Freshwater for Fish and People: Moving Towards “Living Water Smart”
Hydrology, Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, PFRCC, Policy, Regulation, Water ManagementDescription In British Columbia, and elsewhere, water managers are faced with the challenge of balancing competing demands for water. Limits in supply or high demand create situations of water scarcity where not enough water is available for…
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…
The World Summit on Salmon: Proceedings
Conservation, fisheries, Policy, ThreatsSummary The World Summit on Salmon evolved in response to growing concerns of scientists and others about the future of the salmon stocks of the world, in light of the recent collapses of a number of the fish stocks globally, including Canada's…
Canadian Biodiversity Strategy: Canada’s Response to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Biodiversity, Policy, Resource ManagementSummary Biodiversity supports human societies ecologically, economically, culturally and spiritually. Despite its importance, however, ecosystems are being degraded and species and genetic diversity reduced at an alarming rate due to the impact…