This report discusses the study on eelgrass in the Chatham Sound estuary. The study was aimed to provide quality data and recommendations to relevant management authorities (specifically the DFO, BC Parks and North Coast First Nations whose traditional...

WWF has completed the first Canada-wide assessment of the country’s watersheds, focusing on four indicators of river health and seven key threats. The resources below link to the WWF Watershed Reports at a national level and provide access to the detailed...

This report is an update to WWF's initial Canadian-wide assessment of the country's watershed from 2017. This reassessment was only done for the health indicators (flow, water quality, benthic invertebrates and fish) as the threats assessment data sources...

This report by WWF-Canada is the first-ever national assessment on the health of and threats to freshwater in Canada. By identifying standard key health and threat indicators, WWF-Canada was able to explore the state of our streams and rivers and give...

The following report describes the final phase (Phase II) of the collaborative WWF-UBC Skeena Historical Land Use Change and Ecological Function Project. This project entailed collecting air photos at two study areas within the Skeena River watershed in...

This Skeena Cumulative Effects Assessment (SCEA) documents the analysis of the cumulative effects of individual and multiple physical, biological and chemical stressors associated with human activities on three key species: eulachon, Chinook salmon and...

A survey using a towed video camera system was executed by Ocean Ecology for the World Wildlife Fund to see if the Flora Bank eelgrass bed extended any significant distance subtidally.

This fact sheet provides information on estuaries and an overview of protection plans.

Here we employ a cumulative effects model to examine and compare the relative contribution of climate change and planned industrial development to cumulative effects in a northern temperate region of British Columbia, Canada. We focus on this region because...

This project assesses land-use and marine management plans for ecological values related to the Skeena River estuary. Results are presented in two sections: Section 1 compiles existing values and objectives from land-use and marine plans applicable to the...

A report for Skeena communities on opportunities, tools, and challenges on adaptive and integrated management of forests, fish, and local values in a changing climate. The report presents the results of sociological research and workshops held from...