Making Sense of the Salmon Aquaculture Debate

Analysis of issues related to netcage salmon farming and wild salmon in British Columbia. The report takes a look behind the debate, examines the information and assumptions supporting the arguments of opposing interests.

Implementing the Habitat and Ecosystem Components of DFO’s Wild Salmon Policy

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The advisory offers a detailed implementation plan, and recommends that strategies for habitat and ecosystem management be implented together because of their overlap and as a means of saving costs. The Council recommends the use of broad-scale…

Annual Report 2010

In line with its mandate, the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council provides an annual report on its activities and output. This report serves the worthwhile purpose of reviewing and summarizing the key findings, observations and recommendations…

Computer Modelling of Marine Ecosystems

Fisheries ecosystem modelling could be a useful tool to complement present approaches to salmon research and management on Canada’s west coast. Ecosystem modelling refers to a computer application that simulates, through time, biological changes…

Does Over-Escapement Cause Salmon Stock Collapse?

This report looked at all available information from British Columbia on whether large spawning populations that exceeded “normal”, target or historical numbers, were followed by stock collapses. There was evidence that there was a levelling-off…

Annual Report 2007

This annual report by the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council summarizes the work performed in 2007. It discusses Council's perspectives on the threats, improvements and trends that are impacting wild Pacific salmon stocks and their…

Making Sense of the Salmon Aquaculture Debate Executive Summary Analysis of issues related to netcage salmon farming and wild sa

This report takes a look behind the debate, examines the information and assumptions supporting the arguments of opposing interests, and deepens the current public understanding about potential impacts of salmon aquaculture on wild salmon. The…

Selection and Use of Indicators to Measure the Habitat Status of Wild Pacific Salmon

This report is in support of strategy 2 of the Wild Pacific Salmon Policy (WSP). This report recommends specific indicators that can be utilized to describe habitat status. It makes further recommendations including that of undertaking pilot…