Datasets
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Kitwanga Sockeye Salmon Recovery Plan (KSRP)
The Kitwanga sockeye stock is currently at a depressed level and at risk of collapse. The collapse of Kitwanga sockeye could lead to extinction, which should be considered... -
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... -
Bulkley/Kispiox River Agricultural Stream Restoration Assessment
Funding application containing information on two planned restoration project in the bulkley & kispiox watersheds; one on Toboggan creek and one on Maxan Creek. Assessment... -
1998 Stream Inventory Report Gosnell Creek Watershed
This report presents an overview of the key results of the fish and habitat sampling program including fish distribution, abundance, life history information and a comparison to... -
Movement patterns, timing of migration and genetic population structure of...
This thesis aims to determine if bull trout within a single large watershed show multiple life history forms, if their movement is influenced by environmental variables of... -
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... -
Reconnaissance Inventory of Smokee Lake
This report contains information about Smokee Lake habitat quality. The data presented in this document includes information regarding aquatic vegetation, terrain features,... -
Water Quality Effectiveness Evaluations and Fish Passage Culvert Inspection
Water Quality Effectiveness Evaluations arose out of the Forest and Range Practices Act as a way of measuring the effectiveness of the Act in accomplishing its forest... -
2008 Assessment of Forestry Road Crossings in the Kispiox River Watershed...
The purpose of the 2008 Kispiox River Watershed, Forestry Road Crossing Assessment Project was to protect fish habitat by identifying stream crossings within the Cullon,... -
Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Stream Inventory of Kitsuns Creek
Triton Environmental Consultants Ltd. was contracted by the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Fisheries Branch to conduct stream inventories in select... -
Water Quality Assessment and Objectives for the Bulkley River Headwaters
The purpose of this report is to assess the present quality of the Bulkley River headwaters, determine which water uses require protection, and recommend provisional water... -
Level I Detailed Field Assessment of Aquatic and Riparian Habitat for...
The Watershed Restoration Program of British Columbia is a program whereby watersheds that have been damaged by past logging practices undergo restoration. The program involves... -
Reconnaissance Survey of Torkelsen Lake
This report contains information about Torkelsen Lake habitat quality. The data presented in this document includes information regarding aquatic vegetation, terrain features,... -
Maxan Lake Survey 1973
This lake survey evaluates Maxan Lake. Elements included are the location, physical characteristics, and water quality of the lake, the species present, and the surrounding... -
Babine Lake: Data From Chemical and Biological Surveys, May 83, May 84, July 84
Water quality data were obtained in May 1983, May 1984, and July 1984 in Babine Lake to determine if there was any impact from the Bell Copper Mine discharges. Physical and... -
Reconnaissance Survey of Bristol Lake
This report contains information about Bristol Lake habitat quality. The data presented in this document includes information regarding aquatic vegetation, terrain features,... -
Bulkley Forest District - Lake Information Summary
Twenty-four lakes in the Bulkley Forest District, with various levels of fisheries and wildlife information, were selected for lake classification. Various types of information... -
Hatchery Creek Spawning Habitat Improvement Project
This report summarizes a habitat improvement project which was funded by the Pacific Salmon Commission and is intended to be a record of the project to provide a better... -
Unnamed Kispiox Lake (Bartok Lake) Outlet Spawning Gravel Placement
In 1991, technicians with the Recreational Fisheries Branch undertook a restoration project at an unnamed lake, dubbed Bartok lake, approximately 80 km north of Hazelton. This... -
Upper Williams Creek Spawning Channel
This dataset contains reports related to the channel excavation of the Upper Williams Spawning Channel project. The project is part of a series of initiatives within the Lakelse... -
Cranberry and Kitwanga Rivers Fish Passage Inspection and Restoration projects
A series of 5 studies on the Kitwanga & Cranberry rivers pertaining to fish passage crossings and water quality evaluations. The first four studies were focused on... -
Killutsal Creek Rearing Pond Enhancement
Lakelse lake is a prized recreational area both locally and regionally. Many small and large creeks enter the river along its 14-km length and fish values in these creeks are... -
Survey of Kispiox River Steelhead Anglers During the Classified Waters Period of 1997
Recreational angler's demographics, angling characteristics, angling methods and steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) catch rates were examined with an on-site roving survey of... -
Scully Creek Off-channel Habitat & Flow Augmentation Project (N06-H11)
This report discusses the Scully Creek Off-channel Habitat and Flow Augmentation Project (N06-H11), which was initiated to improve sockeye spawning conditions that have been... -
Nilkitkwa River Fish Passage Restoration
Assessment found that a pre-code fish crossing on an unnamed stream in the Nilkitkwa river watershed acted as a partial barrier to juvenile fish passage upstream due to high... -
Fulton River Watershed Fish Passage Restoration
A series of three restoration projects on the Fulton river (sites 8 & 13) and Harold Price creek (site 19) focused on amending pre-code stream crossings on forestry land to... -
Scully Creek Restoration Project 2013
This report discusses the Scully Creek Restoration Project, which involved improving access to quality spawning habitat by the removal of beaver dams and improved beaver... -
Lakelse Sockeye Adult Monitoring Program
Reports on the Lakelse Sockeye Adult Monitoring Program from 2014-2018, a follow up to Fry Outplant project, analyzing the ratio of wild to enhanced (hatchery) sockeye salmon... -
Lower Williams Creek Side-channel Feasibility Study
This study examines the feasibility of creating off-channel spawning habitat for sockeye and other salmonids in Lower Williams Creek. After conducting a topographic analysis in... -
Lakelse Sockeye Fry Outplant Program
This dataset refers to the Lakelse Sockeye Fry Outplant Program of 2006-2014 and contains data analysis for each year, discussing the change in salmon population, population... -
Tributary Sockeye Escapement Monitoring and Mapping
The dataset contains reports providing mapping of stream habitats and spawn locations, along with escapement data for the Lakelse tributaries. The reports and outlined... -
Conserving Lakelse Fish and their Habitat
Lakelse Watershed backgrounder - This backgrounder has been updated for the use of the Lakelse Lake Sockeye Recovery Plan (LLSRP) planning table (related to the Lakelse Lake... -
Recovering Lakelse Lake Sockeye Salmon
This document embodies the Lakelse Lake Sockeye Rehabilitation Program Plan. It showcases the result of the process of reviewing available information, evaluating options, and... -
Upper Bulkley Water Temperature Monitoring Data and Reports
This dataset comprises water temperature information collected from hydrometric stations in the Upper Bulkley River watershed since 2016. Resources include interpretative... -
Eulachon Status on the Ecstall and Lower Falls Rivers
This study aimed to document eulachon presence in the Falls River watershed and validate local knowledge from the Lax Kw'alaams community and other Skeena River First Nations.... -
SSAF State of the Value Report for Fish and Fish Habitat 2020 - Data
The Skeena Sustainability Assessment Forum’s (SSAF) State of the Value Report for Fish and Fish Habitat provides an overview of the current condition of fish and fish habitat in... -
Skeena Salmon Conservation Unit Report Cards for Sockeye
These habitat report cards were developed by the Pacific Salmon Foundation with technical support from ESSA Technologies. This project summarizes pressures on habitat used by... -
Assessment of Juvenile Sockeye Salmon Populations of Babine Lake
This study aims to find evidence of changes in the abundance of sockeye relative to spawning numbers, and evidence of the dispersal and subsequent distribution of juveniles in... -
Assessment of the Limnological status and Productive Capacity of Babine Lake
The objectives of this study are determining Babine Lake's current trophic status, plankton community structure, and biomass, and to estimate its current rearing capacity for... -
Trophic Status and Rearing Capacity of Smaller Sockeye Nursery Lakes in the...
This report attempts to predict rearing capacity and optimum escapements for ten non-Babine study lakes around the Skeena River. Its main objectives are recognizing the status... -
Residual Impacts on water quality and sockeye salmon fry habitat: Twenty...
The Morrison River enters Babine Lake from the northwest. Morrison and Tahlo Lakes are important sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) nursery lakes that collectively host the second... -
Mid Skeena Watershed Restoration Effectiveness Monitoring
In 2006, Gitksan Watershed Authorities was retained by the Pacific Salmon Commission to conduct an effectiveness monitoring in three Mid Skeena sub-basins: the Kispiox,... -
Ocean Networks Canada
Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) is a world-leading ocean observing facility hosted and owned by the University of Victoria (UVic), and managed and operated by the ONC Society, a... -
Warning Signals of Adverse Interactions between Climate Change and Native...
We examine the direct effects of multiple disturbance agents on individual tree development and stand productivity in 15–40-year-old managed forests in British Columbia, Canada.... -
Guide to Peak Flow Estimation for Ungauged Watersheds in the Skeena Region
This is a historical guide documenting peak flow data from the early 1930s to late 1980s. This data for the region is presented tables, maps and graphs, and provides examples of... -
Returning Salmon: Integrated Planning and the Wild Salmon Policy in B.C.
The federal Wild Salmon Policy provides an excellent opportunity to both greatly improve salmon management and to achieve significant progress in meeting other ecosystem... -
1985 salmon history and record of management strategies area 4
This record is the continuation of a pilot project undertaken in the Central Coast (Areas 6-7-8-9-10) during the 1983, 1984, and 1985 salmon seasons. It was designed as an in-... -
Skeena River Steelhead Stock- Assessment Program: 1994 Catch and Escapement...
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... -
Diel Vertical Movements and Feeding Habits of Underyearling Sockeye Salmon...
Sockeye underyearlings at Babine Lake. B.C. were observed to undergo diel vertical movement from July through to October 1967. This movement was more pronounced in August when... -
Skeena River Steelhead Stock Assessment Program: Estimation of the 1994...
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...