Evaluation of a river classification system as a conservation measure in the management of Atlantic salmon in Insular Newfoundland

• Published in: Fisheries Management and Ecology
• Main Authors: Veinott, G., Cochrane, N., Dempson, J. B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2013
• Subjects: Almo; Atlantic salmon; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fme.12034; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Ffme.12034; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/fme.12034

Abstract In an effort to address the decline in abundance of A tlantic salmon, S almo salar L ., in insular N ewfoundland rivers, resource managers introduced a R iver C lassification S ystem ( RCS ) in 1999 to assist in the management and conservation of the resource. The RCS set daily and seasonal...