This project assessed key pressures on salmon habitat in the Skeena River estuary. The authors used benchmarks to assess the status of salmon habitat indicators and identified critical knowledge gaps and future monitoring needs.

A review of the Skeena estuary and the proposed industrial developments in the area.

Sediment samples were collected from the sea floor off the delta front, from the lower reaches of the Skeena River channels, and from small beaches and basins in the vicinity of Ridley Island. This paper describes the results of the grain analysis and...

Documentation of existing shoreline habitats around Prince Rupert, the Tsimshian peninsula and the Skeena River using high-resolution aerial imagery.

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...

In order to determine the levels of abundance between juvenile and adult salmon, the researchers examine sea lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, on both groups of salmon from the north coast of British Columbia between 2004 and 2006 in an area that does not at...

A collaborative research team of academic and First Nation scientists has been studying the Skeena River estuary ecosystem and its juvenile salmon. After 4 years, 100 boat days, 500 net hauls, and nearly 200,000 fish sampled, this program represents the...

This report contains the findings of an EPS program carried out in the summer of 1982 to monitor the effects on the receiving environment of port construction activities underway on National Harbours Board-owned Ridley Island and vicinity near Prince...

Environmental effects evaluation for the Ridley Island Export Logistics Park Project. The project is an export logistics platform that is intended to enhance the Port of Prince Rupert's export transloading capacity and improve operational logistics.

This report attempts to provide a preliminary review of the some of the possible impacts, monitoring, and mitigation measures for many of the pollution issues including sewage and waste disposal, mining and smelter activities, various large industrial...

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,...

Nine estuary management case studies in British Columbia were identified by Fisheries and Oceans Canada for review to document the planning process and plan components and to assess their effectiveness in protecting fish habitat. Six of the case studies...

This thesis analyzed the long term history of the salmon canning industry along the B.C. coast between 1870 and 1970 to understand the spatial pattern of the processing plants and some of the factors that controlled the pattern.

Prince Rupert LNG Limited (PRLNG) proposes to develop a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility on Ridley Island at the Port of Prince Rupert British Columbia (BC). The name of the project is Prince Rupert LNG (the Project). This document describes the project.

Ocean Networks Canada’s observing systems deliver freely available, locally-relevant environmental data in real-time for scientific research that helps communities, governments, and industry make evidence-based decisions on ocean management, marine safety,...

This study provides Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) with an assessment of the risks due to future operations of LNG and oil tankers in the Prince Rupert gateway, to compare these risks with similar existing gateways in North America, and to identify...

Prince Rupert and surrounding area shoreline classification map and appendix.

The Port of Prince Rupert (PPR) Noise Monitoring Program aims to show real time noise levels at active noise stations through the coloured circles on the right-hand corner map. Additional noise stations will be installed and incorporated into this website...

PollutionTracker currently provides a high quality coast-wide baseline dataset. The pollutants detected in Phase 1 samples are a reflection of a variety of sources, including local urban and industrial inputs to the marine environment (e.g., wastewater and...

The Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area ( PNCIMA ) is one of five national Large Ocean Management Areas identified in Canada’s 2005 Oceans Action Plan. The plan outlines a framework for ecosystem-based management (EBM) for PNCIMA that includes...