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Background Report 

Freshwater and 

Anadromous Fish and Fish 

Habitat in the North Coast 

Prepared by: 

October, 2003 

Dave Gordon, R.P.Bio. 

Melinda Bahr, M.Sc. R.P.Bio 

Gordon and Associates Ltd. 

PO Box 1085, Terrace, BC, V8G 4V1

Executive Summary 

This report was compiled by Gordon and Associates Ltd. in the spring of 2003 in support of 

the North Coast Land and Resource Management Planning process. Information about fish 

and fish habitat in the North Coast is housed with a number of provincial and federal 

agencies, as well as First Nations and community level organizations. The intent of the 

report is to bring together available information about the various types of fish and fish 

habitat in the North Coast plan area and summarize information about current management. 

The report provides a summary of the life histories of the fish species known to inhabit the 

area. Escapement data for Pacific salmon is summarized as is distribution and information 

about other freshwater fish. 

Trends in salmon escapement over the period of record (1950-2001) were identified using 

DFO data on salmon escapement for streams in the plan area. A total of 543 individual 

stocks have been documented in the area. Data analysis indicates that salmon escapement 

across the landbase is in substantial decline. Specifically: 

• 75% of known chinook stocks appear to be “Potentially threatened” or “Of Some 

Concern” 

• 69% of known chum stocks appear to be “Potentially threatened” or “Of Some 

Concern” 

• 72% of known coho stocks appear to be “Potentially threatened” or “Of Some 

Concern” 

• 31% of known pink stocks appear to be “Potentially threatened” or “Of Some 

Concern” 

• 45% of known sockeye stocks appear to be “Potentially threatened” or “Of Some 

Concern” 

Of the 167 known salmon streams, only 26 do not have salmon stocks identified as 

“Potentially Threatened” or “Of Some Concern”. This analysis of escapement data is 

preliminary. Further analysis of the data, including referral to local people familiar with the 

area is recommended to confirm whether the DFO escapement data are reflecting actual 

escapements. All escapement data have been summarized in a database, portions of which 

are printed out as Appendix I. The complete database has been provided to MSRM as a 

project deliverable. 

The cause of this decline has not been identified in this report. However, it can be speculated 

that land use practices do not appear to be the leading cause as many of the watersheds where 

stock decline is apparent have not been subject to resource development activities. 

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Existing data on freshwater resident species was also reviewed, and incorporated into a 

database. Such information was often limited to presence/absence and local knowledge. 

Watershed scale inventory information is extremely limited. Dolly Varden char and 

cutthroat trout appear to be the most widely distributed fish species in the plan area. 263 

streams are listed in the database of which 117 (44.5%) are known to have cutthroat trout, 

and 172 (57%) are known to have Dolly Varden. 

The Community Fisheries Development Centre was sub-contracted through this work to 

summarize 4 years of coho rearing data that was collected through their organization. Local 

fisheries specialist Bart Proctor wrote the summary report, and provided an Overall Index of 

Rearing Productivity for the 79 streams assessed. The top three areas for rearing coho were 

identified as the lower Skeena, Grenville and Kincolith. Streams in the lower Skeena area 

include Kwinitsa, Antigonish, Aberdeen, Marigonish, Inver, Basalt, Stapledon, and Valley 

(Khyex). Proctor hypothesizes that streams in the lower Skeena serve as a temporary refuge 

area for out-migrating coho juveniles prior to them entering the ocean. The Grenville area 

also includes streams near the mouth of the Skeena River and the Kincolith area includes 

streams near the mouth of the Nass River. Proctor’s report has been previously submitted to 

the GTT for circulation to the table. 

The report also includes a summary of existing legislation that is intended to provide 

protection to fish and riparian areas (with respect to fish habitat). A brief overview of current 

forestry practices being used to protect fish and fish habitat is provided, as well as reference 

to the MoF/MoE Resource Management Plan initiated in 2000 that identifies priority 

watersheds for restoration, and notes the stage of completion attained for restoration 

activities. The report does not provide a summary or review of non fish riparian values (ie, 

tailed frog, wildlife, biodiversity, etc.). 

This report was extensively reviewed by MSRM and LRMP staff, and was provided to the 

Government Technical Team and DFO for review. A summary of review comments and how 

or whether they were integrated into the report is also provided. 

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Table of Contents 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY........................................................................................................I 

1.0 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 1 

2.0 METHODS.................................................................................................................... 1 

2.1 ANALYSIS OF DFO SALMON ESCAPEMENT DATA ...................................................... 2 

2.1.1 Morrell (2000) Ranking of Streams to indicate Stock Status ................................ 3 

2.1.2 Cautionary Notes on Data Interpretation ............................................................. 4 

2.2 ANALYSIS OF RESIDENT FISH INFORMATION.............................................................. 5 

3.0 RESULTS...................................................................................................................... 6 

3.1 FISH SPECIES IN THE NORTH COAST LRMP AREA...................................................... 6 

3.1.1 Pacific Salmon....................................................................................................... 7 

3.1.2 Salmonids other than Pacific Salmon ................................................................. 12 

3.1.3 Eulachon.............................................................................................................. 15 

3.1.4 Sticklebacks ......................................................................................................... 15 

3.1.5 Sculpins ............................................................................................................... 16 

3.1.6 Mountain Whitefish ............................................................................................. 16 

3.1.7 Lamprey............................................................................................................... 17 

3.2 ESCAPEMENT TRENDS OF PACIFIC SALMON BASED ON DFO ESCAPEMENT DATA .... 17 

3.2.1 Chinook Salmon .................................................................................................. 17 

3.2.2 Chum Salmon ...................................................................................................... 18 

3.2.3 Coho Salmon ....................................................................................................... 19 

3.2.4 Pink Salmon......................................................................................................... 20 

3.2.5 Sockeye Salmon ................................................................................................... 21 

3.2.6 Summary of Escapement Trends for Pacific Salmon .......................................... 22 

3.3 SUMMARY OF FRESHWATER (NON PACIFIC SALMON) INFORMATION, AND 

WATERSHEDS WITH UNIQUE OR VULNERABLE FISH VALUES.................................................. 24 

3.4 REVIEW OF COMMUNITY COLLECTED REARING DATA (PROCTOR, 2003) ................ 26 

3.5 SUMMARY OF EXISTING LEGISLATION, POLICY AND GUIDEBOOKS .......................... 27 

3.6 SUMMARY OF CURRENT FORESTRY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ADJACENT TO 

STREAMS AND RIPARIAN AREAS .......................................................................................... 33 

4.0 SUMMARY OF EXISTING WATERSHED RESTORATION PRIORITIES.......... 35 

5.0 REFERENCES............................................................................................................ 37 

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List of Tables 

Table 1. Summary of Stock Status Classes for salmon in the North Coast LRMP area.......... 4 

Table 2: List of fish species and number of documented stocks in the North Coast LRMP 

Area. .................................................................................................................................. 6 

Table 3. Max and Mean escapement data (1950-2001) for chinook streams in the NC LRMP 

area that have average escapements >500 fish.................................................................. 8 

Table 4. Max and Mean escapement data (1950-2001) for chum streams in the NC LRMP 

area that have average escapements >2000 fish................................................................ 9 

Table 5. Max and Mean escapement data (1950-2001) for coho streams in the NC LRMP 

area that have average escapements >1500 fish.............................................................. 10 

Table 6. Max and Mean escapement data (1950-2001) for pink streams in the NC LRMP 

area that have average escapements >10000 fish............................................................ 11 

Table 7. Max and Mean escapement data (1950-2001) for sockeye streams in the NC LRMP 

area that have average escapements >1500 fish.............................................................. 12 

Table 8. Summary of escapement data for chinook salmon from 1950-2001. ...................... 18 

Table 9. Summary of escapement data for chum salmon from 1950-2001. .......................... 19 

Table 10. Summary of escapement data for coho salmon from 1950-2001........................... 20 

Table 11. Summary of escapement data for pink salmon from 1950-2001. .......................... 21 

Table 12. Summary of escapement data for sockeye salmon from 1950-2001. .................... 22 

Table 13: Summary of Escapement Trends for Salmon in the NC LRMP Area. ................... 22 

Table 14: Comparison of Escapement Evaluation Methods between Slaney (1996) and 

Morrel (2000). ................................................................................................................. 23 

Table 15: Comparison of Stock Assessment Results with Slaney et al (1996). ..................... 24 

Table 16. List of freshwater fish species and their presence in North Coast streams. ........... 25 

Table 17. Fish species at risk on the North Coast with their NatureServe and BC Status 

designations. Explanations of the rankings are given below the table........................... 29 

Table 18: Stream, Wetland and Lake Reserve and Management Zones................................. 30 

Table 19: Summary of WRP status in priority watersheds in the North Coast....................... 35 

List of Appendices 

Appendix I. DFO Salmon Escapement Database 

Appendix II. Resident Fish Species Database 

Appendix III. Abbreviated summary of BC Riparian Guidebook Approach to Riparian 

Management for streams 

Appendix IV. Table of 26 streams that are Unthreatened in the North Coast LRMP area. 

Appendix V. Streams in the North Coast LRMP area that may have potentially unique or 

vulnerable fish stocks, or that have identified recreation potential. 

Appendix VI: Documentation of Comments by GTT and DFO reviewers. 

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1.0 Introduction 

Gordon and Associates Ltd. was contracted by the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management to 

provide expertise towards the development of General Management Direction (GMD) for fish and 

associated riparian values for the North Coast LRMP. 

This report provides a summary and review of the existing fisheries and riparian information used in 

the preparation of the (GMD). Specifically, it provides: 

• A summary of fish values (Pacific salmon and other species) in the plan area. 

• A review and analysis of DFO escapement data for the plan area. 

• A summary of coho rearing data collected by North Coast communities, and as analysed by 

Bart Proctor through the Community Fisheries Development Centre (2003). 

• Identification of watersheds with fish values that may be considered as potentially unique, or 

vulnerable, or that have recreational fishing significance. 

• A summary of existing legislation and guidelines that currently provide protection or 

management direction to fish and/or riparian values in the plan area. 

• A summary of current management practices used by industry to protect fish and/or riparian 

habitat. 

• A summary of existing identified priorities for watershed restoration. 

2.0 Methods 

Streams in the North Coast LRMP area were examined for salmon escapement trends, presence of 

resident fish species, as well as potential uniqueness, recreation (fishing) and vulnerability of their 

fish stocks. The stream analysis included data compiled from a number of sources including: 

• A DFO Salmon Escapement Database providing escapements from 1950-2001 for 

chinook, chum, coho, pink and sockeye salmon 

• Identification (by local experts, and Sarma Liepins, MSRM) of fish stocks that could 

be potentially unique or vulnerable, or have recreation potential 

• Resident fish information included in the Fisheries Inventory Summary System 

(FISS) database 

• Resident fish information gathered from other sources (ie. FISS update contract, 

relevant lake and stream inventories, local knowledge) 

• Resident fish information and juvenile coho information provided by Bart Proctor 

resulting from the North Coast Stream Inventory Program (1998-2001), the Oona 

River Stream Inventory Program (1998) and the Fisheries Charter Vessels Survey 

Program (1998-2001). 

The compilation of data has resulted in two databases that are provided in Appendix I (DFO 

Escapement Data) and Appendix II (Resident Fish Data). Electronic versions of these databases 

have been provided to MSRM. 

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2.1 Analysis of DFO Salmon Escapement Data 

DFO escapement data are collected by a wide range of personnel including volunteers, fisheries 

guardians and officers, fisheries technicians, and fisheries biologists. Typically, streams are walked 

from their mouth upstream and personnel count adult fish. Occasionally, counts are completed from 

aircraft (helicopters or float planes) or enumeration fences are installed in streams. Streams may be 

assessed for spawners once or many times throughout the season, depending on the species of fish 

present, availability of access to the stream and funding. Some streams may not be assessed every 

year. The data recorded for escapement cannot be considered to be precise, as techniques for 

enumerating salmon are imprecise. A variety of factors influence salmon enumeration, including; 

experience of the person counting, clarity of the water, length of stream to be enumerated, and 

spawning period of the fish. Counts for coho are especially difficult, as they spawn over a 

protracted period, travel far upstream into small tributaries, and may be difficult to see in coastal 

streams. Due to budget constraints, DFO based efforts to enumerate salmon have declined in recent 

years. Actual escapement are likely greater than reported for many species and stocks. 

Although numerous flaws in the data may exist, the data do provide a practical gauge to general 

abundance and potential trends. Potential trends in escapement for each species can be identified by 

examining the annual counts over the 52 years of record (1950-2001). Escapement data were 

collated and analysed for each of the 5 species of Pacific salmon for every stream on record 

(n=167). A summary of the data base is in Appendix 1. This database shows: 

• Historical maximum for each species and each stream, 

• Mean escapement for each decade (1950’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 1990-2001), 

• Mean escapement for the period of record (1950-2001), 

• Historical mean escapement (1950-1989), 

• Calculated % of recent mean escapement (1990-2001) to historical mean escapement (1950- 

1989). 

It is not practical to identify what a stream’s optimum escapement may be. This may vary from year 

to year depending on the habitat conditions present each year and the fish species present. The 

historical maximum escapement is a number of interest as it may represent the productive capacity 

of the stream (ie, its optimum escapement). However, it can be impractical for stream enumerators 

to accurately count thousands (or hundreds of thousands) of fish, and as such these peak numbers 

may not be accurate and need to viewed with caution. As well, over escapement can result in super 

imposition of redds (fish spawning on top of previously spawned areas) which may reduce the 

survival rate of incubating eggs. The historical maximum escapement was not used in the analysis, 

but is presented for information purposes only. We chose to compare recent mean escapements (12 

year average, 1990 to 2001) to historical mean escapements (40 year average, 1950 to 1989). 

Historical mean escapement may not be the best measure of a stream’s escapement potential as 

stock decline may be masked if the decline occurred during this 40 year historical period, however it 

is a practical and relatively robust way of gauging how well a stream has produced over time, and 

for most streams, it is the only measure available. 

The calculations listed above were used to identify potential trends in escapement following the 

methodology of Morrell (2000). The intent of these analyses is to identify stocks that may be in 

decline, and as such may require further investigation as to their status. Watersheds where such 

stocks are confirmed to be in decline may be candidates for precautionary land use practices such 

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that further stresses upon the stock are minimized. As well, these data have been summarized to 

provide an information source to guide land use managers in assessing risk to salmonid populations 

from land use activities. 

Following is a detailed account of the methodology developed by Morrell (2000) that was used to 

identify stock status of Pacific salmon populations on the North Coast. 

2.1.1 Morrell (2000) Ranking of Streams to indicate Stock Status 

Mike Morrell (2000) analysed stock status in the Skeena River system using a combination of the 

trend of escapement records since 1950 and the average number of spawners observed since 1990. 

This analysis was applied in this report to streams in the North Coast LRMP Area, and provided a 

means to determine potential stock status. For the purposes of this analysis, each species in each 

stream was considered to be a separate stock or breeding population. 

Prior to classifying stocks, streams were screened to determine if they had enough records to draw a 

reliable conclusion regarding their stock status. Stocks from streams that did not have enough 

records were divided into two categories: 

U-P: Status unknown—the record does not support that this was ever an established, persisting 

stock. Fewer than 4 annual records of 50 or more spawners (sockeye and pink) or 25 or more 

spawners (chinook, coho, chum) were identified for that stream. These stocks were identified as 

“Questionable”. 

NRR: No recent records—more than 4 annual records above the criterion level outlined for U-P, 

but no recorded escapement since 1990. This category may include stocks that have gone extinct 

since 1950. It may also include healthy stocks that have not been monitored in the 1990s due to 

geographical isolation, DFO budget constraints or other reasons. 

Once streams were screened for appropriate records, stock status was designated using a calculation 

of escapement trend (ET). The escapement trend was calculated as the ratio of the average (mean) 

of all the records from 1990-2001 to the average of 1950-1989 records. (ie. ET = mean escapement 

(1990-2001) divided by mean escapement (1950-1989)). If ET was 1.0 or larger, then recent 

escapement estimates are at least as large as historical records from 1950-1989. ET classes were 

categorized as: 

Stock Increasing ET>1.5 

Stock Stable 0.5≤ET≤1.5 

Stock in Decline ET

Stock in Decline 

M: Potentially moderate risk of extinction— M90s less than or equal to 1000. (Stocks in this ET 

range with M90s below 50 (sockeye and pink) or 25 (chinook, coho, chum) were classed as H, High 

risk of extinction.) 

S-3: Special concern—historically large stock, now depleted—M90s more than 1000. 

Stocks in precipitous decline 

H: Potentially high risk of extinction— M90s less than 200. 

M: Potentially moderate risk of extinction— M90s between 200 and 1000. 

S-3: Potential special concern, historically large stock, now depleted— M90s more than 1000. 

After each stock was categorized to this level, the database was summarized for each species into 

five intuitive groups; Unthreatened, Of Some Concern, Potentially Threatened, Unknown Status or 

Questionable. A summary of these groups is shown in Table 1. 

Table 1. Summary of Stock Status Classes for salmon in the North Coast LRMP area. 

Category Code Description 

Unthreatened L Low risk of extinction 

Of some concern S-1 Small stock—apparently stable 

S-3 Historically large population—now depleted. Apparently not 

at immediate risk of extinction 

Potentially Threatened H Potentially at high risk of extinction 

M Potentially at moderate risk of extinction 

Status unknown U-N Insufficient data to determine status. No evidence of depletion. 

NRR No recent records—may be extinct. 

Questionable U-P May not correspond to distinct spawning stock 

2.1.2 Cautionary Notes on Data Interpretation 

It is important to note that the quality of the DFO escapement data may lead to false interpretation of 

what is actually occurring on the ground. Reduced effort in salmon spawner enumeration is likely to 

result in lower spawning counts than may actually exist. Due to the uncertainty regarding the actual 

status of these stocks, we have deliberately used the modifier “potentially” when describing stocks 

at risk. 

DFO has expressed concerns that the terminology used in this report may be confused with the 

terms used under Species at Risk legislation. The categories defined above are not linked to 

categories used by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) and 

the Species at Risk Act (SARA). Following is a brief summary of the relevant COSEWIC 

definitions and criteria: 

COSEWIC provides scientific advice to governments regarding the status of species potentially at 

risk, and has developed the following definitions (COSEWIC 2003): 

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Extinct: No longer occurring anywhere. 

Extirpated: A species no longer existing in the wild in Canada, but exists 

elsewhere in the world. 

Endangered: A species facing imminent extirpation or extinction. 

Threatened: A species likely to become endangered if nothing is done to reverse 

the factors leading to extirpation or extinction. 

Special Concern: Those species that are particularly sensitive to human activities or 

natural events but are not endangered or threatened species. 

COSEWIC also provides quantitative criteria and guidelines for the status assessment of species. 

The most relevant criteria for fish populations on the North Coast occurs under the criteria of 

“Declining Total Population” where: 

“population size reduction that is observed, estimated, inferred or suspected over the 

last 10 years or 3 generations, whichever is longer, where the reduction or its causes 

may not have ceased OR may not be understood OR may not be reversible, based on 

(and specifying) any combination of a-e below. 

a) direct observation 

b) an index of abundance appropriate for the taxon 

c) a decline in area of occupancy, extent of occurrence and/or quality of habitat 

d) actual or potential levels of exploitation 

e) the effects of introduced taxa, hybridisation, pathogens, pollutants, competitors 

or parasites” 

Where this population decrease is >70% the population may be considered “Endangered” and where 

the population decrease is > 30% the population may be considered “Threatened”. 

It would be premature to link the analysis in this report to any potential status under COSEWIC. 

Further analysis of other factors that may affect the data, and improved ground truthing of actual 

escapement numbers is recommended. 

2.2 Analysis of Resident Fish Information 

Appendix II contains the resident fish species (non Pacific salmon) data, compiled from FISS, 

resident fish information supplied by Bart Proctor, knowledge from local experts, a FISS update 

report (Zimmerling et al. 2001) and various lake inventory reports (Mason 1998, Mason and Adams 

1997, Mason and Williams 1998, Mason et al. 1997). Little quantitative information exists on 

resident fish in the plan area. As such, the database is generally limited to presence/absence 

information. The uniqueness, recreation potential and vulnerability of fish stocks in these streams 

has also been included with a column for explanation. This qualitative information has been 

gathered from Watersheds BC (WBC-based on FISS data), North Coast Stream Inventory Program 

(NCSI), Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection (WLAP) through a rich ecosystem analysis 

(Sarma Liepins), and input by local experts (LK). Descriptions of the categories are as follows: 

Uniqueness: These streams have fish stocks that may be in some way distinct or uncommon, such 

as summer run steelhead, anadromous cutthroat, anadromous Dolly Varden or eulachon. 

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Recreation Potential: These streams are highly valued for recreational fishing or other pursuits 

related to the presence of fish such as viewing of wildlife during eulachon or salmon runs, viewing 

salmon migrating past waterfalls or viewing based on abundance. 

Vulnerability: These streams may be at risk of over exploitation or are dependent on habitats which 

are considered sensitive to disturbance. Fish stocks that are at risk of over-harvesting based on 

angling guide management system reports and fish harvest and escapement data are included in this 

category. 

3.0 Results 

This section provides an overview of the fish species on the North Coast and their general life 

histories. Information about particularly abundant runs of each species of Pacific salmon is 

provided as well as information about recent trends in escapement. To keep the report succinct, only 

select salmon runs have been identified in the text (ie., the largest runs, or those runs in substantial 

decline). While these runs are likely to be of the most interest to table members and stakeholders in 

the plan area, it is not inferred here that smaller runs of salmon are of less significance, or may be 

managed to a low standard. The continued health of all salmon runs is a key objective of LRMP 

table members. A complete list of all streams and salmon populations is included in Appendix 1. 

This section also provides summaries of: 

• Existing information on resident fish (non Pacific salmon) species, 

• Information about potentially unique or vulnerable watersheds, and those that have been 

identified as having high recreational fishing value (Liepins, undated). 

• Coho rearing assessments completed by North Coast communities through the Community 

Fisheries Development Centre. 

• Existing Legislation, Policy and Guidebooks 

• Current Forestry Management Practices adjacent to streams and riparian areas 

3.1 Fish species in the North Coast LRMP Area 

The North Coast LRMP area is known to support at least 36 species of fish (Table 2). Pacific 

salmon are the fish of greatest concern, given their well documented ecological, economic and 

cultural values. DFO has documented salmon spawning in 167 streams in the North Coast LRMP 

area. 

Table 2: List of fish species and number of documented stocks in the North Coast LRMP Area. 

Fish Species Latin Name 

chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha 

coho salmon O. kisutch 

chum salmon O. keta 

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Chinook Salmon 

Fish Species Latin Name 

pink salmon O. gorbuscha 

sockeye salmon O. nerka 

cutthroat trout O. clarki 

anadromous cutthroat trout O. clarki 

kokanee O. nerka 

rainbow trout O. mykiss 

steelhead O. mykiss 

Atlantic salmon Salmo salar 

eulachon Thaleichthys pacificus 

bull trout Salvelinus confluentus 

Dolly Varden S. malma 

anadromous Dolly Varden S. malma 

mountain whitefish Prosopium williamsoni 

three-spine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus 

coastrange sculpin Cottus aleuticus 

slimy sculpin C. cognatus 

prickly sculpin C. asper 

river lamprey Lampetra ayresi 

pacific lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus 

western brook lamprey Lampetra richardsoni 

green sturgeon Acipenser medirostris 

shad (introduced) Alosa sapidissima 

peamouth chub Mylocheilus caurinus 

northern pikeminnow Ptochocheilus oregonensis 

longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae 

redside shiner Richardsonius balteatus 

longnose sucker Catostomus catostomus 

largescale sucker Catostomus macrocheilus 

rainbow smelt Osmerus mordax 

longfin smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys 

Pacific staghorn sculpin Leptocottus armatus 

starry flounder (estuary) Platichthys stellatus 

burbot Lota lota 

northern redbelly dace Chrosomus eos 

pygmy whitefish Prosopium coulteri 

3.1.1 Pacific Salmon 

Description 

Chinook salmon are the largest Pacific salmon on the North Coast, occasionally growing up to 58 

inches (147 cm) and sometimes weighing over a hundred pounds. 

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Life Cycle 

Chinook salmon are usually between 2 and 9 years of age when they return to freshwater to spawn. 

Adults may migrate up rivers at all times of the year, however, on the North Coast, migration 

usually occurs in the last half of June through August, and spawning generally occurs between 

August and October. Redds are usually composed of larger gravel and located in deeper areas than 

other Pacific salmon. Incubation happens over the winter, and eggs hatch in the spring. Most fry 

remain in fresh water for up to a year before smolting and migrating to the ocean. Adults die after 

spawning, and contribute significant marine derived biomass to the freshwater and terrestrial 

ecosystems. 

Escapement Data 

Of the 167 salmon bearing streams on the North Coast, 20 have runs of chinook salmon. Of these, 4 

are identified as questionable stocks (fewer than 4 annual records of 25 or more spawners). A 

complete list of all chinook streams is included in Appendix I and escapement trends are presented 

in Section 3.2.1. Chinook salmon counts are potentially the most reliable counts, as the fish are 

readily visible and spawning occurs at a predictable time each year. 

Table 3 lists those streams that have average escapements >500 fish (the threshold of 500 is 

arbitrary). Historically, some streams have had substantially large escapements including: 

• Johnston Creek, 7,500 in 1969 

• Kwinamass River, 5,000 in 1968 

• Khutzeymateen River, 5,000 in 1968 

• Ecstall River, 3,800 in 1988 

Table 3. Max and Mean escapement data (1950-2001) for chinook streams in the NC LRMP area that have 

average escapements >500 fish. 

Chum Salmon 

Stream Name Max Mean 

Ecstall River 3800 1476 

Johnston Creek 7500 1424 

Kwinamass River 5000 851 

Khutzeymateen River 5000 511 

Description 

Chum salmon average 7 to 10 pounds (3.5 to 4.5 kg) and can be more than 100 cm in length at 

maturity. 

Life Cycle 

Chum salmon are usually between 3 and 4 years of age when they return to freshwater to spawn. 

Adults migrate up rivers between July and September on the North Coast, and spawning generally 

occurs in August and September, but may occur as early as the last half of July or as late as October. 

Spawning occurs in freshwater, but usually takes place close to estuaries and adults rarely attempt to 

migrate upstream past obstructions. Incubation happens over the winter, and eggs hatch from late 

December until late February. Chum fry spend very little time in freshwater, and migrate to the 

ocean in late April or early May, immediately after they emerge from the gravel. Adults die after 

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spawning and contribute significant marine derived biomass to the freshwater and terrestrial 

ecosystems. 


Of the 167 salmon bearing streams on the North Coast, 137 have supported runs of chum salmon. 

Of these, 27 are identified as questionable stocks (fewer than 4 records >25 spawners). A complete 

list of all chum streams is included in Appendix I and escapement trends are presented in Section 

3.2.2. Table 4 lists those streams that have average escapements >2000 fish. Historically, some 

streams have had substantially large escapements including: 

• Ecstall River, 75,000 in 1988 

• Stagoo Creek, 70,000 in 1974 

• Quall River, 65,000 in 1988 

• Kshwan River, 50,000 in 1993 

Table 4. Max and Mean escapement data (1950-2001) for chum streams in the NC LRMP area that have average 

escapements >2000 fish. 

Coho Salmon 

Stream Max Mean 

Stagoo Creek 70,000 9,825 

Ecstall River 75,000 9,370 

Kshwan River 50,000 8,381 

Quaal River 65,000 7,423 

Khutzeymateen River 35,000 6,623 

Toon River 40,000 6,294 

Kiltuish River 35,000 5,777 

Kitsault River 15,000 4,865 

Illiance River 22,000 3,721 

Kingkown Inlet System 13,000 2,796 

Turn Creek 35,000 2,690 

Eagle Creek 15,000 2,647 

Kwinamass River 12,000 2,203 

Kdelmashan Creek 7,500 2,007 

Description 

Coho salmon grow in length to approximately 38 inches (98 cm) and weigh up to 31 pounds (14 kg), 

however, mature adults are usually between 6 and 12 pounds (2.7-5.4 kg). 

Life Cycle 

Mature adults are usually between the ages of 3 and 5 and migrate to freshwater streams to spawn in 

the fall, between August and October. Spawning areas are usually small, gravelly streams and are 

often tributaries of a larger river. The spawning event usually takes place between August and 

December on the North Coast. Eggs incubate in the gravel over winter and hatch around April. 

Juvenile coho may spend up to two years rearing in freshwater tributary streams prior to smolting. 

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The young can often be found around large boulders or log jams, and feed actively during the 

summer. Adults die after spawning and contribute significant marine derived biomass to the 

freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. 

Escapement data 

Of the 167 salmon bearing streams on the North Coast, 151 have supported runs of coho salmon. Of 

these, 22 are identified as questionable stocks (fewer than 4 records >25 spawners). A complete list 

of all coho streams is included in Appendix I and escapement trends are presented in Section 3.2.3. 

Table 5 lists those streams that have average escapements >1500 fish. Historically, some streams 

have had substantially large escapements including: 

• Quaal River, 25,000 in 1966 


• Kingkown Inlet System, 15,000 in 1957 

• Lowe Inlet System, 15,000 in 1966 

• Quitonsta Creek, 15,000 in 1961 

Table 5. Max and Mean escapement data (1950-2001) for coho streams in the NC LRMP area that have average 


Pink Salmon 


Quaal River 25,000 4,608 



Lowe Inlet System 15,000 2,996 

Quitonsta Creek 15,000 2,837 


Eagle Creek 9,000 2,209 


Clifford Creek 7,500 1,765 

End Hill Creek 7,500 1,736 

Salmon Creek 7,500 1,724 

Stannard Creek 7,500 1,672 

Description 

This is the smallest of the Pacific salmon on the North Coast, with adults usually growing up to 30 

inches long and weighing between 3 and 5 pounds (1.4-2.3 kg). 

Life Cycle 

Adults usually migrate from the ocean to freshwater to spawn between August and September. Pink 

salmon are almost always two years old at maturity which often isolates even and odd year runs. 

Even year runs predominate in the North Coast. Pink salmon are not known to be strong swimmers, 

are rarely found above barriers in freshwater, and usually spawn in the lower reaches of main 

systems. Eggs incubate over the winter, and fry migrate immediately to the ocean after emergence, 

often using habitat in the intertidal areas adjacent to freshwater during their first summer in 

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saltwater. Adults die after spawning and contribute significant marine derived biomass to the 

freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. 


Of the 167 salmon bearing streams on the North Coast, 164 have runs of pink salmon. Of these, 9 

are identified as questionable stocks (fewer than 4 annual records of 50 or more spawners). A 

complete list of all pink streams is included in Appendix I and escapement trends are presented in 

Section 3.2.4. Table 6 lists those streams that have average escapements >10,000 fish. 

Historically, some streams have had substantially large escapements including: 

• Quaal River, 1,500,000 in 1962 

• Kitkiata Creek, 275,000 in 1963 


• Khutzeymateen River, 230,000 in 2001 

• Khyex River, 220,000 in 1989 

• Moore Cove Creek, 150,000 in 1999 

Table 6. Max and Mean escapement data (1950-2001) for pink streams in the NC LRMP area that have average 


Sockeye Salmon 


Quaal River 1,500,000 157,192 


Moore Cove Creek 150,000 40,112 

Kitkiata Creek 275,000 38,817 

Kumealon Creek 120,000 35,048 


Khyex River 220,000 22,143 

Dogfish Bay Creek 60,000 13,516 

Turn Creek 60,000 13,098 

Kiskosh Creek 75,000 13,067 

La Hou Creek 70,000 12,749 

Gil Creek 60,000 12,159 

Turtle Creek 43,000 10,424 


Oona River 50,000 10,266 

Description 

Sockeye adults are usually 4 to 5 years old, range from approximately 3.0 to 5.5 kg and may grow in 

length to 33 inches (84 cm). 

Life Cycle 

Sockeye spawn in rivers that feed into lakes, or in the outlets and spring-fed beaches of lakes. On 

the North Coast, sockeye migrate into freshwater between June and September to spawn between 

September and October. After fry emerge from the gravel in the spring, they migrate to a nursery 

lake (usually downstream) and spend 1-2 years in lakes prior to smolting in May or June. Adults die 

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after spawning and contribute significant marine derived biomass to the freshwater and terrestrial 

ecosystems. 


Of the 167 salmon bearing streams on the North Coast, 71 have runs of sockeye salmon. Of these, 

23 are identified as questionable stocks (fewer than 4 annual records of 50 or more spawners). A 

complete list of all sockeye streams is included in Appendix I and escapement trends are presented 

in Section 3.2.5. Table 7 lists those streams that have average escapements >1500 fish. 

Historically, some streams have had substantially large escapements including: 

• Lowe Inlet System, 35,000 in 1975 

• Curtis Inlet System, 35,000 in 1963 

• Quitonsta Creek, 15,000 in 1971 

• Kooryet Creek, 15,000 in 1963 

• Keecha Creek, 15,000 in 1959 

• Devon Lake System, 15,000 in 1966 

Table 7. Max and Mean escapement data (1950-2001) for sockeye streams in the NC LRMP area that have 

average escapements >1500 fish. 

3.1.2 Salmonids other than Pacific Salmon 

Cutthroat Trout 


Curtis Inlet Creek 35,000 5,339 

Lowe Inlet System 35,000 5,139 

Quitonsta Creek 15,000 4,047 

Devon Lake System 15,000 3,641 


Diana Creek 10,000 2,664 

Keecha Creek 15,000 2,602 

Mikado Lake System 5,500 2,380 

Kooryet Creek 15,000 2,290 

Shawatlan Creek 6,000 2,204 

Tsimtack Lake System 10,000 2,072 

Kitkiata Creek 5,800 1,847 

End Hill Creek 7,500 1,703 

Johnston Lake 8,000 1,703 

Description 

Cutthroat adults can either adopt a resident freshwater form or an anadromous form that migrates to 

the ocean. Resident cutthroat trout can reach up to 76 cm in length and approximately 17 pounds. 

Anadromous “sea-run” cutthroat trout can be as large as 3.2 kg (Beere, pers. comm.). 

Life Cycle 

Cutthroat trout typically migrate in late autumn and early winter to spawn between February and 

May. They may be repeat spawners (Behnke 1992). Spawning takes place in the gravel of small 

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streams and fry generally emerge around April in coastal populations. Anadromous migration 

usually occurs in the spring and may coincide with that of Pacific salmon. Sea-run cutthroat trout 

attain a maximum age of about 10 years (Behnke 1992), usually remain in the estuaries within the 

influence of the river, and may move in and out of freshwater in spring to feed on migrating salmon 

smolts. 

Status 

On the North Coast, cutthroat trout are known to inhabit 120 different streams. They have 

recreational fishing potential and have been documented in 14 different lakes in the NC LRMP area. 

Sizes recorded from lake sampling ranged from 266 mm to 470 mm in fork length. The largest 

cutthroat recorded was found in Triumph Lake and weighed 1090 g (Mason 1998). Nine streams 

(Captain Cove Creek, Denise Creek, Ecstall River, Khutzeymateen River, Lachmach River, 

McNichol Creek, Pa-aat River, Quitonsta Creek and Silver Creek) are known to have anadromous 

cutthroat, however, little data have been recorded about these fish. These populations have been 

designated as potentially unique (Appendix V) 

Cutthroat trout are blue listed in BC through the Conservation Data Centre, which means they are 

vulnerable. 

Rainbow Trout or Steelhead 

Description 

Similar to cutthroat trout, rainbow trout also have a resident freshwater form and an anadromous 

form called steelhead. Rainbows typically become mature around age 3-5. Steelhead usually return 

to spawn in freshwater after spending 1 to 4 years in the ocean. They may spawn repeatedly in 

freshwater and have multiple ocean migrations. Steelhead may live up to 8 years, reach lengths over 

100 cm and weigh up to 19 kg (Scott and Crossman 1973). 

Life Cycle 

Both resident rainbow trout and steelhead spawn in the spring, from mid April to late June. 

Steelhead are often divided into “summer run” and “winter run” depending on the time they spend 

in freshwater. Summer-run steelhead usually migrate to freshwater in the summer, approximately 9- 

12 months prior to spawning, whereas winter-run steelhead migrate in the late fall to winter, 

approximately 3-4 months prior to spawning. Steelhead spawn in mainstem rivers or tributaries, 

whereas lake dwelling resident rainbow trout spawn in inlet and outlet streams of their lakes. 

Emergence of fry usually occurs in mid-June to mid-August, and juveniles may spend up to three 

years in streams prior to smolting if they become steelhead, or migrating to a lake if they become 

lake residents. Other rainbow trout may inhabit the stream for their entire lives. 

Status 

On the North Coast, rainbow trout have been identified in 79 streams and steelhead are known to 

inhabit 69 different streams. Both of these fish have recreational fishing potential. In particular, a 

population of rainbow trout exists in Union Lake that grows to weights of 1.8 kg (Mason and Lewis 

1997) and a population in Khtada Lake that grows up to weights of 6 kg (FISS 2003). Streams with 

steelhead are of great importance for recreational fishing, and in particular, summer-run steelhead 

are of importance to fishers. 

A number of North Coast stocks are likely quite small and would potentially be vulnerable to 

overfishing. 

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Dolly Varden 

Description 

Dolly Varden may also adopt a freshwater (resident) or anadromous form. On the North Coast, 

resident Dolly Varden can grow up to 330 mm and weigh up to 450 grams. 

Life Cycle 

Both anadromous and resident forms spawn in freshwater streams in the fall, between September 

and early November, and may repeat spawn in multiple years (Scott and Crossman 1973). Mature 

adults are usually 3-6 years old, and spawn in rivers of moderate current with a bottom of medium to 

large gravel. Eggs hatch in March or April and emerge in late April to mid May. Anadromous 

forms migrate to the ocean in late May to early June and generally spend time near the river mouths 

in tidal water. Resident forms disperse but remain in their spawning streams. 

Status 

On the North Coast, Dolly Varden char are widespread and are known to inhabit 172 different 

streams. Although they also adopt an anadromous form, there is only record of this form in the 

Lachmach River. Dolly Varden have recreational fishing potential and have been documented in at 

least 17 different lakes in the NC LRMP area (Mason 1998, Mason and Lewis 1997, Mason et al. 

1997, Mason and Williams 1998), although they are likely present in many more lakes. Recorded 

sizes range from 177 to 337 mm in fork length in these lakes. The largest Dolly Varden recorded 

was captured in Lowe Lake and weighed 458 g. 

Dolly Varden are blue listed in BC through the Conservation Data Centre, which means they are 

vulnerable. 

Bull Trout 

Description 

Bull trout have a similar life cycle to Dolly Varden, and are suspected to have both anadromous and 

freshwater forms. On the North Coast, bull trout presence is not documented, however they can 

grow up to 755 mm and weigh 3.8 kg in the Morice River watershed (Bahr, 2002). 

Life Cycle 

Bull trout usually mature between the ages of 4 and 7 and spawn in the fall, often in mid September. 

They begin migrations to the spawning grounds as early as June and as late as early September. 

Bull trout spawn in cold water in the upper headwaters of tributary systems, and often navigate 

barriers to get to their spawning locations. Eggs incubate over the winter, and emerge in the spring. 

Juvenile fish spend the first 1-2 years in their natal streams, but may then migrate to a larger 

mainstem. Other forms may remain in their natal streams for their entire lives, or migrate to the 

ocean if they adopt an anadromous life history strategy. 

Status 

There are no records of bull trout in streams within the NC LRMP area, however they are easily 

misidentified as Dolly Varden. The lack of recorded data is likely the result of low sampling effort 

and probably does not reflect the species distribution in the area. 

Bull trout are blue listed in BC through the Conservation Data Centre, which means they are 

vulnerable. Bull trout are also an Identified Wildlife under the Forest Practices Code (now the 

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Forest and Range Practices Act). This means that their habitat may require special management 

attention during forest and range operational planning or higher level planning. 

Description 

3.1.3 Eulachon 

Eulachon adults typically grow to about 203 mm (8 inches), weigh 40-60 grams and generally 

spawn after their third year of life. Eulachon are a species of concern in British Columbia and are 

blue listed. On the North Coast, eulachon are found in the Nass, Skeena, Ecstall, Khyex, Kasiks and 

Gitnadoix rivers, as well as Scotia and Khtada Creeks (Stoffels, 2001). They may have also 

occurred in the Quaal River (Chris Picard, Pers.Com.). 

Life cycle 

Eulachon are anadromous fish that spawn in freshwater and spend the remainder of their life in the 

ocean. Adults broadcast spawn in coastal rivers between mid-March and mid-May and the eggs 

stick to sand grains in the river bottom. They hatch in 2 to 8 weeks and larvae immediately drift 

passively downstream to the ocean. It is not known whether eulachon die after spawning. 

Status 

Little is recorded about the status of eulachon on the North Coast. Eulachon are found in the lower 

Skeena and its tributaries, the Ecstall, Khyex, Scotia and Khtada, as well as the lower Nass River 

(Stoffels 2001). The oil from eulachon is used to make grease and is of cultural importance to First 

Nations people. In recent years, eulachon have declined throughout their range (Lewis 2001), and a 

sharp decline occurred in 1994. Rivers also had decreased eulachon runs in 1999 and 2000. The 

declines are unclear and speculative, but possible explanations affecting populations include 

directed fisheries, bycatch in marine trawling, marine mammal or forage fish predation, 

contamination by industry, debris from log handling, shoreline construction or dikes, changes in 

ocean temperature and changes in the volume and discharge patterns of rivers draining forested 

areas. Historically there has been no active management of eulachon in BC (DFO 1999, 2000a) and 

few scientific and technical studies have been conducted. However, the Eulachon Research Council 

is an ad hoc group that has been meeting since 1995 to address the research needs related to 

eulachon (Stoffels 2001). 

Eulachon are a blue listed species in BC through the Conservation Data Centre, which means they 

are vulnerable. 

3.1.4 Sticklebacks 

Description 

The most common stickleback on the North Coast is the Threespine Stickleback. There are both 

marine and freshwater forms of sticklebacks. Sticklebacks can grow up to 4 inches in length, but are 

usually 35-55 mm after their third year (Scott and Crossman 1973). 

Life Cycle 

Sexual maturity is attained in the first year of life and spawning takes place in the summer, generally 

in June and July. Sticklebacks build barrel shaped, hollow nests composed of small twigs and plant 

debris that have circular openings at each end for the deposition of eggs. The freshwater form of the 

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threespine stickleback (G. aculeatus leiurus) prefers to build its nest on a sandy bottom in shallow 

water. Eggs hatch in approximately 7 days and are guarded by the male until the new fish become 

independent. The marine form (G. aculeatus trachurus) commonly schools in the eelgrass around 

harbours where the water is brackish, but is also found in the open ocean. It is also known to breed 

in salt water. 

Status 

Threespine sticklebacks are found in at least 54 streams within the North Coast LRMP area, and are 

likely widespread. They have been recorded up to 95 mm in length with weights of 4.6 grams 

(Mason 1998). 

3.1.5 Sculpins 

Description 

The most common sculpins on the North Coast are the coastrange sculpin, the prickly sculpin and 

the slimy sculpin. They grow up to 7 inches, but are typically around 4 to 5 inches in length. 

Life Cycle 

All three sculpin species have similar reproductive strategies. Mature adults spawn in spring, 

anytime after mid March. They spawn in freshwater but can tolerate brackish water. Eggs are 

deposited in a mass on the ceiling of a nest usually underneath a rock. Eggs hatch within 

approximately 15-16 days, and the young live in the water column for the first 30-35 days after 

hatching, prior to metamorphosing and remaining on the bottom. 

Status 

Prickly sculpin has been recorded in 27 different streams on the North Coast. Slimy sculpin has 

been recorded in 3 streams, and coastrange sculpin has been recorded in 6 streams. These fish are 

not important for recreational fishing. 

3.1.6 Mountain Whitefish 

Description 

Mountain whitefish adults remain in freshwater for their entire lives, can grow up to 570 mm and 

can weigh up to four pounds. 

Life Cycle 

Mountain whitefish reach sexual maturity at age 3 or 4, however, they can live to be up to 17 years 

old. Broadcast spawning occurs in the late fall or early winter over gravel and eggs hatch in early 

spring. These fish inhabit lakes and larger rivers, are primarily bottom feeders, but will feed on 

midwater plankton and surface insects if necessary. 

Status 

Very little is known about mountain whitefish on the North Coast, and they are only recorded in the 

Ecstall River (FISS 2003). 

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3.1.7 Lamprey 

Description 

The Pacific lamprey and the river lamprey can be found on the North Coast. The Pacific lamprey 

grows to approximately 680 mm whereas the river lamprey is much smaller, growing to 311 mm. 

They are both parasitic and anadromous. 

Life Cycle 

Very little is known about the river lamprey, except that they spawn in freshwater and may make 

long migrations to do so. Pacific lampreys migrate to freshwater to spawn between July and 

September, and spend the winter months until the following March becoming sexually mature. 

They spawn from April to July in sandy gravel and usually die between 1 and 14 days after 

spawning. 

Status 

Few streams have recorded data on lamprey in the North Coast, however the river lamprey has been 

recorded in Kitkiata Creek and the Pacific lamprey can be found in Kitkiata Creek, and both the 

Goat and Lachmach rivers. 

3.2 Escapement Trends of Pacific Salmon based on DFO Escapement 

data 

The following section provides the analysis of escapement trends of Pacific salmon in the LRMP 

study area. As noted previously in this report, this is a preliminary analysis based solely on the 

available data and is not intended to be a comprehensive assessment of escapement trends. 

3.2.1 Chinook Salmon 

A summary of chinook salmon stock status is presented in Table 8 and escapement data are included 

in Appendix I. Of the 16 known chinook stocks, 18.8% (n= 3) are identified as of some concern and 

75 % (n=12) are identified as potentially threatened. Streams with abundant escapement appear to 

have declined less than streams with sparse escapement. Each of the top 4 chinook streams (based 

on historical average escapement) are potentially threatened (Ecstall River, Johnston River, 

Kwinamass River, Khutzeymateen River) and these streams all have current escapements less than 

40% of their historical means. In addition to these, other notable chinook stocks in apparent decline 

include: 

• Georgie River, at 0% of its historical escapement 

• Chambers Creek, at 1% of its historical escapement 

• Kitsault River, at 14% of its historical escapement 

• Kloiya River, at 51% of its historical escapement 

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Table 8. Summary of escapement data for chinook salmon from 1950-2001. 

Chinook Salmon 

Stock Status Total 

% of Total 

Stocks 

Unthreatened 1 0 0.0% 

Of Some Concern 2 3 18.8% 

Small stock--apparently stable (S-1) 3 18.8% 

Historically large popn--now depleted. (S-3) 0 0.0% 

Potentially Threatened 12 75.0% 

Potential High Risk of Extinction (H) 9 56.3% 

Potential Moderate Risk of Extinction (M) 3 18.8% 

No Recent Records 3 1 6.3% 

Total Known Chinook Stocks 16 

Questionable stocks 4 4 

Total Chinook Streams 20 

1 Unthreatened stocks are at low risk of extinction 

2 Of Some Concern are not at immediate risk of extinction 

3 No Recent Records: No records from 1990-2001 

4 Questionable stocks have fewer than 4 annual records of 25 or more spawners 

3.2.2 Chum Salmon 

A summary of chum salmon stock status is presented in Table 9 and escapement data are included in 

Appendix I. Of the 110 known chum stocks, 14.5% (n= 16) are identified as unthreatened, 10.9 % 

(n=12) are identified as of some concern and 74.5% (n=82) are identified as potentially threatened. 

Streams with abundant escapement appear to have declined less than streams with sparse 

escapement. Of the top 10 chum stocks (based on historical average escapement), 6 are identified as 

unthreatened (Ecstall River, Stagoo Creek, Kshwan River, Khutzeymateen River, Kitsault River, 

and Illiance River). 52 of the 104 stocks identified as threatened have average escapements of less 

than 500 spawners. Some of the notable chum stocks in apparent decline include: 

• Kiltuish River, at 15% of its historical average escapement 

• Turn Creek, at 8% of its historical average escapement 

• Kingkown Inlet System, at 2% of its historical average escapement 

• Kwinamass River, at 3% of its historical average escapement 

• Stannard Creek, at 11% of its historical average escapement 

• Georgie River, at 9% of its historical average escapement 

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Table 9. Summary of escapement data for chum salmon from 1950-2001. 

Chum Salmon 



Stocks 









Total Known Chum Stocks 110 


Total Chum Streams 137 





3.2.3 Coho Salmon 

A summary of coho salmon stock status is presented in Table 10 and escapement data are included 

in Appendix I. Of the 129 known coho stocks, 10.1% (n=13) are identified as unthreatened, 8.5% 

(n=11) are identified as of some concern and 76 % (n=98) are identified as potentially threatened. 

Eight of the top 11 coho producing streams (based on historical average escapement) are threatened 

(Kingkown Inlet System, Lowe Inlet System, Quitonsta Creek, Eagle Creek, End Hill Creek, 

Clifford Creek, Salmon Creek and Stannard Creek) and these streams all have current escapements 

less than 16% of their historical means. On the other hand, both the Khutzeymateen and Ecstall 

rivers are unthreatened and mean escapements in the 1990s were 265% and 401% of the historical 

mean escapement. Even so, some of the notable coho stocks are in apparent decline and include: 

• Clifford Creek, at 0% of its historical mean escapement 

• Salmon Creek, at 0% of its historical mean escapement 

• Georgie River, at 0% of its historical mean escapement 

• Eagle Creek, at 1% of its historical mean escapement 

• Kingkown Inlet System, at 3% of its historical mean escapement 

• Stannard Creek, at 7% of its historical mean escapement 

• End Hill Creek, at 9% of its historical mean escapement 

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Table 10. Summary of escapement data for coho salmon from 1950-2001. 

Coho Salmon 



Stocks 









Total Known Coho Stocks 129 


Total Coho Streams 151 





3.2.4 Pink Salmon 

A summary of pink salmon stock status is presented in Table 11 and escapement data are included in 

Appendix I. 

Of the 154 known pink stocks, 66.9% (n=103) are identified as unthreatened, 5.8% 

(n=9) are identified as of some concern and 27.3 % (n=42) are identified as threatened. Fourteen of 

the top 15 pink producing streams (based on historical average escapement) are unthreatened 

(Quaal, Kwinamass, Khutzeymateen, Oona, Ensheshese and Khyex rivers, Moore Cove, Kitkiata, 

Kumealon, Dogfish Bay, La Hou, Turn, Borrowman and Head Creeks), and 10 of these systems 

have means in the 1990s greater than 100% of their historical means (1950-1989). Many pink 

stocks have abundant escapements and of all the pink stocks, 79 (48%) have means in the 1990s 

greater than 100% of their historical means. Although most pink streams are unthreatened, there are 

some notable streams that have been declining and are of some concern, including: 

• Kiltuish River at 22% of its historical mean escapement 

• Kiskosh Creek, at 46% of its historical mean escapement 

• Kdelmashan Creek, at 16% of its historical mean escapement 

• Scotia River, at 18% of its historical mean escapement 

• Kingkown Inlet System, at 1% of its historical mean escapement 

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Table 11. Summary of escapement data for pink salmon from 1950-2001. 

Pink Salmon 



Stocks 









Total Known Pink Stocks 154 


Total Pink Streams 164 




4 Questionable stocks have fewer than 4 annual records of 25 or more 

spawners 

3.2.5 Sockeye Salmon 

A summary of sockeye salmon stock status is presented in Table 12 and escapement data are 

included in Appendix I. Of the 48 known sockeye stocks, 29.2% (n=14) are identified as 

unthreatened, 4.2% (n=2) are identified as of some concern and 62.5% (n=30) are identified as 

potentially threatened. Eight of the top 10 sockeye producing streams (based on historical average 

escapement) are unthreatened (Devon Lake System, Mikado Lake System, Kingkown Inlet System, 

and Diana, Keecha, Shawatlan, Kooryet and Curtis Inlet creeks). As well, three runs of sockeye 

have increased in the 1990s; the Mikado Lake System at 114% of historical mean, Tsimtack Creek 

at 124% of historical mean and Johnston Lake at 324% of its historical mean. However, there are 

some notable streams that have been declining and are of concern or threatened, including: 

• Lowe Inlet System, at 42% of its historical mean escapement 

• Quitonsta Creek, at 39% of its historical mean escapement 

• Kitkiata Creek, at 43% of its historical mean escapement 

• End Hill Creek, at 4% of its historical mean escapement 

• Cridge Inlet Creek, at 0% of its historical mean escapement 

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Table 12. Summary of escapement data for sockeye salmon from 1950-2001. 

Sockeye Salmon 



Stocks 









Total Known Sockeye Stocks 48 


Total Sockeye Streams 71 





3.2.6 Summary of Escapement Trends for Pacific Salmon 

DFO’s salmon escapement data have documented 543 individual stocks of salmon in the North 

Coast LRMP area (Table 13). Although a number of concerns exist about consistency of data 

collection for each of these stocks, it is apparent that spawning populations of all species are in 

decline. Nearly 50% of these stocks are classified as potentially threatened (High or Moderate risk) 

while only 26.9% of stocks are classified as Unthreatened. 

Table 13: Summary of Escapement Trends for Salmon in the NC LRMP Area. 

Species 

Unthreatened 

Of Some Concern 

S-1 (small stock, 

apparently 

stable) 

S-3 (historically 

large 

population, now 

depleted) 

Potentially 

Threatened 

High Risk 

Moderate Risk 

No Recent 

Records 

Questionable 

Stock 

Total 

Chinook 0 3 0 9 3 1 4 20 

Chum 16 9 3 62 20 0 27 137 

Coho 13 10 1 86 12 7 22 151 

Pink 103 4 5 26 16 1 9 164 

Sockeye 14 0 2 27 3 2 23 71 

Total 146 26 11 210 54 11 85 543 

% of all stocks 26.9% 4.8% 2.0% 38.7% 9.9% 2.0% 15.7% 

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Stock decline appears to be consistent across the study area. Only 26 of the 167 identified salmon 

producing streams do not have any salmon stocks identified as “Potentially Threatened” or “Of 

Some Concern”. Most of these 26 streams sustain small populations. These streams are listed 

separately in Appendix IV. Conversely, 141 of the 167 salmon producing streams have stocks that 

are identified as “Threatened” or “Of Some Concern”. 

No ready explanation of why such a large number of stocks are in decline is available at this time. 

While impacts from historical land use practices may have contributed to some stock decline, many 

of the watersheds that have stocks in decline have minimal or no development. A more detailed 

analysis of what may be leading to this stock decline is recommended. 

Slaney et al (1996) undertook a comprehensive assessment of anadromous salmon and trout 

escapement for all stocks in BC and the Yukon (n= 9,662). Stocks were identified in categories 

similar to Morrel as outlined in the following table: 

Table 14: Comparison of Escapement Evaluation Methods between Slaney (1996) and Morrel (2000). 

Category Slaney et al (1996) Morrel (2000) 

Extinct Referral to local experts Not included 

High Risk Mean population in the current decade was 

less than 20% of the long term mean and 

less than 200 fish. 

Moderate Risk Large populations exhibiting declines to 

200-1000 fish from a long term mean of 

more than 5000 fish or, 

Small populations reduced to less than 20% 

of a long term mean of 1,000 to 5,000 fish. 

Special Concern Stocks could be threatened by relatively 

minor disturbances, especially where a 

pending threat is known or, 

Have insufficient information on population 

trends, but available information suggests 

depletion or, 

May interbreed with introduced, non native 

fish, or 

Mean population in the current decade was less 

than 20% of the long term mean and less than 200 

fish. Or, 

Mean population in the current decade was less 

than 50% of the long term mean, and less than 50 

fish (pink, sockeye) or 25 fish (chinook, coho, 

chum) 

Mean population in the current decade is between 

20% and 50% of the long term mean and less than 

or equal to 1000 fish or 

Mean population in the current decade is less than 

20% of the long term mean and between 200 and 

1000 fish. 

Historically small stock, mean escapement in the 

current decade is less than 200 fish and >50% of 

the long term mean. 

Historically large stock, depleted to 1000 fish 

Unthreatened 

Are not currently at risk but require attention 

because of unique characterisitics 

Stocks averaging more than 1,000 fish or Mean escapement in the current decade is 200 or 

greater than 20% of their long term mean 

abundance. 

more fish and >50% of the long term mean. 

Unknown Not defined Insufficient data to determine status. No evidence 

of depletion. 

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No recent records, - may be extinct. 

May not correspond to distinct stock.

The above table notes that the methods used in this report are similar in identifying stocks at 

moderate to high risk, but use different criteria for stocks that may be unthreatened or of some 

concern. Also, the criteria for Slaney et al (1996) unknown stocks is not defined, and as outlined 

below, this category accounted for almost half of their identified stocks in the North Coast. 

Slaney et al (1996) identified 584 stocks on the North Coast (the geographic boundaries are not 

clearly defined and may be slightly different than the LRMP boundaries), compared to the 543 

stocks included in this report. The following table compares the results of the Slaney et al (1996) 

stock evaluation to the evaluation in this report: 

Table 15: Comparison of Stock Assessment Results with Slaney et al (1996). 

Slaney et al 

(1996) 

Gordon and 

Bahr (2003) 

Extinct High 

Risk 

0 41 

0% 7.0% 

n/a 210 

38.7% 

Moderate 

Risk 

5 

0.9% 

54 

9.9% 

Special 

Concern 

0 

0% 

37 

6.8% 

Unthreatened Unknown Total 

267 

45.7% 

146 

24.6% 

271 

46.4% 

96 

17.7% 

The different criteria used for Unthreatened and Unknown stocks makes comparison of the 2 studies 

difficult at this time. The large number of unknown stocks in the Slaney et al report appear to be 

turning up as stocks that are at High Risk, Moderate Risk or Of Special Concern in this analysis. 

Further analysis of the original data sets (to compare stream by stream results) would be required to 

clearly identify how the escapement trend on the North Coast have evolved in the years between 

these assessments. 

The apparent sharp decline in stocks over the past decade is an issue that requires further assessment 

to confirm whether the data reflects actual conditions in the streams. 

3.3 Summary of Freshwater (non Pacific salmon) Information, and 

watersheds with unique or vulnerable fish values. 

The information on freshwater species in the North Coast LRMP area comes from a wide variety of 

sources, and has been compiled to note fish presence in a stream. The information in the database 

reflects available information about freshwater fish, and absence of data does not necessarily reflect 

a lack of fish presence, but rather a lack of knowledge about the presence of that fish. 

Dolly Varden char, and cutthroat trout are the most widely distributed species on the North Coast. 

263 streams are listed in the database of which 117 (44.5%) are known to have cutthroat trout, and 

172 (57%) are known to have Dolly Varden. Number of stocks documented for other species in 

the North Coast LRMP area is given in Table 14. Although cutthroat trout and Dolly Varden appear 

to be widespread in streams on the North Coast, we have less knowledge about anadromous forms 

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of these two species, and have no record of bull trout. This lack of information probably reflects a 

small amount of sampling effort and not the abundance of the species in this area. 

Table 16. List of freshwater fish species and their presence in North Coast streams. 

Fish Species # documented stocks 

cutthroat trout 117 

anadromous cutthroat trout 9 

Dolly Varden 150 

anadromous Dolly Varden 1 

rainbow trout 68 

steelhead 61 

kokanee 19 

eulachon 3 

mountain whitefish 1 

threespine stickleback 42 

prickly sculpin 24 

coastrange sculpin 5 

slimy sculpin 3 

sculpin (General) 40 

river lamprey 1 

Pacific lamprey 3 

lamprey (General) 3 

stickleback (General) 19 

western brook lamprey 0 

green sturgeon 0 

shad (introduced) 0 

peamouth chub 0 

northern pikeminnow 0 

longnose dace 0 

redside shiner 0 

longnose sucker 0 

largescale sucker 0 

rainbow smelt 0 

longfin smelt 0 

Pacific staghorn sculpin 0 

starry flounder (estuary) 0 

Atlantic salmon 0 

burbot 0 

northern redbelly dace 0 

pygmy whitefish 0 

The freshwater database also includes information about a stream or fish stocks’ recreational value, 

its potential vulnerability and its potential uniqueness. Most of this information came from 

stakeholder input and from MELP’s Rich Ecosystem Analysis (Liepins, undated), and not from 

inventories or scientific studies. The criteria for determining recreational value, vulnerability and 

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uniqueness are not scientifically defined. Further studies for site specific development issues may 

be needed to determine actual or relative recreational value, vulnerability and uniqueness. 

Some freshwater fish species such as rainbow and cutthroat trout, and steelhead have been identified 

as important for recreational angling. In particular, steelhead were regarded as very important for 

recreational fishing and streams known to contain them have been identified as potentially unique. 

Some steelhead streams were also identified as potentially vulnerable, mainly due to their easy 

access – small populations are vulnerable to over fishing. Other potentially vulnerable streams 

include those with karst topography that may be sensitive to ground disturbance. Eulachon were 

also identified as unique because of their cultural significance to native people. Other streams have 

recreation potential for fish viewing or guiding. Of the data available, 64 streams are identified as 

potentially unique, 14 are potentially important for recreation and 5 are potentially vulnerable. A 

list of these streams identified as unique, vulnerable or having recreation potential is given in 

Appendix V. 

Some lakes within the North Coast area are also suspected to have unique populations of freshwater 

fish. Khtada Lake appears to have a unique population of rainbow trout that have been reported up 

to weights of 6 kg (FISS 2003). There is a genetic study underway on rainbow trout in Khtada 

Lake, however it is still incomplete at this time (Heath, pers. comm.). Union Lake also has large 

rainbow trout, reported to have weights up to 1.9 kg (Mason and Lewis 1997). Lowe Lake has 

populations of cutthroat trout that weigh up to 690 g and Dolly Varden that weigh up to 458 g that 

may be of interest to recreational anglers (Mason and Williams 1998). Similar fish values may exist 

in other lakes, but have not yet been identified. 

3.4 Review of Community Collected Rearing Data (Proctor, 2003) 

The North Coast LRMP Fish and Wildlife sector requested that community collected coho rearing 

data be included in this background report. As such, local resident Bart Proctor, through the North 

Coast Community Fisheries Centre, completed a report on juvenile coho utilization of streams 

within the LRMP area. A complete copy of this report entitled The Ranking of North Coast Coho 

Stream for Rearing Productivity and Biodiversity: A supplementary Fisheries Report for the North 

Coast LRMP has been circulated previously by the GTT. This report was meant to supplement the 

fisheries data being used to evaluate productive streams in the plan area, particularly for coho 

salmon as enumeration of coho stocks is often confounded by weather and field conditions. 

Proctor’s report included data from juvenile coho synoptic programs from 1998-2001 for 79 

streams. These data were collected through contracts managed by the Community Fisheries 

Development Centre during the North Coast Stream Inventory Program, as well as the Oona River 

Stream Inventory Program and the Fisheries Charter Vessels Survey Program. Proctor evaluated 

coho productivity in streams with an Overall Index of Rearing Productivity from 1-3 (low=1, 

medium=2 or high=3) based on catch per unit effort and density of juvenile fish in selected sampling 

sites. Streams were then grouped geographically and their productivity indexes averaged to indicate 

the areas with the highest productivity. 

The top three areas for rearing coho salmon were identified as the lower Skeena, Grenville and 

Kincolith. Streams in the lower Skeena area include Kwinitsa, Antigonish, Aberdeen, Marigonish, 

Inver, Basalt, Stapledon, and Valley (Khyex). Proctor hypothesizes that streams in the lower 

Skeena serve as a temporary refuge area for out-migrating coho juveniles prior to them entering the 

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ocean. The Grenville area also includes streams near the mouth of the Skeena River and the 

Kincolith area includes streams near the mouth of the Nass River. 

3.5 Summary of Existing Legislation, Policy and Guidebooks 

Fisheries Act 

The Fisheries Act is administered by the federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). 

Habitat management staff in the department have responsibility for protecting fish and fish habitat 

under the habitat provisions of the Fisheries Act. The Act contains definitions of terms including: 

fish, deleterious substance, deposit, fish habitat, etc.. The portion of the act most applicable to land 

and resource management are sections 34 to 43 which govern Fish Habitat Protection and Pollution 

Prevention. Key provisions of these sections include: 

• S. 35(1): No person shall carry on any work or undertaking that results in the harmful 

alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat. 

• S. 35(2): The minister may authorize harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of 

fish habitat (sic). 

• S. 36(3): No person shall deposit or permit the deposit of a deleterious substance of 

any type in water frequented by fish. (note: this includes sediment) 

• S. 37(1): Requires the proponent of an activity that may harmfully alter, disrupt or 

destroy fish habitat to undertake appropriate studies to assess for and mitigate 

potential impacts. (ie., proponent pays) 

• S. 37(2): Allows the minister to require plan modifications, and/or restrict the 

operation of the undertaking. 

• S. 40: Prescribes fines up to $1,000,000 and/or up to 3 years in jail for offences 

committed under the act. 

While the Fisheries Act provides specific legislation to protect fish habitat, a number of DFO papers 

have been published that provide direction to the public and to DFO’s habitat staff on how to 

interpret the Act. The most important of these is The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Policy for 

the Management of Fish Habitat (DFO, 1986). This document sets out the Department’s policy 

objective of a Net Gain of Habitat, and the guiding principle of No Net Loss of the Productive 

Capacity of Habitats. To clarify aspects of this Policy, DFO published the Habitat Conservation and 

Protection Guidelines (2 nd Edition, 1998). This document provides direction to DFO Habitat staff 

and proponents on the processes by which projects may meet the guiding principle of No Net Loss. 

In recent years, DFO Habitat staff have taken a precautionary approach in their review of projects 

that could affect fish habitat. Projects that have the potential to harmfully affect fish habitat are 

generally subject to a review process whereby DFO requires the proponent to relocate and/or 

redesign their project and develop mitigation strategies to avoid impacts to fish habitat. Where 

unavoidable losses may still occur, DFO may choose not to authorize the alterations to fish habitat, 

or to authorize them with specific conditions such as the creation of compensation habitat, and the 

monitoring of project impacts and the effects of compensation. Proponents do not require DFO 

authorizations to harmfully affect fish habitat, however they are at risk to prosecution under the 

Fisheries Act if fish habitat is harmfully affected without receiving an authorization in advance. 

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The substantial fines and potential jail time associated with the Fisheries Act is a powerful motivator 

for land developers to seek advice from DFO Habitat staff prior to proceeding with projects that 

could affect fish habitat. 

Projects identified as potentially causing a harmful alteration, disruption or disturbance of fish 

habitat are required to undergo a review under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. 

Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) 

The CEAA establishes a process for conducting environmental assessments of projects that involve 

the federal government, and ensures that environmental effects are considered in the planning stage, 

including cumulative effects. Projects that may affect fish habitat trigger a CEAA assessment. 

Projects with relatively minor effects typically receive a CEAA screening review, while projects 

with potentially more significant effects may require a much more detailed review. Both types of 

reviews require referral to other federal agencies (Canadian Wildlife Service, Coast Guard), 

stakeholders and First Nations, and provide opportunities for public input. 

Species at Risk Legislation 

Both federal and provincial government manage the status of species at risk. At the federal level, 

the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) assesses and designates 

which wild species are in some danger of disappearing from Canada. Under the National Accord for 

the Protection of Species at Risk, federal, provincial and territorial governments have agreed to 

recognise COSEWIC as a source of independent advice on the national status of species at risk and 

have agreed to work together to protect these species. COSEWIC designations are also accepted 

under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA) which was passed into law on December 12, 2002 

and came into effect in July 2003. SARA is designed to prevent Canadian indigenous species, 

subspecies and distinct populations of wildlife from becoming extirpated or extinct, to provide for 

the recovery of endangered or threatened species, and to encourage the management of other species 

to prevent them from becoming at risk. Both SARA and the National Accord for the Protection of 

Species at Risk are components of the federal government’s Strategy for the Protection of Species at 

Risk. 

At the provincial level, British Columbia is committed to the National Accord policy and also 

maintains a provincial “red” and “blue” list of species grouped according to their conservation risk. 

Red listed species are species or subspecies that have, or are candidates for Extirpated, Endangered 

or Threatened status in British Columbia. Blue listed species are vulnerable taxa of special concern 

because of characteristics that make them particularly sensitive to human activities or natural events. 

They are at risk, but are not Extirpated, Endangered or Threatened. The provincial status given to a 

species is dependent on the ranking assigned to it on a subnational (provincial or territorial) level by 

an independent, non-profit organization called NatureServe. NatureServe scientists rank each 

species on a Global and Subnational scale based on scientific research and expertise of their 

members. The Conservation Data Centre manages all of these designations and reports them for 

four fish species at risk on the North Coast, as found below in Table 1. COSEWIC has not applied 

designations to any of these fish species at the present time, therefore they are not protected by 

SARA. 

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Table 17. Fish species at risk on the North Coast with their NatureServe and BC Status designations. 

Explanations of the rankings are given below the table. 

NatureServe 

Scientific Name English Name G Rank Subnational BC Status 

Oncorhynchus clarki clarki Cutthroat Trout, clarki subspecies G4T4 S3S4SE BLUE 

Salvelinus confluentus Bull Trout G3 S3 BLUE 

Salvelinus malma Dolly Varden G5 S3S4 BLUE 

Thaleichthys pacificus Eulachon G5 S2S3 BLUE 

G: Global--Applies to a species over its entire range; T: Infraspecific Taxon--The status of infraspecific taxa (subspecies 

or varieties) S: Subnational--Applies to species conservation status in British Columbia 

SE: Exotic--An exotic established in the nation or subnation; may be native in nearby regions 

1 = critically imperilled; 2 = imperiled; 3 = vulnerable to extirpation or extinction; 4 = apparently secure; 

5 = demonstrably widespread, abundant, and secure. 

The blue list is designed to emphasize species that require special attention, therefore assisting in 

prioritization of research, inventory, and management which will facilitate conservation and 

appropriate land-use decisions. For example, bull trout have been selected as part of the Identified 

Wildlife list which receives further attention in the Identified Wildlife Management Strategy, a 

component of the Forest Practices Code. 

Through this initiative, areas of limiting habitat called wildlife habitat areas (WHAs) can be mapped 

and approved by the Chief Forester and Deputy Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection 

(WLAP). WHAs are managed according to general wildlife measures (GWMs) specific to the 

habitat requirements of the species. In the case of bull trout, WHAs are intended to retain 

functioning riparian areas around critical habitats, maintain stream channel integrity, groundwater 

flow and natural temperature regimes. Although the infrastructure is in place, there are no WHAs 

for bull trout at the present time in the North Coast. Cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and eulachon are 

not part of the Identified Wildlife list, therefore their presence on the blue list allows them to be 

considered for more formal designation as Endangered or Threatened either under the British 

Columbia Wildlife Act or COSEWIC. 

Forest Practices Code 

Legislation governing forestry practices is currently in transition from the Forest Practices Code Act 

to the Forest and Range Practice Act (FRPA). The Forests Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2) 2002 

(FSAA) was given Royal Assent on November 26, 2002 and makes amendments to the existing 

Forest Practices Code. These amendments came into force on December 17, 2002 and were intended 

to provide some immediate efficiencies and streamlining in planning and practices. 

The Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA)--expected to come into force in April 2003--replaces 

the Forest Practices Code of BC Act and enacts a new forest and range management planning and 

practices framework. Associated regulations will be developed to support this legislation, and will 

come into force at the same time. 

Legislation associated with fish habitat and riparian protection remains unchanged in the new act. 

Many aspects of this legislation are specifically designed to protect fish and fish habitat, but are too 

numerous to repeat in this document. Some of the most important regulations include: 

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1. The Operational and Site Planning Regulations: 

• Defines terms such as: fish stream, stream, wetland, lake, riparian reserve 

zone, stream reach, fisheries and marine sensitive zones etc. 

• Part 8 – Riparian Management Areas: 

Division 1 – Streams, Division 2 – Wetlands, Division 3 – Lakes: 

Defines riparian classes and associated riparian reserve and 

management zones. 

2. Timber Harvesting and Silviculture Practices Regulation 

• Part 3, Division 1: Harvesting on potentially unstable terrain. 

• Part 3, Division 2: Protection of Streams and Riparian Areas. 

3. Forest Road Regulation 

• Part 3, Construction and Modification: Ensures timing windows and fish 

passage for construction and deactivation of crossings in fish streams 

Perhaps the most important aspect of stream and riparian protection are the legislated requirements 

for riparian reserve and management zones around streams, lakes and wetlands. The designation of 

a reserve zone (no harvesting) maintains streamside timber and vegetation, vital for stabilizing 

banks, filtering sediments, providing shade and cover for fish and contributing litterfall and downed 

wood into channels. Current legislated reserve and management zones are shown in the following 

table: 

Table 18: Stream, Wetland and Lake Reserve and Management Zones 

Stream Reserve and Management Zones 

Riparian 

Class 

Riparian 

Reserve 

Zone (m) 

Riparian 

Management 

Zone* (m) 

Riparian 

Management 

Area (m) 

Notes 

S1 50 20 70 Fish bearing, >20m wide 

S2 30 20 50 Fish bearing, >5, 1.5, 5 ha 

W2* 10 20 30 >1, 1, 0.5 ha, 5ha. 

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Lake Reserve and Management Zones 

Riparian 

Class 

Riparian 

Reserve 

Zone (m) 

Riparian 

Management 

Zone* (m) 

Riparian 

Management 

Area (m) 

Notes 

L1 10 Established by 

district manager 

>5ha in size* 

L2* 10 20 30 >1, 1, 0.5 ha, 1000 ha have no reserve zone 

* note: the BGC Zones for these classifications do not occur in the plan area. 

Fish Stream Crossing Guidebook 

Forest Practices Code guidebooks have been developed to support the regulations, but are not part of 

the legislation. The recommendations in guidebooks are not mandatory requirements, but once a 

recommended practice is included in a plan or prescription, it becomes legally enforceable. 

The Fish Stream Crossing Guidebook (March 2002) was prepared under the direction of a multiagency 

steering committee consisting of federal and provincial agency representatives and the forest 

industry representatives. It provides users with technical, statutory reference and process guidance 

for selecting and designing fish-stream crossings on forest, and mineral and petroleum access roads 

that should void harming fish habitat and provide fish passage at stream crossing sites. 

This guidebook provides specific direction on: 

• The provincial and federal review and approval process for crossing structures on 

fish streams, 

• Design and installation methods of various crossing structures, 

• Fish stream protection methods during installation and maintenance, and 

• Practices for deactivation of crossing structures. 

The detailed content of the guidebook and the collaborative nature of its creation has made it an 

effective and well supported tool. 

Fish Stream Identification Guidebook 

The Fish Stream Identification Guidebook (2 nd edition) provides specific details and examples of 

how streams, wetlands, lakes, and fisheries and marine sensitive zones are to be identified and 

classified in the field, and to be shown on planning maps. It also restates the specific regulations 

and definitions that govern stream identification. 

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Riparian Management Area Guidebook 

The Riparian Management Area Guidebook was provided to assist foresters in compliance with the 

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act and to set and achieve the management objectives for 

riparian management areas (RMA) specified in operational plans. The recommendations in the 

guidebooks are not mandatory, but once a recommended practice is included in a plan, prescription 

or contract, it becomes legally enforceable. In the absence of permits and plans, the guidelines 

outlined in the guidebook are used by government to assess riparian classification, management and 

mapping. 

RMAs consist of a riparian management zone and a reserve zone if required. The widths of these 

zones are determined by attributes of streams, wetlands or lakes and adjacent terrestrial ecosystems. 

A summary of the riparian requirements for streams classified from S1-S6 under the Forest Practices 

Code can be found in Appendix III (Zielke and Bancroft, 2001). 

Land Development Guidelines 

The Land Development Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Habitat were produced in 1992 by 

the Habitat Management Division of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Integrated 

Management Branch of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks (now Ministry of Water, 

Land and Air Protection). The purpose of these guidelines is to protect fish populations and their 

habitat from the damaging effects of land development activities. As per the guidebook, each land 

development project is subject to the following objectives: 

• Provision and protection of leave strips adjacent to watercourses 

• Control of soil erosion and sediment in runoff water 

• Control of rates of water runoff to minimize impacts on watercourses 

• Control of instream work, construction and diversions on watercourses 

• Maintenance of fish passage in watercourses for all salmonid life stages 

• Prevention of the discharge of deleterious substances to watercourses 

All new developments and expansions or re-developments of existing areas are considered land 

development projects and are subject to these guidelines unless they do not have fish habitat onsite 

or do not have any potential impact to fish habitat through construction activities, land use or 

stormwater discharges. Projects are referred to DFO and MWLAP for assessment of any proposed 

impact to the productive capacity of fish habitat. If an impact exists, options are examined to meet 

the no net loss criteria prior to project approval. Once approved, the project must follow the 

guidebook objectives and guidelines for construction in the following areas: 

• Leave strips (typically 15 m from the high water mark on each side of the watercourse) 

• Erosion, sediment control and site development practices 

• Stormwater Management 

• Instream Work 

• Fish Passage and Culverts 

• Operating windows for fisheries sensitive zones 

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Water Act 

The Water Act is provincial legislation that regulates and licenses water use in BC. Of particular 

importance to land development are the requirements under Part 7 - Changes in and about a Stream. 

Proponents are required to seek and attain approval, licence or order for most types of changes in 

and about a stream. Exceptions include any changes made under the Forest Practices Code, or 

exceptions as listed in the Act. 

Other Legislative Acts 

There are a number of other legislative acts that may govern activities in and around streams under a 

variety of circumstances. These include: 

Navigable Waters Protection Act: An act that regulates any activity in, around, under and over 

navigable waters (culverts, bridges, dredging, riprap placement) 

Waste Management Act: An act that regulates discharge of all wastes into the environment. 

Fish Protection Act: An act that protects fish habitat, particularly in urban areas where new or 

redeveloped industrial, commercial or residential developments take place beside streams. 

Canadian Environmental Protection Act: An act designed to prevent pollution, to protect the 

environment and human health in order to contribute to sustainable development. It regulates the 

production and control of toxic substances. 

3.6 Summary of Current Forestry Management Practices Adjacent to 

Streams and Riparian Areas 

Forest harvest practices have changed substantially with the introduction of the Forest Practices 

Code, and the forest industry’s growing concern to be seen as good environmental stewards. 

Changes that affected streams and riparian areas included: 

• Legislated reserve and management zones adjacent to streams. 

• Professional assessment of unstable terrain and gullies to minimize potential of mass wasting 

into streams and fish habitat. 

• Deactivation of road networks after harvesting activities have been completed. 

• Restoration of streams and riparian areas from historical logging activities. 

Generally, the forestry companies operating on the North Coast are striving for continual 

improvement of forest harvesting activities around streams. Recently Interfor, Triumph Timber and 

Interpac contracted Triton Environmental Consultants Ltd. to assess impacts to stream channels in 

harvested areas and identify potential downstream affects (Triton 2003, in press). Management of 

harvesting activities to maintain a low risk to streams and fish habitat is a primary driver in how 

harvesting plans are developed and implemented. Typically, stream values and risks are identified in 

advance, and blocks are laid out to protect stream values. Areas that have the potential to lead to 

stream or fish habitat problems are usually left out of blocks entirely, or managed through 

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prescriptions developed by registered professionals (Foresters usually, geoscientists and biologists 

also). However, conflicts between fisheries and forestry values do exist and include: 

• Logging up to the banks of S4 streams 

• Logging up to the banks of S5 and S6 (non fish bearing) streams. 

• Logging related slope failures that contribute excess sediments into fish habitat. 

• Chronic sedimentation from forestry roads. 

• Log dumps and load outs in lakes, rivers and marine areas contribute excessive amounts of 

woody debris that accumulate on the bottom. 

• Machine disturbance of small (S6) stream channels. 

• Disturbance of stream channels in karst topography that affects downstream fish habitat. 

• Failure to recognize fisheries sensitive areas. 

• Increased vulnerability to blowdown of riparian reserve zones. 

The General Management Direction (GMD) outlined later in this document is designed to address 

these and other development conflicts with fish and riparian ecosystems. 

Some forest companies are implementing environmental protection strategies that are incremental to 

those required under the FPC. These include: 

• Leaving S4 streams out of the block entirely. Typically, potential cutblocks are laid out in 

the field along the mountain side adjacent to a mainstem river. Many of the small streams 

that feed into the mainstem are classified as S4 from the mainstem up to the break in slope 

along the mountain side, where stream gradient increases and classification changes from S4 

to S6. While the cutblock could extend out to the edge of the reserve zone adjacent to the 

mainstem, and include portions of these S4 streams (which could be clearcut), the final 

boundary is often laid out where these streams change from S4 to S6. Harvesting of S4 

streams does occur, but on a limited basis. Recent statistics provided on the 

canadianrainforests.org website 1 that 85% of fish bearing streams are logged are somewhat 

misleading. It may be true that 85% of fish streams in blocks are logged, however the vast 

majority of fish streams are not in blocks and have not been logged and are protected under 

existing legislated reserve zones (all S1 to S3 streams). 

• Special management (or no harvesting) where stream stability may be an issue. Throughout 

the office planning and field layout process, streams with potential stability issues are 

identified. Where the scope of developing and implementing special management around 

these streams exceeds the potential value of the timber, or doesn’t sufficiently reduce the 

potential risk, no harvest zones are implemented. Where timber values are high, and risk 

appears to be manageable, a registered professional (typically a P. Geo.) undertakes an 

assessment and recommends mitigation strategies to ensure the stream and downstream 

values are managed to a low risk. All streams in or near blocks are typically assessed in the 

field to identify potential stability problems that may occur due to logging. These are nearly 

always non-fish bearing streams, as fish bearing streams are typically not in cutblocks (and 

all fish bearing streams >1.5m wide have reserve zones). These assessments address a 

stream’s potential to transport sediment and debris, its dependence on downed wood to 

1 http://www.canadianrainforests.org/report_findings/streams 

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maintain channel morphology, and the stability of its banks. Silviculture prescriptions are 

then prepared that detail harvest and silviculture activities in the stream’s management zone 

which might include fall away, yard away, selective harvest, and windthrow management. 

The management zone of streams with low transport potential, stable banks and little to no 

dependence on downed wood are usually clearcut. 

The above review is not intended to be a thorough description of all activities undertaken to protect 

streams and fish habitats, but rather a highlight of key areas. 

4.0 Summary of Existing Watershed Restoration 

Priorities 

Forest Renewal BC, through the Watershed Restoration Program (WRP) initiated a number of 

projects in the North Coast Forest District to identify watersheds degraded by historical logging 

practices and develop and implement restoration plans. Overview assessments of several of the 

watersheds in the Forest District were completed by Jyrkannen Environmental Consulting (1997). 

Detailed assessments of high priority watersheds were completed by Triton (1998a and b). Major 

instream works were designed and completed by Triton in Kumealon (Triton 1999), and in Silver 

Creek (Triton 2002). Extensive road deactivation projects were also implemented, and some 

riparian assessments were also completed. . 

In 2000, the Ministries of Forests and Environment and industry stakeholders, with the support of 

Forest Renewal B.C, established working groups throughout the Prince Rupert Forest region. Part 

of their mandate was to prioritize watersheds for restoration works and identify the progress made 

towards completion of watershed restoration for these watersheds. This work is summarized in the 

Resource Management Plan, chapter 3, Enhancing Environmental Values 2 and is available on the 

internet (see web site address in footnote below). The following table is taken from that report, and 

summarizes the status of restoration work in priority watersheds in the North Coast Forest District. 

Table 19: Summary of WRP status in priority watersheds in the North Coast. 

Watershed 

Overview Assessment Restoration Prescriptions Major Works Routine Effectiveness 

Unit 

Plans 

Evaluation 

Up- Riparian In- In- Full Up- Riparian In- Up- Riparian In- Up- Riparian Inslope 

Stream terim slope 

Stream slope 

Stream slope 

Stream 

Kumealon Y Yes C C C C C C C C NR P C NR P C 

Quottoon Y Yes C C C C C NR P P NR P P NR P P 

Tuck Y Yes C C C C C C P C NR P C NR P P 

Union Y Yes C C C C C P P NR P P NR P P NR 

Kaien Y No P 

Kitkiata Y No C C C C C P 

Kwinamass Y No NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 

Porcher Y No C C C P 

Scotia Y No C C C C C P 

Skeena Is. Y No 

P=Planned (Scheduled/not underway). O= Ongoing (commenced/not complete). C= Complete (no further work scheduled). NR= Not required 

(restorative work not required for this component) 

Priority 

Key 

Targete 

d 

2 

http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/ftp/hcp/external/!publish/Resource_Management_Planning/RMP_2002_2003/RMPs/prince_rupert/ 

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No one document exists that summarizes the complete slate of upslope, instream and riparian 

assessments, prescriptions and implementation projects that have been completed since the inception 

of FRBC and the Watershed Restoration Program in the mid 1990’s. Although such a document 

may be of interest, its value as a practical document is diminished in the short term due to a lack of 

funding to advance planning and implementation of restoration projects. The above table should 

provide sufficient direction towards which watersheds further restoration work should be directed. 

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5.0 References 

Technical Reports 

Bunnell, F. L., G. D. Sutherland, and T. R. Wahbe. Vertebrates associated with riparian habitats on 

British Columbia’s mainland coast. Riparian Decision Tool Technical Report #5. Prepared 

with Support from Joint Solutions Project. Reporting to provide background information to 

the Coast Information Team Hydroriparian Planning Guide. 

Church, M. and B. Eaton. 2001. Hydrological Effects of Forest Harvest in the Pacific Northwest. 

Technical Report #3. Prepared with Support from Joint Solutions Project. Reporting to 

provide background information to the Coast Information Team Hydroriparian Planning 

Guide. 

Price, K. and D. McLennan. 2002. Impacts of Forest Harvesting on Terrestrial Riparian 

Ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest. Riparian Decision Tool Technical Report #7. 

Prepared with Support from Joint Solutions Project. Reporting to provide background 

information to the Coast Information Team Hydroriparian Planning Guide. 

Trainor, K. 2001. Ecosystem Sub-Units. Central Coast, North Coast & Haida Gwaii Plan Areas. 

Technical Report #2. Prepared with Support from Joint Solutions Project. Reporting to 

provide background information to the Coast Information Team Hydroriparian Planning 

Guide. 

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Appendix I. DFO Salmon Escapement Database

Background Report: Freshwater and Anadromous Fish and Fish Habitat in the North Coast Appendix I: DFO Salmon Escapement Database 

Escapement Means by Decade 

Watershed Code Stream Name Species 1950-1959 1960-1969 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990-2001 Max 

Mean (50- 

01) 

Historical 

Mean (50-89) 

% Hist. 

Mean 2 

Stock 

Classification 

Stock Status 

915560200690000000000000000000000000000000000 Alpha Creek COHO 239 503 70 35 3 1500 235 258 1% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200690000000000000000000000000000000000 Alpha Creek CHUM 78 50 0 1 4 200 32 37 11% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200690000000000000000000000000000000000 Alpha Creek PINK 3655 2040 3730 7570 15917 40000 6941 4249 375% L Unthreatened 

910564100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Angler Cove Creek CHUM 450 400 30 39 32 1800 170 239 14% H Potentially Threatened 

910564100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Angler Cove Creek COHO 33 100 0 0 54 200 32 26 205% S-1 Of Some Concern 

910564100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Angler Cove Creek SOCKEYE 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 Questionable 

910564100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Angler Cove Creek PINK 810 25 20 693 964 4000 736 627 154% L Unthreatened 

910979300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Belle Bay Creek COHO 0 0 0 11 0 100 2 3 0% Questionable 

910979300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Belle Bay Creek PINK 0 0 358 3715 1992 10000 1090 876 227% L Unthreatened 

910736000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Belowe Creek CHUM 3195 2278 1311 345 479 9000 1526 1794 27% M Potentially Threatened 

910736000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Belowe Creek COHO 1000 648 8 155 1 1500 410 454 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910736000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Belowe Creek PINK 4300 2640 2918 4700 6065 15000 4125 3639 167% L Unthreatened 

400016500242000000000000000000000000000000000 Big Falls Creek CHINOOK 15 33 32 7 0 75 19 20 0% H Potentially Threatened 

400016500242000000000000000000000000000000000 Big Falls Creek CHUM 0 43 0 0 0 200 10 11 0% Questionable 

400016500242000000000000000000000000000000000 Big Falls Creek PINK 373 211 6 14 0 1500 152 165 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915567300191000000000000000000000000000000000 Big Tillhorn River COHO 81 0 0 6 0 400 32 34 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915567300191000000000000000000000000000000000 Big Tillhorn River CHUM 150 200 48 52 37 450 82 106 35% M Potentially Threatened 

915567300191000000000000000000000000000000000 Big Tillhorn River SOCKEYE 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 Questionable 

915567300191000000000000000000000000000000000 Big Tillhorn River PINK 1809 95 1324 1578 3040 7500 1788 1325 229% L Unthreatened 

915765500702000000000000000000000000000000000 Big Useless Creek COHO 0 258 200 17 0 1500 91 101 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915765500702000000000000000000000000000000000 Big Useless Creek PINK 6590 7220 3793 3455 2675 35000 4833 5264 51% S-3 Of Some Concern 

915765500060000000000000000000000000000000000 Billy Creek COHO 235 715 90 105 0 1500 274 296 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915765500060000000000000000000000000000000000 Billy Creek CHUM 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0% Questionable 

915765500060000000000000000000000000000000000 Billy Creek PINK 1645 3640 4470 3300 4056 14000 3409 3264 124% L Unthreatened 

915541700213000000000000000000000000000000000 Blackrock Creek CHUM 1783 600 522 574 188 3500 792 888 21% M Potentially Threatened 

915541700213000000000000000000000000000000000 Blackrock Creek COHO 0 20 67 31 200 21 21 0% No Recent Records 

915541700213000000000000000000000000000000000 Blackrock Creek SOCKEYE 6 12 6 Questionable 

915541700213000000000000000000000000000000000 Blackrock Creek PINK 975 1025 2960 4235 3018 15000 2431 2299 131% L Unthreatened 

915560000751000000000000000000000000000000000 Bolton Creek SOCKEYE 150 280 48 0 20 1500 113 126 16% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000751000000000000000000000000000000000 Bolton Creek COHO 140 215 48 31 83 750 110 112 74% S-1 Of Some Concern 

915560000751000000000000000000000000000000000 Bolton Creek CHUM 228 0 0 0 0 500 49 54 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000751000000000000000000000000000000000 Bolton Creek PINK 985 675 675 1080 1265 5000 936 854 148% L Unthreatened 

915483500627000000000000000000000000000000000 Borrowman Creek COHO 980 742 560 556 131 3500 655 709 19% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500627000000000000000000000000000000000 Borrowman Creek SOCKEYE 515 266 1060 525 2 4000 580 611 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500627000000000000000000000000000000000 Borrowman Creek CHUM 444 771 375 793 376 3500 540 585 64% L Unthreatened 

915483500627000000000000000000000000000000000 Borrowman Creek PINK 253 9739 16100 11000 9584 50000 9337 9261 103% L Unthreatened 

915823500518000000000000000000000000000000000 Brundige Creek CHUM 0 0 0 45 17 150 11 10 160% S-1 Of Some Concern 

915823500518000000000000000000000000000000000 Brundige Creek COHO 0 0 0 12 0 50 2 2 0% Questionable 

915823500518000000000000000000000000000000000 Brundige Creek PINK 0 0 0 3198 2655 13500 1228 800 332% L Unthreatened 

915560200665000000000000000000000000000000000 Captain Cove Creek SOCKEYE 315 760 370 200 37 1500 390 417 9% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200665000000000000000000000000000000000 Captain Cove Creek COHO 315 595 198 336 12 1500 337 362 3% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200665000000000000000000000000000000000 Captain Cove Creek CHUM 570 453 85 48 75 1500 239 289 26% M Potentially Threatened 

915560200665000000000000000000000000000000000 Captain Cove Creek PINK 3400 9480 7340 8470 8667 35000 7517 7173 121% L Unthreatened 

915538000176000000000000000000000000000000000 Cartwright Creek COHO 621 400 0 50 3 750 310 354 1% H Potentially Threatened 

915538000176000000000000000000000000000000000 Cartwright Creek SOCKEYE 767 200 0 3 0 1500 193 209 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915538000176000000000000000000000000000000000 Cartwright Creek CHUM 450 75 174 38 5 750 215 235 2% H Potentially Threatened 

915538000176000000000000000000000000000000000 Cartwright Creek PINK 898 613 424 562 160 2000 585 662 24% M Potentially Threatened 

500009000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Chambers Creek CHINOOK 13 246 50 0 1 1200 78 83 1% H Potentially Threatened 

500009000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Chambers Creek CHUM 223 108 118 7 37 800 123 143 26% M Potentially Threatened 

500009000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Chambers Creek COHO 0 0 0 113 107 320 21 13 806% S-1 Of Some Concern 

500009000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Chambers Creek PINK 3000 5360 7760 12800 7500 25000 7464 7453 101% L Unthreatened 

915560200972000000000000000000000000000000000 Cherry Creek COHO 575 271 13 75 0 750 274 288 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200972000000000000000000000000000000000 Cherry Creek CHUM 575 372 119 15 0 750 291 303 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200972000000000000000000000000000000000 Cherry Creek PINK 561 271 486 857 137 2300 504 544 25% M Potentially Threatened 

915765500869000000000000000000000000000000000 Chismore Creek PINK 0 0 0 935 920 4100 371 234 394% L Unthreatened 

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Mean (50- 

01) 

Historical 

Mean (50-89) 

% Hist. 

Mean 2 

Stock 


Stock Status 

915765500869000000000000000000000000000000000 Cliff Creek PINK 0 0 0 50 0 500 11 13 0% Questionable 

915483500350000000000000000000000000000000000 Clifford Creek COHO 3740 1593 0 171 0 7500 1765 1826 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500350000000000000000000000000000000000 Clifford Creek CHUM 5220 1583 54 477 455 8000 1786 1966 23% M Potentially Threatened 

915483500350000000000000000000000000000000000 Clifford Creek SOCKEYE 1265 700 0 0 0 3500 421 511 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500350000000000000000000000000000000000 Clifford Creek PINK 3325 2818 34 254 158 15000 1731 1894 8% H Potentially Threatened 

910644700000000000000000000000000000000000000 Crab River CHUM 1244 350 447 315 131 3500 476 579 23% M Potentially Threatened 

910644700000000000000000000000000000000000000 Crab River COHO 191 13 0 0 10 400 58 59 17% H Potentially Threatened 

910644700000000000000000000000000000000000000 Crab River PINK 863 179 1469 2993 1312 9000 1460 1510 87% L Unthreatened 

915541700306000000000000000000000000000000000 Crane Bay Creek CHUM 0 0 2 213 56 900 54 54 105% S-1 Of Some Concern 

915541700306000000000000000000000000000000000 Crane Bay Creek COHO 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 0% Questionable 

915541700306000000000000000000000000000000000 Crane Bay Creek PINK 0 0 3 1895 905 6000 567 475 191% L Unthreatened 

915560200935000000000000000000000000000000000 Cridge Inlet Creek SOCKEYE 2348 2275 20 25 0 7500 1499 1549 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200935000000000000000000000000000000000 Cridge Inlet Creek COHO 222 630 25 71 0 3500 285 304 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200935000000000000000000000000000000000 Cridge Inlet Creek CHUM 0 0 0 37 0 110 3 4 0% Questionable 

915560200935000000000000000000000000000000000 Cridge Inlet Creek PINK 0 0 0 487 83 1500 102 103 81% S-1 Of Some Concern 

915560200343000000000000000000000000000000000 Curtis Inlet Creek SOCKEYE 5029 11425 3950 2370 3920 35000 5339 5694 69% L Unthreatened 

915560200343000000000000000000000000000000000 Curtis Inlet Creek COHO 750 1265 1105 362 188 4000 819 883 21% M Potentially Threatened 

915560200343000000000000000000000000000000000 Curtis Inlet Creek CHUM 0 0 150 50 9 500 45 50 18% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200343000000000000000000000000000000000 Curtis Inlet Creek PINK 28 578 6390 7330 3330 30000 3553 3581 93% L Unthreatened 

915560000588000000000000000000000000000000000 Deadman Creek COHO 213 534 38 123 0 750 224 279 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000588000000000000000000000000000000000 Deadman Creek CHUM 475 129 69 62 4 750 103 128 3% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000588000000000000000000000000000000000 Deadman Creek PINK 713 1884 878 2875 600 12000 1544 1713 35% M Potentially Threatened 

915560000828000000000000000000000000000000000 Deer Lake Creek SOCKEYE 571 672 733 270 147 1500 499 567 26% M Potentially Threatened 

915560000828000000000000000000000000000000000 Deer Lake Creek COHO 706 633 747 257 125 3000 553 609 21% M Potentially Threatened 

915560000828000000000000000000000000000000000 Deer Lake Creek CHUM 250 106 515 88 0 1500 206 231 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000828000000000000000000000000000000000 Deer Lake Creek PINK 2750 1110 4113 1363 2400 10000 2288 2262 106% L Unthreatened 

910793700000000000000000000000000000000000000 Denise Creek CHUM 643 42 20 14 0 2000 286 334 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910793700000000000000000000000000000000000000 Denise Creek COHO 16 82 28 26 0 400 34 39 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910793700000000000000000000000000000000000000 Denise Creek PINK 634 0 6 128 27 3000 328 395 7% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500721000000000000000000000000000000000 Devil Creek COHO 138 95 23 15 0 400 86 90 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500721000000000000000000000000000000000 Devil Creek CHUM 230 82 13 43 8 750 116 125 6% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500721000000000000000000000000000000000 Devil Creek PINK 328 538 708 273 1017 3000 516 468 217% L Unthreatened 

915560200249000000000000000000000000000000000 Devon Lake System SOCKEYE 4300 5450 2540 2890 3129 15000 3641 3795 82% L Unthreatened 

915560200249000000000000000000000000000000000 Devon Lake System COHO 380 760 343 275 62 1500 408 457 14% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200249000000000000000000000000000000000 Devon Lake System CHUM 75 25 13 0 75 14 25 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200249000000000000000000000000000000000 Devon Lake System PINK 20 119 1294 2390 317 6500 1025 1091 29% M Potentially Threatened 

910791900234000000000000000000000000000000000 Diana Creek SOCKEYE 5028 4200 1290 1320 1611 10000 2664 2906 55% L Unthreatened 

910791900234000000000000000000000000000000000 Diana Creek COHO 2983 1220 320 296 800 7500 1105 1145 70% L Unthreatened 

910791900234000000000000000000000000000000000 Diana Creek CHINOOK 0 225 125 10 0 400 62 72 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910791900234000000000000000000000000000000000 Diana Creek CHUM 25 0 0 25 4 6 0% Questionable 

910791900234000000000000000000000000000000000 Diana Creek PINK 200 400 0 0 0 400 33 35 0% Questionable 

910971500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Dogfish Bay Creek PINK 6740 13300 13070 24125 10875 60000 13516 14309 76% L Unthreatened 

910971500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Dogfish Bay Creek COHO 30 0 69 63 67 500 40 37 179% S-1 Of Some Concern 

910971500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Dogfish Bay Creek CHUM 0 0 56 8 0 500 14 15 2% Questionable 

915483500979000000000000000000000000000000000 Don Creek PINK 188 170 8363 3338 17350 52000 3831 2329 745% L Unthreatened 

915483500979000000000000000000000000000000000 Don Creek COHO 535 293 65 151 0 1500 263 271 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500979000000000000000000000000000000000 Don Creek SOCKEYE 173 125 0 0 0 750 83 88 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500979000000000000000000000000000000000 Don Creek CHUM 195 94 13 53 0 750 115 121 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910985000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Donahue Creek CHINOOK 0 155 53 0 0 400 53 56 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910985000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Donahue Creek CHUM 427 1215 363 101 77 4000 560 623 12% H Potentially Threatened 

910985000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Donahue Creek COHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Questionable 

910985000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Donahue Creek PINK 0 1090 475 2077 1700 6500 1021 870 195% L Unthreatened 

915483500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Duffey Creek COHO 2550 697 125 128 5 7500 946 973 1% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Duffey Creek SOCKEYE 1733 692 0 0 1 3500 741 795 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Duffey Creek CHUM 1525 1105 1005 1855 1026 3800 1309 1373 75% L Unthreatened 

915483500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Duffey Creek PINK 1525 1622 159 409 64 3500 801 948 7% H Potentially Threatened 




Mean (50- 

01) 

Historical 

Mean (50-89) 

% Hist. 

Mean 2 

Stock 


Stock Status 

915483500546000000000000000000000000000000000 Eagle Creek COHO 5500 1345 1170 536 25 9000 2209 2268 1% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500546000000000000000000000000000000000 Eagle Creek CHUM 6570 1480 1115 2363 1304 15000 2647 2882 45% S-3 Of Some Concern 

915483500546000000000000000000000000000000000 Eagle Creek SOCKEYE 1425 942 19 215 3500 705 705 0% No Recent Records 

915483500546000000000000000000000000000000000 Eagle Creek PINK 5940 4336 3975 2083 1323 18000 3651 4080 32% S-3 Of Some Concern 

400016500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Ecstall River PINK 8900 1915 413 12833 27667 100000 10347 6134 451% L Unthreatened 

400016500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Ecstall River CHUM 6056 10556 7250 16145 6300 75000 9370 10200 62% L Unthreatened 

400016500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Ecstall River COHO 0 1250 1417 3188 5500 10000 1871 1371 401% L Unthreatened 

400016500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Ecstall River CHINOOK 778 2025 1545 2005 608 3800 1476 1609 38% M Potentially Threatened 

400016500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Ecstall River SOCKEYE 0 0 25 205 458 1400 110 58 797% L Unthreatened 

915560000629000000000000000000000000000000000 End Hill Creek PINK 9000 10700 7600 2200 4400 35000 6879 7375 60% L Unthreatened 

915560000629000000000000000000000000000000000 End Hill Creek COHO 2300 3300 1665 379 180 7500 1736 1941 9% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000629000000000000000000000000000000000 End Hill Creek SOCKEYE 2998 3150 1067 483 80 7500 1703 1929 4% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000629000000000000000000000000000000000 End Hill Creek CHUM 430 585 45 19 2 1500 308 360 1% H Potentially Threatened 

910863100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Ensheshese River PINK 5700 8750 8350 12550 9750 35000 9048 8838 110% L Unthreatened 

910863100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Ensheshese River CHUM 1470 2161 3267 1240 876 6000 1747 1999 44% M Potentially Threatened 

910863100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Ensheshese River CHINOOK 0 0 39 0 0 200 8 10 0% Questionable 

910863100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Ensheshese River COHO 408 0 525 1220 2250 3500 761 538 418% L Unthreatened 

910863100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Ensheshese River SOCKEYE 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0% Questionable 

915560200742000000000000000000000000000000000 False Stewart Creek COHO 275 344 133 49 7 750 218 244 3% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200742000000000000000000000000000000000 False Stewart Creek SOCKEYE 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 Questionable 

915560200742000000000000000000000000000000000 False Stewart Creek CHUM 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 Questionable 

915560200742000000000000000000000000000000000 False Stewart Creek PINK 2163 4295 1839 3030 4759 12000 3276 2857 167% L Unthreatened 

915567300781000000000000000000000000000000000 Fishtrap Bay Creek CHUM 0 0 0 5 9 50 2 1 905% Questionable 

915567300781000000000000000000000000000000000 Fishtrap Bay Creek COHO 0 0 0 6 0 25 1 1 0% Questionable 

915567300781000000000000000000000000000000000 Fishtrap Bay Creek PINK 0 0 0 1600 573 3200 435 400 143% L Unthreatened 

500010700000000000000000000000000000000000000 Flewin Creek PINK 229 1207 131 885 1709 10000 884 608 281% L Unthreatened 

915483500351000000000000000000000000000000000 Flux Creek CHUM 0 731 1330 1270 1526 3400 981 838 182% L Unthreatened 

915483500351000000000000000000000000000000000 Flux Creek COHO 0 475 522 237 60 1200 283 295 20% M Potentially Threatened 

915483500351000000000000000000000000000000000 Flux Creek SOCKEYE 0 193 0 0 8 750 42 45 19% Questionable 

915483500351000000000000000000000000000000000 Flux Creek PINK 0 363 499 276 324 1600 275 262 124% L Unthreatened 

915765500242000000000000000000000000000000000 Foote Creek COHO 2025 2156 155 90 40 3500 982 1106 4% H Potentially Threatened 

915765500242000000000000000000000000000000000 Foote Creek CHUM 40 40 8 0 0 400 19 22 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915765500242000000000000000000000000000000000 Foote Creek PINK 2230 8290 3405 413 50 20000 3321 3751 1% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500862000000000000000000000000000000000 Fury Creek PINK 213 504 5268 4455 9476 65000 3971 2780 341% L Unthreatened 

915483500862000000000000000000000000000000000 Fury Creek COHO 498 596 129 100 1500 363 363 0% No Recent Records 

915483500862000000000000000000000000000000000 Fury Creek SOCKEYE 335 297 65 30 750 198 198 0% No Recent Records 

915483500862000000000000000000000000000000000 Fury Creek CHUM 270 190 89 272 34 750 185 209 16% H Potentially Threatened 

910991800000000000000000000000000000000000000 Georgie River CHUM 1000 3580 847 467 150 15000 1540 1713 9% H Potentially Threatened 

910991800000000000000000000000000000000000000 Georgie River COHO 0 3475 817 0 0 12000 1240 1431 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910991800000000000000000000000000000000000000 Georgie River CHINOOK 0 695 144 0 0 2000 213 245 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910991800000000000000000000000000000000000000 Georgie River PINK 0 2615 1488 4500 2500 6000 1907 1835 136% L Unthreatened 

915541700878000000000000000000000000000000000 Gil Creek PINK 915 738 6463 24150 23927 60000 12159 8563 279% L Unthreatened 

915541700878000000000000000000000000000000000 Gil Creek CHUM 543 300 56 290 468 1800 369 338 138% L Unthreatened 

915541700878000000000000000000000000000000000 Gil Creek COHO 213 390 55 163 1500 202 202 0% No Recent Records 

915541700878000000000000000000000000000000000 Gil Creek SOCKEYE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 557% Questionable 

910565700000000000000000000000000000000000000 Goat River CHUM 275 119 11 19 35 750 88 104 34% M Potentially Threatened 

910565700000000000000000000000000000000000000 Goat River COHO 89 0 7 0 300 25 25 0% No Recent Records 

910565700000000000000000000000000000000000000 Goat River PINK 368 80 163 502 466 1500 360 326 143% L Unthreatened 

915742200433000000000000000000000000000000000 Hankin Creek PINK 5390 5550 4665 7170 15250 80000 7899 5694 268% L Unthreatened 

915742200433000000000000000000000000000000000 Hankin Creek COHO 17 39 150 140 8 300 75 83 9% H Potentially Threatened 

915742200433000000000000000000000000000000000 Hankin Creek CHUM 0 0 0 85 0 260 13 14 0% Questionable 

910728100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Hartley Bay Creek COHO 392 817 983 556 1100 3500 755 714 154% L Unthreatened 

910728100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Hartley Bay Creek SOCKEYE 690 928 244 432 374 1500 523 565 66% L Unthreatened 

910728100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Hartley Bay Creek CHUM 219 106 342 55 6 1500 136 163 4% H Potentially Threatened 

910728100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Hartley Bay Creek PINK 575 1956 1160 5594 1780 15000 2364 2531 70% L Unthreatened 

915789100270000000000000000000000000000000000 Hays Creek COHO 36 57 130 44 36 157% S-1 Of Some Concern 




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915789100270000000000000000000000000000000000 Hays Creek PINK 0 0 12 3 50 3 3 97% Questionable 

400016500141000000000000000000000000000000000 Hayward Creek COHO 0 56 85 0 200 31 34 0% H Potentially Threatened 

400016500141000000000000000000000000000000000 Hayward Creek PINK 1537 779 164 833 5000 935 948 88% L Unthreatened 

915765500186000000000000000000000000000000000 Head Creek PINK 4050 11510 12495 12870 6700 60000 9416 10231 65% L Unthreatened 

915765500186000000000000000000000000000000000 Head Creek COHO 8 22 35 48 3 200 25 27 9% H Potentially Threatened 

915765500186000000000000000000000000000000000 Head Creek CHUM 3 0 0 3 6 25 2 1 480% Questionable 

915560200535000000000000000000000000000000000 Hevenor Inlet Creek COHO 3129 1842 214 235 83 6900 1205 1350 6% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200535000000000000000000000000000000000 Hevenor Inlet Creek CHUM 1890 723 280 188 84 4000 676 801 11% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200535000000000000000000000000000000000 Hevenor Inlet Creek SOCKEYE 484 42 17 2 750 166 208 1% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200535000000000000000000000000000000000 Hevenor Inlet Creek PINK 83 908 1205 2267 2375 15000 1305 1086 219% L Unthreatened 

910637900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Hotspring Creek CHUM 2188 1088 30 100 137 8000 699 992 14% H Potentially Threatened 

910637900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Hotspring Creek COHO 61 0 0 0 10 200 17 18 56% S-1 Of Some Concern 

910637900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Hotspring Creek SOCKEYE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Questionable 

910637900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Hotspring Creek PINK 1800 571 8 668 452 4500 768 909 50% M Potentially Threatened 

915765500826000000000000000000000000000000000 Humpback Creek PINK 7033 2093 3175 6520 4358 30000 4625 4705 93% L Unthreatened 

915765500826000000000000000000000000000000000 Humpback Creek COHO 0 58 8 8 50 400 20 19 257% S-1 Of Some Concern 

915765500768000000000000000000000000000000000 Hunts Creek COHO 0 0 0 2 0 20 0 1 0% Questionable 

915765500768000000000000000000000000000000000 Hunts Creek PINK 0 0 0 680 213 2765 174 170 125% L Unthreatened 

910929800000000000000000000000000000000000000 Illiance River CHUM 7088 3840 3650 1775 2496 22000 3721 4088 61% L Unthreatened 

910929800000000000000000000000000000000000000 Illiance River COHO 1422 150 165 550 400 3500 536 550 73% L Unthreatened 

910929800000000000000000000000000000000000000 Illiance River PINK 250 0 778 1222 2488 6000 1007 539 461% L Unthreatened 

915560000207000000000000000000000000000000000 Indian Harbour Creek COHO 1500 680 806 278 15 2000 541 655 2% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000207000000000000000000000000000000000 Indian Harbour Creek CHUM 250 67 1160 125 0 3000 272 329 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000207000000000000000000000000000000000 Indian Harbour Creek SOCKEYE 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 Questionable 

915560000207000000000000000000000000000000000 Indian Harbour Creek PINK 0 0 155 78 0 800 51 57 0% H Potentially Threatened 

400016500500000000000000000000000000000000000 Johnston Creek CHINOOK 2900 2889 465 355 150 7500 1424 1621 9% H Potentially Threatened 

400016500500000000000000000000000000000000000 Johnston Creek CHUM 378 353 310 114 200 1500 288 291 69% L Unthreatened 

400016500500000000000000000000000000000000000 Johnston Creek COHO 295 40 50 125 0 1000 124 128 0% H Potentially Threatened 

400016500500000000000000000000000000000000000 Johnston Creek SOCKEYE 0 0 0 0 17 100 2 0 16667% Questionable 

400016500500000000000000000000000000000000000 Johnston Creek PINK 1038 700 60 126 367 4500 481 490 75% L Unthreatened 

400016500500000000000000000000000000000000000 Johnston Lake SOCKEYE 1410 214 2750 550 4100 8000 1703 1267 324% L Unthreatened 

400016500500000000000000000000000000000000000 Johnston Lake CHINOOK 5 25 0 0 0 200 8 8 0% H Potentially Threatened 

400016500500000000000000000000000000000000000 Johnston Lake COHO 0 15 0 56 233 500 32 17 1396% L Unthreatened 

400016500500000000000000000000000000000000000 Johnston Lake CHUM 15 15 0 5 50 100 12 9 576% S-1 Of Some Concern 

400016500500000000000000000000000000000000000 Johnston Lake PINK 100 200 100 Questionable 

915483500199000000000000000000000000000000000 Kdelmashan Creek PINK 868 3489 6600 522 398 20000 2313 2545 16% M Potentially Threatened 

915483500199000000000000000000000000000000000 Kdelmashan Creek CHUM 2878 1872 1289 1972 1835 7500 2007 2025 91% L Unthreatened 

915483500199000000000000000000000000000000000 Kdelmashan Creek COHO 1228 650 569 331 0 3500 696 715 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500199000000000000000000000000000000000 Kdelmashan Creek SOCKEYE 83 444 950 378 0 3000 465 478 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000804000000000000000000000000000000000 Keecha Creek PINK 7475 3878 3735 4000 2606 17500 4441 4838 54% L Unthreatened 

915560000804000000000000000000000000000000000 Keecha Creek SOCKEYE 3234 3880 1080 1886 1955 15000 2602 2804 70% L Unthreatened 

915560000804000000000000000000000000000000000 Keecha Creek COHO 572 1015 650 234 229 2500 608 651 35% M Potentially Threatened 

915560000804000000000000000000000000000000000 Keecha Creek CHUM 360 283 183 75 0 1000 233 254 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910727100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Keesil Creek COHO 88 55 0 100 56 64 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910727100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Keesil Creek CHUM 13 15 0 25 12 14 0% Questionable 

910727100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Keesil Creek PINK 500 461 0 1000 423 469 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000046000000000000000000000000000000000 Kenzuwash Creeks SOCKEYE 750 938 150 0 10 1500 336 517 2% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000046000000000000000000000000000000000 Kenzuwash Creeks CHUM 100 0 0 0 0 1000 22 25 0% Questionable 

915560000046000000000000000000000000000000000 Kenzuwash Creeks COHO 750 150 30 138 43 750 112 125 34% M Potentially Threatened 

915742200326000000000000000000000000000000000 Keswar Creek PINK 4625 1455 3706 1975 3000 16000 2934 2925 103% L Unthreatened 

915742200326000000000000000000000000000000000 Keswar Creek COHO 1050 1180 575 264 117 3500 748 800 15% H Potentially Threatened 

915742200326000000000000000000000000000000000 Keswar Creek SOCKEYE 438 1006 250 60 8 1500 451 525 1% H Potentially Threatened 

915742200326000000000000000000000000000000000 Keswar Creek CHUM 769 214 25 0 0 2000 322 368 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910887500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Khutzeymateen River PINK 8340 35025 17100 44700 60000 230000 34070 26291 228% L Unthreatened 

910887500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Khutzeymateen River CHUM 2475 8878 9260 7000 5875 35000 6623 6853 86% L Unthreatened 

910887500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Khutzeymateen River COHO 1245 544 1064 3970 4750 10000 2214 1792 265% L Unthreatened 




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910887500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Khutzeymateen River CHINOOK 0 1185 813 365 232 5000 511 595 39% M Potentially Threatened 

910887500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Khutzeymateen River SOCKEYE 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0% Questionable 

400036100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Khyex River PINK 5090 10205 5950 43411 45818 220000 22143 15465 296% L Unthreatened 

400036100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Khyex River CHUM 2360 267 288 319 120 10000 691 841 14% H Potentially Threatened 

400036100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Khyex River COHO 20 1417 680 200 7500 662 681 29% M Potentially Threatened 

400036100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Khyex River CHINOOK 400 206 44 149 110 750 134 146 75% S-1 Of Some Concern 

910711600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kihess Creek CHUM 142 25 50 23 0 400 93 100 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910711600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kihess Creek COHO 3 25 0 37 0 50 9 9 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910711600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kihess Creek PINK 160 100 326 73 1100 184 209 35% M Potentially Threatened 

910593300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kiltuish River PINK 2710 10255 3653 1019 971 50000 3616 4409 22% M Potentially Threatened 

910593300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kiltuish River CHUM 7325 14525 2970 3895 1106 35000 5777 7179 15% S-3 Of Some Concern 

910593300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kiltuish River COHO 2365 2500 264 144 56 7000 1148 1245 4% H Potentially Threatened 

910593300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kiltuish River CHINOOK 40 0 3 5 400 14 14 0% No Recent Records 

910593300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kiltuish River SOCKEYE 2 3 2 Questionable 

915560000376000000000000000000000000000000000 Kingkown Inlet System PINK 2585 2805 13190 1400 60 67000 4664 5286 1% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000376000000000000000000000000000000000 Kingkown Inlet System COHO 3740 3861 5350 1528 120 15000 3330 3668 3% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000376000000000000000000000000000000000 Kingkown Inlet System SOCKEYE 3676 2300 6550 1860 2027 15000 3258 3597 56% L Unthreatened 

915560000376000000000000000000000000000000000 Kingkown Inlet System CHUM 4590 1180 5500 1111 62 13000 2796 3146 2% H Potentially Threatened 

910721600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kiskosh Creek PINK 10995 22667 17090 9900 6882 75000 13067 14971 46% S-3 Of Some Concern 

910721600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kiskosh Creek CHUM 1245 420 192 90 51 6000 400 535 9% H Potentially Threatened 

910721600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kiskosh Creek COHO 995 788 238 144 77 1500 501 554 14% H Potentially Threatened 

910721600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kiskosh Creek SOCKEYE 0 0 0 0 3 13 1 0 Questionable 

915765500370000000000000000000000000000000000 Kitkatla Creek PINK 8470 12680 7690 5650 9870 35000 8872 8623 114% L Unthreatened 

915765500370000000000000000000000000000000000 Kitkatla Creek COHO 858 1490 106 170 0 3500 650 713 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915765500370000000000000000000000000000000000 Kitkatla Creek CHUM 258 173 0 3 750 160 187 1% H Potentially Threatened 

910713300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kitkiata Creek PINK 8265 74778 28500 37900 46667 275000 38817 36401 128% L Unthreatened 

910713300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kitkiata Creek COHO 2558 2306 745 967 144 6000 1476 1620 9% H Potentially Threatened 

910713300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kitkiata Creek CHUM 1453 763 466 142 30 9000 558 701 4% H Potentially Threatened 

910713300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kitkiata Creek SOCKEYE 2780 2500 2140 1215 251 5800 1847 2141 12% M Potentially Threatened 

910930200000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kitsault River CHUM 5520 4475 7010 3565 3856 15000 4865 5143 75% L Unthreatened 

910930200000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kitsault River COHO 516 1080 1270 1157 0 3000 992 1021 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910930200000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kitsault River CHINOOK 550 393 411 120 49 1000 282 357 14% H Potentially Threatened 

910930200000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kitsault River PINK 272 0 63 440 1428 3380 485 197 727% L Unthreatened 

910748900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Klewnuggit Inlet Creek COHO 1133 961 400 170 450 1500 838 887 51% M Potentially Threatened 

910748900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Klewnuggit Inlet Creek SOCKEYE 200 250 260 508 2000 357 244 209% L Unthreatened 

910748900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Klewnuggit Inlet Creek CHUM 410 217 75 0 1 750 186 204 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910748900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Klewnuggit Inlet Creek PINK 386 89 8 10 75 750 142 151 50% M Potentially Threatened 

910791900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kloiya River COHO 0 375 644 96 75 1500 277 302 25% M Potentially Threatened 

910791900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kloiya River CHINOOK 450 555 250 228 184 1500 336 364 51% S-1 Of Some Concern 

910791900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kloiya River CHUM 200 183 25 0 1 400 67 100 1% H Potentially Threatened 

910791900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kloiya River PINK 1235 821 60 692 1080 4000 920 877 123% L Unthreatened 

915560000784000000000000000000000000000000000 Kooryet Creek PINK 4815 3075 9450 3650 7195 35000 5637 5248 137% L Unthreatened 

915560000784000000000000000000000000000000000 Kooryet Creek SOCKEYE 2256 4850 540 1610 2193 15000 2290 2314 95% L Unthreatened 

915560000784000000000000000000000000000000000 Kooryet Creek COHO 650 1175 615 205 110 1500 602 658 17% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000784000000000000000000000000000000000 Kooryet Creek CHUM 753 308 148 100 24 3000 302 339 7% H Potentially Threatened 

910941800000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kshwan River CHUM 4028 1150 7350 13200 12708 50000 8381 6939 183% L Unthreatened 

910941800000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kshwan River COHO 513 0 0 544 0 2000 223 237 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910941800000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kshwan River PINK 500 0 255 336 163 1500 237 247 66% S-1 Of Some Concern 

910768900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kumealon Creek PINK 19800 48500 40100 32850 34167 120000 35048 35313 97% L Unthreatened 

910768900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kumealon Creek COHO 1150 2361 360 181 163 7500 938 1022 16% H Potentially Threatened 

910768900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kumealon Creek CHINOOK 238 8 9 58 60 400 74 76 79% S-1 Of Some Concern 

910768900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kumealon Creek CHUM 725 370 96 55 67 1500 298 370 18% H Potentially Threatened 

910768900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kumealon Creek SOCKEYE 0 0 0 0 16 100 2 0 Questionable 

910896600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kwinamass River PINK 13540 63500 64100 123000 95417 250000 72815 66035 144% L Unthreatened 

910896600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kwinamass River COHO 935 7025 4444 3605 2600 20000 3833 3991 65% L Unthreatened 

910896600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kwinamass River CHUM 2565 3950 4150 280 71 12000 2203 2736 3% H Potentially Threatened 




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910896600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kwinamass River CHINOOK 425 2400 930 315 295 5000 851 1018 29% M Potentially Threatened 

910896600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kwinamass River SOCKEYE 0 0 0 3 0 25 1 1 0% Questionable 

400066100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kwinitsa River COHO 0 0 35 5 0 75 9 11 0% H Potentially Threatened 

400066100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kwinitsa River PINK 583 0 155 0 0 1200 176 194 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910751000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kxngeal Creek CHUM 0 0 0 60 33 500 16 15 222% S-1 Of Some Concern 

910751000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Kxngeal Creek PINK 0 0 0 900 1767 5000 508 225 785% L Unthreatened 

910825400000000000000000000000000000000000000 La Hou Creek PINK 13870 7700 6370 22930 12864 70000 12749 12718 101% L Unthreatened 

910825400000000000000000000000000000000000000 La Hou Creek COHO 1 428 0 29 0 3500 118 121 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910846300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Lachmach River PINK 3786 2870 3833 5753 8669 24000 5262 4094 212% L Unthreatened 

910846300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Lachmach River CHUM 950 167 608 42 178 3000 378 463 39% M Potentially Threatened 

910846300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Lachmach River COHO 0 289 250 527 979 2500 365 260 376% L Unthreatened 

910846300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Lachmach River CHINOOK 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 Questionable 

910846300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Lachmach River SOCKEYE 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1333% Questionable 

915563500404140000000000000000000000000000000 Lagoon Creek CHUM 1663 335 1433 1100 115 7500 831 1099 10% H Potentially Threatened 

915563500404140000000000000000000000000000000 Lagoon Creek COHO 3 0 0 0 0 25 1 1 0% Questionable 

915563500404140000000000000000000000000000000 Lagoon Creek PINK 20 20 8 770 151 6000 194 204 74% S-1 Of Some Concern 

910886100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Larch Creek CHUM 1 2 1 Questionable 

910886100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Larch Creek PINK 0 0 0 250 812 2500 200 63 1300% L Unthreatened 

910847300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Leverson Lake System PINK 2553 483 400 16 0 15000 1220 1331 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910847300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Leverson Lake System CHUM 1405 214 180 5 140 3500 537 610 23% M Potentially Threatened 

910847300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Leverson Lake System COHO 490 188 325 13 0 1500 269 306 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910847300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Leverson Lake System SOCKEYE 167 180 13 0 0 750 85 94 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000144000000000000000000000000000000000 Lewis Creek COHO 1639 1294 832 375 88 4000 1053 1191 7% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000144000000000000000000000000000000000 Lewis Creek SOCKEYE 2000 1165 508 0 45 3500 998 1168 4% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000144000000000000000000000000000000000 Lewis Creek CHUM 20 0 0 0 0 200 4 5 0% Questionable 

915560000144000000000000000000000000000000000 Lewis Creek PINK 40 0 50 0 0 200 17 20 0% Questionable 

915483500838000000000000000000000000000000000 Limestone Creek PINK 2380 6530 14950 9600 13889 55000 9380 8365 166% L Unthreatened 

915483500838000000000000000000000000000000000 Limestone Creek CHUM 1740 1211 469 1625 371 9000 1105 1277 29% M Potentially Threatened 

915483500838000000000000000000000000000000000 Limestone Creek COHO 803 1144 305 210 54 3500 571 612 9% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500838000000000000000000000000000000000 Limestone Creek SOCKEYE 0 30 1178 303 10 6000 343 362 3% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500132000000000000000000000000000000000 Linnea Creek CHUM 1713 1028 765 850 342 3500 991 1090 31% M Potentially Threatened 

915483500132000000000000000000000000000000000 Linnea Creek COHO 783 275 164 31 0 1500 388 402 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500132000000000000000000000000000000000 Linnea Creek PINK 855 760 56 6 9 3500 486 548 2% H Potentially Threatened 

915567300162000000000000000000000000000000000 Little Tillhorn River CHUM 56 113 20 5 31 250 44 51 61% S-1 Of Some Concern 

915567300162000000000000000000000000000000000 Little Tillhorn River COHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Questionable 

915567300162000000000000000000000000000000000 Little Tillhorn River PINK 188 150 250 174 685 2100 337 179 382% L Unthreatened 

915765500644000000000000000000000000000000000 Little Useless Creek PINK 3240 536 25 2075 550 15000 1589 1923 29% M Potentially Threatened 

915765500644000000000000000000000000000000000 Little Useless Creek COHO 40 0 0 0 0 400 9 10 0% Questionable 

915765500644000000000000000000000000000000000 Little Useless Creek CHUM 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0% Questionable 

915896000803000000000000000000000000000000000 Lizard Creek PINK 0 0 856 1894 5550 14000 1672 651 852% L Unthreatened 

915896000803000000000000000000000000000000000 Lizard Creek CHUM 0 0 0 1 94 500 15 0 36771% Questionable 

915896000803000000000000000000000000000000000 Lizard Creek COHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Questionable 

400016500346000000000000000000000000000000000 Lockerby Creek PINK 3056 3004 605 502 0 7500 1752 1869 0% H Potentially Threatened 

400016500346000000000000000000000000000000000 Lockerby Creek COHO 41 178 0 44 0 1500 63 67 0% H Potentially Threatened 

400016500346000000000000000000000000000000000 Lockerby Creek CHUM 3 18 0 13 0 100 8 8 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910740100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Lowe Inlet System SOCKEYE 3306 9020 7667 3300 2470 35000 5139 5841 42% S-3 Of Some Concern 

910740100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Lowe Inlet System COHO 2833 5050 3375 1470 467 15000 2996 3191 15% M Potentially Threatened 

400016500220000000000000000000000000000000000 Madeline Creek PINK 0 2333 40 2 0 7500 565 594 0% H Potentially Threatened 

400016500220000000000000000000000000000000000 Madeline Creek CHUM 150 0 0 0 0 1500 35 38 0% Questionable 

400016500220000000000000000000000000000000000 Madeline Creek COHO 0 0 0 10 0 100 2 3 0% Questionable 

915876300860000000000000000000000000000000000 Manzanita Cove Creek PINK 0 0 3600 2178 1121 20000 1214 1244 90% L Unthreatened 

915876300860000000000000000000000000000000000 Manzanita Cove Creek COHO 0 0 29 0 0 200 5 6 0% Questionable 

915560200463000000000000000000000000000000000 Markle Inlet Creek CHUM 695 413 788 798 953 5000 733 673 142% L Unthreatened 

915560200463000000000000000000000000000000000 Markle Inlet Creek COHO 25 185 92 160 7 400 135 155 4% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200463000000000000000000000000000000000 Markle Inlet Creek PINK 0 0 771 1011 483 3500 405 392 123% L Unthreatened 

915483500360000000000000000000000000000000000 McDonald Creek CHUM 2400 138 68 165 0 3500 549 585 0% H Potentially Threatened 




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915483500360000000000000000000000000000000000 McDonald Creek COHO 975 173 171 80 0 7500 411 424 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500360000000000000000000000000000000000 McDonald Creek SOCKEYE 465 282 228 125 0 3500 300 322 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500360000000000000000000000000000000000 McDonald Creek PINK 663 575 625 58 0 2000 411 433 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915538000243000000000000000000000000000000000 McMicking Creek CHUM 1656 200 1379 120 68 8000 769 909 7% H Potentially Threatened 

915538000243000000000000000000000000000000000 McMicking Creek SOCKEYE 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0% Questionable 

915538000243000000000000000000000000000000000 McMicking Creek COHO 0 0 25 43 5 50 11 12 43% H Potentially Threatened 

915538000243000000000000000000000000000000000 McMicking Creek PINK 107 300 292 128 50 1500 177 190 26% M Potentially Threatened 

400018200000000000000000000000000000000000000 McNeil River COHO 0 0 0 175 125 250 18 11 1143% Questionable 

400018200000000000000000000000000000000000000 McNeil River PINK 0 0 0 163 0 500 26 27 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910807900000000000000000000000000000000000000 McNichol Creek PINK 1579 1811 411 3165 2700 13000 1908 1780 152% L Unthreatened 

910807900000000000000000000000000000000000000 McNichol Creek COHO 0 189 0 75 50 1500 79 84 59% S-1 Of Some Concern 

910807900000000000000000000000000000000000000 McNichol Creek CHUM 0 0 0 4 5 40 1 1 488% Questionable 

915560200237000000000000000000000000000000000 Mikado Lake System PINK 1225 409 2100 1310 1125 8000 1262 1284 88% L Unthreatened 

915560200237000000000000000000000000000000000 Mikado Lake System SOCKEYE 2675 2500 1995 2070 2636 5500 2380 2310 114% L Unthreatened 

915560200237000000000000000000000000000000000 Mikado Lake System COHO 885 722 150 156 70 1500 492 530 13% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200237000000000000000000000000000000000 Mikado Lake System CHUM 338 163 225 24 0 1000 192 212 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910724000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Missed Creek COHO 0 0 0 55 50 200 13 10 481% S-1 Of Some Concern 

910724000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Missed Creek CHUM 0 0 0 18 15 50 4 2 720% Questionable 

910724000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Missed Creek SOCKEYE 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 Questionable 

910724000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Missed Creek PINK 0 0 0 1069 346 3000 250 225 154% L Unthreatened 

9155602000670000000000000000000000000000000000 Monckton Inlet Creek SOCKEYE 700 542 17 50 1500 312 362 14% H Potentially Threatened 

9155602000670000000000000000000000000000000000 Monckton Inlet Creek COHO 400 438 75 17 20 750 204 230 9% H Potentially Threatened 

9155602000670000000000000000000000000000000000 Monckton Inlet Creek CHUM 254 50 50 3 0 750 89 103 0% H Potentially Threatened 

9155602000670000000000000000000000000000000000 Monckton Inlet Creek PINK 267 250 250 733 40 2000 301 353 11% H Potentially Threatened 

910779100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Moore Cove Creek PINK 46000 47750 26570 28250 50909 150000 40112 37143 137% L Unthreatened 

910779100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Moore Cove Creek COHO 160 3067 690 9 7500 978 978 0% No Recent Records 

910779100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Moore Cove Creek CHUM 250 500 250 Questionable 

910890200000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mouse Creek PINK 0 0 0 450 5564 17000 1288 113 4945% L Unthreatened 

910890200000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mouse Creek CHUM 21 40 21 Questionable 

400016500374000000000000000000000000000000000 Muddy Creek PINK 390 60 0 0 0 3500 107 115 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910908300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Nasoga Gulf Creek PINK 0 0 300 393 0 1000 121 133 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200614000000000000000000000000000000000 Newcombe Harbour Cree PINK 347 1220 1980 2520 2342 9000 1737 1578 148% L Unthreatened 

915560200614000000000000000000000000000000000 Newcombe Harbour Cree CHUM 547 390 118 371 68 1500 294 352 19% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200614000000000000000000000000000000000 Newcombe Harbour Cree COHO 0 0 11 32 0 238 10 10 0% Questionable 

915483500183000000000000000000000000000000000 Noble Creek COHO 1490 549 129 301 0 3500 688 710 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500183000000000000000000000000000000000 Noble Creek CHUM 2270 1270 533 1569 593 4000 1292 1402 42% M Potentially Threatened 

915483500183000000000000000000000000000000000 Noble Creek SOCKEYE 265 233 0 0 0 1500 135 140 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500183000000000000000000000000000000000 Noble Creek PINK 928 259 168 103 86 3500 365 398 22% M Potentially Threatened 

910773300000000000000000000000000000000000000 North Kumealon Creek PINK 6125 6795 3511 3444 2220 15000 4458 5047 44% S-3 Of Some Concern 

910773300000000000000000000000000000000000000 North Kumealon Creek COHO 3 41 24 0 200 19 21 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910758700000000000000000000000000000000000000 Northness Creek CHUM 0 0 0 73 68 300 25 18 372% S-1 Of Some Concern 

910758700000000000000000000000000000000000000 Northness Creek PINK 0 0 0 610 1050 3500 270 153 689% L Unthreatened 

915560200208000000000000000000000000000000000 Oar Point Creek CHUM 550 0 0 0 0 2500 122 138 0% Questionable 

915560200208000000000000000000000000000000000 Oar Point Creek COHO 300 0 0 8 0 1500 70 79 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200208000000000000000000000000000000000 Oar Point Creek PINK 450 0 0 0 167 1500 122 115 144% S-1 Of Some Concern 

915789100270003270000000000000000000000000000 Oldfield Creek COHO 0 0 0 39 174 300 27 8 2119% S-1 Of Some Concern 

915789100270003270000000000000000000000000000 Oldfield Creek CHUM 0 0 0 0 0 Questionable 

915789100270003270000000000000000000000000000 Oldfield Creek PINK 0 0 0 35 5 50 2 2 229% Questionable 

910939500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Olh Creek CHUM 0 0 175 48 0 800 42 46 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910939500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Olh Creek COHO 0 0 0 25 0 100 6 6 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910939500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Olh Creek PINK 0 0 13 5 0 50 2 3 0% Questionable 

915765500923000000000000000000000000000000000 Oona River PINK 10225 4295 11270 12496 12583 50000 10266 9571 131% L Unthreatened 

915765500923000000000000000000000000000000000 Oona River COHO 267 767 510 178 563 3500 445 432 130% L Unthreatened 

915560200758000000000000000000000000000000000 Pa-Aat River PINK 6100 12310 5000 9550 13142 40000 9371 8240 159% L Unthreatened 

915560200758000000000000000000000000000000000 Pa-Aat River COHO 1565 2623 116 354 110 3500 1158 1243 9% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200758000000000000000000000000000000000 Pa-Aat River CHUM 560 331 44 72 120 1500 243 287 42% M Potentially Threatened 




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910582400000000000000000000000000000000000000 Paril River COHO 1064 488 125 245 199 2200 432 467 43% M Potentially Threatened 

910582400000000000000000000000000000000000000 Paril River CHUM 372 817 342 50 17 1500 292 430 4% H Potentially Threatened 

910582400000000000000000000000000000000000000 Paril River SOCKEYE 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 Questionable 

910582400000000000000000000000000000000000000 Paril River PINK 600 219 508 755 496 3000 526 536 93% L Unthreatened 

9158960003810000000000000000000000000000000000 Pearse Canal Creek PINK 0 0 600 0 0 6000 133 150 0% Questionable 

910924000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Perry Bay Creek CHUM 0 0 250 61 259 2500 107 79 330% L Unthreatened 

910924000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Perry Bay Creek PINK 0 0 0 6 0 25 1 1 0% Questionable 

915765500335000000000000000000000000000000000 Phoenix Creek PINK 2565 2553 3475 2782 1621 10000 2653 2849 57% L Unthreatened 

915765500335000000000000000000000000000000000 Phoenix Creek COHO 455 668 134 117 8 1500 337 375 2% H Potentially Threatened 

915765500335000000000000000000000000000000000 Phoenix Creek CHUM 0 68 3 0 0 200 16 18 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915765500286000000000000000000000000000000000 Porcher Creek PINK 4900 9390 3095 3565 4625 15000 5096 5238 88% L Unthreatened 

915765500286000000000000000000000000000000000 Porcher Creek COHO 333 572 59 77 0 1500 272 299 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915765500286000000000000000000000000000000000 Porcher Creek CHUM 0 3 0 0 2 25 1 1 267% Questionable 

915560200122000000000000000000000000000000000 Port Stephens Creek PINK 517 197 100 1336 483 3500 551 568 85% L Unthreatened 

915560200122000000000000000000000000000000000 Port Stephens Creek COHO 2250 1633 63 290 120 3500 1114 1287 9% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200122000000000000000000000000000000000 Port Stephens Creek CHUM 517 10 28 5 750 89 109 5% H Potentially Threatened 

910791900343000000000000000000000000000000000 Prudhomme Creek SOCKEYE 0 0 0 253 1182 2500 307 53 2218% L Unthreatened 

910791900343000000000000000000000000000000000 Prudhomme Creek COHO 0 0 0 19 670 2000 54 4 18363% L Unthreatened 

910713900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Quaal River PINK 47750 334500 128500 141750 137417 1500000 157192 163125 84% L Unthreatened 

910713900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Quaal River COHO 3525 7295 3400 6000 1308 25000 4608 5031 26% S-3 Of Some Concern 

910713900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Quaal River CHUM 5300 6000 5400 16850 4208 65000 7423 8388 50% S-3 Of Some Concern 

910713900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Quaal River SOCKEYE 390 2500 63 56 17 7500 472 560 3% H Potentially Threatened 

910713900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Quaal River CHINOOK 260 400 0 1 3 400 104 122 2% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000251000000000000000000000000000000000 Quitonsta Creek PINK 0 0 1230 33 325 12000 323 323 101% L Unthreatened 

915560000251000000000000000000000000000000000 Quitonsta Creek COHO 3025 6375 1750 644 356 15000 2837 3105 11% M Potentially Threatened 

915560000251000000000000000000000000000000000 Quitonsta Creek SOCKEYE 4100 5900 4675 3389 1775 15000 4047 4538 39% S-3 Of Some Concern 

915560000251000000000000000000000000000000000 Quitonsta Creek CHUM 0 0 1244 0 3 8000 249 287 1% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000515000000000000000000000000000000000 Rawlinson Creek PINK 1206 1098 3742 161 25 15000 1206 1345 2% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000515000000000000000000000000000000000 Rawlinson Creek CHUM 1600 760 1843 506 28 5000 1087 1202 2% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000515000000000000000000000000000000000 Rawlinson Creek COHO 0 200 292 0 1000 113 134 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915566500138000000000000000000000000000000000 Riordan Creek PINK 1397 1750 324 1955 916 4600 1325 1475 62% L Unthreatened 

915566500138000000000000000000000000000000000 Riordan Creek COHO 158 253 56 167 36 750 147 156 23% M Potentially Threatened 

915566500138000000000000000000000000000000000 Riordan Creek CHUM 267 200 13 33 17 750 117 159 11% H Potentially Threatened 

910983400000000000000000000000000000000000000 Roberson Creek PINK 8 728 398 1185 188 5500 480 524 36% M Potentially Threatened 

910983400000000000000000000000000000000000000 Roberson Creek CHUM 425 1313 98 2 0 3500 526 565 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910983400000000000000000000000000000000000000 Roberson Creek COHO 0 82 63 0 0 400 29 33 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915742200933000000000000000000000000000000000 Ryan Creek PINK 3956 5610 4350 3022 2644 15000 3990 4274 62% L Unthreatened 

915742200933000000000000000000000000000000000 Ryan Creek SOCKEYE 1215 240 55 6 3500 480 556 1% H Potentially Threatened 

915742200933000000000000000000000000000000000 Ryan Creek CHUM 1067 500 83 44 1 3500 449 492 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915742200933000000000000000000000000000000000 Ryan Creek COHO 988 572 60 41 68 1500 400 443 15% H Potentially Threatened 

910960200000000000000000000000000000000000000 Salmon Cove Creek PINK 0 0 944 3944 1188 9000 1163 1158 103% L Unthreatened 

910960200000000000000000000000000000000000000 Salmon Cove Creek COHO 0 0 0 21 0 100 4 4 0% Questionable 

915483500541000000000000000000000000000000000 Salmon Creek PINK 1043 850 0 42 0 3500 587 612 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500541000000000000000000000000000000000 Salmon Creek COHO 3075 2800 0 13 0 7500 1724 1793 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500541000000000000000000000000000000000 Salmon Creek SOCKEYE 325 178 0 0 0 750 115 135 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500541000000000000000000000000000000000 Salmon Creek CHUM 450 307 13 25 6 750 254 276 2% H Potentially Threatened 

915823500634000000000000000000000000000000000 Sandy Bay Creek PINK 0 0 0 4100 4428 20000 1765 946 468% L Unthreatened 

915823500634000000000000000000000000000000000 Sandy Bay Creek CHUM 0 0 0 11 63 100 8 3 2438% S-1 Of Some Concern 

915823500634000000000000000000000000000000000 Sandy Bay Creek COHO 0 0 0 3 0 20 1 1 0% Questionable 

400057000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Scotia River PINK 1450 12953 3720 11750 1360 100000 6677 7358 18% S-3 Of Some Concern 

400057000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Scotia River COHO 0 0 80 143 0 500 44 49 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500283000000000000000000000000000000000 Sentinel Creek COHO 855 558 167 35 0 1500 505 525 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500283000000000000000000000000000000000 Sentinel Creek CHUM 555 465 16 82 0 3500 315 327 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500283000000000000000000000000000000000 Sentinel Creek SOCKEYE 493 533 0 33 0 1500 274 284 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500283000000000000000000000000000000000 Sentinel Creek PINK 343 435 281 18 0 1500 263 274 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915742200878000000000000000000000000000000000 Shaw Creek PINK 2905 4860 3788 5100 6913 20000 4798 4163 166% L Unthreatened 




Mean (50- 

01) 

Historical 

Mean (50-89) 

% Hist. 

Mean 2 

Stock 


Stock Status 

915742200878000000000000000000000000000000000 Shaw Creek COHO 395 575 50 278 322 1500 333 334 96% L Unthreatened 

915742200878000000000000000000000000000000000 Shaw Creek CHUM 675 448 69 58 3 1800 325 364 1% H Potentially Threatened 

910797600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Shawatlan Creek SOCKEYE 3270 2950 845 2586 1542 6000 2204 2408 64% L Unthreatened 

910797600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Shawatlan Creek COHO 13 1300 400 300 863 3500 495 438 197% L Unthreatened 

910797600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Shawatlan Creek CHINOOK 0 26 11 0 200 11 12 0% Questionable 

910797600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Shawatlan Creek CHUM 200 0 3 200 30 67 4% Questionable 

910797600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Shawatlan Creek PINK 700 238 393 280 2000 429 487 58% L Unthreatened 

915560200790000000000000000000000000000000000 Sheneeza Creek PINK 0 0 550 17 24 4000 148 166 14% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200790000000000000000000000000000000000 Sheneeza Creek SOCKEYE 280 390 1150 75 95 4500 451 506 19% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200790000000000000000000000000000000000 Sheneeza Creek CHUM 44 205 261 39 100 1000 138 144 69% S-1 Of Some Concern 

915560200790000000000000000000000000000000000 Sheneeza Creek COHO 0 0 160 6 2 700 23 27 7% Questionable 

910801300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Silver Creek PINK 1504 1285 468 2726 3040 13000 1804 1496 203% L Unthreatened 

910801300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Silver Creek CHUM 1046 100 50 13 13 6000 414 462 3% H Potentially Threatened 

910801300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Silver Creek COHO 21 190 0 92 18 1500 85 95 18% H Potentially Threatened 

910801300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Silver Creek CHINOOK 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0% Questionable 

915560000469000000000000000000000000000000000 Skull Creek PINK 3903 825 4188 909 128 20000 2287 2541 5% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000469000000000000000000000000000000000 Skull Creek CHUM 1820 711 1563 525 23 6000 1090 1209 2% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000469000000000000000000000000000000000 Skull Creek COHO 0 208 136 0 1500 98 112 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915765500359000000000000000000000000000000000 Snass Creek PINK 173 110 80 565 233 3100 232 232 101% L Unthreatened 

915765500359000000000000000000000000000000000 Snass Creek COHO 288 336 83 99 3 750 193 224 1% H Potentially Threatened 

400016500398000000000000000000000000000000000 Sparkling Creek PINK 967 95 30 1 0 5000 267 288 0% H Potentially Threatened 

400016500398000000000000000000000000000000000 Sparkling Creek CHUM 293 0 0 0 0 2500 70 75 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000695000000000000000000000000000000000 Spencer Creek PINK 179 433 788 180 64 3500 355 408 16% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000695000000000000000000000000000000000 Spencer Creek SOCKEYE 700 390 388 0 117 1500 288 326 36% M Potentially Threatened 

915560000695000000000000000000000000000000000 Spencer Creek COHO 425 485 94 21 0 1500 241 284 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560000695000000000000000000000000000000000 Spencer Creek CHUM 150 128 25 0 0 750 78 93 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915765500878000000000000000000000000000000000 Spiller River PINK 8350 3150 3165 2980 4785 40000 4486 4411 108% L Unthreatened 

915765500878000000000000000000000000000000000 Spiller River COHO 0 185 0 0 1500 64 64 0% No Recent Records 

910919700000000000000000000000000000000000000 Stagoo Creek PINK 593 2561 4665 9540 4125 30000 4324 4385 94% L Unthreatened 

910919700000000000000000000000000000000000000 Stagoo Creek CHUM 10725 9970 13350 4960 10091 70000 9825 9751 103% L Unthreatened 

910919700000000000000000000000000000000000000 Stagoo Creek COHO 0 0 89 171 0 600 51 56 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500627000050000000000000000000000000000 Stannard Creek PINK 13200 3840 4995 5083 9459 59000 7178 6779 140% L Unthreatened 

915483500627000050000000000000000000000000000 Stannard Creek COHO 4425 1931 153 218 125 7500 1672 1756 7% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500627000050000000000000000000000000000 Stannard Creek CHUM 6300 1175 67 480 255 7500 1940 2221 11% M Potentially Threatened 

915483500627000050000000000000000000000000000 Stannard Creek SOCKEYE 1550 357 0 107 2 3500 507 568 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915563500554000000000000000000000000000000000 Stewart Creek PINK 1350 4635 1500 2750 3428 15000 2829 2635 130% L Unthreatened 

915563500554000000000000000000000000000000000 Stewart Creek CHUM 2465 1125 2500 960 227 15000 1408 1763 13% M Potentially Threatened 

915563500554000000000000000000000000000000000 Stewart Creek COHO 475 893 75 101 33 1500 422 473 7% H Potentially Threatened 

910828500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Stumaun Creek PINK 833 1585 5056 7833 5642 15000 4226 3766 150% L Unthreatened 

910828500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Stumaun Creek COHO 0 75 0 3 0 750 20 21 0% Questionable 

910828500000000000000000000000000000000000000 Stumaun Creek CHUM 0 5 0 0 0 50 1 1 0% Questionable 

915560200822000000000000000000000000000000000 Three Mile Creek CHUM 350 1850 363 50 20 3500 327 469 4% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200822000000000000000000000000000000000 Three Mile Creek SOCKEYE 575 575 300 0 0 750 236 325 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200822000000000000000000000000000000000 Three Mile Creek COHO 1125 494 113 21 0 1500 220 269 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200822000000000000000000000000000000000 Three Mile Creek PINK 350 488 264 500 358 1000 375 382 94% L Unthreatened 

910855600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Toon River PINK 8538 11667 6778 5443 10125 35000 8546 8047 126% L Unthreatened 

910855600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Toon River CHUM 10590 7400 4650 4140 4958 40000 6294 6695 74% L Unthreatened 

910855600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Toon River COHO 416 683 669 89 0 2500 447 462 0% H Potentially Threatened 

910855600000000000000000000000000000000000000 Toon River SOCKEYE 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0% Questionable 

915876300940000000000000000000000000000000000 Tracy Creek PINK 156 463 3855 1228 1632 10000 1311 1190 137% L Unthreatened 

915876300940000000000000000000000000000000000 Tracy Creek CHUM 50 0 0 0 0 200 6 6 0% Questionable 

915876300940000000000000000000000000000000000 Tracy Creek COHO 75 0 0 0 0 75 4 5 0% Questionable 

910835200000000000000000000000000000000000000 Trail Bay Creek PINK 0 0 0 11 0 100 2 3 0% Questionable 

915483500572000000000000000000000000000000000 Treneman Creek PINK 400 775 240 91 25 1500 270 299 8% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500572000000000000000000000000000000000 Treneman Creek COHO 265 460 589 107 75 2000 360 375 20% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500572000000000000000000000000000000000 Treneman Creek CHUM 380 44 37 105 8 1500 169 180 4% H Potentially Threatened 




Mean (50- 

01) 

Historical 

Mean (50-89) 

% Hist. 

Mean 2 

Stock 


Stock Status 

915483500572000000000000000000000000000000000 Treneman Creek SOCKEYE 0 0 2 7 0 25 2 2 0% Questionable 

910881000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Tsampanaknok Bay Cree PINK 0 0 89 52 1209 4500 338 29 4146% L Unthreatened 

910881000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Tsampanaknok Bay Cree COHO 0 0 0 2 0 20 0 1 0% Questionable 

915560200879000000000000000000000000000000000 Tsimtack Lake System PINK 313 1733 521 1644 1840 7000 1221 1062 173% L Unthreatened 

915560200879000000000000000000000000000000000 Tsimtack Lake System COHO 1710 2115 181 413 138 7500 1190 1321 10% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200879000000000000000000000000000000000 Tsimtack Lake System SOCKEYE 1385 1675 1150 3100 2440 10000 2072 1971 124% L Unthreatened 

915560200879000000000000000000000000000000000 Tsimtack Lake System CHUM 1413 2115 542 478 179 7500 1022 1245 14% H Potentially Threatened 

915876300632000000000000000000000000000000000 Turk Creek PINK 93 0 714 540 138 5000 294 314 44% M Potentially Threatened 

915876300632000000000000000000000000000000000 Turk Creek COHO 75 200 0 0 200 25 31 0% Questionable 

915876300632000000000000000000000000000000000 Turk Creek CHUM 0 0 0 22 0 200 6 6 0% Questionable 

915541700294000000000000000000000000000000000 Turn Creek PINK 8000 10855 4150 22485 18850 60000 13098 11373 166% L Unthreatened 

915541700294000000000000000000000000000000000 Turn Creek CHUM 8975 1720 769 1376 277 35000 2690 3408 8% M Potentially Threatened 

915541700294000000000000000000000000000000000 Turn Creek COHO 6 463 50 217 30 1500 183 188 16% H Potentially Threatened 

915541700294000000000000000000000000000000000 Turn Creek SOCKEYE 2 3 2 Questionable 

915541700450000000000000000000000000000000000 Turtle Creek PINK 3836 1669 6200 17750 18642 43000 10424 7685 243% L Unthreatened 

915541700450000000000000000000000000000000000 Turtle Creek CHUM 364 163 431 524 150 2500 302 356 42% M Potentially Threatened 

915541700450000000000000000000000000000000000 Turtle Creek COHO 4 0 0 64 250 22 22 0% No Recent Records 

915560200956000000000000000000000000000000000 Tuwartz Creek PINK 510 1113 488 323 667 3500 670 670 99% L Unthreatened 

915560200956000000000000000000000000000000000 Tuwartz Creek CHUM 398 210 25 33 32 1500 219 241 13% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200956000000000000000000000000000000000 Tuwartz Creek COHO 208 248 63 8 400 176 189 4% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200956000000000000000000000000000000000 Tuwartz Creek SOCKEYE 0 0 0 22 0 100 5 5 0% Questionable 

500016300000000000000000000000000000000000000 Welda Creek PINK 0 0 0 2235 615 10000 569 559 110% L Unthreatened 

915483500712000000000000000000000000000000000 West Creek (Aristazabal PINK 1665 760 2590 425 402 7800 1133 1209 33% M Potentially Threatened 

915483500712000000000000000000000000000000000 West Creek (Aristazabal COHO 1440 303 0 95 3 3500 478 506 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500712000000000000000000000000000000000 West Creek (Aristazabal CHUM 1080 1067 68 90 3 3500 556 601 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915483500712000000000000000000000000000000000 West Creek (Aristazabal SOCKEYE 598 109 20 44 0 1500 219 226 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915765500141000000000000000000000000000000000 West Creek (Porcher) PINK 3203 1859 850 825 1637 18000 1920 2014 81% L Unthreatened 

915765500141000000000000000000000000000000000 West Creek (Porcher) COHO 200 250 30 2 400 153 187 1% H Potentially Threatened 

915823500677000000000000000000000000000000000 Whitley Point Creek PINK 0 0 222 1701 2978 10000 966 422 706% L Unthreatened 

910929900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Wilauks Creek PINK 0 0 1085 2415 3255 8500 1388 875 372% L Unthreatened 

910929900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Wilauks Creek CHUM 0 0 630 369 577 4000 320 247 234% L Unthreatened 

910929900000000000000000000000000000000000000 Wilauks Creek COHO 0 0 0 406 0 3000 81 86 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915560200420000000000000000000000000000000000 Wilson Creek PINK 0 0 2071 1230 300 7000 717 798 38% M Potentially Threatened 

915560200420000000000000000000000000000000000 Wilson Creek CHUM 1070 1328 1685 2380 751 5000 1443 1616 46% M Potentially Threatened 

915560200420000000000000000000000000000000000 Wilson Creek COHO 0 0 28 21 0 200 10 11 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915541700040000000000000000000000000000000000 Windy Island Creek PINK 569 333 863 1320 1908 5500 878 794 240% L Unthreatened 

915541700040000000000000000000000000000000000 Windy Island Creek CHUM 588 222 389 98 184 2000 307 319 58% S-1 Of Some Concern 

915541700040000000000000000000000000000000000 Windy Island Creek COHO 0 0 4 78 0 200 21 23 0% H Potentially Threatened 

915765500175000000000000000000000000000000000 Wolf Creek PINK 6050 9060 6041 6900 4233 30000 6371 7013 60% L Unthreatened 

915765500175000000000000000000000000000000000 Wolf Creek COHO 0 0 3 4 0 34 1 2 0% Questionable 


Appendix II. Resident Fish Species Database

Freshwater and Anadromous Fish and Fish Habitat in the North Coast Appendix II: Freshwater Fish Database 

Stream or Lake 

Name Watershed Code 

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Unique Recreation Vulnerable Explanation Reviewer Comments Reference 

Y Y Steelhead (WBC); Recreational -flux in Pink numbers may be a 

fishing 

natural phenomenon for this system 

Johnston Creek 400-016500-50000- AREA 6 Y Y Y 

Kwinitsa River 400-066100- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead (WBC) FISS; Bart Proctor 

Lockerby Creek 400-016500-34600- AREA 6 Y Y Y Steelhead (WBC) FISS 

Y Y Y Eulachon; Spring run steelhead -concern over heavy logging/timber 

(WBC). Recreational fishing and extraction pressures could put local 

Ecstall River 400-016500- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 

viewing. Large river system. Class stocks at higher risk 

II water 

FISS 

Y Y Y Largest steelhead fishery in the NC 

(WLAP, WBC, LK); Recreational 

fishing; Steelhead vulnerable to ove 

fishing due to easy access (WLAP) FISS; FISS Update; Bart 

Kloiya River 910-791900- AREA 4 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 

Proctor 

Y Y Steelhead (NCSI, WBC, LK) 

Diana Creek 910-791900-23400- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y 

Recreational fishing FISS; Bart Proctor 

Y Y Steelhead (WBC, LK). Guiding -pressures put on Coho and Spring 

due to logging a concern; -believe 

logging 15-20 years ago destroyed 

Ensheshese River 910-863100- AREA 3 Y Y Y 

spawning beds FISS; FISS Update 

Y Y Steelhead (WBC, LK); Shorelinespawning 

kokanee ; Khtada Lake: 

Blue ribbon fishery for Rainbow 

-large subspecies of Rainbow Trout 

400-059300-00000- AREA 6 

trout, 300,000+ shoreline spawning 

kokanoo, research site, surrounded 

by unstable terrains. 

FISS; FISS Update; Triton 

Khtada Creek 

Y Y Y Y Y 

Stream Inventory Report 

Y Y Shoreline-spawning kokanee ; 

Khtada Lake: Blue ribbon fishery for 

400-059300-00000- AREA 6 Y 

Rainbow trout, 300,000+ shoreline 

spawning kokanoo, research site, 

surrounded by unstable terrains. 

Khtada Lake 

Y Y Y 

FISS 

Y Y Steelhead (WBC, LK); Wildlife 

viewing related to salmon runs. 

-concern over low Chinook numbers 

910-887500- AREA 6 

Displacement potential and 

increased mortality risk to Grizzly as 

a consequence of human use. 

Khutzeymateen River 

Y Y Y Y 

FISS; FISS Update 

Y Y Eulachon run, steelhead (WBC, LK) -big Stlhd and eulachon runs FISS; FISS Update; Bart 

Khyex River 400-036100- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 

Proctor 

Y Y Steelhead (NCSI) Recreational 

fishing and wildlife viewing. 



a consequence of human use. FISS; FISS Update; Bart 

Kitsault River 910-930200- AREA 5 Y Y Y Y Y 

Proctor 

Y Y Spring run steelhead (WBC, LK); -presence of Cutthroat and Dolly 

Recreational fishing, guiding; Class Varden 

II water; spring run steelhead. 



a consequence of human use. 

Kwinamass River 910-896600- AREA 6 Y Y Y 

FISS Update 

Viewing of salmon ascending -High Sockeye, Coho, and trout 

Lowe Inlet System 910-740100- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 

falls at inlet 

numbers FISS 

Union Creek 

-large Rainbow Trout and Kokanee LRMP Sector Comment; 

910-871900 AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Union Lake recreational fishing Sockeye 

FISS 

Y Y Steelhead (NCSI, WBC, LK) - 

summer run. Marine blue clays, 

limited offchannel habitat on 

floodplain, steelhead vulnerable to 

FISS; FISS Update; Bart 

Chambers Creek 500-009000- AREA 5 Y Y Y Y Y Y 

overfishing (WLAP) 

Karst geologies, potentially open -big Pink run 

Proctor 

systems with vulnerable to 

FISS; FISS Update; Triton 

Kumealon Creek 910-768900- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ground disturbance 

Stream Inventory Report 

Triumph Creek 

Y Y Summer-run steelhead (WLAP, 

WBC); Vulnerable to over-fishing 

910-584500- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y 

(WLAP) FISS Update 

Alpha Creek 915-560200-69000- AREA 5 Y Y Steelhead -strong Pink run No Info FISS 

Antigonish Creek 400-032400- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead (WBC, LK) Bart Proctor 

Arden Creek 400-036100-232 AREA 6 Y Y Steelhead FISS 





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CT 

ACT 

DV 

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RB 

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MW 

CAL 

CAS 

SCU 

CCG 

LAM 

STB 

PL 

RL 


Big Bay Creek 910-503100- AREA 4 Y Y Y Y Steelhead (NCSI) Bart Proctor 

Big Falls Creek 400-016500-24200- AREA 4 Y Y Y Steelhead FISS 

Big Useless Creek 915-765500-70200- AREA 4 Y Y Steelhead No info FISS 

Captain Cove Creek 915-560200-66500- AREA 5 Y Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead 

-strong runs of Sea-run Cutthroat 

and Steelhead FISS, FISS Update 

Crow Lagoon Creek 910-878500- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Steelhead 

-Sockeye, trout, Stlhd, Coho, and 

FISS Update 

Deadman Creek 915-560000-58800- AREA 6 Y Y Steelhead 

Pink No info FISS 


Denise Creek 910-793700- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead 

Proctor 

Diana Lake 910-791900-23400- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead FISS Update 

Dogfish Bay Creek 910-971500- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead FISS Update; Bart Proctor 

Foote Creek 915-765500-24200- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead FISS 

Hayward Creek 400-016500-14100- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead FISS; FISS Update 

Hevenor Inlet Creek 915-560200-53500- AREA 6 Y Y Steelhead 

-Pink, Coho, and Stlhd, supports 

many fish 7 matches in FISS 

Illiance River 910-929800- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead FISS; Bart Proctor 

Inver Creek 400-031400- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Steelhead (NCSI) Bart Proctor 

Y Steelhead (NCSI) 

Keesil Creek 910-727100- AREA 5 Y Y Y 

No info FISS; Bart Proctor 

Kiltuish River 910-593300- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Steelhead FISS; FISS Update 

Y Steelhead (NCSI, LK) 

Kiskosh Creek 910-721600- AREA 5 Y Y Y Y Y Y 


Y Steelhead (NCSI) FISS, FISS Update; Bart 

Kitkiata Creek 910-713300- AREA 5 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 

Proctor 

Y Steelhead (WBC, LK); Important 

assessment stream for DFO and 

MELP; the only enumeration stream 

-indicator system for FOC/DFO 

Lachmach River 910-846300- AREA 5 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 

for steelhead in NC 


-Pink present, low Coho numbers 

(just like Big Useless Creek) 

Little Useless Creek 915-765500-69000- AREA 3 Y Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead 


Lost Creek Unknown AREA 4 Y Y Y Steelhead (NCSI) NCSI 

McNeil River 400-018200- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead (NCSI) FISS; Bart Proctor 

Y Steelhead (NCSI) -Confirm Stlhd presence; -also 

presence of Pink, Dolly Varden, FISS; FISS Update; Bart 

McNichol Creek 910-807900- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y 

Cutthroat 

Proctor 

Y Steelhead (NCSI) FISS; FISS Update; Bart 

Moore Cove Creek 910-779100 AREA 6 Y Y Y Y 

Proctor 

Muddy Creek 400-016500-37400- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Steelhead FISS; FISS Update 

Nasoga Gulf Creek 910-908300- AREA 6 Y Y Steelhead No match FISS 

-most species of salmon FISS; FISS Update; Bart 

Oona River 915-765500-92300- AREA 4 Y Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead 

Proctor 

Y Sea-run cutthroat (WLAP, LK); sea 

run cutthroat reported by M. 


Pa-Aat River 915-560200-45800- AREA 5 Y Y Y Y Y Y 

Lambyorksi 

Proctor 

Porcher Creek 915-765500-28600- AREA 3 Y Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead FISS; Bart Proctor 

Y Steelhead (NCSI, LK); Exceptional -eagle info should be included with 

eagle concentrations during salmon a “Wildlife Info” column 

runs (WLAP) 

Quaal River 910-713900- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y 

FISS Update; Bart Proctor 

Quitonsta Creek 915-560000-25100- AREA 5 Y Y Anadromous Cutthroat No match FISS 

Salmon Cove Creek 910-960200- AREA 6 Y Y Y Steelhead FISS 

FISS Update; FISS; aka 

Salter Lake Creek 915-560200-82200- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead 

Three Mile Creek 

Scotia River 400-057000- AREA 3 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead -Stlhd present FISS ; FISS Update 

Shawatlan Creek 910-797600- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead 

-presence of Sockeye, Coho, Stlhd No match FISS; FISS 

Update; Bart Proctor 

-restoration work done to mitigate FISS, FISS Update; Bart 

Silver Creek 910-801300- AREA 5 Y Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead 

past logging impacts 

Proctor 

Stagoo Creek 910-919700- AREA 3 Y Y Y Y Steelhead (NCSI) -walked by DFO (data source?) FISS; Bart Proctor 

-walked by DFO (data source?) FISS; FISS Update; Bart 

Stumaun Creek 910-828500- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead 

Proctor 

Unnamed Creek 910-713900-036 AREA 6 Y Y Y Steelhead FISS Update 

Verney Pass Creek 915-567300-75400- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead FISS Update 

Whitewater Creek 910-713900-03600- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Steelhead FISS Update 

Toon River 910-855600- AREA 6 Y Y Y Steelhead (WBC) FISS; FISS Update 

Tracy Creek 915-876300-09400- AREA 6 Y Y Steelhead No info FISS 





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CT 

ACT 

DV 

ADV 

RB 

KO 

ST 

EU 

TSB 

MW 

CAL 

CAS 

SCU 

CCG 

LAM 

STB 

PL 

RL 


Prudhomme Creek 910-791900-27100- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Recreational fishing 

-presence of Sockeye, concern 

dam built by Skeena Cellulose may 

have prevented smolt migration 

FISS; Bart Proctor 

Aberdeen Creek 400-025100- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Bart Proctor 

Alder Creek 400-082800- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

Angler Cove Creek 910-564100- AREA 6 No Info FISS 

FISS Update; Triton Lake 

Angler Cove Lake 910-564100- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y 

Inventory Report 

Ayton Creek 400-045500- AREA 6 Y Y FISS, FISS Update 

Banks Lakes Creek 915-560000-25100- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

Belle Bay Creek 910-979300- AREA 3 No info FISS 

Belowe Creek 910-736000- AREA 5 Y FISS 


Belowe Lake 910-736000- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y 


Big Tillhorn River 915-567300-19100- AREA 6 Y FISS, FISS Update 

Bill Creek 910-850400- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y FISS Update 

FISS; Triton Lake 

Bill Lake 910-850400- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y 


Billy Creek 915-765500-06000- AREA 5 Y Y No info FISS 

Blackrock Creek 915-541700-21300- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Bluff Creek Unknown AREA 5 Y FISS Update 

Bolton Creek 915-560000-75100- AREA 6 No info 

Bonilla Arm Creek 915-560000-37600- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

Borrowman Creek 915-483500-62700- AREA 6 -Coho and Chum present No info FISS 

Bremner (North) 

-concern over decline of Coho 

Creek 915-784000-82100- AREA 6 Y Y 

Bart Proctor 

Bremner Lake 915-784000-82100- AREA 6 Y Y Y FISS Update 

Bridge Creek 910-849600- Y FISS Update 

Brown Creek 400-016500-15700- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

Brown Lake 400-016500-15700- AREA 6 Y Y FISS Update 

Brundige Creek 915-823500-51800- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Camp Creek 910-643000- AREA 6 Y Y FISS Update 


Caponero Lake 910-716300- AREA 6 Y Y Y 


Cartwright Creek 915-538000-17600- AREA 5 No info FISS 

Cherry Creek 915-560200-97200- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Chismore Creek 915-765500-86900- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y FISS; Bart Proctor 

Triton Lake Inventory 

Chute Lake 915-566500-13800- AREA 6 Y Y Y 

Reports 

Clifford Creek 915-483500-35000- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Cornwall River Unknown AREA 4 Y Y FISS Update 

Crab River 910-644700- AREA 3 Y Y Y FISS; FISS Update 

Crane Bay Creek 915-541700-30600- AREA 3 No info FISS 

Cridge Inlet Creek 915-560200-93500- AREA 3 Y FISS 

Curtis Inlet Creek 915-560200-34300- AREA 3 Y Y Y No match FISS 

Devil Creek 915-483500-72100- AREA 6 No info FISS 

-big Sockeye and trout, likely Stlhd. 

Devon Lake System 915-560200-24900- AREA 6 Y Y 


Don Creek 915-483500-97900- AREA 5 No info FISS 

Donahue Creek 910-985000- AREA 5 Y FISS; FISS Update 

Donaldson Creek 915-560000-71700- Y Y Y FISS Update 

Duffey Creek 915-483500-15800- AREA 5 No info FISS 

Eagle Creek 915-483500- AREA 6 No info FISS 

East Gribbell Creek Unknown AREA 6 Y Y FISS Update 

-strong trout and Coho 

End Hill Creek 915-560000-62900- AREA 6 Y Y 

No info FISS; FISS Update 

False Stewart Creek 915-560200-74200- AREA 3 No info FISS 

Farrant Creek Unknown Y Y FISS Update 

FISS Update; a.k.a. 

Fishtrap Bay Creek 915-567300-78100- AREA 6 Y 

Cheenis Creek 

Flewin Creek 500-010700- AREA 6 Y Y FISS; FISS Update 

Flux Creek 915-483500-35100- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Fortune Creek 910-846100- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

Freda Lake 910-748900- AREA 6 Y Y FISS Update 

Fury Creek 915-483500-86200- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Georgetown Creek 910-823300- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

Georgie River 910-991800- AREA 6 Y FISS; FISS Update 

Gil Creek 915-541700-87800- AREA 4 No info FISS 





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-high importance to all user groups 

Goat River 910-565700- AREA 3 Y Y Y 

FISS, FISS Update 

Grenville Channel Unknown AREA 5 Y Y Y FISS Update 

-in some years, very strong runs of 2 matches in FISS; No info 

Hankin Creek 915-742200-43300- AREA 6 Y 

Pink and Cutthroat 

on either 

Hartley Bay Creek 910-728100- AREA 6 No info FISS; FISS Update 


Hartley Bay Lake 910-728100-00000- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y 



Hays Creek 915-789100-27000- AREA 6 Y Y 

Proctor 

Hayward Lake 400-016500-14100- AREA 6 Y Y Y FISS Update 

Head Creek 915-765500-18600- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y FISS; Bart Proctor 

Hotspring Creek 910-637900- AREA 6 No info FISS 

-Abundant salmon and trout species 

Humpback Creek 915-765500-82600- AREA 6 Y Y Y 

FISS; Bart Proctor 

Hunts Creek 915-765500-76800- AREA 6 Y Y Y -Pinks?? FISS 

Indian Harbour Creek 915-560000-20600- AREA 6 Y Y No info FISS; FISS Update 

-flux in Pink number may be a 

natural phenomenon for this system 

Johnston Lake 400-016500-50000- AREA 5 Y Y Y 


Kdelmashan Creek 915-483500-19900- AREA 5 No info FISS 

Keecha Creek 915-560000-80400- AREA 5 No info FISS 

Kenzuwash Creeks 915-560000-04600- AREA 6 No info FISS 


Kergin Lake 910-791900- AREA 6 Y 


Keswar Creek 915-742200-32600- AREA 6 -big Pink run No info FISS 

Kihess Creek 910-711600- AREA 6 No match FISS 

Kilpatrick Lake 

Kingkown Inlet 

915-560200-66500- Y Y FISS Update 

System 915-560000-37600- AREA 5 No match in FISS 

Kitkatla Creek 915-765500-37000- AREA 5 No info FISS 

Klewnuggit Inlet 

-major Coho and Moose 

Creek 910-748900- AREA 5 Y 

FISS Update 

Kooryet Creek 915-560000-78400- AREA 4 

-drains into large lake system that 

supports Chum, Sockeye, Coho, 

and Pinks No info FISS 

Kshwan River 910-941800- AREA 4 Y FISS; FISS Update 

Kubas Creek 915-560200-72200- AREA 5 Y Y Y Bart Proctor 

Kumealon Lake 910-768900-01000- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

Kumeon Bay Creek 910-876800- AREA 6 Y Y FISS Update 

Kxngeal Creek 910-751000- AREA 5 No match 

La Hou Creek 910-825400- AREA 5 Y Y Y FISS; Bart Proctor 

Lachmach Lake 910-846300-44700- AREA 5 Y FISS Update 

Lagoon Creek 915-486500-05300- AREA 5 No info FISS 

Larch Creek 910-886100- AREA 4 No info FISS 

Leverson Lake 

-large Rainbow Trout 

System 910-847300- AREA 4 Y Y Y Y 


Lewis Creek 915-560000-14400- AREA 4 No info FISS 

Limestone Creek 915-483500-83800- AREA 4 No info FISS 

Linnea Creek 915-483500-13200- AREA 4 No info FISS 

Little Tillhorn River 915-567300-16200- AREA 6 Y Y FISS Update 

Lizard Creek 915-896000-80300- AREA 3 -small Pink run No match FISS 

Lowe Lake 

Y 


910-740100- AREA 6 

Y Y Y Y Y 


Lower Lake 400-016500-62000- AREA 6 Y Y FISS Update 

Madeline Creek 

Manzanita Cove 

400-016500-22000- AREA 6 No info FISS; FISS Update 

Creek 915-876300-86000- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Marigonish Creek 400-032600- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Bart Proctor 

Marion Creek 910-849700- AREA 6 Y Y FISS Update 

Marion Lake 910-849700- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

Markle Inlet Creek 915-560200-46300- AREA 3 

-presence of Pinks, Coho, and 

Chum No info FISS 

Masoga Gulf Creek 910-900800- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

McDonald Creek 915-483500-36000- AREA 3 


Chum No info FISS 





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McMicking Creek 915-538000-24300- AREA 6 No info FISS 

McShane Creek 910-857000- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

Mikado Lake System 915-560200-23700- AREA 6 Y Y 

-presence of Sockeye, Chum, and 

Pinks, very likely to have Stlhd as 

well No match FISS 


Minerva Lake 400-018200-02000- AREA 6 Y 


Missed Creek 910-724000- AREA 6 Y FISS 

Mitt Lake 400-016500-37400- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

-presence of Pink and Coho 

Monckton Inlet Creek 915-560200-06700- AREA 6 

No match FISS 

Morse Creek 915-789100-20400- AREA 6 Y Y FISS Update 

Mouse Creek 910-890200- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Neaxtoalk Creek 910-829100- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

Newcombe Harbour 

-does have fish 

Creek 915-560200-61400- AREA 6 

3 matches in FISS 

Noble Creek 915-483500-18300- AREA 6 No info FISS 

North Kumealon 

-same as other Kumealon Creek 

Creek 910-769900- AREA 6 

No info FISS 

Northness Creek 910-758700- AREA 4 No info FISS 

Oar Point Creek 915-560200-20800- AREA 4 No info FISS 

Oldfield Creek 915-789100-27000-32700- AREA 4 Y Y Y No match FISS 

Olh Creek 910-939500- AREA 4 No info FISS 

Paril River 910-582400- AREA 5 Y No info FISS, FISS Update 

Pearse Canal Creek 915-896000-38100- AREA 5 No match FISS 

Perry Bay Creek 910-924000- AREA 3 Y Y FISS 

-presence of Pinks 

Phoenix Creek 915-765500-33500- AREA 3 Y Y Y 


Port Stephens Creek 915-560200-12200- AREA 3 Y Y Y Y Y 


Stlhd FISS 

Rae Lake 400-016500-37400- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

Rainbow Lake 910-791900-23400- AREA 6 Y Y Y FISS Update 

Rawlinson Creek 915-560000-51500- AREA 5 No info FISS 

Riordan Creek 915-566500-58300- AREA 5 Y Y No info FISS; Bart Proctor 

Roberson Creek 910-983400- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Ryan Creek 915-742200-93300- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Salmon Creek 915-483500-54100- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Salt Lagoon Creek 915-765500-21900- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y Bart Proctor 


Salter Lake 915-560200-82200- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y 


Sandy Bay Creek 915-823500-63400- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Scoular Lake 915-560200-66500- AREA 6 Y Y FISS Update 

Sentinel Creek 915-483500-28300- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Serres Creek 915-560200-66200- AREA 6 Y Y Y FISS Update 

Shaw Creek 915-742200-87800- AREA 6 Y Y Y No info FISS; Bart Proctor 

Sheneeza Creek 915-560200-39100- AREA 5 No info FISS 

Showgirl Creek 915-560200-66300- AREA 6 Y Y Y FISS Update 

Simpson Lake 910-740100-04500- AREA 6 Y Y Y FISS Update 

Skene Cove Creek 915-765500-98600 AREA 6 Y Y Y Bart Proctor 

Skull Creek 915-560000-46900- AREA 5 No match FISS 

Snass Creek 915-765500-35900- AREA 6 Y Y No info FISS; Bart Proctor 

South Bonilla Creek 915-560000-37500- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

Sparkling Creek 400-016500-39800- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Spencer Creek 915-560000-69500- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Spiller River 915-765500-87800- AREA 3 Y Y Y Y FISS; Bart Proctor 

Stannard Creek 915-483500-62700-00500 AREA 3 No info FISS 

Stapledon Creek 400-021600- AREA 4 B. Proctor; No info FISS 


Stephen Nelson Lake 915-560200-12200- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y 


Stewart Creek 915-563500-55400- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Sylvia Creek 915-560200-83800- AREA 6 Y Y Y FISS Update 

FISS; Triton Lake 

Sylvia Lake 915-560200-83800- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y Y 


Table Bay Creek 915-742200-30500- AREA 6 Y Y Y Bart Proctor 

Tag Creek Unknown AREA 6 Y FISS Update 





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Talahaat Creek 910-896600-12100- AREA 6 Y Y FISS Update 

Thulme River 910-854800- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

FISS ; Triton Lake 

Toon Lake 910-855600- AREA 6 Y 

Invenotry Reports 

Trail Bay Creek 910-835200- AREA 6 Y Y FISS; FISS Update 

Treneman Creek 915-483500-57200- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Triumph Lake 


910-584500- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y 


Tsampanaknok Bay 

Creek 

Tsimtack Lake 

910-881000- AREA 6 No match FISS 

System 915-560200-87900- AREA 5 No info FISS 

Turk Creek 915-876300-63200- AREA 5 No match FISS 

Turn Creek 915-541700-29400- AREA 5 No info FISS 

Turtle Creek 915-541700-45000- AREA 6 No info FISS 

Tuwartz Creek 915-560200-95600- AREA 6 

-presence of Chum, Pinks, Coho, 

and trout No info FISS 


Tuwartz Lake 915-560200-93500- AREA 6 Y Y Y 



Tyke Lake 910-779100- AREA 6 Y Y 


Union Lake 


910-871900- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y 


Unnamed Creek 400-016500-64000- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

Unnamed Creek 910-587200- AREA 6 Y Y FISS Update 


Unnamed Creek 910-744500- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 

Unnamed Creek 910-762600- AREA 6 Y FISS Update 



Unnamed Creek 915-560200-64700- AREA 6 Y Y FISS Update 

Unnamed Creek 915-560200-84700- AREA 6 Y Y Y FISS Update 


Unnamed Creek 915-566500-72400- AREA 6 Y Y FISS Update 

Unnamed Creek 915-789100-71400-4920 AREA 6 Y Y FISS Update 



Unnamed Lake 910-724000- AREA 5 Y Y Y Y 



Unnamed Lake 915-560200-34300- AREA 6 Y Y Y Y 


Weare Lake 910-740100- AREA 6 Y Y Y FISS Update 

Welda Creek 500-016300- AREA 4 Y Y Y FISS Update; Bart Proctor 

West Creek (Porcher) 915-765500-14100- AREA 5 Y Y Y Y FISS 

Whitley Point Creek 915-823500-67700- AREA 5 No match FISS 

Wilauks Creek 910-929900- AREA 5 Y Y Y FISS; Bart Proctor 

FISS lists only Pacific 

Wilson Creek 915-560200-42000- AREA 5 

salmon 

Windy Island Creek 915-541700-04000- AREA 5 No match FISS 

Wolf Creek 910-789500- AREA 4 Y Y Y Bart Proctor 

Wolf Creek (Porcher) 915-765500-17500- AREA 5 Y Y Y Y Bart Proctor 

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, CAS=Slimy Sculpin, CAL=Coastrange Sculpin, CCG=Prickly Sculpin, SCU=Sculpin, STB=Stickleback, LAM=Lamprey, RL=River Lamprey, PL=Pacific Lamprey, TSB=Threespine Stickleback 

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Appendix III. Abbreviated summary of BC Riparian Guidebook Approach to Riparian 

Management for streams 

S1 

S2 

Large streams (> 20 m wide) with fish or in a community watershed 

Reserve Zone (RRZ): 50 m (100 m RRZ on “Large Rivers”4 ); no harvesting 

except for “dangerous trees” as per WCB regulations 

Management Zone (RMZ): 20 m; harvesting allowed. Best management 

practices recommended for this zone. 

Retention in RMZ: 

• The FPC specifies a 50% maximum retention (not to be exceeded at a forest 

development plan level. 

• Dead, “non-dangerous trees” should be left as per guidebook. 

• Wildlife trees should be considered for retention. 

• Manage windthrow hazard consistent with guidebook options. 

When on an active floodplain (further criteria provided for hardwood 

management along rivers): 

• 70% to 100% retention of timber with harvesting using singletree, group 

selection or small patch cuts to maintain riparian structure. 

• Retain most non-merch. conifers, and understory vegetation. 

• Feather or top and limb the outer edge of the RMZ to reduce windthrow 

risk. 

When a Large River (100 m wide or more with wide (100m+) floodplain): 

• RMZs set on back channels, side channels and sloughs as well. 

• 50% retention – dominant trees with large branches and open crowns (with 

reforestation plan to replace most for next harvest). 

Medium sized streams (> 5 m and ≤ 20 m wide) with fish or in a community 

watershed 

RRZ: 30 m RMZ: 20 m 


• The FPC specifies a 50% maximum retention for S2’s (not to be exceeded 

at a forest development plan level). 




S3 Small streams (1.5 to 5 m wide) with fish or in a community watershed

RRZ: 20 m RMZ: 20 m 







S4 Very small streams (< 1.5 m) with fish or in a community watershed 

RRZ: None RMZ 30 m: 




• Remove dominant conifers and retain 50% of the remaining stems within 

10 m of the channel, while harvesting to maintain stand structure. 

• Retain all windfirm trees with roots embedded in the bank. 

• Fall and yard away and remove slash and debris providing the removal 

poses a greater threat to stream integrity and without damaging channel or 

bank. 

• Retain non-merch. conifers, and understory vegetation within 5 m of the 

channel as much as possible. 


• ALSO - WHERE WINDTHROW HAZARD IS HIGH and high tree retention 

within 10 m of channel cannot be achieved – consider the following: 

• Harvest windthrow prone trees and maintain as many of the windfirm trees 

as possible. 

• In streams dependant on woody debris – Retain all conifers > 30 cm dbh. 

S5 Larger streams (> 3 m wide) without fish and outside of a comm. watershed 





• Retain nonmerch conifer trees and other vegetation within 10 m of channel 

as much as possible. 


• Fall and yard away and remove slash and debris. 

ALSO FOR COASTAL Valley bottom streams: Retain 50% of dominant and codominant 

windfirm stems. 

ALSO FOR COASTAL Non-valley bottom streams dependant on woody debris or

streamside trees for channel / bank stability: Retain conifers < 30 cm dbh plus understory 

and deciduous trees within 5 m of channel and retain all leaners within 10 m of channel. 

S6 Smaller streams (≤3 m wide) without fish and outside of a comm. watershed 



• The FPC specifies a 5% maximum retention for S6’s (not to be exceeded at 

a forest development plan level). 

• Retain nonmerch conifer trees and other vegetation within 5 m of channel 

as much as possible. 

• Fall and yard away and remove slash and debris. 


Coast streams dependant on woody debris or streamside trees to maintain 

channel and bank stability and temperature sensitive streams: 

• Retain 10 sph (< 30 cm dbh) per 100 m of streambank.

Appendix IV. Table of 26 streams that are Unthreatened in the North Coast LRMP area. 

Stream Name Species 

DFO Adult Mean Escapement Data Summary 

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1989 

1990- 

2001 

Max 

Mean 

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Mean 

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Mean 2 

Stock Status 

Belle Bay Creek COHO 0 0 0 11 0 100 2 3 0% Questionable 

Belle Bay Creek PINK 0 0 358 3715 1992 10000 1090 876 227% Unthreatened 

Chismore Creek 

PINK 0 0 0 935 920 4100 371 234 394% Unthreatened 

Cliff Creek PINK 0 0 0 50 0 500 11 13 0% Questionable 

Fishtrap Bay Creek 

CHUM 0 0 0 5 9 50 2 1 905% Questionable 

Fishtrap Bay Creek 

COHO 0 0 0 6 0 25 1 1 0% Questionable 

Fishtrap Bay Creek PINK 0 0 0 1600 573 3200 435 400 143% Unthreatened 

Flewin Creek PINK 229 1207 131 885 1709 10000 884 608 281% Unthreatened 

Gil Creek CHUM 543 300 56 290 468 1800 369 338 138% Unthreatened 

Gil Creek COHO 213 390 55 163 1500 202 202 No Recent Records 

Gil Creek PINK 915 738 6463 24150 23927 60000 12159 8563 279% Unthreatened 

Gil Creek 

SOCKEYE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 557% Questionable 

Hunts Creek COHO 0 0 0 2 0 20 0 1 0% Questionable 

Hunts Creek 


Illiance River 

CHUM 7088 3840 3650 1775 2496 22000 3721 4088 61% Unthreatened 

Illiance River COHO 1422 150 165 550 400 3500 536 550 73% Unthreatened 

Illiance River 


Larch Creek 

CHUM 1 2 1 Questionable 

Larch Creek 


Lizard Creek 


Lizard Creek 

COHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Questionable 

Lizard Creek PINK 0 0 856 1894 5550 14000 1672 651 852% Unthreatened 

Manzanita Cove Creek COHO 0 0 29 0 0 200 5 6 0% Questionable 

Manzanita Cove Creek PINK 0 0 3600 2178 1121 20000 1214 1244 90% Unthreatened 

Moore Cove Creek 

CHUM 250 500 250 Questionable 

Moore Cove Creek COHO 160 3067 690 9 7500 978 978 No Recent Records 

Moore Cove Creek 


Mouse Creek 

CHUM 21 40 21 Questionable

Stream Name Species 

DFO Adult Mean Escapement Data Summary 

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Mean 

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Mean 2 

Stock Status 

Mouse Creek 


Oona River 

COHO 267 767 510 178 563 3500 445 432 130% Unthreatened 

Oona River 


Pearse Canal Creek PINK 0 0 600 0 0 6000 133 150 0% Questionable 

Perry Bay Creek CHUM 0 0 250 61 259 2500 107 79 330% Unthreatened 

Perry Bay Creek 

PINK 0 0 0 6 0 25 1 1 0% Questionable 

Prudhomme Creek 


Prudhomme Creek SOCKEYE 0 0 0 253 1182 2500 307 53 2218% Unthreatened 

Salmon Cove Creek COHO 0 0 0 21 0 100 4 4 0% Questionable 

Salmon Cove Creek PINK 0 0 944 3944 1188 9000 1163 1158 103% Unthreatened 

Shawatlan Creek 

CHINOOK 0 26 11 0 200 11 12 0% Questionable 

Shawatlan Creek CHUM 200 0 3 200 30 67 4% Questionable 

Shawatlan Creek 


Shawatlan Creek PINK 700 238 393 280 2000 429 487 58% Unthreatened 

Shawatlan Creek SOCKEYE 3270 2950 845 2586 1542 6000 2204 2408 64% Unthreatened 

Spiller River COHO 0 185 0 0 1500 64 64 No Recent Records 

Spiller River 


Stumaun Creek 


Stumaun Creek COHO 0 75 0 3 0 750 20 21 0% Questionable 

Stumaun Creek 


Tracy Creek 


Tracy Creek 

COHO 75 0 0 0 0 75 4 5 0% Questionable 

Tracy Creek PINK 156 463 3855 1228 1632 10000 1311 1190 137% Unthreatened 

Trail Bay Creek PINK 0 0 0 11 0 100 2 3 0% Questionable 

Tsampanaknok Bay Creek COHO 0 0 0 2 0 20 0 1 0% Questionable 

Tsampanaknok Bay Creek PINK 0 0 89 52 1209 4500 338 29 4146% Unthreatened 

Welda Creek PINK 0 0 0 2235 615 10000 569 559 110% Unthreatened 

Whitley Point Creek PINK 0 0 222 1701 2978 10000 966 422 706% Unthreatened 

Wolf Creek COHO 0 0 3 4 0 34 1 2 0% Questionable 

Wolf Creek 

PINK 6050 9060 6041 6900 4233 30000 6371 7013 60% Unthreatened

Appendix V. Streams in the North Coast LRMP area that may have potentially unique or 

vulnerable fish stocks, or that have identified recreation potential. 


Name 

U R V Explanation 

Aaltanash River Y Guiding 

Antigonish Creek Y Steelhead (WBC, LK) 

Barnard Creek Y Wildlife viewing 

Big Bay Creek Y Steelhead (NCSI) 

Canoona Creek Y Summer run steelhead. Wildlife viewing related to salmon runs. 

Chambers Creek Y Y 

Chapple Creek Y 

Steelhead (NCSI, WBC, LK) - summer run. Marine blue clays, limited 

offchannel habitat on floodplain, steelhead vulnerable to overfishing (WLAP) 

Karst geologies, open systems vulnerable to ground disturbance, sensitive 

hydrology 

Denise Creek Y 

Diana Creek Y Y Steelhead (NCSI, WBC, LK) Recreational fishing 

Douglas Creek Y 

Ecstall River Y Y Y 

Ensheshese River Y Y Steelhead (WBC, LK). Guiding 

Karst geologies, open systems vulnerable to ground disturbance, sensitive 

hydrology 

Eulachon; Spring run steelhead (WBC). Recreational fishing and viewing. 

Large river system. Class II water 

Iknouk River Y Winter steelhead and recreational fishing. 

Inver Creek Y Steelhead (NCSI) 

Johnston Creek Y Y Steelhead (WBC); Recreational fishing 

Keesil Creek Y Steelhead (NCSI) 

Steelhead (WBC, LK); Shoreline-spawning kokanee ; Khtada Lake: Blue 

Khtada Creek Y Y ribbon fishery for Rainbow trout, 300,000+ shoreline spawning kokanoo, 

research site, surrounded by unstable terrains. 

Shoreline-spawning kokanee ; Khtada Lake: Blue ribbon fishery for Rainbow 

Khtada Lake Y Y trout, 300,000+ shoreline spawning kokanoo, research site, surrounded by 

unstable terrains. 

Khutze River Y 

Khutzeymateen 

River 

Y Y 

Wildlife viewing related to salmon runs. Displacement potential and increased 

mortality risk to Grizzly as a consequence of human use. 

Steelhead (WBC, LK); Wildlife viewing related to salmon runs. Displacement 

potential and increased mortality risk to Grizzly as a consequence of human 

use. 

Khyex River Y Y Eulachon run, steelhead (WBC, LK) 

Kincolith River Y Y 

Winter run steelhead/suspected summer run steelhead. Displacement and 

increased mortality risk to Grizzly as a consequence of human use. 

Kiskosh Creek Y Steelhead (NCSI, LK) 

Kitkiata Creek Y Steelhead (NCSI) 

Steelhead (NCSI) Recreational fishing and wildlife viewing. Displacement 

Kitsault River Y Y potential and increased mortality risk to Grizzly as a consequence of human 

use.


Name 

Kloiya River Y Y Y 

Kumealon Creek Y 

U R V Explanation 

Largest steelhead fishery in the NC (WLAP, WBC, LK); Recreational fishing; 

Steelhead vulnerable to over-fishing due to easy access (WLAP) 

Karst geologies, potentially open systems with vulnerable to ground 

disturbance 

Kwinamass River Y Y 

Spring run steelhead (WBC, LK); Recreational fishing, guiding; Class II 

water; spring run steelhead. Displacement potential and increased mortality 

risk to Grizzly as a consequence of human use. 

Kwinitsa River Y Steelhead (WBC) 

Lachmach River Y 

Steelhead (WBC, LK); Important assessment stream for DFO and MELP; the 

only enumeration stream for steelhead in NC 

Lockerby Creek Y Steelhead (WBC) 

Lost Creek Y Steelhead (NCSI) 

Lowe Inlet System Y Viewing of salmon ascending falls at inlet 

McNeil River Y Steelhead (NCSI) 

McNichol Creek Y Steelhead (NCSI) 

Moore Cove Creek Y Steelhead (NCSI) 

Pa-Aat River Y Sea-run cutthroat (WLAP, LK); sea run cutthroat reported by M. Lambyorksi 

Prudhomme Creek Y Recreational fishing 

Quaal River Y 

Steelhead (NCSI, LK); Exceptional eagle concentrations during salmon runs 

(WLAP) 

Roland Creek Y 

Karst geologies, potentially open systems with vulnerable to ground 

disturbance 

Stagoo Creek Y Steelhead (NCSI) 

Toon River Y Steelhead (WBC) 

Triumph Creek Y Y Summer-run steelhead (WLAP, WBC); Vulnerable to over-fishing (WLAP) 

Union Creek Y Union Lake recreational fishing 

NCSI=North Coast Stream Inventory; WLAP=Water, Land and Air Protection; 

WBC=Watersheds BC (FISS); LK=Local Knowledge

Appendix VI: Documentation of Comments by GTT and DFO reviewers. 

October 9, 2003 

MSRM has requested that a summary of review comments be completed with that outlines whether, 

why and how the various review comments were dealt with in producing the final version. This 

appendix provides this summary. 

Draft 1 of this report was submitted by Gordon and Associates Ltd. to Sarma Liepins (MSRM) on 

May 26, 2003 and was distributed to the DFO and WLAP by Sarma the same day. No review 

comments were received from WLAP. Review comments from MSRM and Hannah Horn were 

received June 3, 2003 and were integrated into the 2 nd draft. On July 8, 2003, a 2 nd draft of the 

background report was provided by Gordon and Associates Ltd. to Sarma Liepins (MSRM) and 

Hannah Horn. This was distributed to the GTT and DFO on July 25, 2003. Review comments from 

Hannah Horn and Sarma Liepins were received by Gordon and Associates Ltd. on July 24, 2003 and 

September 24, 2003 respectively. DFO comments on both the 1 st and 2 nd drafts were provided by 

email from Dale Guerit to Sarma Liepins. The key concerns were: 

• DFO did not support the analysis methodology in evaluating salmon escapement trends. 

• The results seriously exaggerate the state of the problem. 

• Report terminology (Threatened, and Of Some Concern) was not defined. 

• Designation of species at risk is the responsibility of COSEWIC. 

• The process of describe fish stocks should emulate that completed by Dave Bustard for the 

Morice WFSP. 

In response to DFO’s concerns regarding the analysis of escapement data, emphasis has been added 

in the report that the results indicate “potentially” threatened stocks and that further data analysis 

and ground truthing is required to identify whether the data actually reflect what is occurring in the 

streams. 

DFO contends that the terms “threatened” and “of some concern” are not defined. However, pages 

7 and 8 of this report provide explicit definitions of these terms which are based on quantitative 

analysis of the data. 

To avoid confusion between the terminology in this report and the terminology used by COSEWIC 

to identify “threatened” or “endangered” species, I have provided a summary of the COSEWIC 

process and definitions. It should be noted that the threshold for a “threatened” species as defined 

by COSEWIC is lower than defined in this report. As well, I have clarified that no connection exists 

between COSEWIC designations and the designations in this report. 

DFO has suggested that the Morice WFSP process for describing fish stocks be used. I have 

reviewed the document by Dave Bustard (Bustard, 2002) and agree that it is an excellent review. 

However, the WFSP report only required the summary of escapement of 5 anadromous salmon 

stocks (including steelhead), compared to 543 in this report. Bustard also used DFO data to describe 

escapement trends, but did not categorize the trends of recent escapements as was done in this 

report.

Only one other review was received on the 2 nd draft. This was from Chris Picard who requested that 

the escapement analysis completed in the report be compared to a published paper by Slaney et al 

(1996). This comparison was integrated into the final report. 

All editorial and technical review comments by Hannah Horn and Sarma Liepins (MSRM) were 

integrated into the final report. 

Dave Gordon, R.P.Bio.

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