Final Advisory Letter
Final report of the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council in its role as advisors on wild Pacific salmon and steelhead stocks and habitat.
Fisheries Report
Responsible Fishing in Canada’s Pacific Region Salmon Fisheries
This report specifically addresses the issue of responsible fishing in Canada’s Pacific Region with a focus on the BC salmon fishery. We examine what responsible fishing means, what is driving the move towards more responsible salmon fishing, what is inhibiting it, and what can be done to further support responsible fishing. We identify options, recommendations and opportunities for improvement and/or expanded implementation of responsible and selective fishing in these fisheries. Recent and current harvesting issues and challenges are examined for responsible fishing solutions through four case studies.
Developing a Wild Salmon Policy Review Framework: Stakeholder Perspectives on Review Components
At the request of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the PFRCC commissioned a report seeking advice from representatives
Priorities and Strategies for Canada’s Wild Pacific Salmon and Steelhead
Over a period of 11 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 and habitats. This report summarizes many of the key findings and recommendations contained in the 69 background papers, advisories and other Council publications. It presents the Council’s recommendations to ministers on the most significant current issues, and it outlines the strategies that should drive government decisions towards achieving more effective salmon conservation.
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North American Salmon Stronghold Partnership: Harrison Basin Certification Application
In 2009, the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council published a report which recommended that Canada participate in the Salmon Stronghold Partnership in order to test the Salmon Strongholds approach in Canada, including the scientific evaluation and ranking of a potential stronghold (Beeson, 2009).
Freshwater for Fish and People: Moving Towards “Living Water Smart”
Note: The report is accompanied by a plain-language brochure.
What's Happening to Wild Salmon in Your Community? What the Council Heard: Haida Gwaii/QCI Public Meetings October 4-5, 2008
This report provides a summary of what the Council heard during it's two public community meetings held in Skidegate and Masset.
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Pacific Salmon in Canada’s Arctic Draining Rivers, With Emphasis on Those in British Columbia and the Yukon
This report is one of several published by the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council that describe the salmon resources of areas within British Columbia and the Yukon. Our primary objective is to document what is known of Pacific salmon within DFO Pacific Region Arctic draining rivers. There appear to be only two such river systems with Pacific salmon: the Peel River that originates within the Yukon, flows past the community of Fort McPherson in the Northwest Territories before joining the lower Mackenzie, and the Liard River that also originates within the Yukon, skirts along the northern BC border and then flows northeast through the Northwest Territories before entering the Mackenzie River at Fort Simpson.
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Responsible Fishing in Canada’s Pacific Region Salmon Fisheries: Synopsis
This is a synopsis of the full report, Responsible Fishing in Canada's Pacific Region Salmon Fisheries. The full report is available by clicking here.
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What’s Happening to Wild Salmon in Your Community? What the Council Heard: Fort Langley & Sechelt Public Meetings: March 3/5 08
This report provides a summary of the feedback captured at the Fort Langley and Sechelt meetings, highlighting many of the important ideas and themes that were heard.
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Computer Modelling of Marine Ecosystems
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, biological changes such as biomass, mortality, catch, feeding and competition in managed species. The models emulate such changes by considering factors like environment, predation, competition or fisheries effects. Because these models capture both ecosystem and species changes over time, they offer a potential guide to future changes.
A public summary of this report is also included here.
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