Signs are being posted along salmon rivers throughout Unama’ki.

To see the difference between salmon and trout and what you can do to help the population, check out one of the signs here.

Studies in Forestry, Science, Technology and Natural Resources are all eligible.

Please download the applications here:

Port Hawkesbury Paper and UINR Scholarship Fund (5) $1,000

Port Hawkesbury Paper and UINR Forestry Scholarship $5,000

Georgia Pacific Corporation and UINR Schlorship Fund (5) $1,000

Welcome back Jason MacLean, UINR’s Assistant Forestry Manager.

Jason graduated with honours as a Forest Technician from Maritime Forest Ranger School and also holds an honours certificate in Forest Resources.

A graduate from Riverview High School, Jason has worked as a Forest Technician, chainsaw operator and labourer in Margaree, Ontario and British Columbia. Jason has also worked as a carpenter’s assistant giving him experience from clearing land to final construction. With more than 10 years working in the industry, his passion lies in natural resources. He worked for five years on Manitoulin Island where he learned about First Nation culture.

“I am excited to be back at UINR, and very interested in learning more about traditional Mi’kmaq knowledge and values, especially those associated with forest sustainability and preservation.”

jason@uinr.ca

John Silliboy, eel fisher

It’s time for today’s eel video– Winter Eeling. You can watch it here.

This video shows how eel are traditionally speared during the winter.

Eel fishers Kerry Prosper and John Sylliboy explain everything about winter fishing from digging through the ice to how to spear.

UINR researcher Shelley Denny looks at some of the traditions and methods used in Mi’kmaq winter fishing.

Every day for ten days UINR has released a new video on the American Eel in Cape Breton. This is the final video in the series. EELS ARE COOL!

Tracey Googoo, Waycobah eel fisher

It’s time for today’s eel video– SUMMER EELING. You can watch it here.

This video looks at how eels are speared in  summer.

Mi’kmaq fishers Tracey Googoo, Charlie Joe, Kerry Prosper and John Sylliboy talk about summer fishing and why the tradition is so important.

UINR’s Angela Denny, Lorraine Marshall and Shelley Denny talk about their experiences in summer eeling.

Every day for ten days UINR is releasing a new video on the American Eel in Cape Breton.

EELS ARE COOL!

UINR’s smolt wheel on Middle River is well marked. It is collecting scientific data on salmon smelt.

UINR wishes to inform the public to exercise caution when using the Middle River for recreational boating purposes between April 20 and June 30, 2013.

UINR will be installing a Rotary Screw Trap (smolt wheel) on Middle River at approximately 46° 05’ 49.8N, 60° 55’ 18.8W to catch Atlantic salmon smolts to estimate their abundance and monitor fish populations.

UINR is conducting research on Atlantic salmon populations. The smolt wheel, which looks like a giant funnel on its side, collects young salmon smolt, safely directing them into a tank where they are counted. Smolt are young salmon that migrate each spring from the rivers where they were born and grew up in, to the ocean where they become adults. Every day technicians monitor the collection and once sampled, the smolt are set free to continue their journey.

The smelt wheel will be in the river for several weeks, from the beginning of the migration until the run is over. The purpose of the project is to estimate the number of smolt in Middle River and to collect biological information about the salmon population in Cape Breton rivers.

This wheel is noticeable by warning signs and safety markers. Boaters are advised to watch for this device when setting out on the river, especially at night or during conditions that reduce visibility.

It’s time for today’s eel video– MAKING AN EEL SPEAR. You can watch it here.

Kerry Prosper takes us through the entire process of making an eel spear, from finding just the right tree to how spears are made.

Mi’kmaq youth are shown the tools and learn their place in the ancient eel tradition.

Every day for ten days UINR is releasing a new video on the American Eel in Cape Breton.

EELS ARE COOL!

It’s time for today’s eel video– COMMERCIAL EELING. You can watch it here.

The commercial fishing of eel is a controversial topic to say the least.

UINR’s John Couture joins Kerry Prosper, Winston Bernard, Charlie Joe Malikewe’j, Albert Marshall, and John Sylliboy in a discussion about the commercial eel fishery from several perspectives.

They look at some of the reasons they feel the eel population is declining.

Every day for ten days UINR is releasing a new video on the American Eel in Cape Breton.

EELS ARE COOL!

It’s time for today’s eel video– ENJOYING EEL. You can watch it here.

There’s a reason why eel is so popular in Mi’kmaq circles –it’s delicious!

Albert Marshall, Kerry Prosper, Charlie Joe Malikewe’j, John Sylliboy, Joe Googoo and Lorraine Marshall cook up an eel feast and share their secret recipes!

Every day for ten days UINR is releasing a new video on the American Eel in Cape Breton.

EELS ARE COOL!