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It's name hints at the clarification needed to distinguish the "salmon rivers". More than one Salmon River existed in Saint John County, and they are only a few miles apart. Early land claims on the River were delayed by confusion over the exact river, and it wasn't until the matter was settled in a court of law that things were settled out.

But it is also now referred to as the Alma River. In the settlement's hey-day, the river and the Village where both named for the Salmon River. It was severed from Saint John and in 1856 the area was established as Alma Parish, for the Crimean War battle, within Albert County, by Legislative authority.

The inter-tidal areas are teeming with life, as it's said these are some of the most productive ecosystems in the world. Currently, researchers are tagging and tracking Atlantic Salmon and American Eels in order to better understand what's up with the anadramous fish and their habitats.

Tall Acadian forest flank the river and its tributaries in the very steep and rocky river valleys.