Evaluation of uncertainty in Fraser sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) Wild Salmon Policy status using abundance and trends in abundance metrics
Skeena Salmon Program Assessment Methods, Benchmarks, Strategy 1, Strategy One, Wild Salmon PolicyAbstract The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Wild Salmon Policy (WSP) goal is "to restore and maintain healthy salmon populations and their habitats for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of Canada in perpetuity" (Fisheries and…
Presentation: Draft Benchmark Analysis for Lake Sockeye Conservation Units (CUs) in the Skeena (Jan.25, 2012)
Skeena Salmon Program Assessment Methods, Benchmarks, Stock-recruit Analysis, Strategy 1, Wild Salmon PolicyThis presentation was delivered at a Skeena Salmon Program workshop held on January 25th, 2012.
Summary of Preliminary Benchmark Analysis for Lake Sockeye CUs in the Skeena Watershed (DRAFT, Jan. 9, 2012)
Skeena Salmon Program Assessment Methods, Benchmarks, Stock-recruit Analysis, Strategy 1, Wild Salmon PolicySummary The intent of this memorandum is to describe the results of a preliminary stock-recruit analysis focused on Skeena lake sockeye Conservation Units (CUs) to evaluate stock status and identify possible benchmarks for Skeena sockeye. …
Combining Multiple Indicators to Determine Conservation Status Based on Expert Preferences
Skeena Salmon Program Assessment Methods, Benchmarks, combining indicators; conservation unit status; expert opinion; conjoint rating; best-worst scaling, Strategy 1, Strategy One, Wild Salmon PolicyAbstract Assessments of the conservation status of species depend on using multiple indicators, and most methods for combining indicators either assume that all indicators are equally important or they use some other pre-determined weighting.…
Concepts and Approaches to WSP Benchmarks and Managing Mixed-Stock Fisheries
Skeena Salmon Program Assessment Methods, Benchmarks, Strategy 1, Strategy One, Wild Salmon PolicyThis presentation explains some key concepts needed to determine Wild Salmon Policy benchmarks and how these are extended to development of a multi-stock fishing plan, with input from community/industry advisers. The presentation was delivered…
Indicators of status and benchmarks for conservation units in Canada’s Wild Salmon Policy
Skeena Salmon Program Assessment Methods, Benchmarks, stock assessment, Strategy 1, Strategy OneAbstract The goal of Canada's Wild Salmon Policy (WSP) is to restore and maintain healthy and diverse salmon populations and their habitats for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of Canada in perpetuity. To achieve that goal, the WSP requires…
Workshop on methods for assessing status and identifying benchmarks for conservation units of the Wild Salmon Policy, January 5-6, 2009, Vancouver, BC
Skeena Salmon Program Assessment Methods, Benchmarks, stock assessment, Strategy 1, Strategy OneAbstract The purpose of the workshop was to provide a report on the progress of Wild Salmon Policy (WSP) Strategy 1 and solicit views on further development of methodologies for establishing Conservation Unit (CU) benchmarks. The methods for…
Evaluation of benchmarks for conservation units in Canada’s Wild Salmon Policy: technical documentation
Skeena Salmon Program Assessment Methods, Benchmarks, Strategy 1, Strategy One, Wild Salmon PolicyAbstract Canada's Wild Salmon Policy requires that quantifiable metrics of biological status and benchmarks along those metrics that delineate Red, Amber, and Green zones of status be established for all Conservation Units. Although candidate…
