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Lakes of the Skeena River Drainage - 2. Morice Lake
The second in a series presenting general information on the lakes of the Skeena river drainage particularly in so far as it affects salmon production. -
Comparison of the Fecundity of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in the Ske...
Skeena River sockeye salmon are caught by the fishery mainly with gillnets. It is generally recognized that gillnets are selective for size. Foskett (1958) compared the size of sockeye sampled from the Rivers Inlet catch with the size of those sampled from... -
Skeena Salmon Management Committee Annual Reports
The Skeena Salmon Management Committee was established by the Minister of Fisheries in 1954 to investigate the condition of Skeena River salmon stocks, to improve management of the runs, and to increase the yield, if possible. To achieve its objectives the... -
Prospects for the 1948 Salmon Catch on the Skeena River
From time to time enquiries have been made of the investigators as to their opinions of the size of runs which can be expected in a given area in an approaching season. For that reason the following comments are being recorded for the Skeena river in 1948.... -
Stock Assessment of Early Run Skeena River Coho Salmon and Recommendations
Concerns have previously been expressed for the stock status of early run Skeena River coho salmon because of declining escapement levels. Available data on spawning escapements and subsequent recruitment were analyzed using a Ricker model under various... -
Age and Physical Characteristics of Maturing Chinook Salmon of the Nass, Skee...
During the last several years the Department of Fisheries of Canada has conducted "test-fishing" operations on the Nass, Skeena and Fraser rivers in order to obtain information on the magnitude and composition of the salmon spawning escapements. The... -
The Incidence of Regenerated Scales Among Fraser River and Skeena River Socke...
Scales of 4 and 5 year-old Skeena River and 4 year-old Fraser River sockeye of the 1963 brood year were examined for the incidence of regenerated scales. For the Skeena and Fraser 4 year-old sockeye the incidence of regenerated scales was 11.1% and 8.2%,... -
Times of Passage of Skeena River Sockeye and Pink Salmon Through the Commerci...
The purpose of this report is to review the information presently available, which bears on the times of passage of the various Skeena sockeye and pink salmon stocks through the commercial fishing area. Also, it is hoped that some of this information may... -
Evaluation of the Sampling of the Skeena River 1968 Sockeye Catch
This report outlines the evaluation of the Skeena River 1968 Sockeye Catch. The sampling of sockeye and chum salmon was reduced in 1968 after a statistical evaluation was made to determine the effort required to provide reliable estimates of the age, size... -
Moricetown Falls as a Hazard to Salmon Migration
In any salmon conservation program, the successful escapement of the mature adults to the spawning grounds in fresh water is an important factor. The presence of any obstruction which might totally bar the fish or merely delay their ascent upriver may be of... -
Update of Stock Status Information for Early Run Skeena River Coho Salmon (Th...
This paper updates stock status information used in the previous two papers and examines some new information on juvenile rearing densities which has been collected over the past 7 years but which has not been formally analyzed to date. We do not review the... -
Fisheries Management Plan Skeena/Nass Salmon 1995
Fisheries management plan for the north coast encompassing Areas 3, 4, 5, 103, 104, 105, and the complete drainages of the Skeena and Nass Rivers.