This report reviews management actions and documents how management decisions for commercial fisheries in Areas 3, 4, and 5 were made, what information was used, how it was...

Skeena management has changed significantly over the last decade, particularly since 1993 with the formation of the Skeena Watershed Committee. Interest, concern, and the need...

The Sustut River system has long been known for its run of large summer steelhead trout. In the fall of 1977 B.C. Fish and Wildlife crew went into the Sustut system to gather...

Klohn-Crippen Consultants Ltd. was retained by the Fisheries Branch of the BC Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks in Smithers, British Columbia, to conduct a...

This report reviews the extent and severity of the Swiss Fire burn in the Buck Creek watershed. From this review, an assessment is made of the potential for increases in peak...

The field survey was conducted on September 23 and 24, 1996 by G. Scarborough and J. Calvert. This lake is located east of Nilkitkwa Lake, approximately 6.6 km north of Fort...

An ecological study to assess the impact of environmental changes on the Babine sockeye production is currently being conducted under the auspices of the Babine Watershed Change...

This thesis studies the reproductive behavior, life cycles, and physical differences between Kokanee and Sockeye salmon in the Babine Lake streams, along with the possible...

The Bulkley/Morice river systems are important steelhead systems of the Skeena River watershed for which steelhead abundance has historically been estimated by indirect methods....

In this report, the metric results and B-IBI scores for the sites sampled in 2003 and 2004 are provided and compared with the RCA modeling results. The benthic invertebrate...

Population and fishery dynamics are modelled to assess performance of alternative harvest policies for chinook that spawn in western North America. The sensitivity of model...

Fresh water shapes British Columbia’s landscapes, communities and economies. But this most precious natural resource faces an increasingly uncertain future: with shifting...

The Gosnell Creek watershed is a pristine wilderness area which has high fisheries and wildlife values. It has been recognized by several government agencies as a unique area...

This study had the following objectives: provide a source upon which the habitat protection section of the fish and wildlife branch could base protection guidelines, provide...

The purpose of this design brief is to present a description of the methodologies used and results of the study undertaken to delineate the floodplain for Lakelse River and Lake.

The purpose of this design brief is to present a description of the methodologies used and the results of the study undertaken to delineate the floodplain of the Bulkley River...

An investigation of the productivity of the Skeena River estuary subsequent to receipt of a port development proposal near Prince Rupert.

This report summarizes the results of this creel census and provides details of age and growth of rainbow trout stocked in a barren lake.

This survey is an analysis of the recreational fishing activities of Bulkley River steelhead. Proportions of angler and non-angler residents are presented, and effort and catch...

Provisional water quality objectives had been set in 18 water basins up to February, 1987. In 1986, water quality data relevant to objectives were collected in 14 of the water...