Nekton Survey of Two Natural Salt Marshes at Ducks Unlimited Canada’s
Beausejour/Aulac Marshland
SUMMARY
As part of a salt marsh restoration project located at Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Beausejour/Aulac marshland, two natural salt marshes located adjacent to an area of agricultural dykeland scheduled for restoration were monitored for the presence of nekton species composition and abundance. Three surveys were carried out, one in late spring, one in midsummer and one in late summer, using fyke nets and minnow traps. Six species of fish and one species of crustacean were captured over the entire survey period. There was generally little seasonal variation in the species captured, but the abundance of organisms captured was greater during the early spring and late summer than during the mid-summer.