Atlantic Salmon Fishway Counts

Newfoundland and Labrador Region

Preliminary fence and fishway counts to June 22, 2025 and counts to the same date for the previous generation average, moratorium average, pre-moratorium average and the previous year.

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) 2032 1313 897 28 3582
SFA 4 - Rattling Brook1 0 15 9 N/A 53
SFA 4 - Campbellton River 154 211 424 N/A 498
SFA 4 - Salmon Brook3 39 31 33 4 33
SFA 5 - Middle Brook 36 52 21 1 113
SFA 5 - Lower Terra Nova River4 29 121 45 3 506
SFA 5 - Northwest River (Port Blandford)5 1 6 6 N/A 0
SFA 9 - Rocky River6          
SFA 10 - Northeast River (Placentia)7 5 2 3 2 3
SFA 10 - Come By Chance River8 2 N/A N/A N/A 11
SFA 10 - Bay de L'Eau8 44 N/A N/A N/A 38
SFA 11 - Garnish River10  128 33 56 N/A 24
SFA 11 - Conne River11 214 168 687 2240 473
SFA 13 - Harry's River9, 12  84 316 366 N/A 260
SFA 13 - Corner Brook Stream13          
SFA 14A - Torrent River          
SFA 14A - Western Arm Brook 42 10 10 N/A 42
SFA 14A - Western Brook (Gros Morne)8 34 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          
SFA 2 - Sandhill River15          
SFA 2 - Muddy Bay Brook16          
SFA 2 - Southwest Brook17          

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 reviewed from video footage and are reflective of the posted date