Monitoring of wild and escaped farmed salmon in this North American index river of interactions continued through what proved to be a most significant year. In 2008 4 wild salmon returned, along with 7 aquaculture escapees. A chart of returns since the early 1990s shows the drastic decline in returns.

Through the years there have been concerns about aquaculture escapees attempting to enter the river. In 2005, cages vandalized near Deer Island through summer and autumn led to the escape of approximately 146,000 farmed fish, with some entering the Magaguadavic River and other streams in the area in November. But a large influx failed to materialize in 2006. And since that time the saltwater escapees at the Magaguadavic fishway have not been numerous.

In freshwater, there have also been issues of escaping fry and parr from hatcheries - and displacing wild Atlantic salmon.

For a Chart of Magaguadavic Returns of Wild and Cultured Atlantic Salmon Click here

Efforts for restoration of salmon runs on the Magaguadavic continued. In addition, ASF provided expertise on movement of salmon and other species both upstream and downstream at the St. George Power Dam.