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Vol. 26 November 2019
Conservation Update
by MSA Biologist Kelsey McGee
The MSA field crew has been very busy with the MSA beaver dam management program and broodstock collection throughout the month of October. Beaver dams are known barriers to adult Atlantic salmon migrating upstream to spawn, blocking access to habitat in the upper reaches of brooks and streams. Beavers can repair active dams within a 24-hour time frame, which means the notching or removal of the dams must be correctly timed with the upstream migrations of the salmon so as to not waste time and resources. 20 dams were notched this year in multiple rivers in the Miramichi watershed.
Broodstock collection began during the last week of September and carried on until mid-October. Spawning has occurred at the MSA Conservation Center and the eggs will now overwinter at the hatchery until spring . We would like to thank all the students and volunteers that came out to help.
Broodstock Collection
Photo Credit - MSA
Spawning salmon
Photo Credit - MSA
A beaver dam after obstruction clearing
Photo credit - MSA
Introducing Andrew Clarke as the Vice President of the MSA
The MSA would like take this opportunity to introduce Andrew Clarke as Vice President. Andrew is a familiar face as he has been actively involved as a Director of our board in addition to dinner chair of the Moncton dinner for several years. Andrew is a lifelong outdoor enthusiast with a passion for salmon fishing and upland hunting with his bird dogs which ultim ately led him to being a resident of the Miramichi river in Porter Cove. Prior to accepting this position Andrew operated his own consulting and retreat company, Parallel Leadership. Previous to this he served as an Executive within the Contact Centre Industry for over 25 years. We would like to welcome Andrew to the MSA and wish him the best of luck in his new endeavor.
MSA 6th Annual Carleton County Conservation Dinner to be held on November 14th
The MSA would like to remind members and individuals that our 6th Annual Carleton County Conservation Dinner will take place on Thursday, November 14th at the Covered Bridge Golf and Country Club in Hartland, NB. This year the dinner will be honouring the Meduxnekeag River Association. The Meduxnekeag River Association was formed in Woodstock, New Brunswick in 1995 as a community-based non-profit environmental organization. Their mission is to promote, encourage and assist in the protection, restoration the responsible use of the Meduxnekeag River watershed. The evening will certainly be fun with a number of raffles, a live and silent auction, and a delicious meal. Tickets are $50 each or $500 for a conservation table (8). Please click the link below to reserve your ticket!
MSA "Fishing for Laughs" Comedy Night featuring Jimmy MacKinley set for November 22nd
The Miramichi Salmon Association (MSA) will be hosting our "Fishing for Laughs" event at the Vogue Theatre on Friday November 22nd, 2019. The evening is sure to be a hilarious night and will be headlined by Miramichi’s own Jimmy MacKinley. Jimmy's credits include CBC Laugh Out Loud, Sirius XM Radio, Gerry Dee's (Mr. D on CBC) Comedy Tour (2016 & 2017), Yuk Yuk's International Stand-up Comedy and Just For Laughs Canada. It’s great events like these that allow the MSA to continue with our many river conservation programs. Ticket to the show are $25 per person and can be acquired by clicking the link below.
2019 MSA Photo Contest Winners
This year, the MSA photo contest received almost 60 photos from participants. Once again Iris Ciecko was the overall winner. We determined this by having our photo contest judges narrow down the entries in each category to 2 photos. With these 2 photos in hand, we surveyed 15 random individuals and had them choose their favorite photo in each category thereby determining a winner by the number of votes that each photo received. Iris won the "Scene" category and the "People" category. Ian Cavanagh won the "Angling" category and Dawson Hovey won the "Kids" category. We would like to thank ALL the participants in this year's photo contest and hope to see many more photos next year. Thank you to Bass Pro Shops for donating the gift card prizes to the photo contest winners.
Iris Ciecko won the MSA photo contest with this wonderful early morning photo of two canoes near Blackville, NB.
Fun time had by all at the Saint John
Conservation Dinner
The Miramichi Salmon Association, in conjunction with The Atlantic Salmon Federation and the NB Salmon Council, co-hosted the 18th Annual Autumn Run Dinner at the Delta Brunswick in Saint John on October 24th. The evening was fun filled and featured a wonderful lineup of both live and silent auction items. We would like to sincerely thank everyone who came out to join us, all our table sponsors and those who donated items to the live and silent auctions and raffle!
Butch and Kate selling raffle tickets during the cocktail hour.
Photo Credit: Nathan Wilbur
All set and ready to receive our guests!
Photo Credit: Nathan Wilbur
One of the beautiful 2019 "Salmon Run" sculptures on loan from the City of Saint John
Photo Credit: Nathan Wilbur
Don't forget to play the MSA's weekly 50/50 toonie draw!!
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Expect Your 2020 MSA Calendar soon
We have been busy preparing to mail out our 2020 Calendars to all MSA members. This years calendar will highlight photos from MSA photo contests. Watch for it in you mailbox!
If you are not currently a member of the MSA, the 2020 Calendar can be purchased here!
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