Atlantic Salmon Fence and Fishway Counts

Newfoundland and Labrador Region

Preliminary fence and fishway counts to September 7, 2025 (or to date indicated*) 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

2025
Total

 Previous Generation
2019-2024 Average
Total		 Moratorium
1992-2024 Average
Total		 Pre-Moratorium
1984-1991 Average
Total		 Previous Year
2024
Total
SFA 4 - Exploits River (Bishop's Falls) 19331 24498 25750 10263 18792
SFA 4 - Rattling Brook1 *August 17 414 556 396 N/A 856
SFA 4 - Campbellton River2 *August 20 691 2304 3143 N/A 1444
SFA 4 - Salmon Brook3 633 915 1102 877 817
SFA 5 - Middle Brook 1297 1894 1984 863 1260
SFA 5 - Lower Terra Nova River4 3140 3914 3313 1323 3465
SFA 5 - Northwest River (Port Blandford)5 * August 5 771 777 858 N/A 253
SFA 9 - Rocky River6 *August 24 107 267 378 213 96
SFA 10 - Northeast River (Placentia)7 *September 6 247 368 632 520 100
SFA 10 - Come By Chance River8 *August 17 62 N/A N/A N/A 100
SFA 10 - Bay de L'Eau8 *July 18 364 N/A N/A N/A 234
SFA 11 - Garnish River10 *August 17 523 319 353 N/A 160
SFA 11 - Conne River11 *August 28 585 301 1931 6138 626
SFA 13 - Harry's River9, 12 *includes snorkel surveys 1890 1998 2686 N/A 1419
SFA 13 - Corner Brook Stream13 *August 23 12 N/A 78 N/A N/A
SFA 14A - Torrent River *August 20 3574 3403 4111 1972 1906
SFA 14A - Western Arm Brook *August 14 889 777 1065 120 471
SFA 14A - Western Brook (Gros Morne)8  318 N/A N/A N/A N/A
           
Labrador
Counting Facilities		 2025
Total		 Previous Generation
2018-2024 Average
Total		 Moratorium
1992-2024 Average
Total		 Pre-Moratorium
1984-1991 Average
Total		 Previous Year
2024
Total
SFA 1 - English River14 1092 814 595 N/A 526
SFA 2 - Sandhill River15 * August 31 3777 3547 3837 3536 3941
SFA 2 - Muddy Bay Brook16 *August 31 173 316 338 N/A 236
SFA 2 - Southwest Brook17 *August 31 5 146 261 N/A 93

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 Prior counts for only 2021 and 2023

14 Fence began operation in 1999

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

* Counts are reflective of the posted date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

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