Atlantic Salmon Fishway Counts

Newfoundland and Labrador Region

Preliminary fence and fishway counts to September 15, 2024 and counts to the same date for the previous generation average, moratorium average, pre-moratorium average and the previous year. This is the final count for the season.

Insular Newfoundland

2024
Total

 Previous Generation
2018-2023 Average
Total		 Moratorium
1992-2023 Average
Total		 Pre-Moratorium
1984-1991 Average
Total		 Previous Year
2023
Total
SFA 4 - Exploits River (Bishop's Falls) 18683 23039 25961 10296 27314
SFA 4 - Rattling Brook1 926 553 393 N/A 538
SFA 4 - Campbellton River2  1466 2754 3305 N/A 1172
SFA 4 - Salmon Brook3 823 973 1121 877 802
SFA 5 - Middle Brook 1261 2262 2010 868 2049
SFA 5 - Lower Terra Nova River4 3380 4023 3220 1303 3582
SFA 5 - Northwest River (Port Blandford)5 253 929 1005 N/A 628
SFA 9 - Rocky River6 96 310 393 218 155
SFA 10 - Northeast River (Placentia)7 100 492 659 520 384
SFA 10 - Come By Chance River8 132 N/A N/A N/A 179
SFA 10 - Bay de L'Eau8 425 N/A N/A N/A 302
SFA 11 - Garnish River10  175 331 358 N/A 234
SFA 11 - Conne River11 659 273 1971 6120 145
SFA 13 - Harry's River9, 12  1419 2114 2750 N/A 950
SFA 14A - Torrent River* Aug 18 1846 3730 4156 1956 839
SFA 14A - Western Arm Brook 472 995 1140 135 560
SFA 14A - Deer Arm Brook8 277 N/A N/A N/A 17
SFA 14A - Parkers Brook8  142 N/A N/A N/A 9
           
Labrador
Counting Facilities		 2024
Total		 Previous Generation
2017-2023 Average
Total		 Moratorium
1992-2023 Average
Total		 Pre-Moratorium
1984-1991 Average
Total		 Previous Year
2023
Total
SFA 1 - English River13 524 863 613 N/A 1444
SFA 2 - Sandhill River14 3941 3410 3801 3491 3426
SFA 2 - Muddy Bay Brook15 235 287 326 N/A 43
SFA 2 - Southwest Brook16 86 138 265 N/A 84
1 Fence began operation in 2014
2 Fence began operation in 1993
3 No data for 2014
4 No data for 2000
5 Fence began operation in 2017, no data for 2020
6 Fence began operation in 1987
7 No data for 2003-2014
8 Fence began operation in past 5 years - no previous generation average
9 Fence location changed to Gallants in 2022, further upstream from years 2006-2021
10 Fence began operation in 2015
11 Fence began operation in 1986
12 Fence began operation in 2003, no data for 2020, partial count for 2021
13 Fence began operation in 1999
14 No data for 1988-1993, 1997-2001, 2020
15 Fence began operations in 2003, no data for 2010

16 Fence began operation in 2003

* Counts are reviewed from video footage and are reflective of the posted date

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
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