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With great sadness we announce the passing of
Director Carl Ash
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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of long standing MSA Director Carl Ash on July 25th, 2019. Carl was an avid fisherman and conservationist and served as Chairman of the Miramichi Salmon Association from 2000 until 2005 and then as Treasurer from 2005 until 2014. Carl also served as Vice-Chairman of the NB Wildlife Council and was founding director of the Meduxnekeag River Association.
As a Chartered Accountant, Carl had a distinguished career in both public accounting and industry, and later as a Chartered Business Valuator. He was a past president of the New Brunswick Institute of Chartered Accountants and served on the Board of Governors of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, as well as on many Committees of both institutes.
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The beginning of July saw the end of our stocking season as the last of our first feeding fry were released in multiple sites throughout the Miramichi Watershed. The MSA field crew was kept busy for the rest of the month by beach seining for juvenile striped bass on the NW Miramichi, SW Miramichi, and Tabusintac Rivers; as a follow-up to our Striped Bass egg and larval surveys. As stated in the July Leaper article, The NW Miramichi estuary remains the only confirmed spawning location for striped bass in the Southern Gulf of Saint Lawrence according to COSEWIC. This study seeks to determine if striped bass are spawning in other estuaries, besides the NW Miramichi, thereby contributing to the increase in striped bass populations in the Miramichi watershed. The crew sampled various sites on each river to monitor if the eggs that were spawned in the spring successfully developed into juvenile bass. Healthy juveniles were found in various sizes confirming a successful spawning year in all three rivers. Our salmon fry electrofishing program will soon be underway with focus on areas upstream of beaver dams that were removed in the 2018 field season and to also follow up on our stocking sites from the spring of 2018 and 2019.
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MSA field crew using a Beach Seine on the Tabusintac River to look for juvenile striped bass.
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Juvenile bass in the seine net
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12th Annual American Museum of Fly Fishing Festival set for August 10th, 2019
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The 12th annual AMFF Fly-Fishing Festival returns to beautiful Manchester, Vermont, on August 10th this year from 10 am until 4 pm. This is the AMFF signature event of the summer—a growing event that showcases the joy of fly fishing with vendors, demonstrations, and a gathering of people who are all equally enthused about the sport. Come enjoy fly tying and casting demonstrations, try your hand at casting vintage rods, learn how to tie a saltwater fly, and mingle with like-minded people as you share the joy of the great outdoors.
- 11:00 am–11:30 pm: Native Fish Coalition Presentation: “Brook Trout: Biology, History, Lore, Fishing, and Conservation" by Bob Mallard.
- 11:30 am–12:15 pm: Casting Demo with Pete Kutzer by the pond
- 12:30 pm–1:15 pm: Fly Tying Competition in Fly Tiers Tent
- 1:00 pm: Billinghurst Reel Exhibit Curator Remarks with Jim Schottenham in the Museum Gallery
- 1:30 pm–2:00 pm: Story time with AMFF Ambassadors in Fly Tiers Tent
- 2:00 pm–3:00 pm: Casting Competition hosted by Orvis
- 3:00 pm: Raffle Drawing at Admissions Tent
Drop by the MSA Booth and meet some of our directors!
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MSA Annual Salmon Classic a Success!
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With a little help from some excellent weather and a run of grilse, this year's MSA Salmon Classic was a success! We welcomed back many familiar faces to join us again, and a few new ones also, who seemed please with our Miramichi hospitality. Participants enjoyed an opening meet and greet/lobster supper followed by three days of productive salmon fishing at a variety of salmon pools throughout the Miramichi watershed. Thank you to all the volunteers who made this event possible. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year!
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A participant at the Salmon Classic fishing the Miramichi River.
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MSA Conservation Center Hosts
Atlantic Salmon Conservation School Network
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The Atlantic Salmon Conservation Schools Network (ASCSN) is a network of schools studying the conservation of Atlantic Salmon. Miramichi Valley High School is one of the schools involved along with schools from Scotland, United States, Finland, France, Greenland, Germany and Spain. The aim of the network is for schools to study their own local salmon river and share this information with the rest of the network.
During their visit to Miramichi, ASCSN participants experienced recreational activities along with learning about the heritage and conservation efforts on the Miramichi River. We were excited to share this amazing opportunity and showcase the Miramichi River to youth from both shores of the Atlantic Ocean.
On July 30th, p
articipants in the ASCSN from
Scotland, Canada and the USA spent the day at the Miramichi Salmon Conservation Centre competing in casting, fly tying and salmon scale analysis. We'd like to thank volunteers Kari Underhill (Salmon Scale Analysis) and Grant Hendry (Fly Tying).
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In this photo, participants in the ASCSN compete in a fly tying competition at the MSA hatchery.
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The MSA's 4th Annual Photo Contest is well underway and we have received a number of excellent entries. The contest runs until the end of August, so there is still plenty of time to enter a photo if you haven't already done so.
Winners in each category will receive a $25 gift card from Bass Pro Shops.
Photos can be entered in any of our 4 categories: Angling, Miramichi Scenes, Kids on the Miramichi and Miramichi People. To submit a photo click the link below.
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Welcome to the MSA team Colleen !
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The MSA would like to introduce our newest staff member Colleen Harding. Originally from Tabusintac, NB, Colleen has been living in Calgary, AB, for the past 20 years. While living in Calgary, Colleen worked predominantly in the record keeping and accounting fields. She is the proud mother of 2 children, Ethan and Mechaila, and recently she decided to move home.
Colleen has taken over the administrative assistant and membership duties that Grant Hendry was responsible for before his retirement last month. In her spare time, Colleen enjoys 4 wheeling, camping, and spending time with her two grand children Remedy and Kaleb. Welcome to the team Colleen!
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SAVE THE DATE: October 3rd, 2019
Fredericton Dinner Honouring David Wilson
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Mark your calendars for
Thursday October 3rd, 2019
as we honour past MSA Chairman David Wilson for his many contributions to wild Atlantic salmon conservation and the Miramichi Salmon Association
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We invite you to come out and enjoy a wonderful prime rib dinner, participate in a scotch tasting, or simply enjoy our raffles and auctions. Corporate tables are also available.
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Upcoming MSA Events You Don't Want to Miss
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Membership in the MSA is the perfect way to express your passion and support for the Miramichi River, for the Atlantic salmon who make it their home, and for the vital work being done by the MSA to protect and conserve both for today and tomorrow!
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