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The Sports Fishery for Cutthroat Trout at Lakelse Lake
For the past 15 years, Lakelse Lake has supported an active sport fishery for cut-throat trout. Since 1950 the Fisheries Research Board of Canada has kept records of this... -
Lakes of the Skeena River Drainage VI: The Lakes of the Upper Sustut River
This report summarizes the study of the lakes of the Upper Sustut River in 1946. Sustut Lake, Asitka Lake, Johanson Lake, Darb Lake, and Spawning lake were surveyed for fish... -
Comparison of the Fecundity of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in the...
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... -
An Investigation of Sockeye Egg Survival in Babine Lake
This investigation aims to characterize and map the shallow water nearshore habitat of Babine Lake and assess the value of this habitat for spawning sockeye and egg survival. -
Progress Reports on Babine Lake Sockeye Salmon Studies for Inclusion in the...
This report summarizes work carried out in 1966 and 1967 to answer two questions related to evaluation of the Babine Lake sockeye development project. These questions are, (l)... -
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... -
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... -
Age and Physical Characteristics of Maturing Chinook Salmon of the Nass,...
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... -
Age and Size of Rainbow Trout at the Outlet of Babine Lake and in Babine River
Rainbow trout are the most important sport fish in terms of angling effort in the Babine Lake system. Griffiths (1968) has reported on the age and growth of rainbow trout in the... -
Documentation of Nearshore Sockeye Spawning Habitat in Babine Lake
This investigation aims to document the quantity and quality of suitable lake spawning habitat, determine if and where surplus sockeye spawn along with lake margin, and assess...