over-fishing by new arrivals to the area led to the implementation, in 1824, of one of the earliest examples of conservation laws in North America. This culminated in the implementation of the Fisheries Act in 1858 and "opened the door for private hunting and fishing clubs by granting them fishing leases …." The efforts of conservationists continue today with groups such as the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. This group claims that only 1 percent of the Restigouche watershed is protected from development. The Ristigouche The Ristigouche and its Salmon Fishing With a Chapter on Angling Literature is a limited-edition book about the Restigouche River, written by Dean Sage and published by David Douglas in Edinburgh in 1888. It is notable for containing a portfolio of 16 etchings and engravings and numerous page decorations, depicting various aspects of the river by notable artists of the day including Stephen Parrish, Henry Sandham, Charles A. Platt, Anna Lea Merritt, Charles Oliver Murray, and George W. Aikman. With its initial print run of just 105 numbered copies The Ristigouche is, according to Bonhams, the "rarest and most beautiful book on salmon fishing". Bonhams sold a copy in 2007 for US$18,000. External links Conseil de Gestion du Bassin Versant de la Rivière Restigouche inc (CGBVRR) - Restigouche River Watershed Management Council inc See also List of rivers of New Brunswick List of rivers of Quebec Gulf of St. Lawrence Escuminac River (Quebec), a watercourse Rivière du Loup (Restigouche), a watercourse Matapedia River, a watercourse Patapédia River, a watercourse Upsalquitch River, a watercourse Kedgwick River, a watercourse Little Main Restigouche River References Rivers of New Brunswick Rivers of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Canadian Heritage Rivers Borders of Quebec Borders of New Brunswick Gaspé Peninsula Important Bird Areas of New Brunswick Important Bird Areas of Quebec