FISHERIES/AQUACULTURE--Sportfishing Fund Announces 2009 Projects
FISHERIES/AQUACULTURE--Sportfishing Fund Announces 2009 Projects --Press Release
Community groups across the province will soon be starting projects to improve fish habitat in their local river systems, thanks to supportfrom the Nova Scotia Sportfish Habitat Fund.
Repairing stream channels, planting trees to stabilize banks, and restoring historic trout and salmon migration routes are all parts of projects supported by Adopt-a-Stream, a program of the Nova Scotia Salmon Association.
A list of volunteer groups and projects was released today, May 12, at the site of a completed project on the Sackville River.
The upper reaches of the Little Sackville River is targeted for trout habitat restoration, with funding received from the Nova Scotia Sportfish Habitat Fund. The Sackville Rivers Association, an Adopt-a-Stream partner, will help restore the aquatic habitat with several completed and proposed projects including clearing blockages and installing about 30 digger-logs to re-establish the stream's natural meander and increase pool sites.
"These projects directly improve fish habitat, and improve sportfish opportunities for anglers," said Murray Hill, director of inland fisheries, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. "The many volunteer groups across the province who have waterway projects should be proud of their work."
Over the next year, 18 community groups will receive money from the 2009Nova Scotia Sportfish Habitat Fund. The fund was established in 2005 to provide financial support to volunteers working on the protection of fish habitat and the improvement of public access to sportfishing.
A committee, made up of anglers throughout the province, chooses projects from a list of applications.
A $5.44 fee added to general and salmon fishing licences provides the income for the fund.
Community groups are required to match Sportfish Habitat funding through their own cash and in-kind contribution to the projects.
Information on angling is available on the Fisheries and Aquaculture website at www.gov.ns.ca/fish/sportfishing .
This year's total projects equals $238,078 from the Nova Scotia Sportfish Habitat Fund.
Below is a list of Adopt-a-stream projects approved for 2009 and two additional projects carried over from the previous year:
Annapolis County:-- Annapolis watershed: $15,000 to Clean Annapolis River Project--
Cornwallis (Golflink brook): $4,900 to Friends of the Cornwallis River Society
Antigonish County:-- South River tributaries: $4,000 carried over from 2008 to the Antigonish Town and County Anglers Association--
West and Rights rivers: $19,800 to Habitat Unlimited
Cape Breton Regional Municipality:-- Mira/Salmon river (Stewart brook): $6,000 to ACAP
Victoria County:-- Cheticamp watershed (Aucoin, Fiset, and Farm brooks): $15,900 to Cheticamp River Salmon Association
Inverness County:-- Mabou/Mull, Broad Cove, More Brooks: $20,000 to Mabou and District Community Development Association--
Northeast Margaree (Big Brook): $16,800 to Margaree Salmon Association--
River Denys: $4,000 to Stewards of the River Denys Watershed Association
Colchester County:-- Stewiacke (Little river): $19,000 to Cobequid Salmon Association--
Waugh's and French rivers and tributaries: $18,000 to North Colchester River Restoration Project
Cumberland County:-- River Philip: $25,000 to Cumberland County River Enhancement Association
Digby County:-- Bear River (Franklyn Brook): $12,000 to Bear River First Nation
Guysborough County:-- St. Mary's: $9,700 to St. Mary's River Association
Halifax Regional Municipality:-- Cow Bay River watershed (Ellenvale Run): $9,700 to Clean Nova Scotia--
Little Sackville River: $10,000 carried over from 2008 fund to the Sackville Rivers Association
Lunenburg County:-- LaHave River - $12,000 to LaHave River Salmon Association--
Mushamush Rriver - $15,000 to Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation
Pictou County:-- West River (Pictou) and Pine Tree Brook (Merigomish Bay): $15,000 to Pictou County Rivers Association
Queens County:-- Medway River: $400 to Medway River Salmon Association
Community groups across the province will soon be starting projects to improve fish habitat in their local river systems, thanks to supportfrom the Nova Scotia Sportfish Habitat Fund.
Repairing stream channels, planting trees to stabilize banks, and restoring historic trout and salmon migration routes are all parts of projects supported by Adopt-a-Stream, a program of the Nova Scotia Salmon Association.
A list of volunteer groups and projects was released today, May 12, at the site of a completed project on the Sackville River.
The upper reaches of the Little Sackville River is targeted for trout habitat restoration, with funding received from the Nova Scotia Sportfish Habitat Fund. The Sackville Rivers Association, an Adopt-a-Stream partner, will help restore the aquatic habitat with several completed and proposed projects including clearing blockages and installing about 30 digger-logs to re-establish the stream's natural meander and increase pool sites.
"These projects directly improve fish habitat, and improve sportfish opportunities for anglers," said Murray Hill, director of inland fisheries, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. "The many volunteer groups across the province who have waterway projects should be proud of their work."
Over the next year, 18 community groups will receive money from the 2009Nova Scotia Sportfish Habitat Fund. The fund was established in 2005 to provide financial support to volunteers working on the protection of fish habitat and the improvement of public access to sportfishing.
A committee, made up of anglers throughout the province, chooses projects from a list of applications.
A $5.44 fee added to general and salmon fishing licences provides the income for the fund.
Community groups are required to match Sportfish Habitat funding through their own cash and in-kind contribution to the projects.
Information on angling is available on the Fisheries and Aquaculture website at www.gov.ns.ca/fish/sportfishing .
This year's total projects equals $238,078 from the Nova Scotia Sportfish Habitat Fund.
Below is a list of Adopt-a-stream projects approved for 2009 and two additional projects carried over from the previous year:
Annapolis County:-- Annapolis watershed: $15,000 to Clean Annapolis River Project--
Cornwallis (Golflink brook): $4,900 to Friends of the Cornwallis River Society
Antigonish County:-- South River tributaries: $4,000 carried over from 2008 to the Antigonish Town and County Anglers Association--
West and Rights rivers: $19,800 to Habitat Unlimited
Cape Breton Regional Municipality:-- Mira/Salmon river (Stewart brook): $6,000 to ACAP
Victoria County:-- Cheticamp watershed (Aucoin, Fiset, and Farm brooks): $15,900 to Cheticamp River Salmon Association
Inverness County:-- Mabou/Mull, Broad Cove, More Brooks: $20,000 to Mabou and District Community Development Association--
Northeast Margaree (Big Brook): $16,800 to Margaree Salmon Association--
River Denys: $4,000 to Stewards of the River Denys Watershed Association
Colchester County:-- Stewiacke (Little river): $19,000 to Cobequid Salmon Association--
Waugh's and French rivers and tributaries: $18,000 to North Colchester River Restoration Project
Cumberland County:-- River Philip: $25,000 to Cumberland County River Enhancement Association
Digby County:-- Bear River (Franklyn Brook): $12,000 to Bear River First Nation
Guysborough County:-- St. Mary's: $9,700 to St. Mary's River Association
Halifax Regional Municipality:-- Cow Bay River watershed (Ellenvale Run): $9,700 to Clean Nova Scotia--
Little Sackville River: $10,000 carried over from 2008 fund to the Sackville Rivers Association
Lunenburg County:-- LaHave River - $12,000 to LaHave River Salmon Association--
Mushamush Rriver - $15,000 to Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation
Pictou County:-- West River (Pictou) and Pine Tree Brook (Merigomish Bay): $15,000 to Pictou County Rivers Association
Queens County:-- Medway River: $400 to Medway River Salmon Association
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