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Sockeye Salmon Juveniles in Chatham Sound 2007
Juvenile sockeye migration routes and habitat use were explored in this study by examining the abundance of sockeye smolts, the timing of collections, the size of smolts and their diet, and by using microsatellite DNA analysis and mixed stock assignment... -
Limnological and Limnetic Fish Surveys of North Coast Area Lakes in 2005
This report summarizes findings from our 2005 surveys of 7 North Coast Area lakes. Limnological surveys were carried out on 5 of the lakes in order to obtain a first estimate of the lakes' trophic status, juvenile sockeye rearing capacity, and factors... -
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... -
Stock Identification of Skeena River Summer Steelhead using Microsatallite DN...
The objective of this study was to estimate stock composition of steelhead trout caught in test fisheries in the lower portion of the Skeena River drainage near Tyee and to assess the reliability of the estimates. -
Sockeye Parasite Sampling Program 2006 at Fulton, Pinkut and Nadina Spawning ...
The 2006 results of a sockeye parasite sampling program that was initiated in 1996 to monitor the infection rate. -
Slamgeesh Lake Smolt Sampling Project
For the past ten years the Gitksan Watershed Authorities (GWA) have been collecting information on adult and juvenile sockeye and coho in Slamgeesh Lake in the northern part of the Skeena watershed. -
Skeena Sockeye Lakes Hydroacoustic Surveys
Skeena Fisheries Commission (SFC) conducted hydroacoustic surveys at five sockeye rearing lakes in the Skeena Watershed. The main objectives of these surveys is to enumerate and sample the sockeye fry populations, and to estimate the species composition at... -
Skeena River Chinook Baseline Sampling
A large sampling program was undertaken in 2009 by the Skeena Fisheries Commission to improve the genetic baseline information on Skeena River Chinook. -
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. -
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 Region Stock Status Reports
These reports provides updates on the Skeena River sockeye salmon stocks from various years. -
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... -
Observed Fish and Stream Characteristics
Link to access/download the "Known Stream Fish Distribution Observation- LMR" dataset from the BC Data Catalogue. Dataset contains information regarding observed fish and stream characteristics at specific observation points. -
Microsatellite Diversity Assessment of Steelhead Population Structure Before ...
Allelic variation at 10 microsatellite loci was assayed in steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) scale samples (n=333) collected in various years 1976-2003, from the lower mainstem Kitimat River, British Columbia. The objective was to investigate the... -
Microgeographic genetic diversity of wild steelhead trout in a conservation h...
Allelic variation at 10 microsatellite loci was assayed in potentially wild steelhead trout collected from 11 tributaries and three upper main stem river sites, and compared to steelhead trout from the hatchery operated in the lower main stem river. The... -
McDonell and Stephens Lakes Hydroacoustic Survey Report 2005
This report contains the results of the Gitksan Watershed Authorities sockeye fry hydroacoustic survey of McDonell and Stephens Lakes. -
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. -
Interception of Skeena River Sockeye Salmon Stocks in Northern Boundary Marin...
This report estimates the marine interception of Skeena River sockeye salmon stocks in Northern Boundary fisheries.