Atlantic Salmon Fence and Fishway Counts

Newfoundland and Labrador Region

Preliminary fence and fishway counts to August 23, 2026 (or to date indicated*) and counts to the same date for the previous generation average, moratorium average, pre-moratorium average and the previous year. 
Insular Newfoundland

2026
Total

 Previous Generation
2020-2025 Average
Total		 Moratorium
1992-2025 Average
Total		 Pre-Moratorium
1984-1991 Average
Total		 Previous Year
2025
Total
SFA 4 - Exploits River (Bishop's Falls) 23047 25370 25320 10099 19150
SFA 4 - Rattling Brook1  307 588 411 N/A 404
SFA 4 - Campbellton River2  1418 2041 3104 N/A 993
SFA 4 - Salmon Brook3 1062 643 1025 853 623
SFA 5 - Middle Brook 1510 1754 1944 845 1293
SFA 5 - Lower Terra Nova River4 3124 3248 3204 1295 2975
SFA 5 - Northwest River5 460 850 904 N/A 903
SFA 9 - Rocky River6  140 198 369 211 104
SFA 10 - Northeast River (Placentia)7  151 309 602 503 178
SFA 10 - Come By Chance River8 2 159 N/A N/A N/A 62
SFA 10 - Bay de L'Eau8  529 N/A N/A N/A 316
SFA 11 - Garnish River10 *August 10 490 359 369 N/A 524
SFA 11 - Conne River11  268 332 1891 6120 583
SFA 13 - Harry's River9, 12  1009 1490 2558 N/A 1239
SFA 14A - Torrent River 3615 3460 4118 2009 3588
SFA 14A - Western Arm Brook  685 883 1104 133 880
           
Labrador
Counting Facilities		 2026
Total		 Previous Generation
2019-2025 Average
Total		 Moratorium
1992-2025 Average
Total		 Pre-Moratorium
1984-1991 Average
Total		 Previous Year
2025
Total
SFA 1 - English River13 2229 774 559 N/A 956
SFA 2 - Sandhill River14 6765 3690 3785 3467 3712
SFA 2 - Muddy Bay Brook15 330 273 310 N/A 172
SFA 2 - Southwest Brook16 194 104 245 N/A 5
           

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 reflective of the posted date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

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