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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... -
Biophysical Reconnaissance of the Morice River System, 1978-1980
A bio-manageability study of chinook and coho salmon was carried out on the Morice River near Houston, B.C. from the fall of 1978 to mid-1980. The objective of the program was to code wire tag at least 50,000 chinook fry from the 1978 and 1979 broods and as... -
Babine Steelhead - A Future
The project was designed to capture wild juveniles of these species during or before their seaward migration, and mark them by inserting a coded wire tag in their snout and removing the adipose fin. The marked fish would then be released. In this manner,... -
Aurora LNG Freshwater Fish and Fish Habitat Final Report 2014-2015
The objective of the Freshwater Fish and Fish Habitat Program was to conduct field surveys of streams within and adjacent to the Project area (i.e., location of LNG plant infrastructure and ancillary facilities on Digby Island). This report presents the... -
Assessment of Steelhead Enhancement Opportunities in the Morice River System
Juvenile salmonid populations in two tributary streams to the Morice River system, Owen and Lamprey Creeks, were assessed by the Fish Habitat Improvement Section in the fall of 1980. Objectives were directed at steelhead enhancement opportunities in the two... -
Assessment of Benthic Invertebrate and Juvenile Fish Populations in Foxy and ...
Field studies assessing fish and benthic invertebrate populations in Foxy Creek, a small stream located in north central British Columbia near Houston, were undertaken in late August and September 1984. As well, benthic invertebrate populations were... -
Application for Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Certificate of Public Conve...
This report summarizes the salmon-bearing regions that would be intersected by the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project. It analyzes the potential effects of pipeline spills and development to spawning and rearing grounds and to migration. -
An Evaluation of Fish Habitat and Fish Populations in Toboggan Creek, Near Sm...
Toboggan Creek, a small tributary of the Bulkley River near Smithers was studied September 27 through October 1, 1978. Objectives of the project were to assess fish habitat and present fish population status in the stream, and to outline methods for... -
A Survey of Day Lake and its Inlet and Outlet Streams
Recent reports of serious declines of the rainbow trout sport fishery in this region have created a need for information on the annual recruitment and relative species composition at these lakes. The most recent concern has been an outburst of beaver... -
A Risk Assessment Model for Skeena River Sockeye Salmon
This paper presents a risk assessment simulation model for Skeena River sockeye salmon harvested in marine and in-river fisheries in northern British Columbia. This paper also provides production and stock status background for Skeena River sockeye lakes.... -
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... -
A Fisheries Inventory of some Streams Within the Morrison Lake - Hatchery Arm...
This study had the following objectives: provide a source upon which the habitat protection section of the fish and wildlife branch could base protection guidelines, provide Northwood with an assessment of fishery values and related habitat which would be... -
1:5,000 Fish and Fish Habitat Inventories of Unnamed Tributaries to Toboggan ...
This report presents the results of the stream inventories, including stream classifications and a summary of fish captured, along with site, reach, and fish cards and site photos. The accompanying TRIM maps show sample site locations for only those sites... -
1982 Investigations of Adult Coho Salmon in the Telkwa River
A study to provide more detailed information on the timing and distribution of adult coho salmon spawning in the Telkwa River Basin was conducted between September and December 1982. Five tributary streams and the mainstem Telkwa River were examined for the... -
The Trapping and Marking of Sockeye Salmon Fry at Fulton River, Babine Lake B.C.
A comparative study of the distribution, growth, and survival of sockeye salmon fry resulting from the same parental stocks, but reared in natural and artificial conditions began in 1966 (McDonald 1969). Fry produced from natural spawning in the Fulton... -
Age and Size of Rainbow Trout at the Outlet of Babine Lake and in Babine River
Rainbow trout are the most important sport fish in terms of angling effort in the Babine Lake system. Griffiths (1968) has reported on the age and growth of rainbow trout in the main part of Babine Lake but little or no information exists for Babine River.... -
Upper Bulkley River Reconnaissance with Reference to Juvenile Steelhead Carry...
The objective of this report is to outline present standing crop and an estimate of carrying capacity for juvenile steelhead in the Bulkley-Morice River system. -
Trophic Status and Rearing Capacity of Smaller Sockeye Nursery Lakes in the S...
This report attempts to predict rearing capacity and optimum escapements for ten non-Babine study lakes around the Skeena River. Its main objectives are recognizing the status of juvenile stocks and trophic status of the ten lakes, along with potential...