Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 1469 |
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| Citation | Porter, M, Casley, S, Pickard, D, Nelitz, M and Ochoski, N. 2013. Southern Chinook Conservation Units: Habitat Indicators Report Cards. Report prepared by ESSA Technologies Ltd. For Fisheries and Oceans Canada. |
| Organization | DFO |
| URL | http://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/documentsforwebaccess/wildsalmonpolicydocuments/Habitat_Status_Information/Synoptic_Habitat_Report_Cards/Southern_Chinook_Habitat_Report_Cards_Report/Southern%20Chinook%20CU%20Habitat%20Report%20Cards_Report.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | salmonids, habitat, watershed assessment, Strategy 2 of the Wild Salmon Policy (WSP) requires an assessment of habitats associated with salmon Conservation Units (CUs) within the Pacific Region. Habitats that support or limit salmon production within CUs are to be identified and indicators selected to assess these habitats. Consultative work by DFO's Habitat Working Group (HWG) described in Stalberg et al. (2009) identified an initial set of currently feasible habitat indicators that could be used for long-term Strategy 2 monitoring and to track spatial and/or temporal trends in the status of salmon habitats. A Pressure-State model was employed to partition habitat indicators into two monitoring streams. Pressure indicators describe external (generally man-made) stressors that would be monitored over broad geographic areas. State indicators describe habitat condition at a much more localized scale and can be monitored in areas where either pressure indicators identify potential problems or a detailed watershed scale habitat status report has identified specific limiting factors. This report describes methods employed to implement a WSP Strategy 2 synoptic overview of habitat risk for 35 wild salmon Chinook CUs that collectively make up British Columbia's Southern Chinook assemblage. The list of Southern Chinook CUs is provided in Appendix 1. This work used currently available agency datasets for watershed-scale analyses of habitat pressure and habitat quantity indicators identified for Strategy 2 monitoring in Stalberg et al. (2009) and that were considered appropriate for describing Chinook salmon habitats. |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | All |
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| Project status | complete |
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