estimates her family farm will incur over tens of thousands of dollars in additional feed costs as a result of sweeping water restrictions put in place to protect vulnerable fish species in the Salmon River. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement"This water shut off is probably going to cost us $100,000, at least, in feed," Schweb told CBC News. "This year is really exceptionally dry ... and actually lower streamflows in the Salmon River than we've ever recorded," McGrath said. "These fish typically mature as five-year-old fish, so they are fairly large in size when they return," McGrath said. "We need the government to understand that this fish protection order comes on the backs of the producers and the licence holders on this river," Schweb said.