Status of Atlantic Salmon in Salmon Fishing Areas 22 and 23 for 1996, with Emphasis on Inner Bay of Fundy Stocks
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Department of Fisheries and Oceans Ministère des pêches et océan s Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat Secrétariat canadien pour l'évaluation des stocks Research Document 97/2 6 Document de recherche 97/2 6 Not to be cited without Ne pas citer sans permission of the authors ' autorisation des auteurs' Status of Atlantic salmon in Salmon Fishing Areas 22 and 23 for 1996, with emphasis on inner Bay of Fundy stocks . by Peter G. Amiro and Eric M . Jefferson Science Branch Department of Fisheries and Oceans P .O .Box 550 Halifax, N.S . ' This series documents the scientific basis for ' La présente série documente les bases the evaluation of fisheries resources in Canada . scientifiques des évaluations des ressources As such, it addresses the issues of the day in halieutiques du Canada . Elle traite . des the time frames required and the documents it problèmes courants selon les échéanciers contains are not intended as definitive dictés . Les documents qu'elle contient ne statements on the' subjects addressed but doivent pas être considérés comme des rather as progress reports on ongoing énoncés définitifs sur les sujets traités, mais investigations. plutôt comme des rapports d'étape sur les études en cours . Research documents are produced in the Les documents de recherche sont publiés dans official language in which they are provided to la langue officielle utilisée dans le manuscrit the Secretariat. envoyé au secrétariat . 1 Table of Content s ABSTRACT/RÉSUMÉ 2 INTRODUCTION 3 ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE FISHERIES .... ....... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .5 First Nations and Native Peoples ............. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .......... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .5 Commercial .. .. ........ .... ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ................... ........... .. .. .. .5 Angling ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .......... .. .. ........ .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. ........... .. ........ .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. ....... .5 FISHERY DATA . .5 ASSESSMENT RESULTS 5 STEWIACKE . .5 Conservation Objectives .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... ..5 Research Data ........... .. .. .. .. ....................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ....................... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... ..5 Juvenile salmon counts...... .... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .... ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... ..5 Smoft counts . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. ........... ............ .. .. ........ .. .. .. .. ............... .. ................................ ..6 Adult salmon counts .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... .. ....................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .....6 Salmon stocking program ...... ............ .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. ....................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .7 Aquaculture escapees .... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. ............ ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. ......... .. .. .. .. .7 1997 Forecast .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. ................... .. ..... .. .. .. .. .7 BIG SALMON RIVER . .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .... ........... .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. ....................... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........7 Conservation Objectives ......... ........ .. .. .. .. ........... ........................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........7 Research Data .. ... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... .. ................. ...... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .... ....7 Adult salmon counts. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ .. .. ....................... .. .. .. .. .... ................... .. ............... .. .. ..7 Juvenile salmon counts.. .. .. .. .. ................. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....................... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. ..7 1997 Fo recast . .. ..................... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .... ....... .. ..8 PETITCODIAC RIVER . .... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. ............ .. .......... .. .. ........ .. .. .. .. ................... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .... ...8 Conservation Objectives .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............ ........... ............ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ...8 Research Data ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .... .... .. .. .......... .. ........... .... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ...8 Juvenile salmon counts . .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. ................. ........... .. .. .. ...8 Adult salmon counts ...... .. .... .. .. .. .. .... ............. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .......... ............. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ..........8 GASPEREAU RIVER . .. .. .. ....................... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .......... .. .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ..........8 Conservation requirements ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........................ ............ .. .. .. .. ........... .... .... .. .. .. ........... .. ..........8 Fishery data .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ........ .. .. ....................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. ............. .. .. ..9 Research Data ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ............. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ .. .. ........... .... ........ .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ..9 Adult salmon counts . .......... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ....................... .. .. ....... ..9 1996 Assessment . .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .......... .. .......... .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. ........... .......... .. .. .... ............. .. .. .. .......9 Hatchery Programs . .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... ............ ............ .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .....9 1997 Forecast ..... .. .. .. .. ....................... .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. ....................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ...1 0 ALMA RIVER (UPPER SALMON RIVER) ......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ .. .. ............ ........... .. .. .. .. ................... ........ :. ........... .10 Conservation Objectives . .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... .. .......... ........... .. .. .. .. ..........10 Research Data . .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........ .... ........... .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .... .... .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ..........1 0 Adult salmon counts ................ .. .. .. .. ........... .... .. ...... .. .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. ........10 Juvenile salmon counts ........... .. .. .. .. ...... .... .. ....................... .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. ................... ...... .... ............. .. .. ..10 POINT WOLFE RIVER ....... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............ ....................... .. .. .. .. .......... .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ..1 0 Conservation Objectives .. ........... .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .. ........ .. .. .......... .. ........... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ..10 Research Data ......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .......... .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ..10 Adult salmon counts . ........ .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. ................. .. .. .. ......... .. ..10 Juvenile salmon counts.... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .... ...... .. .. ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............. ........ .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .....1 1 ANNAPOLIS RIVER .... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ........... ............ .. .. ........ .. .. .. .. .......... ............. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .....1 1 Introduction ....... .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ................................... .. .