Conserving Skeena Fish Populations and Their Habitat

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Abstract This report constitutes the Skeena Watershed Fish Sustainability Process Stage I document. Conserving Skeena Fish Populations and Their Habitat describes the planning process that includes prioritizing and selecting sub-basins to review.…

Catalogue of salmon streams and spawning escapements of Statistical Area 4 (Upper Skeena River)

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Abstract Catalogue containing each streams'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 (medium resolution)

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This 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…

Hydroriparian Ecosystems of the North Coast

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Summary This report provides background information on riparian ecosystems for the North Coast LRMP. The report describes North Coast riparian ecosystems, reviews riparian ecological functions, presents riparian management policies for BC and…

The effect of mountain pine beetle attack and salvage harvesting on stream flows

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Executive Summary The Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) epidemic, and the large-scale salvage logging of beetle infested trees, are resulting in large areas of dead pine forest and clearcuts in watersheds across the central interior. These disturbances…

Managing Pacific salmon for ecosystem values: ecosystem indicators and the Wild Salmon Policy

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Abstract Canada's Wild Salmon Policy (WSP) was released in June 2005 with a goal to restore and maintain healthy and diverse salmon populations and their habitats. Strategy 3, Action Step 3.1 aims to include ecosystem values in decision-making…

Annotated Bibliography: Resources Relating to Sockeye Salmon Habitat of the Skeena Watershed

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This annotated bibliography 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…

Habitat-Based Abundance Benchmarks for Lake Sockeye CU’s in the Skeena Watershed

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This report describes the results of a habitat-based assessment of the Skeena lake sockeye CUs to evaluate stock status and develop benchmarks for Skeena sockeye. Introduction Although stock-recruit analysis has been the main method for establishing…

Implementing adaptive management through the North Coast LRMP

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Summary Ecological and social systems are complex, dynamic and inherently unpredictable. It can be extremely difficult to predict what will happen if we follow a certain pathway, or which of several possible pathways will lead us to our goal.…

Coalbed Methane and Salmon: Assessing the Risks

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Executive Summary GW Solutions Inc. (GW Solutions) was commissioned by the Pembina Institute to prepare a preliminary assessment of potential impacts on salmon and salmon habitat of coalbed methane (CBM) development. The focus was specifically…