| ID |
2707 |
| Citation |
SECTION II: Upper Slocan River Rainbow Trout Population Assessment: 2008. Prepared by Mirkwood Ecological Consultants Ltd. for Slocan River Streamkeepers. |
| Organization |
Slocan River Streamkeepers |
| URL |
https://slocanriverstreamkeepers.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/fish-population-summary-2008.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
Through the Slocan River Streamkeepers, Mirkwood Ecological Consultants Ltd. (MEC) was retained to continue to monitor the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) population in the Slocan River. The river was opened to catch and release angling in 2005. This was the first opening of the rainbow trout fishery on the river in 13 years. In addition to angling, restoration efforts are being conducted on the river through the Columbia Power Corporation (CPC) as a component of the Brilliant Expansion Project’s mitigation strategy to reduce impacts to rainbow trout. It is therefore critical to monitor the rainbow trout population to the effects that these management initiatives have on the rainbow trout population and to help guide future management efforts on the river. A complete swim was not completed due to funding limitations; instead only sites in the upper reaches were completed. These sites have traditionally held the highest density of trout and therefore any changes in population trends will be more statistically valid. |
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Report |
| Regional Watershed |
Slocan River |
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