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An Investigation of the Condition of Kathlyn Lake, with Suggestions for Rehab...
As early as 1970, and continuing into the year 1973, concerned citizens of the Smithers area brought to the attention of the Water Resources Services the fact that nuisance weed growths were occurring (and increasing) in Kathlyn Lake. In response to this... -
DFO Area 4 Annual Reports 1950 - 1972
DFO Area 4 Annual Narrative Reports from 1950 to 1972. Reports include comments on spawning summaries (coho, sockeye, pink and chinook), commercial fisheries, sport fisheries, Indian Food fisheries, water levels, herring, pollution (chemical spills),... -
DFO Area 4 Reports 1973 - 1984
DFO Area 4 Annual Narrative Reports from 1973 to 1984. Reports include comments on spawning summaries (coho, sockeye, pink and chinook), commercial fisheries, sport fisheries, Indian Food fisheries, water levels, herring, pollution (chemical spills),... -
Cutthroat Fishery - Lakelse River/Lake
A compilation of various studies and emails between the researchers and the Ministry of Environment in regards to Lakelse Lake and River assessment through the years of 1969-2001. -
Water Resources Service Pollution Control Branch - Lakelse Lake Water Quality...
A comprehensive water quality limnology study in Lakelse Lake was completed by the Pollution Control Branch in 1973 - 74. The expressed purpose of this study, as developed by the North Region Pollution Control Branch in conjunction with Projects and... -
The Skeena River Estuary Status of Environmental Knowledge to 1975: Report of...
This report compiles and summarizes knowledge on the Skeena River Estuary, providing useful background information for those concerned with environmental impacts of these and other contemplated developments. -
Preliminary Survey of Juvenile Salmonid Rearing Habitat Summer 1976: Upper Ki...
A preliminary study of the juvenile salmonid populations of the Upper Kalum River and its tributaries was conducted during August 1976. The objectives of the study were: to locate and describe the preferred rearing habitat of juvenile salmonids in the Kalum... -
Morice Lake Nutrient Samples
Nutrient samples (surface) were collected at four intervals at 11 stations on Morice Lake during the period June 1973 to September 1973. The samples were analyzed to determine mean concentrations of total phosphorus, Nitrogen, and Ammonia. -
Maxan Lake Survey 1973
This lake survey evaluates Maxan Lake. Elements included are the location, physical characteristics, and water quality of the lake, the species present, and the surrounding anthropogenic activities. -
Kispiox River Steelhead Trout: the 1975 Sport Fishery and Life History Charac...
During the months of September, October, and November of 1975, a creel survey and catch sampling program was conducted on the Kispiox River to gather information on the steelhead fishery including angler origin, effort, methods used, and success. Scale... -
Chemical and Biological studies of Babine Lake
Because of the increasing industrial operations and rapidly growing human activities on the watershed of Babine Lake there have been many multi—disciplinary studies carried out in this area to study their possible impacts on the water quality and fish... -
B.C. Timber Pulp Mill, Porpoise Harbour An Assessment of Mill Impact on the R...
This report presents data collected from June 1979 to April 1982 relating to water quality, sediment, organic and trace metal content, and benthic invertebrates from the vicinity of the B.C. Timber pulp mill, Porpoise Harbour. -
An Environmental Assessment of the Watershed Adjacent to Hallmark Resources, ...
The Environmental Protection Service is engaged in monitoring programs of the various industrial concerns that constitute potential hazards to the receiving water quality. The Water and Land Quality Group is specifically concerned with measuring deleterious... -
An Assessment of the Effects on the Morice and Bulkley River Systems of a Pul...
This report assesses the economic and biological consequences of further development at Houston, B.C. The first part of this paper identifies the geographic and biological aspects of the Bulkley River system and evaluates, in dollar terms, the commercial,... -
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Environmental Impact of Mining, Community Dev...
An ecological study to assess the impact of environmental changes on the Babine sockeye production is currently being conducted under the auspices of the Babine Watershed Change Program. Specifically the Environmental Quality Unit of the Northern Operations... -
Acute and Sublethal Copper Sensitivity, Growth and Saltwater Survival in Youn...
A series of experiments was conducted during the spring, summer and fall of 1977 to determine the potential copper toxicity hazard to Babine Lake sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fry, lake fingerlings and smolts. Acute 96 h LC50's were determined for the... -
Upper Skeena Chinook Stocks: Evaluation of the Bear-Sustut, Morice, and Lower...
The chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) escapements to the Skeena River have declined from 1950 to 1973 (Figure 1). In 1973, restrictions on sport and commercial fisheries were implemented to aid in recovery of Skeena River chinook stocks.... -
Sockeye Egg-to-Fry Mortality in the Fulton River Spawning Channels
Possible causes of low egg-to-fry survival of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in the Babine Lake artificial spawning channels were studied from November, 1971 to March, 1972. Concurrent studies were conducted on the Fulton River and Pinkut Creek... -
Chemical Studies of the Recent Sediments of Babine Lake British Columbia
The multi-disciplinary Babine Watershed Change Program (1973) was initiated in 1971-1972 by the Department of the Environment to assess effects of environmental change on Babine salmon and trout production. The program includes paleolimnological studies to... -
Environmental Impact Information of the Proposed Equity Mining Capital Ltd. D...
During 1974, Environment Canada undertook an additional study of the watershed adjacent to Equity Mining Capital Ltd.'s proposed development near Goosly Lake to supplement water quality baselines established in 1973. Chemistry analysis and 96 hour LC50...