Resource Name |
Fish Stream Crossing Guidebook |
Unique File Number |
227 |
Information Type |
Water Management Programs and Tools |
Surface Water |
A |
Aquatic Ecosystem |
A |
Groundwater |
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Groundwater & Surface Water |
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Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards |
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Strengths |
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Outstanding Research Questions |
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Information Subtype |
fish habitat |
Organization |
BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, BC Ministry of Environment, Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Resource Name |
BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, BC Ministry of Environment, Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2012. Fish-stream crossing guidebook, revised edition. |
Resource Purpose |
The purpose of this revised guidebook is to help forest and other resource managers and practitioners plan, prescribe, and implement sound fish-stream crossing practices to maintain fish passage and protect fish and fish habitat as required by the Forest and Range Practices Act and the federal Fisheries Act. It provides practitioners with current legislative and technical reference material regarding fish passage, including British Columbia's strategic approach to addressing fish passage at culverts. |
Type of Information |
guidebook |
How does this help decision making? |
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Program Status |
complete |
NE Coverage |
Provincial |
Drinking Water |
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Ecosystem |
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Fish |
Y |
Groundwater |
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Public Safety |
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SW Quality |
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SW Quantity |
Y |
Link |
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/fish/Fish-stream%20Crossing%20Web.pdf |
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