Saving Wild Atlantic Salmon Together
Fundy Salmon Recovery is an award-winning partnership between academia, First Nations, government, and private industry, focused on saving the endangered inner Bay of Fundy wild Atlantic salmon.
Based on research showing that salmon have a better chance of survival when exposed to the wild at a young age, the project operates the world's first wild salmon marine conservation farm on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. This collaborative effort aims to protect young salmon, improve their chances of survival when released as adults, and ultimately increase the number of spawning salmon in the inner Bay of Fundy to prevent extinction.
The Survival of a Species
Wild Atlantic salmon are critically low in all inner Bay of Fundy rivers due to a variety of factors including overfishing and habitat change. Today, the inner Bay of Fundy salmon is listed as an endangered species under the Species at Risk Act.
The disappearance of wild Atlantic salmon poses a real environmental issue and threatens the culture, history, and economy of New Brunswick and the First Nations communities. Their survival now depends on human intervention, new thinking and the collaboration of our dedicated project partners. Our goal is to recover and preserve this species of salmon for future generations.
Working Together
Fundy Salmon Recovery is a diverse group of organizations from the provincial and federal governments, the aquaculture industry, First Nations and academia. These organizations are united and inspired by a common goal, restoring the historic wild Atlantic salmon populations to the inner Bay of Fundy for generations to come.
Latest News
Fundy Salmon Recovery collaborators release endangered Atlantic salmon back to the Petitcodiac watershed in memory of Chief Joe Knockwood
Fundy Salmon Recovery collaborators release endangered salmon back to the Petitcodiac River Watershed
Recovery of “Plamu” during International Year of the Salmon