Q. Where did inner Bay of Fundy salmon come from originally?
A. iBoF salmon are a distinct population of Atlantic salmon. Scientists believe that they may have broken off from other Atlantic salmon around the time of the last ice age (over 10 000 years ago)

Q. Are wild salmon better to eat than farmed fish?
A. There are currently no commercial fisheries for wild Atlantic salmon in North America, so eating them is not an option. All salmon available to eat now is farmed salmon.

Q. How big do salmon get?
A. The major growth phase for wild salmon occurs while they are at sea, munching on highly nutritious foods like capelin, shrimp and herring. After one year on this diet they can weigh as much as 2.5 kg, and after three years, as much as 18 kilos!

Q. Does any native salmon fishing occur in the inner Bay of Fundy rivers?
A. No. There are no First Nation fishing agreements for salmon, and no reported efforts to catch salmon on these Bay of Fundy rivers in the past 15 years. First Nations in the area (eg. Fort Folly First Nation) are playing an active role in the recovery effort for salmon in the region.

Q. Where are the live gene banks for inner Bay of Fundy salmon?
A. Salmon from iBoF rivers are being held or "gene-banked" at three locations ­ Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility near Fredericton, NB, Cold Brook Biodiversity Facility near Kentville, Nova Scotia, and the Mersey Biodiversity Facility near Liverpool, NS. All are operated by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). Additionally, the Flowers Cove Fish Culture Station in Minto, NB, a provincial facility, holds salmon from several of these rivers.

Q. Is there hope for the inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic Salmon?
A. One can always hope. No-one really knows for sure why iBoF salmon populations aren't recovering. It could be that those factors that caused the drop in numbers (e.g. changes to river structure, fishing, tidal barriers) are stopping populations from recovering, but it could also be other things too, such as genetic mixing with farmed fish, or long-term changes in ocean temperatures. While they're trying to figure it out, scientists and members of the recovery team need your help keeping rivers clean and healthy for salmon and other species; and restoring rivers to that condition.

Q. I've heard that salmon in Nova Scotia's Gaspereau River go off to Greenland in the winter, instead of remaining in the Bay of Fundy like other iBoF salmon. Is this true?
A. Yes. Although they are genetically related to the iBoF salmon, fish from the Gaspereau River migrate offshore to Greenland feeding grounds and return, instead of remaining within Bay of Fundy waters. Salmon from New Brunswick's Big Salmon River are also different. These salmon return to freshwater in early summer, instead of in autumn as is the norm for inner Bay of Fundy salmon.