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| Check and see what your $5 fish stocking fee provides! |
| Over the past 5 years, we’ve stocked nearly 400,000 fish. |
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| Our program |
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| We strive to provide quality fishing opportunities in New Brunswick’s inland waters by managing wild, naturally-reproducing fish populations and their habitat. |
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| In some cases, stocking hatchery-raised fish is an effective and necessary strategy. |
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| At Natural Resources, our fish stocking program focuses on brook trout and landlocked Atlantic salmon and is used to: |
- Provide enhanced recreational angling opportunities, where appropriate.
- Restore fish populations that are no longer self–sustaining.
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| Stocking principles |
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| When used indiscriminately, stocking can harm wild fish populations. Hatchery-produced fish can introduce disease or reduce the genetic fitness of naturally-reproducing fish. |
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| In order to minimize negative impacts to natural populations and optimize benefits to anglers, our fish stocking program is based on the following principles. |
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| We only stock fish that are: |
- Native to New Brunswick
- Of wild New Brunswick strain
- Genetically-appropriate for the receiving water
- Certified disease free
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| We only stock waters that: |
- Have suitable conditions to support the stocked fish.
- Have previously supported the fish species being stocked.
- Are accessible to the public.
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| We will not stock: |
- Waters that are already providing an acceptable recreational fishery.
- Waters that are producing target species (landlocked salmon, brook trout, or lake trout) at near maximum levels.
- Waters where previous stocking efforts have been unsuccessful.
- Specifically for fishing tournaments or for commercial benefit.
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| Stocking targets |
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| We aim to stock the following number of fish to waters throughout New Brunswick each year: |
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| 46 000 one-year-old landlocked Atlantic salmon |
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| 100 000 one-year-old brook trout |
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| 60 000 fingerling (eight-month-old) brook trout |
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| Our regional biologists determine locations that require fish stocking based on detailed population and habitat assessments. |
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2009 Statistics
