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Skeena River Steelhead Stock- Assessment Program: 1994 Catch and Escapement M...
During 1994, a large scale stock-assessment program was implemented to determine the status of steelhead and coho populations in the Skeena River. Catches in commercial fisheries were to be monitored by means of a fishery observer program. Escapements were... -
Skeena River Steelhead Stock Assessment Program: Estimation of the 1994 Comme...
The 1994 steelhead catches in the commercial fishery of Area 4 were estimated by reference to the steelhead:sockeye ratio from observer records, and adjusted hail reports. The estimates obtained indicated that approximately 8494 steelhead were caught in... -
Fisheries Problems Associated with the Development of Logging Plans within th...
This report has been prepared primarily to describe the fisheries problems associated with a large scale logging operation proposed for the system and to outline certain proposals which are considered necessary for the protection of the salmon resource of... -
Steelhead Trout Productivity and Stream Carrying Capacity for Rivers of the S...
The Skeena River contains the major proportion of British Columbia's summer-run steelhead trout. These fish are a highly-prized sports fish which are intercepted in commercial fisheries targeting mainly on sockeye and pink salmon. To manage steelhead more... -
Report on the Preliminary Survey of Steelhead of Skeena River Drainage Systems
This report represents an effort to compile as much information as possible on the distribution, migration, and life history of steelhead in the Skeena system. Reference was made to regional files, Department of Fisheries publications, Fisheries Research... -
Rates of Movement and Timing of Migrations of Steelhead Trout To and Within t...
Summer-run steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) returning to the Skeena River system were radio-tagged to determine their rates of movement through commercial salmon fisheries near the river mouth. The run timing of individual spawning population was also... -
Radio-Telemetry Studies of Summer Run Steelhead Trout in the Skeena River, 19...
The primary objective of this study was to identify the specific stocks of steelhead as they enter the Skeena and determine their rate of movement within the Skeena River drainage. Methods of live-capturing fish in large rivers were also evaluated.