This volume is a compilation of current research papers on the aquatic ecosystem of the Miramichi River in New Brunswick. The papers are organized in four sections: historical overview, the physical environment, the biological environment, and evaluating human impacts. Specific topics of the papers include the estuarine structure of the river, hydrology of the drainage basin, plankton, diadromous fish, estuary sediments, forestry impacts, and biological indicators. The volume also includes a summary and selected abstracts from the Miramichi Environmental Science Workshop held in Newcastle in 1994.

Among the topics addressed in this volume by fifteen experts are the history of striper culture, life history and biology of striped bass and its hybrids, culture requirements, culture methods, techniques and experiences at Marion Fish Hatchery and Osage Catfisheries, Inc., intensive culture methods, high density culture in power plant effluents, growth and feeding dynamics, nutrition, diseases and pests, cryopreservation of sperm, legal constraints, and marketing potential. This comprehensive collection of papers is of interest to -- among others -- prospective culturists, resource managers, legislators, fishery biologists, and marketers.