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Skeena Steelhead Conservation Units
The purpose of this project is to provide an update of Skeena steelhead population structure that is more consistent with both the federal methodology and the intent of the wild salmon policy. The paper is intended as scientific guidance, not provincial... -
Skeena Historical Land Use Change and Ecological Function Project: Final Report
The following report describes the final phase (Phase II) of the collaborative WWF-UBC Skeena Historical Land Use Change and Ecological Function Project. This project entailed collecting air photos at two study areas within the Skeena River watershed in... -
Skeena Cumulative Effects Assessment
This Skeena Cumulative Effects Assessment (SCEA) documents the analysis of the cumulative effects of individual and multiple physical, biological and chemical stressors associated with human activities on three key species: eulachon, Chinook salmon and... -
Skeena Basin - Coastal Planning Linkages
This background report is a first step towards understanding the Skeena Basin linkages to PNCIMA, how they work, and how these factors integrate into larger planning efforts. The major emphasis is on presenting Skeena Basin First Nations information,... -
SSAF State of the Value Report for Fish and Fish Habitat 2020 - Data
The Skeena Sustainability Assessment Forum’s (SSAF) State of the Value Report for Fish and Fish Habitat provides an overview of the current condition of fish and fish habitat in the SSAF study area and describes some of the key drivers behind these results.... -
SSAF State of the Value Report for Fish and Fish Habitat 2020
The Skeena Sustainability Assessment Forum’s (SSAF) State of the Value (SoV) Report for Fish and Fish Habitat provides an overview of the current condition of fish and fish habitat in the SSAF study area and describes some of the key drivers behind these... -
Review of North and Central Coast Salmon Indicator Streams and Estimating Esc...
LGL Limited was contracted by the Pacific Salmon Foundation in October 2011 to work with DFO stock assessment biologists to update the core datasets, database systems and analysis tools needed to track stock status and trends for BC salmon stocks. This... -
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... -
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. -
Rebuilding Plan for the Morice Sockeye Recovery Unit
This report by the Wet'suwet'en Nation and Fisheries and Oceans Canada is intended as a framework towards the recovery of sockeye in the Morice Recovery Unit. -
Rare Ecosystems of the Babine River Watershed
Our objective was to identify rare ecosystems in the watershed using existing data such as field reports, terrestrial ecosystem mapping projects, and predictive ecosystem mapping products. We compared data sources in terms of reliability and quality, and... -
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. -
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... -
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... -
Options for a Made-In-BC Wild Salmon Strategy
This document is the first phase of the Wild Salmon Advisory Council's (WSAC) work. This report presents the Council members’ first and high-level consideration of what might be initiated or supported by the Province in three key subject areas: (a) wild... -
Old Growth Deferral Areas
In November 2021, the BC Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel released eight maps outlining the most at risk old forest for immediate deferral. This dataset includes the background report describing the development of the maps, an html link to the original... -
Northwest Transmission Line: Bell-Irving Route Study
Sheffield studies and office-based reviews for this Bell-Irving Route Study Report were completed in August 2010. This report presents the results of baseline information collected as well as an evaluation of potential project effects on VECs along the...