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Results of the Kloiya River Resistivity Counter
The objective of this study was to quantify juvenile steelhead abundance and estimate values for habitat capacity thresholds. In 2005, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) began investigating the potential of using the Kloiya as an index stream for monitoring... -
Responsible Fishing in Canada's Pacific Region Salmon Fisheries
This report builds on two earlier reports: The Evolution of Commercial Salmon Fishing in BC (Nelson and Turris 2004), and The Evolution of the Recreational Fishery in BC (Kristianson and Strongitharm 2006). This report specifically addresses the issue of... -
Research Programs Concerned with Methods of Increasing Salmon Populations
In 1966 the Director of the Nanaimo Biological Station was requested by the Fisheries Research Board to prepare a report on research required to provide a basis for the enhancement of the salmon resource. This report summarizes the state of knowledge... -
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. -
Reconnaissance Level Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory for the Kispiox Forest D...
Forest Renewal BC is implementing fish and fish habitat inventories to provide information required for resource planning. Triton's goals were to describe fish distributions and habitat characteristics, and to provide stream classifications according to the... -
Reconnaissance Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory of the Middle Skeena River Tri...
This fish and fish habitat inventory provides information regarding fish species presence, distribution, and relative abundance, as well as stream reach biophysical data, for use in interpretation of habitat sensitivity and capability for fish production. -
Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory of Tributaries to t...
The main objectives of the watershed reconnaissance level stream inventory project in the tributaries to the Skeena River and in White Creek (Lakelse watershed, Skeena drainage) were to review and summarize historical fisheries information for the study... -
Recent Trends in the Catchability of Sockeye Salmon in the Skeena River Gilln...
The Skeena River Salmon Management Committee established the Skeena River gillnet test fishery in 1955. The test fishery is used to monitor sockeye and pink salmon escapement during the management season (June-September). As a secondary function, the test... -
Provisional Estimates of Numbers and Biomass for Natural-Origin and Hatchery-...
This report provides provisional abundance estimates for pink, chum, and sockeye salmon in major regions of the North Pacific from 1952 through 2015 in terms of: numbers of natural- origin and hatchery-origin salmon returns (i.e., catch plus escapement),... -
Prince Rupert Landfill Leachate: Impact on Hays Creek
This report documents the leachate and creek water chemistry findings and remove all doubt that the creek is adversely affected. -
Pink and Chum Exploitation Rate Model for Area 3, 4, and 5.
A large amount of time and resources are expended each year by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC), First Nations, stewardship groups, Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) and other NGOs to obtain the catch and escapement data... -
Pacific Trail Pipelines Project: Volume 1 Report - Application for Environmen...
This Application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate for the KSL Project has been prepared pursuant to Section 16(1) of the B.C. Environmental Assessment Act. The Application includes a description of the project, an outline of the Public and First... -
Pacific Trail Pipelines Application Volume II: Baseline Studies
These baseline studies cover the following topics with regards to the impacts of the Pacific Trail Pipeline: acid rock drainage and metal leaching, acoustic environment, air quality, archaeology, contaminated sites, fish and fish habitats, forestry,... -
Pacific Salmon Resources in Central and North Coast British Columbia
This is the second in a series of three reports by the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (PFRCC) describing the Pacific salmon resource in British Columbia and Yukon, its current state, and the ability to assess and understand this important... -
Pacific Future Energy Refinery: Project Description
This project description for the Pacific Future Energy refinery presents the purpose of the project, its location, and its building procedures. It also discusses how water will be used and treated, and the potential impacts on the surrounding environment.... -
Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council: Freshwater Habitat
This report discusses the attempts that British Columbians are making in the effort to protect and manage salmon habitat. They also describe the relevant legislation, policy, and regulation, science and technology, as well as government and "stakeholder"... -
Northwest Coast Traditional Salmon Fisheries System of Resource Utilization
This thesis presents evidence that traditional systems of salmon production were generally coincident with seasonal migrations of adult salmon returning from marine environments to fresh water spawning grounds. This characteristic movement of salmon biomass... -
North Coast Juvenile Salmonid Monitoring Program
Presentation on the juvenile salmon monitoring program 2014 field season update. -
Nisga'a Lands Freshwater Fish and Fish Habitat Technical Data Report for the ...
This report summarizes field data collected in 2014 for fish and fish habitat along the proposed application corridors within Nisga’a Lands. Fish and fish habitat information and field results for the remainder of the proposed project were collected in 2012... -
Native Participation in B.C. Commercial Fisheries 2003
This report provides an account of current participation in all BC commercial fisheries by Native individuals, companies, and organizations, background on licensing, policies and government programs affecting Native participation and base-line data for...