Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 1214 |
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| Citation | Long, K. 2003. Okanagan Region Fish Species at Risk Status Report. Prepared for BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. |
| Organization | Ministry of Environment |
| URL | http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/okanagan/documents/okr_fish_species_at_risk_status.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | By querying both the Conservation Data Centre (CDC) and the Federal Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) the following list of species was identified as being at risk in the Okanagan Region. - Chiselmouth, Acrocheilus alutaceus - (northern) mountain sucker, Catostomus platyrhynchus - (Columbia) mottled sculpin, Cottus bairdi subspecies hubbsi - shorthead sculpin, Cottus confuses - westslope cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi - Interior Fraser coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch - Bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus - Speckled dace, Rhinichthys osculus - Umatilla dace, Rhinichthys Umatilla - White sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus. The population status of chiselmouth and both sculpin species are stable, while mountain suckers and speckled dace populations are low with the remainder experiencing declining populations. White sturgeon if present historically have possibly been extirpated from the basin. All the species on the list are either highly or moderately sensitive to habitat alterations. Habitat loss is critical to the future of these fish species. Table 2 summarizes the fish species at risk and their related status in the Okanagan Region. Using relevant literature and expert opinion status reports have been completed for each species; these species accounts are detailed in sections 4.2.1 through 4.2.10. There are gaps in the knowledge of biology and ecology of several of these Okanagan populations as well as assessing in the field the distribution or extent of range of several of the species. Concerning the mottled sculpin, speckled dace and Umatilla dace, the taxonomic relationships of the various populations need to be clarified. |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Okanagan |
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| Project status | complete |
| Contact Name | Karilyn Alex |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |