A Comparative Assessment of Ecological Conditions for Atlantic Salmon in the Northern Minas Basin ...

The Comparative Assessment of Ecological Conditions for Atlantic Salmon in the Northern Minas Basin Rivers, colloquially the “Atlantic Salmon Comparative Assessment Project” is a multi-year initiative funded through the aquatic Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk (AFSAR) by Fisheries and Oceans Cana...

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Main Author: Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: DataStream 2024
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.25976/1a6b-g984
https://datastream.org/dataset/c5ffb3c2-0f3b-4bf3-a8f1-c1e56276a655
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Summary:The Comparative Assessment of Ecological Conditions for Atlantic Salmon in the Northern Minas Basin Rivers, colloquially the “Atlantic Salmon Comparative Assessment Project” is a multi-year initiative funded through the aquatic Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk (AFSAR) by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), to investigate the survival of the endangered inner Bay of Fundy (iBoF) Atlantic salmon fry in Critical Habitat rivers (Debert, Folly, Great Village, Portapique, and Economy Rivers) in the Cobequid Bay, of the Northern Minas Basin, Nova Scotia. ... : A YSI PRO DSS handheld multiparameter water quality unit© is used to collect the physio-chemical data for all sites. A 2-in-1 flowometer and meter stick helps determine the flow rate, bankfull height, and cross sectional channel measurements (depths). A retractable measuring tape measures wetted width and bankfull width. ...