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The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has reversed its decision to cut a program that First Nations believe helps keep the outer Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon population alive in the St. John River system.
Ottawa extends Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility that was set to close this fall
Oliver Pearson · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 26, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 27 minutes ago
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The Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility, which is located just below the Mactaquac Dam, will continue operating after plans to close this fall. (Shane Fowler/CBC)
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has reversed its decision to cut a program that First Nations believe helps keep the outer Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon population alive in the St. John River system.
DFO announced in January it would end the smolt-to-adult supplementation program this fall and close the Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility it operates within.
Leonard Nicholas, fishery strategy director at Tobique First Nation, has been fighting DFO’s decision for months.
“Once I heard the decision, obviously, I was relieved because, you know, it means that we still have a fighting chance to bring the population back in our rivers,” said Nicholas.
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