State of the ocean report for the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA)
Marine Ecosystems, Strategy 3Abstract As part of a national ecosystem review of large ocean management areas, this report examines the marine ecosystem of the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA). PNCIMA encompasses approximately 102,000 km2 from the…
Wild Pacific Salmon Policy Forum 3: Summary Report
Consultation, implementation plan, Strategy 1, Strategy 2, Strategy 3, Strategy 4Introduction On December 8, 2005, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) convened 60 First Nations representatives and stakeholders in Burnaby, BC to discuss implementation of Canada's Policy for the Conservation of Wild Pacific…
Fish and Water Management Tool Project Assessments: Record of Management Strategy and Decisions for the 2006-2007 Water Year
Strategy 3, Water ManagementAbstract The fish-and-water management tools (FWMT) system is a coupled set of 4 biophysical models of key relationships (among climate, water, fish and property) used to predict consequences of water management decisions (represented in a fifth…
State of the Pacific Ocean 2010
Marine Ecosystems, Strategy 3Abstract This report is the twelfth in an annual series on the state of physical, biological, and selected fishery resources of Canadian Pacific marine ecosystems. The region supports important resident and migratory populations of invertebrates,…
Salmon as status indicators for North Pacific ecosystems
Marine Ecosystems, Strategy 3Abstract A new system of salmon status categorization will provide useful indicators of ocean conditions and climate variability in the North Pacific Ocean. Under Canada's new Wild Salmon Policy, biological status will be assessed and categorized…
State of the Pacific Ocean 2009
Marine Ecosystems, Strategy 3Abstract This eleventh report of an annual series updates the state of physical, biological, and selected fishery resources of Canadian Pacific marine ecosystems. One of the biggest stories for 2009 was the return of far fewer Sockeye salmon…
Okanagan Fish and Water Management Tool Project Assessments: Record of Management Strategy and Decisions for the 2005-2006 Fish-and-Water Year
Strategy 3, Water ManagementAbstract At the beginning of each month from January 2006 to June 2006 updated snow survey reports from the BC Ministry of Environment River Forecast Centre (RFC) were fed into the FWMT system. Snow reports included measurements of current snow-packs,…
State of the Pacific Ocean 2008
Marine Ecosystems, Strategy 3Abstract This report summarizes highlights from the tenth in an annual report series updating the state of physical, biological, and selected fishery resources of Canadian Pacific marine ecosystems. Canadian Pacific marine waters lie in a transition…
State of physical, biological, and selected fishery resources of Pacific Canadian marine ecosystems in 2011
Marine Ecosystems, Strategy 3Summary This report is the thirteenth in an annual series on the state of physical, biological, and selected fishery resources of Canadian Pacific marine ecosystems. The region supports important resident and migratory populations of invertebrates,…
WSP Strategy 3 Ecosystem Values and Objectives Update
Strategy 3Presented at Wild Salmon Policy Forum, March 2008.
A New Ecosystem Science Framework in Support of Integrated Management
EBM, Ecosystem-based Management, Strategy 3Introduction DFO Science is working to ensure a vibrant and sustainable aquatic science program that is based on excellence, continues to support DFO and Government of Canada priorities, and better serves Canadians. Scientific capacity and resources…
State of physical, biological, and selected fishery resources of Pacific Canadian marine ecosystems in 2010
Marine Ecosystems, Strategy 3Abstract This report is the twelfth in an annual series on the state of physical, biological, and selected fishery resources of Canadian Pacific marine ecosystems. The region supports important resident and migratory populations of invertebrates,…