Stabilizing flow, increasing juvenile Coho habitat and removal of a fish stranding issue in Patenaude Creek, Horsefly River Riparian Conservation Area

The objectives of the project were to stabilize flow, increase habitat for juvenile coho salmon and eliminate a fish stranding issue on Patenaude Creek, a small creek in the Horsefly River Valley. The project had two components: deactivating…

Partnership Building for Fish Habitat Restoration Priorities in the Upper Pitt Watershed

While the Upper Pitt watershed is highly valued for its salmon productivity and habitat values, it is not without issues or concerns. Power production, forestry, mining, residential/resort development, recreation impacts, closure of a DFO fish…

Development of an Inland Rivers Fisheries Traceability System – Demonstration of the Chain of Custody and Identification of Fish Stocks.

DFO’s Pacific Fisheries Reform emphasizes a shift to more precautionary and selective commercial fisheries in the future. To this end, the Fraser River First Nations have been building a river-based salmon fishery through a series of demonstration…

Groundwater Habitat Interactions for Interior Fraser Coho

There is a lack of knowledge related to what constitutes critical habitats for Interior Fraser (IFR) coho (Bailey et. al., 2004), and little study into the relationship between groundwater and habitat use by juvenile IFR coho. The majority of…