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…
Public Summary — Computer Modelling of Marine Ecosystems: Applications to Pacific Salmon Management and Research
Marine Ecosystems, Modelling, ReviewAbstract This paper discusses how ecosystem modelling could be a valuable tool in the management and conservation of Canada's west coast fisheries and salmon stocks. In this study ecosystem modelling refers to a computer application that examines…
Computer Modelling of Marine Ecosystems: Applications to Pacific Salmon Management and Research
Marine Ecosystems, Modelling, ReviewExecutive Summary Fisheries ecosystem modelling could be a useful tool to complement present approaches to salmon research and management on Canada's west coast. Ecosystem modelling refers to a computer application that simulates, through time,…
Steelhead Bycatch and Mortalities in the Commercial Skeena Net Fisheries of British Columbia from Observer Data: 1989 to 2009
Bycatch, Commercial Fishery, Review"This report provides a chronological summary of a number of multi-faceted observer/monitoring programs that were conducted in the commercial approach fisheries to the Skeena River (primarily gillnet and seine fisheries in Areas 3 and 4) spanning…
Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerabilities in Canada’s Pacific Marine Ecosystems
Adaptation, Climate Change, Marine Ecosystems, Review, Synthesis, Vulnerability AssessmentSummary Canada's Pacific marine ecosystems, which lie adjacent to the coast of British Columbia, are rich, extraordinarily productive, and highly textured with conditions that vary considerably on different scales of time and space. This marine…
Economic Dimensions of Skeena Watershed Salmonid Fisheries
Commercial Fishery, First Nations Fisheries, Recreational Fishery, Review, Socioeconomics, Sport FisheryThis report provides an economic snapshot of contemporary fisheries for Skeena salmon and steelhead, including aboriginal, commercial, and sport fisheries. The focus of the economic study is to: (1) gain a comprehensive understanding of the…