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Wet'suwet'en Submission to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency - Pac...
This submission from the Office of the Wet'suwet'en (OW) to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) is a response to the CEAA report regarding the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project near LeLu Island. -
Treaties and Transitions: Towards a Sustainable Fishery on Canada's Pacific C...
This report briefly outlines the changes taking place in the commercial, aboriginal and recreational fisheries and the challenges they face. Further described is a vision for the post-treaty fisheries, and reforms needed to realize the improvement and... -
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... -
Provincial Framework for Steelhead Management in British Columbia
This framework document is intended to meet the need of regional flexibility necessary to respond to the diversity of conditions, challenges and angler preferences found across the province in relation to Steelhead management. This management framework aims... -
Principles for ensuring healthy and productive freshwater ecosystems that sup...
Freshwater ecosystems and the fisheries they support are increasingly threatened by human activities. To aid in their management and protection, this report outlines nine key principles for supporting healthy and productive ecosystems. -
Our Place at the Table: First Nations in the B.C. Fishery
This report lays out solutions and recommendations aimed at bringing a high degree of certainty to aboriginal and non-aboriginal interests alike while ensuring the conservation of fisheries resources. Following is a brief description of each section of the... -
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; •... -
Managing Biodiversity in Pacific Salmon: the Evolution of the Skeena River So...
This report discusses the trade-off fisheries managers are faced with that remains unresolved – how to reap the benefits from commercially valuable stocks while maintaining diversity essential for sustainability. -
Canada's Policy for Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon
Links to sites related to the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Wild Pacific Salmon Policy -
A Review of Stock Assessment Information for Skeena River Chinook
Skeena management has changed significantly over the last decade, particularly since 1993 with the formation of the Skeena Watershed Committee. Interest, concern, and the need for chinook assessments on the Skeena are high. PSARC reviewed Skeena chinook in... -
A Life History Model for Assessing Alternative Management Policies for Depres...
Population and fishery dynamics are modelled to assess performance of alternative harvest policies for chinook that spawn in western North America. The sensitivity of model performance to variations in stock productivity and patterns of environment... -
The State of Pacific Salmon in British Columbia, 2018
The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) provides this report on the present state of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) in British Columbia (BC). This report was commissioned by the Coastal First Nations / Great Bear Initiative in their role as Secretariat to... -
Skeena-Kitimat Sustainable Fisheries Program Final Report 1993-1997
The following report highlights the current status of salmon populations, summarizes the many projects and initiatives carried out under the sustainable fisheries program, outlines partnership initiatives, and describes the effects and benefits of the...