An Upstream Battle: declines in 10 Pacific salmon stocks and solutions for their survival
Habitat, Marine Survival, Productivity, Recovery Plan, Review, status assessmentExecutive Summary This report profiles the current status and trends of 10 examples of salmon stocks in British Columbia that are considered to be in a severe state of decline. (There are many others.) These stocks were selected because they…
Babine Watershed Indicator Data Summary Report
Babine Watershed Monitoring Trust, Ecosystem, HabitatThis project was commissioned by the Babine Watershed Monitoring Trust, as part of its mandate to monitor the effectiveness of land management plans covering the Babine Watershed. These management plans are focused on either the Bulkley Timber…
“Green” hydro power: understanding impacts, approvals, and sustainability of run-of river independent power projects in British Columbia
Cumulative Impacts, Environmental Assessment, Habitat, Hydroelectric, IPP, public consultation, Run-of-River, Water ManagementSummary Since 2002, the provincial government has required that new sources of electricity come from the private sector. The most popular type of power project now being developed is "run-of-river" hydropower. Large numbers of these projects…
Floodplains, flooding, and salmon rearing habitats in British Columbia: A review
Freshwater, Habitat, Human Impacts, HydrologyAbstract The purpose of this review paper was to examine the relationships between floodplains, flooding, and juvenile salmon habitats. A wide range of topics were explored, these include; defining and characterizing fish habitats and floodplains;…
Ecosystem Overview: Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA)
Ecosystem-based Management, Habitat, Marine PlanningAbstract This report provides an overview of physical and biological ecosystems in the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA). PNCIMA is one of several Large Ocean Management Areas created for ecosystem based management of human…
The Nass Area: Cumulative Pressures on Salmon Habitat (Summary Report Cards)
Habitat, Habitat Benchmarks, Nass Salmon, Nass WatershedThis report is a collection of 22 map-based habitat report cards, one for each salmon Conservation Unit (CU) in the Nass Area. These report cards are the product of a broad-scale evaluation of the current extent and intensity…
Pipelines and Salmon in Northern British Columbia
Cumulative Impacts, Habitat, PipelinesDescription In Northern B.C., the Upper Fraser, Skeena and Kitimat provide some of Canada's best salmon habitat. There are currently four proposed pipeline projects that would traverse these watersheds and potentially threaten the salmon they…
Catalogue of salmon streams and spawning escapements of Statistical Area 4 : Lower Skeena River, including coastal streams
barriers, escapement, Geographical Distribution, Habitat, spawning groundsAbstract Catalogue containing each stream's location, spawning distribution, barriers and points of difficult ascent, escapement records and other general data pertaining to the stream. The catalogue also includes a topographical map of the…
Skeena Sockeye Habitat Poster (high resolution)
Conservation Unit, CU, Habitat, Strategy 2This poster is one of several products prepared in 2010 by Ecotrust Canada for the Habitat Subcommittee of the Skeena Watershed Initiative to compile and share existing sockeye salmon habitat data. Other products include an atlas of Conservation…
Climate overview 2007: Hydro-climatology and future climate impacts in British Columbia
Climate Change, Habitat, Hydrology, Water ManagementSummary The foundation for understanding the consequences of changing climate (temperature and precipitation) at a regional scale are water resources at the ground level; i.e. hydrology. This requires knowledge of the hydrological regime (rain,…
Workshop on the Cumulative Impacts on Salmon – February 17, 2012
Climate Change, Collaborative Decision-making, Cumulative Impacts, Habitat, Habitat Monitoring, Trade-offs, Work PlanWorkshop Purpose The purpose of the work planning session is to provide strategic direction to the Bulkley Valley Research Centre's "An integrated assessment of the cumulative impacts of climate change and industrial development on salmon in…
Priorities and Strategies for Canada’s Wild Pacific Salmon and Steelhead: Advisory Report of the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council
Climate Change, Habitat, Himan Impacts, Management, Ocean Survival, Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, PFRCC, Policy, Research, status assessmentDescription Over a period of eleven years the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council has provided public information and offered strategic advice to ministers responsible for protecting and sustaining wild salmon and steelhead stocks…