Six adult Atlantic whitefish were observed in an isolated Nova Scotia lake for the first time in six years. An ancient relative of salmon, the remaining Atlantic whitefish population survives in just three lakes outside Bridgewater. A device in the water emits electric current that stuns passing fish and three whitefish were inadvertently stunned and picked up. Hope for more genetic variabilityMinamkeak is part of the three lake Petite Rivière watershed that supplies drinking water to Bridgewater. We have this other sort of isolated population that we've confirmed.

Source: CBC News September 12, 2020 09:00 UTC