Nanaimo River watershed wild salmon policy fish habitat status report / by Sacha O'Regan and Kay Forge.: Fs97-17/60E-PDF

"In 2005, Canada introduced the Wild Salmon Policy (WSP) to lay out a framework for the conservation and sustainable use of wild Pacific salmon. It identifies six strategies to incorporate habitat and ecosystem considerations into salmon management and to establish local collaborative planning and management efforts throughout British Columbia. Strategy 2 of the WSP is to use indicators and benchmarks of habitat status to evaluate and monitor habitat condition, the results of which will identify four key points of information to guide management: 1) high-value salmon habitats that require protection; 2) habitat constraints that are adversely affecting productivity; 3) areas where habitat restoration or rehabilitation could restore or enhance productivity; and 4) data gaps that may be investigated. For the last decade, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has been funding detailed assessments of watershed habitat status on Vancouver Island, in accordance with Strategy 2 of the WSP. This report presents the results of the Strategy 2 habitat status assessment for the Nanaimo River watershed. …"--Introduction, page 1.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, issuing body.
Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. South Coast Area, issuing body.
Title Nanaimo River watershed wild salmon policy fish habitat status report / by Sacha O'Regan and Kay Forge.
Series title Canadian contractor report of hydrography and ocean sciences, 1488-5425 ; 60
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-90).
Publishing information Nanaimo, BC : South Coast Area, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2024.
©2024
Author / Contributor O'Regan, Sacha, author, consultant.
Description 1 online resource (vii, 103 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour).
ISBN 9780660712178
Catalogue number
  • Fs97-17/60E-PDF
Subject terms Pacific salmon -- Habitat -- British Columbia -- Nanaimo River.
Restoration ecology -- British Columbia -- Nanaimo River.
Saumons du Pacifique -- Habitat -- Colombie-Britannique -- Nanaimo, Rivière.
Réhabilitation (Écologie) -- Colombie-Britannique -- Nanaimo, Rivière.
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