Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | Millar, J., N. Page, M. Farrell, B. Chilibeck, and M. Child. 1997. Establishing fisheries management and reserve zones in settlement areas of coastal British Columbia. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2351. |
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| Organization | DFO |
| URL | http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/213234.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | The purpose of this document is to re-examine the nature and extent of the interaction between aquatic and riparian areas and to present an approach for designating fisheries management and reserve zones in urban / suburban settlement areas of coastal British Columbia. The dimensions of the Fisheries Management and Reserve Zones recommended in this document are based on distances required to protect various habitat features and functions. The methodology is stratified and proposes the establishment of two zones. The scale and timing for establishing the zones are linked to community and settlement planning processes. The first zone – a Fisheries Management Zone (FMZ) is established on the basis of existing broad scale map information and data on watercourses, floodplains, vegetation and topography for the catchment area or watershed. The FMZ is a high level planning boundary. It provides a proactive and strategic habitat management and land use planning tool to ensure appropriate consideration can be given to protecting features and processes that occur in this area during subsequent development. The second zone – the Fisheries Reserve Zone (FRZ) - is the immediate area adjacent to watercourses or wetlands which represents the critical zone of functional interaction between the aquatic feature and adjacent land-based features. The FRZ boundary is a local refinement of the FMZ and is based on site specific assessments which generate information on fish use, vegetation community structure, geomorphic processes and features, and local hydrology and topography. Identification of the FRZ can occur at any time where this detailed site specific information is available, but is generally initiated later in the development process when an impact assessment or statement is required. Where both zones are established the site specific FRZ will vary the alignment of the previously established large scale FMZ boundary in order to capture local features or address site specific risks that would not be apparent at the broad scale or general information stage. In highly developed areas which have been historically impacted the FRZ identifies priority areas for enhanced protection and restoration. |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Coast Region |
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| Project status | complete |
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