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This is the fifth report in a series on Pacific salmon resources by the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (PFRCC) describing the current state and the ability to assess and understand the status of salmon resources in British Columbia, the Yukon and Arctic.

 

Pacific Marine Life Surveys Incorporated (PMLS) has a unique database for Pacific Northwest marine life that includes seaweed identifications from 1983 on. Included in this database is dive log data for the Strait of Georgia, comprising some 3,137 dives in 358 sites. The data span a time period from 1967 to present. The logs contain all the species observed with a total of 1,097 algal and animal species from all major phyla.

Through a competitive bidding process and assessment of their capabilities, the firm was chosen by the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council to undertake the study leading to this report as a contribution to improved understanding of marine ecosystems and impacts on wild Pacific salmon and other species.

In line with its mandate, the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council provides an annual report on its activities and output. This report serves the worthwhile purpose of reviewing and summarizing the key findings, observations and recommendations contained in background papers and other Council publications produced in the 2010 calendar year.