Memorial University’s Department of Biology and the Environment Resources Management Association (ERMA) have received $1.2M from the Government of Canada to co-lead a project on Exploits River Atlantic salmon. This three-year project aims to increase the Atlantic salmon populations, especially in the Exploits River. Researchers will study the spawning areas and food resources of Atlantic salmon in Newfoundland and investigate the effectiveness of potential ecosystem restorations that could be applied to other watersheds. “[T]he Exploits has the most salmon, but it doesn’t have as many per average unit habitat,” said Memorial Professor Craig Purchase. “Part of this project is to investigate why.”
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