Abegweit Biodiversity Enhancement Hatchery

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Education

Learning about wild Atlantic salmon and other fish species in our rivers and the ocean is fundamental to caring for them. The Abegweit Conservation Society Plamu’k na Kitapina’q (Salmon are our Friends) Program has been adapted from the Atlantic Salmon Federation Fish Friends curriculum published in 1995 to include Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge. The adapted program is made available to all schools participating across Prince Edward Island. Focusing on environmental sustainability, the Plamu’k na Kitapina’q program covers habitat, biodiversity, life cycles, change over time, adaptation to change, freshwater ecology, sustainability and stewardship. Based largely on science, this popular program also integrates Lnu’k (Mi’kmaq) traditional ecological knowledge, social studies, language arts, math and art…

“The Abegweit Biodiversity Enhancement Hatchery located on the Scotchfort Reserve collects and spawns wild salmon before releasing them back into the rivers they came from. Some of the fertilized eggs are given to the schools.”

To learn more about the Plamu’k na Kitapina’q program or to apply for the 2019 program click here: http://abegweitconservation.com/education/fish-friends-program/

 

Plamu’k na Kitapina’q Program 2018 

 

FFP     FFP2                                                                Abegweit Biodiversity Enhancement Hatchery Student Tour

Broodstock Collection
Egg expressing in the hatchery

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Vision Our Vision is to enhance the river systems on Prince Edward Island through community partnerships, education, innovation and cultural awareness to maintain environmental … Read More

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Abegweit Biodiversity Enhancement Hatchery
11302 St. Peters Rd. RR 1
Mt. Stewart, PEI  C0A 1T0
Canada
(902) 676-2353
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