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Lakelse Lake Limnology and Juvenile Fish Ecology: 2003 Update
In 2003, Fisheries and Oceans Canada personnel carried out a study of the limnology and fish ecology of Lakelse Lake. A similar study was also carried out in 1994. The focus of the study was on juvenile sockeye rearing habitat, which is the offshore portion... -
Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Technical reports contain scientific and technical information that contributes to existing knowledge but which is not normally appropriate for primary literature. Technical reports are directed primarily toward a worldwide audience and have an... -
Waterfall Creek Enhancement Project 2000
A restoration/rehabilitation plan was developed that recommended and initiated measures to address community concerns by supplying survey and design for rehabilitation work, while providing community involvement and focus through trail development and... -
Upper Bulkley River and Toboggan Creek Overwintering Studies
An overwintering study was conducted over three winters (November 1998 to March 2001) in the Upper Bulkley and Toboggan Creek watersheds in north-central British Columbia. The study area includes the lower portion of the Upper Bulkley watershed upstream of... -
Upper Bulkley River Watershed Stream Surveys Summer 2007
A stream assessment study was conducted between July and August 2007 for several creeks in the Bulkley River watershed east of Houston, British Columbia. The study area consisted of five creeks of interest - Richfield Creek, Johnny David Creek, Byman Creek,... -
Toboggan Creek Groundwater Channel Monitoring Project
Toboggan Creek is a tributary of the Bulkley River whose headwaters originate at the Hudson Bay glacier. Toboggan Creek has high fish value and is the indicator stream for Upper Skeena River coho stocks. Due to its importance as an indicator stream,... -
Salmonid Habitat Sensitivity Mapping Morice Forest District: Summary Report
In 1997, the British Columbia Conservation Foundation (BCCF) was contracted by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to produce a map that would allow licensees and contractors to direct their referrals more efficiently. DFO was receiving referrals... -
Review of Estuary Management Plans in British Columbia
Nine estuary management case studies in British Columbia were identified by Fisheries and Oceans Canada for review to document the planning process and plan components and to assess their effectiveness in protecting fish habitat. Six of the case studies... -
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. -
Proctor Creek Groundwater Channel Coho Assessment
A groundwater study was conducted from May 15, 2007 to August 07, 2007 on a small groundwater channel (GWC) located on private property near Proctor Road just east of Smithers, B C. For the purpose of this report, this groundwater channel is referred to as... -
Morrison Copper/Gold Mine Project: DFOs Comments on the Draft Terms of Reference
DFOs comments on the October 16th draft TOR for the Morrison Cu/Au Project of Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. -
Morice Watershed-Based Fish Sustainability Plan: A Plan to Conserve and Prote...
The purpose of the Morice Watershed-based Fish Sustainability Plan is to sustain robust fish populations and fully functioning aquatic ecosystems in the Morice River watershed. The goals of the plan are to: • Maintain and protect existing fish habitat; •... -
Kitwanga Sockeye Recovery Plan Backgrounder
Kitwanga sockeye abundance has been in decline for the last five decades. Constraints to sockeye production are not well understood; it is thought they stem from a combination of problems that include high harvest rates in the management of the Skeena River... -
Highway #16 Fish Passage Assessment in Middle Skeena Watershed
The purpose of this report is to present results and background information for the Middle Skeena Watershed fish passage assessment along Highway #16. In July 2004 the Skeena Fisheries Commission was retained by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans,... -
Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat Research Document Series
This series documents the scientific basis for the evaluation of aquatic resources and ecosystems in Canada. -
Canada's Policy for Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon: Stream, Lake, and Es...
This report documents the methodology used by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to identify potential Strategy 2 habitat indicators, metrics, and benchmarks (as well as possible sampling protocols). The proposed list of indicators presented in... -
Canada's Policy for Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon
Links to sites related to the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Wild Pacific Salmon Policy