2015 Annual Report2015 Annual Report

MIRAMICHI SALMON ASSOCIATIONMIRAMICHI SALMON ASSOCIATION

Since 1953, the MSA has watched over the Miramichi as a champion of conservation on behalf of anglers, outfitters, guides and all others with economic, environmental and recreational interests in the river. The net result has been a well-managed river system that today, thanks in part to the MSA’s championing of its cause, has more miles of salmon angling water and traditionally holds larger and healthier populations of Atlantic salmon than most salmon rivers in North America.

MSA (U.S.) Inc. Board

Chairman - David Wilson - Fredericton, NB President - James Blackwell - S. Natick, MA Treasurer - Christopher (Kit) Barrow - Wellesley Hills, MA Clerk - John Gerstmayr - South Woodstock, VT Whitney Beals - Southborough, MA Robert Bonczek - Chapel Hill, SC Anthony Boynton - N. Easton, MA William Bullock, Jr. - Orrington, ME Brad Burns - Falmouth, ME Ben Carmichael - Concord MA David Cole - Marblehead, MA Colin (Rip) Cunningham - Dover, MA Charles Detwiller III - Sudbury, MA Tom Doyle - Concord, MA Chandler Dumaine - Worcester MA Stephen Hibbard - Weston, MA Peter Howell - Nantucket, MA Larry Hunt - Medfield, MA Kal Kotkas - North Yarmouth, ME James Ladd - Chestnut Hill, MA Charlotte Lord - West Newbury, MA Wayne Miller - West Barnstable, MA Joseph (Jeff) F. Sherer III - Providence, RI John Swan - Portland, ME Gary Tanner - Bennington, VT Administrative Support – Guild Associates, Malden, MA

Miramichi Salmon Association (as of Annual Meeting, April 24, 2015)

MSA Inc. Board Officers

Chairman - David Wilson - Fredericton, NB Vice-Chairman - Brian Moore - Saint John, NB Vice-Chairman (US) - James Blackwell - S. Natick, MA Past Chairman - Manley Price - Boiestown, NB Chairman Emeritus - J.W. Bud Bird - Fredericton, NB Treasurer - Kenny Kyle - Fredericton, NB President - Mark Hambrook - South Esk, NB MSA Inc. Board

Jim Anderson - Riverview, NB Vaughn Anthony - Boothbay, ME Carl Ash - Green Mountain, NB Paul Baker - Saint John, NB Christopher (Kit) Barrow - Wellesley Hills, MA Shawn Betts - Fredericton, NB Robert Bianchi - Hyannis, MA Ross Bingham - Moncton, NB Alex Bobak - Fredericton, NB Anthony Boynton - N. Easton, MA Brad Burns - Falmouth, ME Dan Cain - Fredericton, NB Michael Cherwek - Fredericksburg, VA Andrew Clarke - Upper Coverdale, NB Byron Coughlan - Gray Rapids NB Mark Coy- Fredericton NB Dave Creighton - Moncton, NB Mike Crosby - Bedford, NS Colin (Rip) Cunningham - Dover, MA Brock Curtis - Blackville, NB

Mission Statement - Global-class leadership, stewardship, and conservation practices for the Miramichi Watershed to continuously preserve and advance its environmental integrity for the benefit of all species, in particular the Atlantic salmon.

MSA Committee Chairs

Communications – Greg Sprague Conservation Programs – Manley Price Development – Kevin Harris Education – Debbie Norton Finance – Kenny Kyle Land Use – Gord Mouland Legal – Ross Bingham Membership – Joe Palmer/Brad Burns Nominating – Vince Swazey Honourary Directors Ralph Archibald - Forestdale, MA Hadley Ford - Pine Plains, NY David Hashey - Fredericton, NB Andrew Goode - Freeport, ME James McQuaid - Miramichi, NB Alex Mills - Halifax, NS George Mumford - Westwood, MA David Oxley - Rothesay, NB Ted Reevey - Rothesay, NB Keith Wilson - McNamee, NB MSA Staff

Mark Hambrook – President Stephen Tonning – Director, Development & Communications Jo-Anne Linton – Events and Board Relations Nola Chiasson – Finance and Membership Holly Labadie – Biologist Kelsey McGee – Hatchery Technician

Gayden Curtis - Blackville, NB Charles Dodge - Gorham, ME Jacqueline Girouard - St-Marie-de-Kent, NB Kevin Harris - Saint John, NB Stephen Hibbard - Weston, MA Bob Hinckley - Wellington, FL David Hildebrand - Fredericton, NB Katherine Hughes - Woodstock, GA Jim Hughson - Fredericton, NB Larry Hunt - Medfield, MA Ben Kaley - Fredericton, NB Natalie Kenny - Fredericton, NB Aldéa Landry - Moncton, NB Axel Lerche - Bathurst, NB Acha Lord - West Newbury, MA Denis Losier - Moncton, NB Doug MacDonald - Moncton, NB Muriel MacKenzie - Doaktown, NB Graham McCleave - Fredericton, NB Richard McGuigan - Fredericton Gordon Mouland - Saint John, NB Debbie Norton - Red Bank, NB Wayne O’Donnell - Doaktown, NB Ian Oliver - Bathurst, NB Joe Palmer - Woodstock, NB Clarke Payne - Old Lyme, CT Peter Pratt - Bridgewater, CT Rick Pryde - Florenceville, NB Shawn Riley - Toronto, ON Chris Smith - Hanwell, NB Greg Sprague - Fredericton, NB Gary H. Stairs - Green Mountain, NB John Swan - Portland, ME Vincent Swazey - Boiestown, NB Gary Tanner - Bennington, VT Everett Taylor - Doaktown, NB Paul Valeri - Redding, CT Martyn Vickers - Augusta, ME Betty Ward - Red Bank, NB Carl Weiss - Cresco, PA Allan Wilson - Boiestown, NB Peter Worth - Riverview, NB

As compared to the historic low returns of the previous three years, 2015 was a much better year. According to DFO estimates, returns to both the SW Miramichi and NW Miramichi were up markedly in 2015, achieving minimum conservation limits of 92% and 82% respectively (as compared to only 70% and 22% in 2014). A most welcomed and encouraging change for sure.

Change also came to the recreational fishery, namely the mandatory live release of all salmon, including grilse, as well as the mandatory use of pinched/barbless single hooks. While a number of people felt these conservation management actions were excessive and may have negatively impacted the sport fishery itself, the fact that 2015 had the potential of being the fourth consecutive year where spawning requirement levels had not been met, and without a mechanism in place for any sort of mid-season review, the only responsible action was to in fact regulate total live release for the 2015 angling season, which the MSA supported. As stewards of the resource, our role is to be precautionary advisors - to be proactive and protective, rather than waiting to react to a crisis from which we may never be able to return. Any harvest, including that of any recreational fishery, must be based on abundance, which we clearly hadn’t seen over the past three years.

Another positive change occurred in 2015 when the First Nation community of Metepenagiag (Red Bank) elected to forgo using gill nets (which indiscriminately kill both grilse and large salmon) in favour of using traps nets, which allowed them to live release all large females. The First Nation community of Eel Ground reduced the mesh size of their gill nets so they would catch primarily grilse and restricted the placement of the nets to 10 days in July only. These significant conservation actions resulted in hundreds of large female salmon being able to complete their journey to upriver spawning grounds.

We saw positive change off the river, too. In July 2015, the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Wild Atlantic Salmon submitted their final report to the Minister of Fisheries & Oceans. The Committee’s 61 recommendations now provide all public, private and Aboriginal stakeholders with a focused direction on conserving our threatened wild Atlantic salmon stocks.

Of special note was the formation of CAST, a consortium of private, public and academia partners coming together to develop and pursue an innovative suite of salmon research and population enhancement projects in a coordinated and complementary fashion. Collaboration for Atlantic Salmon Tomorrow, which the MSA was a founding partner, is currently seeking funding, with hopes that it will be able to initiate program activity in early 2016.

Lastly, thanks to the support of MSA members, corporate partners, and other private/public funding agencies, the MSA was able to deliver another year of effective conservation action, thus creating even more positive and meaningful change for our cherished Miramichi salmon resource.

Table of Contents:

Inside Cover -- MSA Board and Officers

Page 1 -- 2015 - A Year of Change

Page 2 -- Leadership in Salmon Conservation

Pages 3-6 -- 2015 Field Programs and Activities

Pages 7-13 -- 2015 Membership and Donors

Back Cover -- MSA Trust for Planned Giving

Insert -- MSA Financials

Mark Hambrook President

David Wilson Chairman

Otter Brook - LSW Miramichi 2015 Cold-Water Refuge Project

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All photographs are ©MSA unless otherwise noted. Cover/Inside Cover: Fishing the Sevogle, NW Miramichi

© Upper Oxbow Outdoor Adventures Back Cover: Mouth of Clearwater © Geoff Harding

Membership page background: MSA Fishing Vest © Greg Sprague Membership page background: MSA Flag © Raymond Plourde

Design & Layout: Jenny Colford & MSA Communications

2015 - A Year of Much Change

Advocacy In February 2015, at the urging of MSA and the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF), the then Federal Minister of Fisheries and Ocean appointed a Ministerial Advisory Committee on Wild Atlantic Salmon. The Committee’s mandate was to review and address the critical aspects affecting our wild Atlantic salmon resource, including conservation, enforcement, predation, science and strategies to reduce international fisheries that target salmon produced in Canadian rivers. In July 2015, the Committee submitted 61 recommendations to the Minister, with the MSA actively calling for action on their implementation. Also on the Federal level, the MSA continued to petition DFO to expand the Striped bass recreational fishery in the Miramichi estuary.

The MSA was also actively engaged with many different provincial government agencies as well. Of particular mention were discussions with the Dept. of Natural Resources, resulting in their commitment to continue funding the critically important barrier protection pools at headwater locations on both the NW Miramichi and Dungarvon Rivers. Additionally, meetings with Dept. of Environment and Local Government resulted in a commitment to review project permitting applications on a timely basis. Complementary to these efforts were regular meetings and discussions with local individual MPs, MLAs, First Nations Leaders, and Municipal officials throughout the watershed.

Land Use

Throughout 2015, MSA’s Land Use Committee continued its active and engaging role in monitoring, reviewing and providing input and feedback on a number of significant and large scale private and/or public resource development projects that could possibly impact and/or effect the Miramichi Watershed. Of notable mention, the MSA met with TransCanada Pipelines on numerous occasions, resulting in an agreement to review the proposed routing of their Energy East Pipeline in order to avoid and/or minimize the number of proposed river crossings in the Miramichi watershed. Additionally, the Land Use Committee and Executive Committee met with the Province of New Brunswick to discuss their new Crown Lands Forestry Policy, with specific interest in assuring buffer zones along rivers and streams will be maintained and protected. This same interest and concern was also explored in a separate meeting and discussion with industry officials.

Communication and Public Outreach

The MSA continued as one of the media’s ‘go-to’ sources for opinion and comment on salmon related topics and issues, resulting in the MSA’s conservation mission continually being elevated to top-of-mind positioning with residents of New Brunswick and beyond. To insure the same with its membership, the MSA annually publishes and distributes a full size wall calendar to all MSA members, with the theme of its 2015 calendar focusing on popular hand tied Miramichi salmon flies. Additionally, the MSA continued to aggressively promote its informative Website and Facebook pages, as social media continues to play a growing and vital role in communicating the salmon conservation message. Finally, in late Fall 2015, the MSA installed and linked a new River Cam to its website, providing viewers with moment-to-moment live footage of the SW Miramichi River as it flows through Home Pool at Bullocks Lodge in Boiestown, NB.

Education – Engaging our Future Conservation Leaders

In 2015, the MSA’s annual school-based art contest, renamed the Bruno Bobak Art Contest in honour of this famous Canadian artist, avid salmon fisherman and long-time MSA patron, received over 400 entries. The MSA’s annual Printing and Writing contest generated a similar number of entries. Closer to home, the MSA hatchery once again provided salmon eggs to the Fish Friends program in schools throughout the Miramichi region and eastern New Brunswick. This classroom activity provides a fun, hands-on experience where students see young Atlantic salmon and brook trout hatch from eggs and grow into fry before being released into streams. The MSA also held another successful MSA First Cast event in June 2015. Organized by a small group of hard working MSA volunteers, this always popular two-day weekend event matches newcomers with mentors to experience the sport of fly fishing. And finally, in 2015, the MSA hosted the NB High School Fly Fishing Fair at the MSA Hatchery (June) as well as successful Science Symposiums during Board meeting weekends in both Boston (January) and Boiestown (April).

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Salmon Conservation - Leadership, Stewardship and Education

Salmon Conservation - Stock Assessment

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The expression that you can’t manage what you don’t measure certainly applies to fisheries management. Knowing the health and status of any population is a critical first step to being able to identify and deliver the conservation actions and regulatory policies that will ensure protection and sustainability over the longer term.

A science-based estimation of the total smolt population migrating out of the Miramichi River system to the ocean is a key component to understanding and managing Atlantic salmon in the Miramichi watershed. To determine if adequate juvenile production is occurring, the MSA has conducted ten years of estimates on the Southwest branch (2001-2010) and three years on the Northwest branch (2011-2013). Efforts in 2015 marked the second year of a new program that focused on the river as a whole, as concerns that the exceedingly high spring water experienced in some tributaries in the past few years was resulting in smolts being missed and not counted, resulting in the smolt estimates being artificially low.

In mid/late May 2015, a total 1,965 smolts were tagged at 4 upriver collection sites, with 3 of these smolts being recaptured downriver in our trap net located near Chatham. Using the Peterson ‘mark and recapture’ model, and applying the 60% mortality rate learned through our smolt tracking research, the 2015 smolt estimate was 1,717,148 (note - the Miramichi River needs 1.8 million smolt migrating to the ocean every year in order to sustain a healthy adult population – roughly 1.2 million from the Southwest branch and 600,000 from the Northwest).

In an effort to help the Department of Fisheries and Oceans more accurately estimate the size of the returning adult population, for the second consecutive year, the MSA applied external carlin tags to adult salmon captured in its Chatham trap net. A total of 517 adult salmon (348 grilse, 169 large salmon) were tagged by the MSA in 2015, resulting in significantly more fish being included in the tagging program, thus helping make the adult estimate more accurate.

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Beaver dams are known barriers to adult Atlantic salmon migrating upstream to spawn. Beavers typically build their dams on smaller streams and tributaries which are excellent rearing areas for juvenile salmon due to the habitat quality, fewer predators and cooler stream temperatures. Female salmon caught below beaver dams are often forced to dig their nests on top of each other, possibly killing the eggs in any underlying nests, resulting in reduced juvenile productivity in the following year.

The MSA’s beaver dam removal program has proven to be an effective salmon conservation activity, as electrofishing has shown improved juvenile counts in areas upstream of where beaver dams had been

removed and/or breached during the previous year’s critical salmon migration period.

In late summer/early fall 2015, using fixed wing aircraft and donated helicopter time, the MSA flew a large portion of the watershed and identified a total of 55 dams that needed to be breached, of which 35 were later breached by MSA field staff and the other 20 breached or washed away due to excessive flooding from heavy fall rains.

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The MSA continued its electrofishing program in 2015 to assess juvenile Atlantic salmon populations in the smaller tributaries of the Miramichi River watershed. A large focus of the work is placed on surveying areas above beaver dams torn out the previous fall, and in 2015 fry were observed above nine different dam removal sites.

The MSA also worked co-operatively with the DFO Science Branch on another survey using historic baseline sites that are monitored on an annual basis to assess Atlantic salmon juvenile abundance on the Miramichi River system. All 58 sites surveyed in 2015 contained fry.

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Stocking first-feeding Atlantic salmon fry can improve the juvenile production capacity of the Miramichi River by targeting areas that are under-seeded or not accessible to wild spawning adults. The majority of these areas are located in small tributaries and headwaters of the Miramichi River, as small brooks and streams often have good quality habitat and lower numbers of predators than larger downstream locations.

In 1997, the MSA took over operations of the Miramichi Salmon Conservation Centre (MSCC), which first opened in 1873 and today remains the oldest continuously operating hatchery in North America. From this (upgraded) facility, the MSA hatches out wild salmon eggs, spawned from Miramichi brood stock collected the previous year. In 2015 the MSA grew and released approximately 230,000 first-feeding salmon fry into 80 sites in seven tributaries of the Miramichi River. An additional 21,000 fry were taken to satellite tanks for future release by local conservation groups. The MSA also grows brook trout for the Province of New Brunswick’s stocking program, which generates income for the organization.

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Salmon Conservation - Cold-Water Refuge As climate change promotes increasing water temperatures, wild Atlantic salmon are now having to tolerate an ever increasing number of stressful and life-threatening warm water occurrences (i.e. 20°C and above). Consequently, cold-water thermal sanctuaries are fast becoming a key limiting factor for Atlantic salmon during their time in the Miramichi River system. Therefore restoring and maximizing the long-term influences and contributions of cold-water brooks and seeps for thermal refuge and protection has become a priority conservation management action in the efforts to maintain a healthy river system for returning adult salmon, growing juveniles, and for other temperature sensitive endemic fish and aquatic species. In 2015, the MSA restored and/or enhanced the following four different cold water refuges.

Confluence of Otter Brook and the LSW Miramichi River Confluence of Otter Brook and the LSW Miramichi River Confluence of Otter Brook and the LSW Miramichi River Confluence of Otter Brook and the LSW Miramichi River - To render this area more effective as a thermal refuge for both juvenile & adult salmon, trout, and other aquatic organisms, deeper water was required throughout the plume of the brook. To achieve this, a rock V-weir was installed upriver of the confluence, at an elevation that will create scour at the mouth of the brook. This will direct flow from the shallow river into a concentrated area where cold water meets the river. High water flows throughout the year will also perpetually scour this location, making the structure a sustainable solution to enhancing the refuge.

Also, rock spurs were installed downriver of the confluence to help keep the cold water plume turned away from the shallow riverbank as well as help to scour and maintain deeper water.

Confluence of Indiantown Brook and the SW Miramichi Confluence of Indiantown Brook and the SW Miramichi Confluence of Indiantown Brook and the SW Miramichi Confluence of Indiantown Brook and the SW Miramichi River River River River – the first real cold-water refuge that salmon encounter once entering the river, this easily accessible holding pool provided resting fish with little cover to escape predation by man and other predators, especially during the times when adult salmon gather there during low warm water events. To enhance the safety and protection that this critical habitat must provide, 21 different boulder clusters were placed in the cold water plume to improve cover and escape for congregating fish.

Confluence of Pats Brook and the NW Miramichi River Confluence of Pats Brook and the NW Miramichi River Confluence of Pats Brook and the NW Miramichi River Confluence of Pats Brook and the NW Miramichi River - a rock V-weir was installed upriver of the confluence, set at an

elevation to create scour at the mouth of the brook. This will direct flow from the shallow river into a concentrated area where cold brook water meets the river. Channel material was removed downstream of the V-weir to also encourage flow direction and create greater depth immediately in the refuge. Rock spurs installed in conjunction with the V-weir downriver of the confluence will also help keep the cold water plume turned away from the shallow riverbank and directed toward the deeper pool. They will also help to scour and

maintain deeper water in the upper section of the refuge zone.

Confluence of Doak Brook and the SW Miramichi River Confluence of Doak Brook and the SW Miramichi River Confluence of Doak Brook and the SW Miramichi River Confluence of Doak Brook and the SW Miramichi River – Over the years, the mouth of the brook has widened, resulting in lower kinetic energy in the water flow thus preventing its colder water from entering laterally far enough out into the river to the location where salmon typically hold in deeper water. To increase the energy, the mouth of the brook was narrowed by installing a rock toe along the right bank as it merges with the riverbank. In conjunction with narrowing the mouth, a nature-like point bar was built on the downriver side of the confluence (right bank of the brook) to help guide cold water into the deep area of the river where salmon typically like to hold during periods of low, warm water. An additional component to this project included the installation of a concrete boat ramp to reduce erosion and/or siltation caused from tire-spinning during launching/retrieving of boats as the boat launch area is within the cold water plume of Doak Brook. ©

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Salmon Conservation - Research and Discovery The use of acoustic and satellite tracking technology is an effective way to estimate the survival of a fish population in a river, estuary and/or marine environment.

Juvenile Atlantic salmon migrating from freshwater to saltwater are referred to as smolt. On the Miramichi River, smolt movements typically start in early May and continue for 4-5 weeks. Unfortunately, and for unknown reasons, smolt survival rates out of the river have been decreasing at an alarming rate over the last decade. To better understand this dynamic, the MSA has initiated an acoustic tagging study on the NW Miramichi during the annual smolt migration to better determine smolt survival rates as well locations of high mortality. In 2015, the MSA tagged 80 smolts, of which 29 (39%) survived to exit the estuary and 17 (21%) survived to the Strait of Belle Isle. This ongoing smolt tracking research will also help in determining whether the growing Striped bass population may be excessively predating on smolts, as the timing of the Striped bass migration to their exclusive spawning grounds in the lower stretches of NW Miramichi River closely coincides with the timing of the annual smolt migration.

Information on marine mortality, feeding behaviour, and migratory routes of Miramichi salmon is limited and could be of considerable value in the creation of conservation strategies to ensure the continued health of our native salmon population. Understanding areas of high mortality may shed light on predation sources, the impact of marine commercial fishing on salmon bycatch, and the effects of trophic shifts and climate change on salmon populations.

In an effort to garner better insight into the behaviour of salmon foraging and migrating through marine waters, the MSA worked together with ASF to tag 24 kelt (adult spring salmon returning to the ocean to recondition) - 11 were tagged with satellite pop-off tags and 13 others with acoustic tags only. Data collected from this 2015 research project determined that 100% of the tagged kelt successfully made it out of Miramichi Bay, with 10 of the 24 actually crossing the Strait of Belle Isle. Four returned to the river in 2015 as consecutive spawners. This kelt tracking data, combined with those ascertained from previous year tracking studies, is starting to give researchers a much clearer picture and understanding of the marine ecology of the adult Miramichi salmon and the type of conservation strategies that must be employed to protect and sustain our salmon populations while they are at sea.

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2015 MSA Fundraising Events

January 31, 2015 - 61st Annual MSA Boston Dinner - honouring Christopher (Kit) Barrow

February 17, 2015 - 17th Annual MSA/NSPA Miramichi Dinner - honouring Tilly-O’Neil Gordon, MP

May 2, 2015 - 19th Annual MSA Boiestown ‘Ice Breaker’ Dinner May 21, 2015

15th Annual MSA Moncton Dinner - honouring Doug MacDonald July 5, 2015 - MSA Miramichi Salmon Classic Reception and Dinner

September 16, 2015 20th Annual MSA Fredericton Dinner - honouring Jim Hughson

October 28, 2015 14th Annual MSA/ASF Saint John Dinner - honouring James D. Irving

October 29, 2015 MSA Miramichi Conservation Dinner - honouring Jim McQuaid

November 3, 2015 2nd Annual MSA Carleton County Dinner - honouring Carl Ash

November 19, 2015 - 2nd Annual MSA Halifax Reception

2015 Membership and Financial Donors The MSA respectfully acknowledges and greatly appreciates the 2015

financial support received from the following members and donors, which was crucial to the MSA being able to carrying on and deliver

its annual salmon conservation programs and activities.

(*Deceased)

LIFE MEMBERS Italo &Unalane Ablondi* George Abodeely Jr.* Robert Albee III Thomas Allen Arnold Alward Errol Amos C.L. Anceney* Brent Anderson Gary Anderson James Anderson John Anderson John Anderson II William Apold Santiago Arbelaez Ralph Archibald Henry Armstrong Carolyn Arnold Christopher Arnold Frederick G. F. Arnold Chantal Arsenault Joseph Arsenault Carl Ash Trish Ash Keith Ashfield Esther Bailey* Ciaran & Hilary Baker Dianna Baker Edwin Baker III Paul Baker David Balmain Bill Barrett Ed Barrett Joshua Barrett William Barrett Michael Barron* Anne Barrow Catharine Barrow Christopher Barrow Marion Barrow Susan Barrow Susan Thorp Barrow Ralph Bartlett Bert Bates Batza Family Foundation

Bruce Bauman Philip C. Beals* Whitney Beals Glenn Beaumont Beaver Brokerage Inc. Elizabeth Behan* John M. Behan* E. B. Bert Berkley Richard Berlin Jr. Richard Berry David Bewick John Bewick Bruce Bezanson Shawn Bilerman W. Ross Bingham J.W. Bud Bird Peggy Bird* Ellen Bishop Michael Bishop Mike Bishop Jean-Paul Bisnaire Robert Blabey* Damon Black Margaret Blackwell James Blackwell Jr. Joe Blaze Alex Bobak Bruno Bobak* Scott Boley Adrian F. Bom* MacMillan Boyd* William Boyd* Markley Boyer Anthony Boynton George Brabant* Karen Brennan Jack Brennan Rich Breuner Earl Brewer William Brice George Browning C.D. Bruce Gary Bruce Walter Buchan Austin Buck John Buck III

Daniel Bullock Dede Bullock Martha Bullock Renate Bullock William Bullock Jr. Derek Burchill Bryan Burgess Sam Burgess Bradford Burns Steven Burns Donald Burry E. Michael Byrne* Marc Cabot Eileen Cain Dan Cain Donald W. Cain* Marcel Caissie Donald Calder Robert Calhoun Hugh Cameron Peter Canoni Eddie Cantillon Hoagy Carmichael Charles Carothers III Richard Carpenter Laurie Carr Wilfred M. Carter* Charles Cartmill John Castellani Philip Castleman J. Charles Caty Ray Cave Lino Celeste Kevin Chapman James (Doug) Charters Mike Cherry W. Peter Cherry Nola Chiasson William Claflin IV C. Thomas Clagett Jr.* Andrew Clarke Dave Coady Patrick Cobler Barry M. Coburn* Kensyle Cogswell David Cole

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Individual Life Membership - $1,000 Corporate Life Membership - $5,000 Sustaining Member - $100/annually

Regular Member - $50/annually Junior/Youth (< 18 years) - $10/annually

Outfitter/Club/Camp - $250/annually and/or donation of a fishing trip(s).

In-Memoriam Members - $1,000 memorial gift(s).

Salmon Conservation – Membership and Fundraising

MSA Membership Categories

Membership in the MSA is the perfect way to express your passion and support for the wild Atlantic salmon, for the Miramichi River that is their home, and for the vital work being done by the MSA to protect and conserve both… for today and tomorrow! The MSA is fortunate to receive support from individuals and business throughout Canada, the United States and abroad. In addition to annual membership, hundreds of conservation-minded individuals and companies also support the MSA through attendance and merchandise donations to one or more of the MSA’s annual fundraising events. The MSA regrets not being able to list all of those donors here.

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2015 MSA Fundraising Events

January 31, 2015 - 61st Annual MSA Boston Dinner - honouring Christopher (Kit) Barrow

February 17, 2015 - 17th Annual MSA/NSPA Miramichi Dinner - honouring Tilly-O’Neil Gordon, MP

May 2, 2015 - 19th Annual MSA Boiestown ‘Ice Breaker’ Dinner May 21, 2015

15th Annual MSA Moncton Dinner - honouring Doug MacDonald July 5, 2015 - MSA Miramichi Salmon Classic Reception and Dinner

September 16, 2015 20th Annual MSA Fredericton Dinner - honouring Jim Hughson

October 28, 2015 14th Annual MSA/ASF Saint John Dinner - honouring James D. Irving

October 29, 2015 MSA Miramichi Conservation Dinner - honouring Jim McQuaid

November 3, 2015 2nd Annual MSA Carleton County Dinner - honouring Carl Ash

November 19, 2015 - 2nd Annual MSA Halifax Reception

2015 Membership and Financial Donors The MSA respectfully acknowledges and greatly appreciates the 2015

financial support received from the following members and donors, which was crucial to the MSA being able to carrying on and deliver

its annual salmon conservation programs and activities.

(*Deceased)

LIFE MEMBERS Italo &Unalane Ablondi* George Abodeely Jr.* Robert Albee III Thomas Allen Arnold Alward Errol Amos C.L. Anceney* Brent Anderson Gary Anderson James Anderson John Anderson John Anderson II William Apold Santiago Arbelaez Ralph Archibald Henry Armstrong Carolyn Arnold Christopher Arnold Frederick G. F. Arnold Chantal Arsenault Joseph Arsenault Carl Ash Trish Ash Keith Ashfield Esther Bailey* Ciaran & Hilary Baker Dianna Baker Edwin Baker III Paul Baker David Balmain Bill Barrett Ed Barrett Joshua Barrett William Barrett Michael Barron* Anne Barrow Catharine Barrow Christopher Barrow Marion Barrow Susan Barrow Susan Thorp Barrow Ralph Bartlett Bert Bates Batza Family Foundation

Bruce Bauman Philip C. Beals* Whitney Beals Glenn Beaumont Beaver Brokerage Inc. Elizabeth Behan* John M. Behan* E. B. Bert Berkley Richard Berlin Jr. Richard Berry David Bewick John Bewick Bruce Bezanson Shawn Bilerman W. Ross Bingham J.W. Bud Bird Peggy Bird* Ellen Bishop Michael Bishop Mike Bishop Jean-Paul Bisnaire Robert Blabey* Damon Black Margaret Blackwell James Blackwell Jr. Joe Blaze Alex Bobak Bruno Bobak* Scott Boley Adrian F. Bom* MacMillan Boyd* William Boyd* Markley Boyer Anthony Boynton George Brabant* Karen Brennan Jack Brennan Rich Breuner Earl Brewer William Brice George Browning C.D. Bruce Gary Bruce Walter Buchan Austin Buck John Buck III

Daniel Bullock Dede Bullock Martha Bullock Renate Bullock William Bullock Jr. Derek Burchill Bryan Burgess Sam Burgess Bradford Burns Steven Burns Donald Burry E. Michael Byrne* Marc Cabot Eileen Cain Dan Cain Donald W. Cain* Marcel Caissie Donald Calder Robert Calhoun Hugh Cameron Peter Canoni Eddie Cantillon Hoagy Carmichael Charles Carothers III Richard Carpenter Laurie Carr Wilfred M. Carter* Charles Cartmill John Castellani Philip Castleman J. Charles Caty Ray Cave Lino Celeste Kevin Chapman James (Doug) Charters Mike Cherry W. Peter Cherry Nola Chiasson William Claflin IV C. Thomas Clagett Jr.* Andrew Clarke Dave Coady Patrick Cobler Barry M. Coburn* Kensyle Cogswell David Cole

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Individual Life Membership - $1,000 Corporate Life Membership - $5,000 Sustaining Member - $100/annually

Regular Member - $50/annually Junior/Youth (< 18 years) - $10/annually

Outfitter/Club/Camp - $250/annually and/or donation of a fishing trip(s).

In-Memoriam Members - $1,000 memorial gift(s).

Salmon Conservation – Membership and Fundraising

MSA Membership Categories

Membership in the MSA is the perfect way to express your passion and support for the wild Atlantic salmon, for the Miramichi River that is their home, and for the vital work being done by the MSA to protect and conserve both… for today and tomorrow! The MSA is fortunate to receive support from individuals and business throughout Canada, the United States and abroad. In addition to annual membership, hundreds of conservation-minded individuals and companies also support the MSA through attendance and merchandise donations to one or more of the MSA’s annual fundraising events. The MSA regrets not being able to list all of those donors here.

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John Cole Thomas Cole Burton D. Colter* Elaine Colter George Colter William Comeau Michael Connors John Conyngham George Conyngham* Janice Cormier Byron Coughlan Tyler Coughlan Kathleen Coull Stephen Coull Murray Coulter David Cox Kenneth Cox* Ronald Cox Mark Coy Stuart Cragin Jr. Paul Creaghan Robert Creamer David Creighton Warren Cresswell Julian Crocker Robert Crosbie David Crosby Mike Crosby Edgar O. Crossman* Joseph F. Cullman III* Allister Cummings Brian Cunningham Colin Cunningham III Colin Cunningham Jr. Brock Curtis Gayden Curtis George Curtis Wesley Curtis Robert Cushman* Dick Daigle Paul Daigle Larry Davidson Ray Davidson Clay Davis Glen Davis Ken Dean Max Dean* Mark Delaney Paul DeMerchant Carroll Denham Edwin DeVilbiss

Robert DeVilbiss Robert W. DeVilbiss* Stacy Dick Travis Dickinson David M. Dickson* Beverly Dillon John Dillon Peter V.C. Dingman* Jerry Doak Charles W. H. Dodge David Dorr Donald Doucet John Douglas Jr. Jeff Doyle Rod Doyle Sandra Doyle Thomas Doyle Jacques Dube Nancy Dube Chandler Dumaine F. C. Dumaine* Warren Duncan* Malcolm Dunfield Sandy Dunnett Neil DuPlessis Serge Dupuis Carleton Ealy Roger Earle R. Bruce Eddy Jon Eggleston Paul Elson Francois Emond Richard Eusanio Thomas Evans James Fargher Jerome Farnsworth Michael Feldman Jack T. H. Fenety* Krista Fenety Linden Fenety Charles E. Ferree* Charles Ferree,Jr.* Marshall Field J.S. Fiske John Fiske* Betty Fitzpatrick Brian Fitzpatrick John Fitzpatrick Mike Flanagan Perry Flann Hugh Flemming

Walter Flewelling* Hadley Ford Harry Foreman C.M. Forrest, III* Donald Forte Jr. Gary Foster Wayne Fowler Brian Fox Dale Fox Mac Fox A. Scott Fraser Catherine Fraser George W. A. Fraser John Fraser Norman Fraser Sumner Fraser William C. D. Fraser Bryant Freeman Guy French Karla Gaffney Rex Garrett John Gerstmayr Pamela Gerstmayr Randolph Giffin Ian Gilchrist Patrick Gillespie Frank P. Gilley* Jacqueline Girouard Fernand Girouard Paul Goobie Andrew Goode Gregg Gorham Bill Gould Gail Gould Alan Graham Peter Graham Brian Green Mervin Green Myrna Green Charles Grine Harry Groome III Nicholas Guitard George R. Hagar* Robert Haines Lisa Haldane William Haldane Daphne Hallowell L. Hunter Hallowell Barbara Hambrook Mark Hambrook Douglas Hamm

Patricia Handloss Stern John Hapgood Garfield Hargrove Charles Harriman Andrew Harrington Frank Harrington Cellvyn Harris Kevin Harris Matthew Harris Randall Hartlen Greg Hartz David Hashey Janice Hashey Roger Hatch* Ian Hatheway Jim Hatheway David Hawkins John Hawryluk* David Hay Jonathan A Haynes* Robert Healy William Heaney William Henderson James Henderson Ronald Hendrickson* Bill Hennessey Dennis Hepburn* Michael Herman Stephen Hibbard Virginia Hibbard John Hickman Eric Hicks Donald Hight* David Hildebrand Eric Hildebrand Robert Hinckley Alexander Hindmarsh William Hoel James S. Hoffman Marshall Hoffman John Hogan George Holmes* Arthur Hovey* Bruce Howe Peter Howell Charles Hubbard J. Craig Huff, Jr.* Katherine Hughes J.A. Hughson Michael Hughson R. Allan Hughson

Leslie Hull Wade Humphreys Larry Hunt James Hunter* Gordon D. Hurd* R.C. Hurley* Elmo J. Hurst* Christopher Hutchins* David Ingersoll David Innes Arthur Irving Elizabeth Irving James D. Irving John K. Irving John E. Irving* Suzanne Irving James Izzard Roger Jenkins Ron Jenkins Chris Jensen Peter Jobe Stephen Johnson Brian Johnson Leo Johnson David Johnston* Charles Kalajian Ben Kaley Peter Kane John Keddy Jeff Keith Glen E. Keller* James Kelly Robert L. Kenny* John Kileel Larry Kinden Judith King Bruce Anthony King Hans Klohn William Knobloch Stan Knowles Dale Knox Vincent Koehler Jr. Kalevi Kotkas Rich Kuhn* Carl Kuniholm Barry Kyle Julie Kyle Kenneth Kyle Luke Kyle James Ladd Aldea Landry

Scott Langin Robert Lauer James Lawley John Lawrence III R. Edward Lawrence Charles LeBlanc Jamie LeBlanc Arthur Lee-White Louis Leger Darin Lenihan Axel Lerche Maxwell Lester III William Levy* Robert G. Likely* Linehan Family Foundation Inc. George H. C. Linton Jo-Anne Linton C.H. Anthony Little L. H. Lockhart Warren Long Chuancy Loomis, Jr.* Charlotte Lord Stephen Loring Cecile Mallais-Losier Denis Losier Isabelle Loughead Howard Ludington A. Theodore Lyman Jr.* A. T. Lyman Jr.* Timothy Lyons Anne MacBeath G. Ian MacBeath Bruce MacDonald Cameron MacDonald Douglas MacDonald Kevin MacDonald R. Glen MacDonald Robert G. MacDonald Roderick MacDonald* Sandy A. G. MacDonald John MacFarlane J.E. MacKay* Muriel MacKenzie Duncan MacKinlay William MacKinnon Andrew MacLaren* Janet MacLaren Tom MacLaren John MacLean Anne MacLennan

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James A. MacMurray Donald MacNeill Owen MacNeil H.M. Bud MacSween* Victor Mainolfi* David Mann Mary Mann William M.R. Mapel* David Matchett Devin Matchett Clifford McAvity* St. Clair McCabe* Allison McCain Andrew McCain Stephen McCain Irene McCardle Graham McCleave Louise McCleave Michael McCormick Ben McCrea* Henry McDaniel* William Sandy McDougall Ernie McFadzen C. Allan McGathey Elizabeth McGraw Mel McGuigan Richard McGuigan Thomas McKay Shepard McKenney William McMackin Robert F. McMulkin* John J. McMullen* John W. S. McMullen Edward McNally John McNally Angela McQuaid Murphy James McQuaid Melissa McQuaid Robert McQuaid Harry McSheffery Michael Meighen Lawrence Menzies Tom Merrick Davis Merwin Hugo Meyer* Christian Michaud Saul Michaud Bart Miller Richard Miller Fred Mittendorf* Arthur Mitton Sr.*

Edward Mitton* Cal Moisan Christina Molt Richard Molt Jr. Allen Moore Jr. B. H. Rutledge Moore* Brian Moore James T. Moore II* Douglas Morehouse Jeff Morris Dan Morrison John C. Morrison* Walter C. Morse* Gordon Mouland George Mumford IV James Mumford William Munger Charles Munn Greg Munn Fred Murphy* D. Malcolm Neill* Gordon Neill* Murray Neilson Emily Newell J. Louis Newell, Jr.* E. Richard Nightingale* Roderick Nolan Charles E. Norrad* Clint Norrad Ralph Norrad Andrea Northrup Jack Northrup Sophia Northrup Bobby Norton Dale Norton Debbie Norton John Novalis Harrison C. Noyes, Jr.* Stephen O'Brien J. Beverly O'Keefe* J. David O'Keefe Dennis Oland Derek Oland Jacqueline Oland Richard H. Oland* Patricia Oley Ian Oliver Kent Orlando Rodney Ouellette Anne Oxley David Oxley

Joe Palmer Marven Palmer* Stephen Palmer Frederick Pape Jr. Grant Parr Harris Parsons David Paterson* Murray C. Patrick* Clarke Payne Patricia Payne George Peppin Joseph Perella John Petrasch Gregory Petrini Daniel Pettit Larry Phillips Jacques Pinet Robert Pinette Arunas Pleckaitis Steve Pomazi Doreen Pond Daniel Porter James A. Potter Jeff Potter William Pounds Annette Powers Bill Powers Edmund J. Pratt, Jr.* Peter Pratt John Price Manley Price Patricia Price J. Benjamin Prince Francesco Princiotta Ben Pryde Jim Pryde Meg Pryde Rick Pryde Albert Putnam III Albert Putnam Jr. Nathaniel Reed Ted Reevey Jenny Reid Parker Reid* Peter Reid Robert Reid John H. Remer* Robert Richardson David Riley Shawn Riley Brian Ritchie

Robert Robb Eric Roberts Willis F. Roberts* Scott Robidoux Peter Rodgers Churchill Rood Cyril Ross Grant Ross Tammy Ross Vaughn Ross* Howard Rossbach James Rossbach Kathleen Rossbach Ed Rotticci Edward Rotticci* John S. Routh, Jr.* Robert Roy Salar Haven Fishing Club Albert Sampson Clark Sancton Arthur Sarkisian* Laurence Savage David Sawler Walter Scheffler Randy Seymour Ron Shannahan Kim Sharpe Catherine Sherer Suzanne Sherer Joseph Sherer III Joseph F. Sherer, Jr.* E. Fraser Sherrard Keith Sherrard Charles E. Short* Frank Shute* Ted Silver Bruce Sinclair Norman C. Sinclair* A. Francis Smith* Chris Smith Elenor Coburn Smith Larry Smith Steve Smith Brian Snow Richard Snow Tony Spares Gary Spicer Greg Sprague Andrew F. St. Pierre Ronald Stafford Gary H. Stairs

Lee Stairs William Stanley Graham Starratt Ian Stead Alexander Steeves James Steeves Mary Ann Stevens David Stevenson Clayton Stewart* James Stewart Robert L. Stone* Susan Storring Daryll Stothart George D. Stoughton* Hymie Surkis Darren Sutherland Lyle (Chip) Sutherland John Swan Hazel Swazey Lawrence Swazey Vince Swazey Leonard Sweeney Jr.* Caroline St. Pierre Taylor Everett Taylor Paul Taylor Terrence L. S. Teed The Georges Family Foundation Louis Theriault Dale Thibodeau Brian Thompson Eric Thomsom John Thorndike Adrienne Thornton Benjamin Thornton Gregory Thornton Stephen Thornton Thomas Tierney John Tobin Stephen Tonning Edward Travis Jim Truelove Wallace Turnbull Glen Umlah Doug Urquhart Jerry Urquhart* Michael J. Ursin* Virginia M. Ursin* William Utley Charles C. Valentine Paul Valeri

Herbert B. Van Sciver* Thomas Vander Salm Tom Vardy Martyn Vickers Albert Vogt Jr. Temple S. Voorheis* David Wade Herb Wade* Richard Wade Dorothy Wade-Newell* Donald F. Walker* Jim Walker Lois Walker James Wallace Douglas Walmsley Betty Ward Charles Ward III Richard Warren Frederic Watriss* Mark Watson Lloyd Webb Michael Webb W.K. Webb* Thomas Weckman Carl Weiss Mildred Weiss Dale Weldon Frederick B. Wells* Warren Wells Jr. Bill Westaway J. Hugh Whalen Clark Whitcomb Jason White Winston White* Charles Wiesner Robin Wilber Ted S. Williams* Jeffrey Williamson Allan Wilson David Wilson Don Wilson Elizabeth Wilson Keith Wilson Keith M. Wilson Lucillia Wilson Robert Wilson Ryan Wilson Sally Wilson Stephen Wilson Terry Wilson Willard W. Wilson*

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J. David Wimberly Jonathan Winthrop Ted Wojtech Charles Wood III Ray Woodill Warren P. Woodworth* Douglas Woollings Peter Worth Kenneth Wright Ann Wrobleski Jeffries Wyman Jr. Arlie Wynn* Richard Yeomans Jim Yerxa James York Todd Youmans David Duncan Young Arne Youngberg Henry Zenzie* Charles Zoulias

CORPORATE LIFE MEMBERS Assumption Life Black Brook Salmon Club Dean Bar Salmon Club Eastern Fence Limited Fredericton Outfitters & Anglers Glencore Canada Corporation H.J. Crabbe & Sons Ltd IP Canada Holdings (Rocky Brook Camp)International Paper J.D.Irving Kingswood Ventures Inc. Mais Reynolds Financial Group Mecca Corp Palmer Atlantic Insurance Scotiabank Slate Island Wilderness Lodge TD Bank SUSTAINING MEMBERS Glen Abbott

Bob Allain Stephen Anderson Wesley Armour Randy Arseneau Harold Atkins William Babson Jr. James Banks Christopher Barnett John Barto Norman Betts Shawn Betts K. David Bishop Chris Blair William Bliss Paul Bombala Bob Bonczek Mike Breneol S. Willard Bridges Craig Carlin Benjamin Carmichael Richard Cheney Curt Cheslay Rudolph Ciecko Brian Connell Peter Corkum John Cornell Chester Creighton David Douglas Crockett Rod Currie Ted and Janet Curry Jason Curtis Roland D'Abadie Patrick Daley Anthony Dell'Aquila L. William Demaso W. Landon Dennison Fred Dixon Charles Dorr James Doyle Tony Durling Bruce Elliot Lester Elliott Wayne Fairchild Murray Forgrave Mark Foster Charles Fuller Ginette Gagne-Koch Robert Gartner Louis George Evelock Gilks Laura Gilks

Geoffrey Gold Sean Graham David Gray Gordon Gregory Jeffrey Griffin Thomas Hansen Tony Harris Peter Hastings Michael Healy Roy Hitchings Richard Hopkins William Hoyt Michael Jackson Glenn Johnston William Jones Brett Joseph Wayne Jutras Carl Kennedy Dan Kent Todd Kent Michael King Claude LaBerge Allan Ledgerwood William Loring Jr. Chris Losier Wayne MacDonald Dave MacFarlane Carl MacKay Bill Martens William Master Sam Mayo Frederick McElman Walter McEwen Barbara McGuire John McGuire John McMullen Jr. Allen McPhee Tony Mee Bill Merrithew Alex Mills Douglas Mitchell Stephen Molson Ben Morris Philemon Morris Derek Munn Peter Nevin Stephen O'Brien Jr. R. Ivan O'Connor Donald Pettit Timothy Politis Louis Prud'homme

Douglas Pryde Tony Quackenbush Gavin Rainnie Sterling Richardson Ernie Robinson George Routledge Richard Routledge Terry Russell Stephen Saltzman Doug Schlink David Schroeder Richard Schwenger Rob Scott Herbert Shephard Elwin Sherrard James Sinclair Mae Smith Bob Snodgrass Ross Sonier Ed Sprowl Harold Stevens Dick Stewart Henry Stewart Gerald Stiles Bill Taylor Jon Thompson Clinton Townsend Paul Tregunno Stanley Trzop Stephen Tweedie James Vernon Royall Victor III Freeman Walsh Dan Whalen John Willard Jr. Winnipesaukee Lumber Company Inc.

REGULAR MEMBERS

Roger Ackman Stephen Adams David Addleman Robert Ahearn John Allain John Alward Floyd Amos Lorne Amos Jason Andalo Sheldon Anderson

William Anderson Steve Andrews Nelson Angel Vaughn Anthony John (Al) Arseneault Dean Arvidson Doug Ashfield Phil Auclaire Richard Audas Daryl Bailey Terry Baldwin Malinda Barna James Barresi Peter Bartley Derrick Bathurst Suzanne Beaudet Reid Beck Gary Berenson Derrick Berry Shelly Betts Walter Bidlake Arnold Boer Martin Boucher Reade Branch Harold Brown J. Stewart Bryan III Bill Buffington Lana Burke Wade Burkhart Frederic Butruille Alice Calhoun Byron Campbell Neil Cannon Timothy Cardin Roland Caron Robert Carr Jean-Pierre Carrier Everett Carroll Norris Carroll Carl Carter Alfred Casale Casamira Lodges Inc. John Chamberlain Donna Cheney Michael Cherwek Garth Christie Mark Christie Jon Clark Richard Clark J.F. Clements Vinny Colletti

Richard Collins Andrew Colter Robert Colter Gladys Connely Mike Connolly D. Brent Corey Claudia Coughlan Millar Coughlan Reggie Coughlan David Coull Donald Cox Casey Cramton R.H. Crawford Ted Cross Rick Cunjak Allen Curry Tyler Daley Stephen Darr Hubert Davis Peter Desmeules Marcus Dewinter Mario DiCarlo David Dickinson William Donald Will Doyle Paul Dubois Larry Dunlop Dave Dunn Blaine Dunnett Dave Edgecomb J. Thomas Edgett Cory Edwards Scott Elliott Chris Elvidge William Emmet, II William Fey G. Earle Fletcher John Flewelling Stephen Flewelling Robert Forsberg Brian Foster Donald Foster Trevor Fougere Owen Fowler Harry Fraser Keith Fulsher Leon Gardiner James Garland Mark Gautreau Geoff Giffin Boyd Gilks

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Mike Gillespie Tim Gillies Alan Gladwin lan Gnann Vernon Goodfellow Ralph Goodwin Ethan Gould Howard Gould Ken Grabowski Barry Grant Grant Thornton Dave Greenwood Richard Gregg Jerrold Gregory David Gresh William Griffin Alan Guay Norman Hachey Luther Hall Michael Hall Jason Hallett Ashley Hallihan Gerald Hallihan Hugh Hallihan Robert Hallihan Phillip Hallman Ruth Hambrook Ralph Hansen John Hanson Wilfred Harding Darrell Harris Stephen Harris Tom Hart John Hawley Bob Healy David Helm Grant Hendry Jacques Heroux Stephen Hersey Allyson Hickey Tom Hickey Sandra Hitchcock Glen Hollowood William Hooper Matt Horsman Jim Horwich Charles Houghton Dick Huggard Lewis Hunter Stanley Hunter Ellen Jardine

Wendy Jardine Niles Jensen Glenn Jessome M. Robert Jette Henry Johnson John Johnston Deverne Jones Karen Stevens Jorgensen Jamie Judge Natalie Kenny Carl Kipping Walter Kitchen David Knightly John Kovar Jr. Kirby Kramer Christopher Lahnston Fred Lane John Langille Wade LaPage Louise Lapare Marc LaPointe Thomas Laughlin Gary Lawson David Ledlie Elisha Lee Philip Lee Thomas Lee Thomas Lekborg George Lemery William Lendorf John Lennon Stuart Levine Mary Jane Logan Andrew Lund Jason Lyons Lloyd Lyons Kim Mabey Duncan MacDonald Lawrence MacDonald Rodney MacEachern Omer MacKenzie Don MacLean Allen MacNutt Greg Mander Rene Marineau James Mariner Chris Martin Gus Mazzuca John Mazzuca George McAllister Gerry McBride

Don McCarthy Brian McCloskey Dana McConkey Greg McCormick Thomas McGauley Douglas McIninch Yvonne McKay Peter McKibbon J. Allen McKinnon Keith McKown John McLaughlin Brian Mercier Donald Merrithew Richard Miekka Wayne Miller Charles Mills Thomas Minehan Christopher Minerly Miramichi Headwaters Salmon Federation Mark Moir John Monroe Sharlene Morell Jim Morell Paul Morosky Don Moroz Robert Mosher John Mossman Kenny Mulherin Alfred Munn Allen Munn Arden Munn Barry Munn Blake Munn Glenda Munn Jeffrey Munn Joseph Murphy Kyle Murphy Robert Murray Amy Muzzerall Pierre Nadeau Rena Nash Thomas Nicholson Winston Nicholson Marty Norrad Perry Norrad Bedford O'Donnell Darrell O'Donnell Frederick O'Donnell Joseph O'Donnell Virginia O'Donnell

Wayne O'Donnell David Olive Richard Ostrowski George Paine Leslie Palmer Merlin Palmer Andre Parrott Gregg Peete John Pemberton Dwight Perkins Jim Peters Patrick Phelan David Pierce Stephen Pivacek Stephen Pond Deborah Power Brian Pratt Jerry Price Shane Price Spencer Price Edmund Ramsaur Matt Ramsay David Ranslow Doug Reevey Joseph Repovs George Richards Anthony Richardson Thom Richardson Bradley Ronco Stephen Rosenfeld John Rowinski Howard Russell Ken Savage Tara Savage Robert Scott Paul Sentner Andrew Sharkey Robert Shaw Alan Sherburne E.S. Sherrard* Charles Shriver Joshua Silver Stig Skarborn David Skinner Robert Small Robert Smith Sharpe Smith Fred Solven George Spiridis Jay Sprague Ross Stairs

Ronald Steeves Wayne Stephen David Stewart Nora Stewart Larry Stewart Norman Stewart Leonard Storey Russell Storey James Storring Sherman Sturgeon John Stymiest Austin Sullivan Jamie Surrette Gerald Sutherland Jim Swazey Gary Tanner Steven Teal Richard Tingley James Touchie Alan Trafford Peter Udle Doug Underhill Larry Van Peursem David Vickers Reg Vivian W.F. Gilks Holdings Ltd. David Walker Jim Walker W. A. Waller Joseph Walsh III Richard Ward Phillip Wasson Floyd Weaver Duncan Webster Stacy Wentzell Kenny Whalen Delmer White Mark Wilber Brian Williams Jaime Wilson Craig Woodard Evan Woods Bonnie Wright Ted Yakush Raymond Yerxa York St. Enterprises Inc. Kevin Young William Young

CLUB/CAMP SUPPORTERS Black Brook Salmon Club Burnt Hill Fishing Camp Clearwater Camp Country Haven Miramichi Hershey Salmon Club Kenmore Fishing Club Ledges Corporation McKiel Camp Miramichi Renous Club Mountain Channel Salmon Club Push & Be Dammed Camp Rocky Brook Camp Rocky Bend Camp Square Forks Fishing Club Stoney Run Properties Sutter Salmon Club Ted Williams White Birch Lodge Thistle Fishing Club Three Rivers Camp Upper Oxbow Outdoor Adventures

ANNUAL FUND & PLEDGE DONORS Glen Abbott Robert Ahearn Errol Amos James Anderson John Anderson II Stephen Anderson Theodore Anderson William Anderson Santiago Arbelaez Armour Transportation Systems Christopher Arnold Chantal Arsenault Carl Ash Trish Ash Harold Atkins Jeffrey & Marie Baker Christopher Barnett Joshua Barrett

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William Barrett Christopher Barrow Bass Pro Bert Bates Bates Custom Laminating & Framing Beaver Brokerage Inc. Reid Beck Catherine Belden Shawn Bilerman W. Ross Bingham Bingham Law J.W. Bud Bird Bird Holdings Ltd. Bird Stairs K. David Bishop Mike Bishop Jean-Paul Bisnaire Black Brook Salmon Club Damon Black James Blackwell Jr. Alice Blodgett Patrick Boland Markley Boyer Earl Brewer Neil Brewer Harold Brown C.D. Bruce J. Stewart Bryan III Austin Buck William Bullock Jr. Bryan Burgess Bradford Burns Steven Burns Donald Burry Dan Cain Hugh Cameron Peter Canoni Laurie Carr Casamira Lodges David Cavalier Lino Celeste Richard Cheney Mike Cherry W. Peter Cherry Nola Chiasson Garth Christie

Rudolph Ciecko Forrester Clark Jr. Andrew Clarke Patrick Cobler Kensyle Cogswell Elaine Colter George Colter William Comeau Brian Connell Cooke Aquaculture Janice Cormier Reggie Coughlan Stephen Coull Donald Cox Mark Coy R.H. Crawford David Creighton Warren Cresswell Allister Cummings Brian Cunningham Colin Cunningham Jr. Dawn Cunningham George Curtis Curtis Miramichi River Outfitters Roland D'Abadie Dick Daigle Larry Davidson Ray Davidson Clay Davis Hubert Davis Dean Bar Salmon Club David Dearborn Anthony Dell'Aquila L. William Demaso Carroll Denham W. Landon Dennison Edwin DeVilbiss Travis Dickinson Donald Dillport Charles W. H. Dodge Donald Doucet John Douglas Jr. Thomas Doyle Rod Doyle Dr. A. Joy Graham & Assoc. Chandler Dumaine

Dave Dunn Neil DuPlessis R. Bruce Eddy Jon Eggleston Bruce Elliot William Emmet II Francois Emond Richard Eusanio Thomas Evans James Fargher Jerome Farnsworth Linden Fenety Reynolds Financial J.S. Fiske Betty Fitzpatrick John & Sheila Fitzpatrick Mike Flanagan Perry Flann Hugh Flemming G. Earle Fletcher Hadley Ford Donald Foster Gary Foster A. Scott Fraser George W. A. Fraser William C. D. Fraser Fredericton Inn Fredericton Outfitters & Anglers Keith Fulsher John Gerstmayr Geoff Giffin Ryan Gilbertson Ian Gilchrist Fernand Girouard Jacqueline Girouard Brian Glebe Glencore Canada Corporation Paul Goobie Gail Gould Ken Grabowski Peter Graham Sean Graham Elaine Gray Brian Green Sheri Green Harry Groome III

Nicholas Guitard H.J.Crabbe & Sons Ltd. Robert Haines David Hall Daphne Hallowell Mark Hambrook Ruth Hambrook Douglas Hamm Thomas Hansen Kevin Harris Randall Hartlen Janice Hashey David Hawkins Robert Healy David Helm William Henderson Stephen Hibbard John Hickman David Hildebrand Glen Hollowood Homestead Farms Inc. Katherine Hughes Independent Corrugator Inc. David Ingersoll David Innes International Paper Foundation Arthur Irving Roger Jenkins Niles Jensen Brian Johnson Glenn Johnston Henry Johnson Wayne Jutras Ben Kaley Jeff Keith James Kelly Kenmore Fishing Club Carl Kennedy Aaron Kennon Karen Kilfillen Larry Kinden Walter Kitchen Stan Knowles Dale Knox Kalevi Kotkas Kenneth Kyle

Claude LaBerge James Ladd Gerald & Rebecca Laffey Aldea Landry Fred Lane Marc LaPointe Robert Lauer Gordie Lavoie James Lawley R. Edward Lawrence Shelley LeDrew Arthur Lee-White Louis Leger Darin Lenihan John Lennon Jo-Anne Linton C.H. Anthony Little L. H. Lockhart Marks Lockhart Warren Long Charlotte Lord Chris Losier Lloyd Lyons G. Ian MacBeath Bruce MacDonald Cameron MacDonald Douglas MacDonald Duncan MacDonald R. Glen MacDonald MacDonald Buick GMC Cadillac Ltd. Dave MacFadyen John MacFarlane Leslie MacKay Janet MacLaren Tom MacLaren Ardith Maguire Gail Mapel René Marineau James Mariner Maritime Case Ltd. Bill Martens Greg McCormick Michael McCormick Mel McGuigan Richard McGuigan William McMackin John W. S. McMullen

Allen McPhee Harry McSheffery Michael Meighen Margaret Milburn Mark & Shauna Miller Alex Mills Richard Molt Jr. Brian Moore Douglas Morehouse Jeff Morris Gordon Mouland William Munger David Munn Joseph Murphy Eric Newman Winston Nicholson Norcross Wildlife Foundation Clint Norrad Ralph Norrad Debbie Norton Eugene Nowlan Robert Nutton Barry & Linda O'Donnell Derek Oland Jacqueline Oland Kent Orlando David Oxley George Paine Joel Palmer Joe Palmer Palmer Atlantic Insurance Frederick Pape Jr. Grant Parr George Peppin Joseph Perella Gregory Petrini Donald Pettit Jacques Pinet Doreen Pond James A. Potter John Price Manley Price Spencer Price J. Benjamin Prince Rick Pryde

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Albert Putnam Jr. Jim Quigley Nathaniel Reed Ted Reevey Jenny Reid U. Charles Remmel Ivan & Joan Renton Joseph Repovs David Riley Shawn Rilley Brian Ritchie Robert Robb Scott Robidoux Rocky Bend Fishing Camp Churchill Rood Cyril Ross Ed Rotticci Robert Roy Terry Russell Clark Sancton Deborah Sandeson Doreen Sartain Laurence Savage Walter Scheffler Gwyn Schellemberg Bill Schenkels Doug Schlink Seaward Management Corp. Randy Seymour Kim Sharpe Herbert Shephard Joseph Sherer III Suzanne Sherer Elwin Sherrard Charles Shriver Ted Silver Bruce Sinclair Wallace & Diane Sisson Mae Smith Robert Smith Steve Smith

Bob Snodgrass Fred Solven Robert Spader Gary Spicer George Spiridis Greg Sprague William Stanley Ian Stead Harold Stevens David Stevenson Dick Stewart Henry Stewart Norman Stewart Sherman Sturgeon Hymie Surkis SurTek Group Ltd. Darren Sutherland Lawrence Swazey Jared Tausig Everett Taylor Paul Taylor Terrence L.S. Teed The Thrift Shop of Boston Louis Theriault David Thibodeau John Thorndike John Tobin Stephen Tonning James Touchie Trans Canada Energy Edward Travis Jim Truelove Stanley Trzop Wallace Turnbull Glen Umlah Doug Urquhart William Utley Royall Victor III Phyllis Vineyard Ralph Vitale David Walker Lois Walker Joseph Walsh III Charles Ward III

Richard Ward George Watson Floyd Weaver Thomas Weckman Carl Weiss Wellman Healthcare Group Inc. Kathy Wells Warren Wells Jr. Dan Wener Sondra Wener Harvey Wheeler Clark Whitcomb Jason White William White Whitehall Investments Robin Wilber Island Wilderness G. Cabell Williams Linda Williams Allan Wilson David Wilson Don Wilson Robert Wilson Ryan Wilson Jonathan Winthrop Ted Wojtech Mavis Wood Charles Wood III Douglas Woollings Peter Worth Kenneth Wright Jim Yerxa Todd Youmans David Duncan Young Arne Youngberg Charles Zoulias

MSA TRUST MEMBERS Ralph Archibald J.W. Bud Bird Bruno Bobak*

William Brice Otto Burtt* Freeman Dunnett* Kevin Harris Anthony (Tony) Little Eric LeDrew* Brian & Sue Moore Gary Spicer Stephen Tonning Martyn Vickers (*Deceased)

IN-MEMORIAM MEMBERS Carl E. Anderson William "Willie" Bacso Eldrid D Bailey R. Palmer Baker Michael Barrett Joan Barrett John M Behan William Belden Ralph B. Brenan Jr. Howard J. Brown Kingsbury “Crib” Browne Jr. Otto Burt Murray Calhoun John Thomas Camicia Joseph T. Cardoza Gerry Cherry Richard B. Cochrane David Colter Charles Connely G. Guthrie Conyngham Reginald Coull Clarence E.P. "Slip" Crauer Julien Crocker Max Dean Robert DeVilbiss J. Warren Duncan Freeman Dunnett

Charles E. "Ted" Ferree W. L. "Rex" Freeze Harold Gumble William Gumble Joseph P. Hallihan Lee Hallowell Anne R. Harriman Lesmere F. Kirkpatrick Eric LeDrew John "Jack" MacKay Victor R. Mainolfi William Mapel George McAvity John L. "Jack" McDowell Jeff McGuigan Arthur G. Mitton Jr. Edward J. Mitton Donald Malcolm Neill J. Louis Newell Jr. John L. Newell Charles E. Norrad Jacques Page

John A.G. Page William Patterson Charles Winslow Pond Parker Bancroft "Banty" Reid Richard M. Rossbach John A. Schultz Richard Seidel Joseph F. Sherer Jr. M. D. Stairs John Stevens Edward Seward Stevens Robert W. Stoddard Henrik O. Tonning Tony Valeri Charles P. Wade Herb Wade A. Ross "Punchy" Walker Allen E. Watts Wilmot "Will" Kenneth Webb James B. Wilber

The above membership and donor listing was prepared as of December 31, 2015. The MSA apologizes for any errors or omissions. Please contact the MSA to correct any inaccuracies or oversights.

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Special thanks to the following public and private funding agencies:

Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation

DFO - Recreational Fisheries Partnership Program

Federal Department of Fisheries & Oceans

International Paper Foundation

New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund

New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund

NB Department of Natural Resources

NB Department of Environment and Local Government

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U.S. Office – 389 Main Street, Suite 202, Malden, MA 02148 Tel: 781-397-8870

THE MSA TRUSTTHE MSA TRUST

A special group of peopleA special group of people

People from all walks of life support the Miramichi Salmon Association. Among them is a very special group of committed conservationists – people who have chosen to make a legacy gift commitment today in order to ensure that their lifetime of passion and support for the wild Atlantic salmon, for the Miramichi River that is their home, and for the vital work being done by the MSA to protect and conserve both, will be sustained long into the future.

When you include the MSA in your financial and/or estate planning, you’ll become a part of the MSA Trust. In doing so, you’ll be joining a very distinct and dedicated group of salmon enthusiasts, all who have similarly chosen to ‘pass it forward’ by ensuring their conservation legacy will embody a lasting commitment to the conservation of our treasured Miramichi salmon. Please consider joining the MSA Trust today.