Atlantic Salmon Fishway Counts

Newfoundland and Labrador Region

Fishway counts to July 21, 2024 and counts to the same date for the previous generation average, moratorium average, pre-moratorium average and the previous year. 

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) 16823 17205 19196 5662 23938
SFA 4 - Rattling Brook1 693 250 169 N/A 342
SFA 4 - Campbellton River 1227 1672 2476 N/A 280
SFA 4 - Salmon Brook3 506 487 658 468 542
SFA 5 - Middle Brook 1114 1301 1206 466 1459
SFA 5 - Lower Terra Nova River4 3008 2049 1639 603 2451
SFA 5 - Northwest River (Port Blandford)5 253 621 668 N/A 609
SFA 9 - Rocky River6 82 202 198 97 93
SFA 10 - Northeast River (Placentia)7 85 283 355 289 239
SFA 10 - Come By Chance River8 99 N/A N/A N/A 65
SFA 10 - Bay de L'Eau8 231 N/A N/A N/A 282
SFA 11 - Garnish River10  174 225 271 N/A 162
SFA 11 - Conne River11 647 261 1918 5871 142
SFA 13 - Harry's River9, 12  741 1766 2451 N/A 305
SFA 14A - Torrent River 1632 2507 2494 873 491
SFA 14A - Western Arm Brook 395 635 790 66 499
SFA 14A - Deer Arm Brook8 239 N/A N/A N/A 5
SFA 14A - Parkers Brook 108 N/A N/A N/A 4
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 219 88 65 N/A 286
SFA 2 - Sandhill River14 3168 2033 2504 1442 2703
SFA 2 - Muddy Bay Brook15 120 115 166 N/A 27
SFA 2 - Southwest Brook16 82 74 165 N/A 62
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