Atlantic Salmon Fishway Counts

Newfoundland and Labrador Region

Fishway counts to September 10, 2023 and counts to the same date for the previous generation average, moratorium average, pre-moratorium average and the previous year. This is the final reported count for the season.

Insular Newfoundland

2023
Total

 Previous Generation
2017-2022 Average
Total		 Moratorium
1992-2022 Average
Total		 Pre-Moratorium
1984-1991 Average
Total		 Previous Year
2022
Total
SFA 4 - Exploits River (Bishop's Falls) 28521 22304 25905 10280 30196
SFA 4 - Rattling Brook1 537 488 372 N/A 385
SFA 4 - Campbellton River2 ** 1172 2743 3326 N/A 1932
SFA 4 - Salmon Brook3 802 807 1098 874 298
SFA 5 - Middle Brook** 2049 2302 1997 866 2292
SFA 5 - Lower Terra Nova River4 3450 4084 3310 1338 2983
SFA 5 - Northwest River (Port Blandford)5 630 1089 1089 N/A 657
SFA 9 - Rocky River6 151 336 396 215 274
SFA 10 - Northeast River (Placentia)7 383 487 672 519 425
SFA 10 - Come By Chance River8 179 N/A N/A N/A 186
SFA 10 - Bay de L'Eau9 302 N/A N/A N/A N/A
SFA 11 - Garnish River10 ** 236 380 392 N/A 397
SFA 11 - Conne River11** 143 364 2029 6120 281
SFA 13 - Harry's River12 * 333 2399 2844 N/A 987
SFA 13 - Corner Brook Stream13 13 114 109 N/A 142
SFA 14A - Torrent River 901 4187 4335 2027 3503
SFA 14A - Western Arm Brook 584 1050 1163 136 1281
SFA 14A - Trout River8 3 N/A N/A N/A 50
SFA 14A - Deer Arm Brook9 18 N/A N/A N/A N/A
SFA 14A - Parkers Brook8 ** 30 N/A N/A N/A 88
Labrador
Counting Facilities		 2023
Total		 Previous Generation
2016-2022 Average
Total		 Moratorium
1992-2022 Average
Total		 Pre-Moratorium
1984-1991 Average
Total		 Previous Year
2022
Total
SFA 1 - English River14 1418 765 564 N/A 1229
SFA 2 - Sandhill River15 3437 3248 3848 3527 4588
SFA 2 - Muddy Bay Brook16 42 333 349 N/A 428
SFA 2 - Southwest Brook17 85 141 275 N/A 76
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 2021
9 First year of operation
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 2009, no count in 2022, previous year = 2021
14 Fence began operation in 2002
15 No data for 1988-1993, 1997-2001, 2020
16 Fence began operations in 2003, no data for 2010
17 Fence began operation in 2003
* Fence location moved upstream to Gallants in 2022

** Early season fence washouts could be impacting the count

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
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