Water Stewardship Information Sources

Resource Name Fish Stream Crossing Guidebook
Unique File Number 227
Information Type Water Management Programs and Tools
Surface Water A
Aquatic Ecosystem A
Groundwater
Groundwater & Surface Water
Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards
Strengths
Limitations
Challenges
Outstanding Research Questions
Outstanding Research Questions
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?
Program Status complete
NE Coverage Provincial
Drinking Water
Ecosystem
Fish Y
Groundwater
Public Safety
SW Quality
SW Quantity Y
Link http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/fish/Fish-stream%20Crossing%20Web.pdf
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