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Technical Reports
FRB Technical Reports are research documents that are of sufficient importance to be preserved, but which for some reason are not appropriate for scientific publication. -
Skeena River Sockeye Escapement and Distribution
This report presents the various methods employed for determining the escapements to each known spawning area, the spawning estimates made for the years 1944 to 1948, and maps of the sockeye distribution in the Skeena watershed. -
Manuscript Report Series No.1189: Purse Seine Catches of Sockeye Salmon and O...
This report gives details of the catches of sockeye and other species of fish made in the course of fishing to recover marked sockeye during the spring, summer and fall after their entry into the lake beginning in 1971. -
Manuscript Report Series No.1075: Purse Seine Catches of Sockeye Salmon and O...
This report deals with the catches of sockeye and other species of fish made in the course of fishing for marked sockeye during the spring, summer and fall after their entry into the Babine Lake (1966-1968). -
Manuscript Report Series No. 961: Background Information on Management of the...
The report is a short review of recent events and assesses current trends of the Skeena sockeye situation. -
Factors in the Population Biology of the Sockeye in the Skeena
The purpose of this paper is to examine these features of the population biology of Skeena River sockeye, to indicate factors that may have contributed to influencing the population changes, and to assess with a computer simulation, whether a synthesis of... -
Effects of a Rock Slide on Babine River Salmon
This report summarizes the results of the investigations on the rock slide of 1951 on Babine River and the following salmon runs of 1951 and 1951. -
Analysis of Ultrasonic Tracking Records of Adult Sockeye Salmon Migration in ...
Migratory pathways of adult sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) on their way to the spawning grounds in Babine Lake were monitored by ultrasonic tracking techniques in 1969 and 1970. This report presents procedures and computer programs used for processing... -
Timing of Babine Lake Sockeye Salmon Stocks in the North-coast Commercial Fis...
Approximate timing of Babine Lake stocks in the fishing area has been shown by tagging there and in the Skeena River estuary, and recovering tagged fish on Babine Lake spawning grounds (see Takagi and Smith MS 1973 for a summary). However, mixing with other... -
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... -
Proposed Sockeye Salmon Development Program for Babine Lake
The purpose of this report is to review evidence bearing on the potential of Babine lake as a sockeye producer and examine means by which the potential may be exploited. -
Manuscript Report Series No.819: The Morphometry of Babine Lake and Nilkitkwa...
This manuscript report presents morphometric data on Babine lake and its adjacent Nilkitkwa Lake in north central BC. -
Hydroacoustic Assessment of Juvenile Sockeye Salmon in Babine Lake, British C...
This paper aims to assess the lacustrine distribution of juvenile sockeye salmon and estimate their total numbers at the latest practicable time before severe autumn lake conditions render such work impossible (1982). -
Digging Behaviour of Oncorhynchus Nerka Spawning in Streams at Babine Lake, B...
This paper compares the digging of male sockeye and kokanee with that of the females. Suggestions are made concerning its significance. -
Behaviour and Ecology of Sockeye Salmon Fry in the Babine River
A study of the behaviour of sockeye salmon fry during emergence and migration, along with an observation of the different stages of their lives. -
Babine River Salmon after Removal of the Rock Slide
This paper describes the results of investigations carried out in 1951 and 1952 to determine the effects of the rock slide in the Babine River and reports on the subsequent studies of 1953 pertaining to the removal of the rock slide.