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Results of the Kloiya River Resistivity Counter
The objective of this study was to quantify juvenile steelhead abundance and estimate values for habitat capacity thresholds. In 2005, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) began investigating the potential of using the Kloiya as an index stream for monitoring... -
Responsible Fishing in Canada's Pacific Region Salmon Fisheries
This report builds on two earlier reports: The Evolution of Commercial Salmon Fishing in BC (Nelson and Turris 2004), and The Evolution of the Recreational Fishery in BC (Kristianson and Strongitharm 2006). This report specifically addresses the issue of... -
Research Document 2004/010: Production Relationships for Wild Skeena River So...
This paper outlines stock status for wild Skeena River sockeye salmon based on updated assessments of freshwater production in nursery lakes, available catch and escapement data, and modelled exploitation rates. -
Research Document 2001/098: Factors Limiting Juvenile Sockeye Production
This report presents summaries of data collected from 60 B.C sockeye nursery lakes between 1977 and 2000. Factors which constrain sockeye production in each lake and, where possible, make recommendations on the technique(s) most likely to increase stock... -
Report of the Skeena Independent Science Review Panel
The Panel’s report is divided into five major topic areas: (1) the fish and the fisheries, (2) habitat status and protection, (3) critical monitoring needs for future management, (4) governance, and (5) recommendations. -
Refining habitat indicators for Strategy 2 of the Wild Salmon Policy: Identif...
This report provides results from Step 3, Identifying Metrics and Benchmarks for habitat indicators being considered by DFO for Strategy 2 of the Wild Salmon Policy. -
Recovering Lakelse Lake Sockeye Salmon
This document shows the result of the process of reviewing available information, evaluating options, and identifying activities for recovering Lakelse Lake sockeye by the concerned local stakeholders, First Nations, and provincial and federal government in... -
Reconnaissance Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory of the Middle Skeena River Tri...
This fish and fish habitat inventory provides information regarding fish species presence, distribution, and relative abundance, as well as stream reach biophysical data, for use in interpretation of habitat sensitivity and capability for fish production. -
Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Stream Inventory Re-Sampling ...
The main objectives of the 1:20,000 fish and fish habitat reconnaissance level stream inventory project in lower Buck Creek watershed were: to review and summarize historical fisheries information for the study area, to describe fish distribution and... -
Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory of Tributaries to W...
Portions of the Fulton River watershed, and a series of inlet streams to the west shore of Babine Lake between the Fulton River and Newman Island were surveyed in July 1997, June 1999, July— August 2000, and July — August 2001 to assess fish habitat... -
Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory of Selected Inlet S...
In conjunction with extensive historical information, ten of the 129 stream reaches in the study areas (Sub-basins IV, and V) and one lake in Sub-basin IV were sampled during July 2000. The general intent of fish inventory in these two areas was to better... -
Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory of Four Sub-Basins ...
Portions of the Nadina River Watershed were inventoried in July and August 2001 to assess fish habitat characteristics and to investigate the diversity, population characteristics, and distribution of fish in the study area. SKR Consultants Ltd. was... -
Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory in the Upper Buck C...
This inventory provides information regarding the characteristics, distributions, and relative abundance of fish species, as well as information on biophysical lake and stream data. This information can be used for the interpretation of habitat sensitivity... -
Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory at Three Sub-basins...
The Morrison Creek watershed is the fourth largest drainage in the Babine Lake watershed group. Morrison Creek drains into the Morrison Arm of Babine Lake approximately 28 km north of Granisle, B.C.. The entire area is within the Morice Forest District... -
Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory Tributaries in the ...
The objective of this project was to conduct a Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory in several watersheds within the Bulkley River (BULK) watershed group. These inventories have a multi-phased approach with six phases required to... -
Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory Re-sampling of Pete...
This report summarizes past fish inventory efforts and results in context with data collected during re-sampling to present a comprehensive picture of fish distribution in the upper Peter-Aleck drainage. -
Provisional Estimates of Numbers and Biomass for Natural-Origin and Hatchery-...
This report provides provisional abundance estimates for pink, chum, and sockeye salmon in major regions of the North Pacific from 1952 through 2015 in terms of: numbers of natural- origin and hatchery-origin salmon returns (i.e., catch plus escapement),... -
Proceedings from the World Summit on Salmon
The World Summit on Salmon evolved in response to growing concerns of scientists and others about the future of the salmon stocks of the world, in light of the recent collapses of a number of the fish stocks globally, including Canada’s North Atlantic Cod. -
Population Structure of Lake-Type and River-Type Sockeye Salmon in Transbound...
The objective of the present study was to evaluate microsatellite genetic differentiation between lake-type and riverine populations within the same river drainage, among riverine populations in the same drainage, and among riverine populations in different... -
Pacific Trail Pipelines Application Volume II: Baseline Studies
These baseline studies cover the following topics with regards to the impacts of the Pacific Trail Pipeline: acid rock drainage and metal leaching, acoustic environment, air quality, archaeology, contaminated sites, fish and fish habitats, forestry,...