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Published: 2005
Last Revised: February 21, 2006
The Nova Scotia Sportfish Habitat Fund was established in 2005 in response to a request by
organized angling groups to provide financial support to volunteers working on the protection
of fish habitat and improvement of public access to the sportfishing resource.
The $5.00 Habitat Fund fee added to General and Salmon licenses provided approximately $213,500 for projects in 2005.
Funds were committed to the following nineteen community groups under the program.
Habitat improvements were conducted on 33 watercourses in 19 watersheds throughout the province.
| GROUP | FUNDING |
| ACAP Cape Breton | $7,200 |
| Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation | $9,500 |
| Cheticamp River Salmon Association | $7,200 |
| Clean Annapolis River Project | $10,700 |
| Cobequid Salmon Association | $8,400 |
| Cumberland Co. River Enhancement Project | $21,500 |
| Friends of the Cornwallis River Society | $5,000 |
| Habitat Unlimited | $22,200 |
| Mabou & District Community Development Association | $7,200 |
| Margaree Salmon Association | $19,100 |
| Mulgrave & Area Lakes Enhancement | $14,900 |
| North Shore Community Development Association | $15,500 |
| Pictou County Rivers Association | $10,700 |
| Richmond Wildlife Association | $8,400 |
| Sackville Rivers Association | $9,500 |
| Stewards of River Denys Watershed Association | $2,400 |
| St. Mary's River Association | $16,100 |
| Trout Nova Scotia | $8,400 |
| Wildlife Habitat Advocates | $4,800 |
| Total | $208,500 |
Projects included habitat restoration (digger logs, wing deflectors and undercut bank structures),
riparian planting, stream bank stabilization (revegetation/rocking), and fencing. In addition to these,
the Nova Scotia Salmon Association received $5,000 for the Liming Project on the West River, Sheet Harbour.
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