[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1605706121406{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]It was incredible to join MAPC members Kathryn and Zach in the field and see the work being done for the Inner Bay of Fundy (iBoF) Atlantic Salmon In-Situ Egg Incubation Project!🐟
In November, staff nested Egg Incubation Baskets containing iBoF Atlantic salmon eggs (over 4,500 eggs in total!) in 3 project rivers – Chiganois, Staples Brook, and Portapique. An alternative to rearing and incubating salmon in captivity, the iBoF Atlantic Salmon In-Situ Egg Incubation Project aims to introduce salmon eggs to in-stream environments to result in physically stronger and more reproductive salmon.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”27″][vc_gallery type=”flexslider_slide” interval=”5″ images=”987,980,981,982,983,984,985,986″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1605710891947{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]MAPC is now in the final phases of the project where staff are noting the survival of the hatched In-Situ eggs and determining what environmental parameters are favourable to the species through water monitoring and analysis.
You can watch how this amazing initiative develops on @IKANAWTIKET’s Facebook and Instagram accounts and by checking out the project website. To learn more about MAPC visit mapcorg.ca.
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