Atlantic Salmon Fence and Fishway Counts

Newfoundland and Labrador Region

Preliminary fence and fishway counts to September 6 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. This is the final count for the season.
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) 23131 25500 25553 10258 19281
SFA 4 - Rattling Brook1  319 615 430 N/A 404
SFA 4 - Campbellton River2  1436 2177 3173 N/A 1083
SFA 4 - Salmon Brook3 1053 734 1058 871 751
SFA 5 - Middle Brook 1517 1767 1962 862 1297
SFA 5 - Lower Terra Nova River4  3135 3347 3301 1323 3200
SFA 5 - Northwest River5 *August 31 476 853 910 N/A 906
SFA 9 - Rocky River6 *August 26 142 202 371 214 104
SFA 10 - Northeast River (Placentia)7  154 320 615 520 245
SFA 10 - Come By Chance River8 *September 2 181 N/A N/A N/A 62
SFA 10 - Bay de L'Eau8 *September 2 604 N/A N/A N/A 316
SFA 11 - Garnish River10 *August 10 490 359 369 N/A 524
SFA 11 - Conne River11 *August 29 269 333 1891 6143 585
SFA 13 - Harry's River9, 12 *August 29 1009 1502 2562 N/A 1239
SFA 14A - Torrent River *August 30 3566 3475 4155 2041 3588
SFA 14A - Western Arm Brook *September 4 852 909 1131 139 880
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 2368 838 614 N/A 1076
SFA 2 - Sandhill River14 *August 28 6811 3731 3817 3509 3744
SFA 2 - Muddy Bay Brook15 *August 28 330 296 329 N/A 172
SFA 2 - Southwest Brook16 *August 28 194 110 249 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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