Rebirth of Water - 2017-2018

2.4.3 Reporting of Fish Collected ......................................................................................................................................... 29
2.5 Other Observations................................................................................................................................................................... 29
3.0 Results and discussion .................................................................................................................................................................30
3.1 Marsh Creek Watershed......................................................................................................................................................... 30
3.1.1 Analysis A Water Quality Parameters...................................................................................................................... 30
3.1.2 Analysis B Water Quality Parameters ..................................................................................................................... 35
3.1.3 Fish Communities Monitoring .................................................................................................................................... 39
3.2 Hazen Creek Watershed ........................................................................................................................................................ 41
3.2.1 Water Quality Monitoring .............................................................................................................................................. 41
3.2.2 Fish Community Monitoring ........................................................................................................................................ 42
3.3 Taylor Brook Watershed ........................................................................................................................................................ 43
3.3.1 Water Quality Monitoring .............................................................................................................................................. 43
3.3.2 Fish Community Monitoring ........................................................................................................................................ 44
3.4 Newman’s Brook Watershed ............................................................................................................................................... 44
3.4.1 Water Quality Monitoring .............................................................................................................................................. 44
3.4.2 Fish Community Monitoring ........................................................................................................................................ 46
3.5 Inner Harbour .............................................................................................................................................................................. 47
3.6 Caledonia Brook Watershed ................................................................................................................................................ 49
3.6.1 Water Quality Monitoring .............................................................................................................................................. 49
3.6.2 Fish Community Monitoring ........................................................................................................................................ 51
3.7 Alder Brook Watershed .......................................................................................................................................................... 51
3.8 Salmon Creek Watershed ...................................................................................................................................................... 52
3.8.1 Water Quality Monitoring .............................................................................................................................................. 52
3.8.2 Fish Community Monitoring ........................................................................................................................................ 54
3.9 Mispec River Watershed ........................................................................................................................................................ 54
4.0 Conclusion .........................................................................................................................................................................................56
5.0 References .........................................................................................................................................................................................57
Appendix A: Calculations used to determine water quality parameters. ......................................................................58
Appendix B. Calibration curves of absorbance vs total phosphates and Absorbance vs total ammonia. ......62
Appendix C. Common and Scientific Names of Fish Species Caught By ACAP Saint John. ..............................64
Appendix D. Raw Water quality data collected over the 2017 field season. ...............................................................65
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