The Water Resources Program of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Environment Division was awarded a $278,315 contract by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct research on threatened and endangered species of fish in two tributaries of the St. Lawrence River, the Salmon and St. Regis Rivers. The work began in June 2012 and will run through June 2014. Other funding for a similar project running from 2009 to 2012 came from the Fisheries Enhancement Mitigation Research Fund (FEMRF). Information on the distribution of uncommon species generated by such activities can help to inform and prioritize protection and restoration efforts that will help to maintain Akwesasne’s fisheries under climate change.