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Lakelse Lake Limnology and Juvenile Fish Ecology: 2003 Update
In 2003, Fisheries and Oceans Canada personnel carried out a study of the limnology and fish ecology of Lakelse Lake. A similar study was also carried out in 1994. The focus of the study was on juvenile sockeye rearing habitat, which is the offshore portion... -
Evaluation of burbot stocks and assessment of a cod trapping technique in fou...
The use of cod traps was assessed in four small lakes of the Skeena Region. Traps were deployed during lake trout index netting assessments to gain expense and labour efficiencies. Basic life history parameters were described for pooled samples of burbot as... -
Effects of host migration, diversity and aquaculture on sea lice threats to P...
This journal reports and discusses the results that characterize parasite threats of salmon aquaculture to wild salmon populations and show how host migration and diversity are important factors affecting parasite transmission in the oceans. -
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 Upstream Battle: Declines in 10 Pacific Salmon Stocks and Solutions for th...
This report profiles the current status and trends of 10 examples of salmon stocks in British Columbia that are considered to be in a severe state of decline. (There are many others.) These stocks were selected because they are geographically located within... -
A Survey of Zymoetz (Copper) River Steelhead Anglers in 1999
The Zymoetz (Copper) River in the Skeena Region of northwestern British Columbia (B.C.) is well known for providing a high quality steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) recreational fishery. In 1990, the province of B.C. implemented a Classified Waters system to... -
2007 DNA Collection Report
In 2003 the Gitksan Watershed Authorities (GWA) initiated a project to collect genetic (tissue) samples for DNA analysis from chum and pink salmon in selected streams throughout the Gitxsan territories. Chum DNA collection continued in 2004 where the... -
Upper Bulkley River Coho Carcass Recovery Program: 2001
This carcass recovery program evaluated the feasibility of conducting carcass recovery on the spawning grounds in the Upper Bulkley River mainstem and tributaries. -
Stream Re-Sampling in the Owen Creek Watershed 2000
The Owen Creek watershed was initially surveyed in June, July and August 1998 by Dave Bustard and Associates to assess fish habitat characteristics and to investigate the diversity, population characteristics and distribution of fish. SKR Consultants Ltd.... -
Stream Classification and Fish Habitat Assessment of Several Tributaries with...
The purpose of this project was to confirm Forest Practices Code (FPC) stream classifications and fish habitat assessments for select streams located within the Houston Forest Product Co. (HFP) forest license. -
Strategic Stock Enhancement Program Report Upper Skeena: 1998/1999/2000
The Upper Bulkley River coho are an extreme conservation concern. The objective for Upper Bulkley coho was to release up to 80K fry to rearing areas in the watershed that are currently under-utilized. Coho released as fry would be subjected to natural... -
Stock-specific distribution of juvenile Chinook salmon in the Skeena River
The survey was conducted on microsatellite variation at 12 loci in approximately 1,360 juvenile Chinook salmon in the Skeena River drainage in northwestern British Columbia; this variation was used to estimate stock composition at five discrete geographic... -
Steelhead Tagging Projects at Moricetown Canyon
The Wet'suwet'en Fisheries conducted an extensive coho and steelhead tagging program at Moricetown canyon in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, and 2007. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans will summarize coho data in a separate report. The analysis of... -
Skeena Bulkley RMP: Enhancing Environmental Values
The Skeena Bulkley RMP was originally developed in 1999 and has been refined and updated annually. This document is the third section of the overall Skeena Bulkley RMP, and outlines the environmental issues and priorities associated with the provincial... -
Secondary Lake Inventory of Unnamed Lake - Watershed Code: 480-697200-11500
A secondary lake inventory was conducted on Unnamed Lake (WBID 00891BABL, ILP 51148) located approximately 11.6 km northwest of the outlet of Fulton Lake and 8 km east of the village of Granisle. The main objectives of the secondary lake inventory project... -
Secondary Lake Inventory of Unnamed Lake - Watershed Code: 480-502100
A secondary lake inventory (RIC 1999, 2000) was conducted on an Unnamed Lake located approximately 13 km west of the outlet of Morrison Lake and 13.3 km north of Smithers Landing on Babine Lake, B.C.. The main objectives of the secondary lake inventory... -
Review of Resident Game Fish Life History and Abundance Information for Babin...
Babine Lake is the largest unimpounded lake entirely within the province of British Columbia, and likely receives more annual angler days than any other lake in Skeena Region. It is also the most important sockeye salmon nursery lake in the Skeena... -
Results of the Upper Sustut River Weir Steelhead Assessment Projects
A floating PVC fish fence was installed into the upper Sustut River annually since 1992, as an indicator of annual upper Sustut River adult steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) abundance. -
Results of the Kloiya River Resistivity Counter
The objective of this study was to quantify juvenile steelhead abundance and estimate values for habitat capacity thresholds. In 2005, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) began investigating the potential of using the Kloiya as an index stream for monitoring... -
Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Stream Inventory Re-Sampling ...
The main objectives of the 1:20,000 fish and fish habitat reconnaissance level stream inventory project in lower Buck Creek watershed were: to review and summarize historical fisheries information for the study area, to describe fish distribution and...