Each year the MSA conducts field programs related to Atlantic salmon conservation. These include cold water pool maintenance, fry stocking, electrofishing, smolt estimates and other important initiatives. Our summer students are provided on the job training to help out with the delivery of these programs. In addition to field program, students work at our hatchery facility helping to guide visitors through our hatchery tour. Other small weekly tasks, such as lawn mowing and minor painting projects are also carried out by students. The students are led by our head Biologist, Lyndsay Jay-Keating who herself was a summer student at MSA. Lyndsay is a terrific mentor and leader, and is able to spend quality time with our students teaching them the importance of salmon conservation in the Miramichi. Many of the SEED students we have employed in the past have returned to MSA as regular employees and launched their careers in this conservation.

Workplace Essential Skills

• Reading
• Writing
• Oral communication
• Working with others
• Continuous learning