Research Document 1998/109
Status of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in Gander River, Notre Dame Bay (SFA 4), Newfoundland, 1997
By M.F. O'Connell, E.G.M. Ash, and A. Walsh
Abstract
The status of Atlantic salmon in Gander River in 1997 was determined using counts of small and large salmon from a counting fence located on the main stem just above head of tide, recreational fishery data, and biological characteristics information. Total returns of small salmon in 1997 decreased by 56% from 1996 and were the lowest since the implementation of the commercial salmon fishery moratorium in 1992. Returns of large salmon in 1997 however increased by 7% over 1996 and were the second highest of the moratorium years. The percentage of conservation egg requirement achieved in 1997 (63%) was the lowest of the moratorium years.
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