Photos contributed. The device placed in the Chéticamp River is like a rotating cone and is driven by the flow of the water, safely intercepting and guiding migrating salmon smolts into a live well.

CHÉTICAMP: A smolt wheel installed in the Chéticamp River is assisting researchers from the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) in collecting vital data on Atlantic salmon populations. The organization is advising members of the public to exercise caution when in the vicinity of the equipment. Regional Director of the Wild Salmon Watersheds Program at the ASF,…

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Adam McNamara - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Victoria Co. Reporter)