmon Rivers

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
River Gear Type Location Latitude Longitude Dates of operation
Northwest Miramichi River Rotary screw trap Wayerton Bridge Route 430 47.1347° N 65.8334° W May 1 to June 15
Northwest Miramichi River Partial counting fence East channel below Little Sevogle River 47.0152° N 65.8380° W June 1 to September 1
Northwest Miramichi River Estuary Commercial type fish trap (box trap) East side of channel 700 meters upstream of Red Bank Bridge 46.9481° N 65.8211° W June 1 to October 30
Northwest Miramichi River Estuary Commercial type fish trap (box trap) West side of channel 200 meters downstream of Red Bank Bridge 46.9347° N 65.7841° W June 1 to October 30
Northwest Miramichi River Estuary Commercial type fish trap (box trap) Cassilis – west side of channel 46.9375° N 65.7833° W May 1 to October 30
Miramichi River Estuary Commercial type fish trap (box trap) North side of channel 2 km below the Anderson Bridge 46.9787° N 65.5822° W May 1 to October 30
Northwest Miramichi River Estuary Commercial type fish trap (box trap) South side of channel 400 metres upstream of Stewart Brook 46.9591° N 65.6620° W May 1 to October 30
Lake Brook Barrier fence Miramichi Lake 46.4635° N 66.9650° W May 1 to November 15
Rocky Brook Rotary screw trap 30 metres upstream from the mouth 46.6005° N 66.6314° W May 1 to June 15 and September 15 to November 30
Southwest Miramichi River Estuary Commercial type fish trap (box trap) Millerton – north side of channel 46.8776° N 65.6640° W May 1 to October 30
Southwest Miramichi River Estuary Commercial type fish trap (box trap) North side of channel 350 metres upstream of railway bridge 46.9540° N 65.5940° W May 1 to October 30
Southwest Miramichi River Rotary screw trap Bridge at Porter Cove 46.4941° N 66.3540° W May 1 to June 15
Southwest Miramichi River Fish barrier Slate Island Camp 46.5347° N 66.8814° W July 15 to September 15
Dungarvon River Rotary screw trap Mouth of the Dungarvon River 46.8162° N 65.9023° W May 1 to June 15
Kouchibouguacis River Watershed - New Brunswick
River Gear Type Location Latitude Longitude Dates of operation
Kouchibouguacis River Commercial type fish trap (box trap) Approximately 500 m upstream from Hwy 11 bridge 46.7271° N 64.9975° W August 31 to November 12
Jacquet River Watershed - New Brunswick
River Gear Type Location Latitude Longitude Dates of operation
Jacquet River Counting fence Approximately 3 km upstream from the mouth of Jacquet River 47.9010° N 66.0255° W May 15 to October 30
Nepisiguit River Watershed - New Brunswick
River Gear Type Location Latitude Longitude Dates of operation
Nepisiguit River Counting fence 450 metres downstream from the mouth of Pabineau River 47.5303° N 65.6636° W May 15 to November 30
Restigouche River Watershed - New Brunswick
River Gear Type Location Latitude Longitude Dates of operation
Kedgwick River Rotary screw trap 1.6 km upstream from the mouth at One Mile Bridge 47.6711° N 67.5094° W May 1 to June 30
Restigouche River Rotary screw trap South (New Brunswick) side of lower Restigouche River near Butters Island approx. 1 km upstream from Tide Head beach 47.9865° N 66.8022° W May 1 to June 30
Restigouche River Rotary screw trap North (Quebec) side of lower Restigouche River near Moses Island approx. 1.5 km upstream from Tide Head beach 47.9972° N 66.8160° W May 1 to June 30
Upsalquitch River Rotary screw trap Near Mann Islands approx. 8 km upstream from the mouth 47.8530° N 66.9089° W May 1 to June 30
Saint John River Watershed - New Brunswick
River Gear Type Location Latitude Longitude Dates of operation
Nashwaak River Rotary screw trap 2 km downstream from Durham Bridge 46.1200° N 66.6062° W April 1 to June 15
Nashwaak River Counting fence 3.5 km downstream from Durham Bridge 46.1178° N 66.6078° W May 15 to November 15
Tay River Counting fence 4.5 km upstream of the mouth of Tay, off English Settlement Rd 46.1984° N 66.6608° W April 1 to June 15
Tobique River Rotary screw trap At the mouth of Three Brooks 46.8690° N 67.4297° W April 1 to June 15 September 15 to December 15
Inner Bay of Fundy - New Brunswick
River Gear Type Location Latitude Longitude Dates of operation
Big Salmon River Rotary screw trap 2 km upstream from the mouth 45.4230° N 65.4100° W April 15 to June 30
Stewiacke River Rotary screw trap 2 km downstream of Stewiacke River Park entrance 45.1624° N 63.2867° W April 15 to July 15
St. Mary’s River Watershed - Nova Scotia
River Gear Type Location Latitude Longitude Dates of operation
St. Mary’s River, West Branch Rotary screw trap Where the bridge at Glenelg crosses the river (Waternish Rd) 45.2560° N 62.0739° W April 15 to June 10
St. Mary’s River, East Branch Rotary screw trap Silvers Pool – Bridge that crosses east branch on Hwy 348 45.2558° N 62.0634° W April 15 to June 10
Margaree River Watershed - Nova Scotia
River Gear Type Location Latitude Longitude Dates of operation
Margaree River Rotary screw trap 350 meters downstream from Seal Pool 46.3654° N 61.0782° W May 1 to June 30
Margaree River Commercial type fish trap (box trap) Approximately 600 meters upstream from East Margaree Bridge 46.3930° N 61.0821° W July 12 to October 31