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Northwest Cumulative Effects Case Study
The Northwest pilot has investigated a range of cumulative effect related topics as well as developed methods to assess impacts of industrial development on a selection of values at a broad spatial scale. The goal of the pilot was to improve the consistency... -
Conserving Kispiox Fish Populations and their Habitat
This report was prepared for the Kispiox Watershed-based Fish Sustainability Plan (KWFSP) planning table. It briefly describes the origin, purpose, and benefits of Watershed-based Fish Sustainability Planning (WFSP), a four-stage planning sequence that... -
An Investigation into the Feasibility of Modifying Derelict Dams to Improve S...
Skeena Fisheries Commission (SFC), in partnership with the Lax Kw’alaams Fisheries Program conducted a feasibility assessment to determine whether salmon productivity in the Kloiya River and Rainbow Lake watersheds could be improved by modifying a series of... -
Trout Creek/Kitseguecla Landscape Unit Plan
The Trout Creek Landscape Unit Plan (LUP) outlines the objectives and the strategies for the resource management of the Trout Creek and Toboggan watershed within the Bulkley portion of the Bulkley/Cassiar Forest District. The objectives address core... -
Telkwa Coal Project: Application for a Project Approval Certificate
The Application should be read in the context that it is the basis for the first major stage of the Environmental Assessment Process as it applies to new mine developments proposed for British Columbia. The purpose of the Application is to provide an... -
Superport Development Preliminary Environmental Effect Assessment
A preliminary environmental effects assessment relating to the potential port sites identified in the Port Development Study by Wright Engineers Limited for the National Harbours Board. -
Skeena Region Fisheries Management Statement
The purpose of this regional planning statement is to provide long term direction for fisheries management in the Skeena region. This is accomplished through analysis of fish production, fishery utilization and management strategies over the next 10 to 20... -
Selling First Nations down the river
OIL AND GAS interests and the government recently offered a First Nation in the Skeena River estuary (BC, Canada) $1 billion to consent to construction of a controversial terminal to load fossil fuels onto tankers. Despite the First Nation rejecting the... -
Review of Oceanographic Data Relating to Ocean Dumping in the Prince Rupert A...
A review of oceanographic data in the Prince Rupert to evaluate suitable sites for ocean dumping. The review includes assessments of data on historic use of dump sites in the region, physical oceanography, biological resources, sediment bedload transport,... -
Prince Rupert Area Coastal Fish Habitat Bibliography
A bibliography of existing coastal information describing habitat and biota. -
Pacific Northwest LNG: Project Description
Pacific NorthWest LNG Limited Partnership (PNW LNG) is proposing to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility within the District of Port Edward, British Columbia (BC). This report outlines the procedures and plans for the... -
Pacific Northern Gas Looping Project: Project Description
This report summarizes the Pacific Northern Gas Looping Project by describing the project, areas of federal interest, the resource and material requirements, indigenous engagement, public engagement, project setting, and potential project effects. -
Options for the Babine River Area
Land management strategies and access route options for the Babine River planning area. -
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; •... -
Management Direction Statement for Kitson Island Marine Provincial Park
Management direction statements provide strategic management direction for protected areas that do not have an approved management plan. A portion of this park is subject to the negotiation of a lease by the provincial government with the Prince Rupert Port... -
Letter from Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Fisheries for the Aurora...
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is writing to inform Fisheries and Oceans Canada that in performing the duties and functions of the responsible authority for the environmental assessment (EA) of the proposed Aurora LNG Project (the... -
Land Use Designation Maps for Babine River Watershed
A series of maps representing various land use plan designations. -
Lakelse Lake Draft Management Plan
The lake management planning process devises methods “to preserve and protect the quality and health of the Lakelse watershed”. This management plan marks the end of the first iteration of the process, and is intended to provide long- term direction to the... -
Lakelse 2060: A 50 Year Vision for the Lakelse Watershed
The projects in this report are planning exercises based upon the simple thesis, “If you want this specific value in 50 years (be it swimming or water quality or grizzly bears), these are the requirements for that value which must be in place in order for... -
Kitwanga Sockeye Recovery Plan Backgrounder
Kitwanga sockeye abundance has been in decline for the last five decades. Constraints to sockeye production are not well understood; it is thought they stem from a combination of problems that include high harvest rates in the management of the Skeena River...