Fraser River Sockeye Fisheries and Fisheries Management - Cohen ...

Table C-1 continued.First Fishery Relative Relative Fishing Catch Data QualityArea/First Nation Groups Nations Location Effort Catch Gear Reporting Catch Monitoring System Validation Accuracy Precision Reliability(permits/yr) (2004)Fraser River - Above SawmillNlaka'pamux NationTribal Council and NicolaWatershed andStewardship FisheriesAuthority17 Fraser fromSawmill toLytton andlower ThompsonR.Stl'atl'imx Tribal Council 7 Faser River fromTexas Creek toKelly CreekWhispering Pines andHigh Bar Indian BandCariboo Tribal Council,Tsilhqot'in NationalGovernment & AlkaliLake BandLheidli T'enneh, Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council,Tl'azt'en NationSecwepemc NationFisheries Commission2 Faser from KellyCreek toDeadman Creek10 Faser fromDeadman Creekto Marguerite &Chilcotin andChilko rivers3 Faser fromNaver Creek toShelly &Nechako andStuart rivers2 Thompsonwatershedupstream ofBonaparteSummaryMarine Fisheries 39 Area 11-29,Area 121-126Fraser Watershed - belowSawmill CreekFraser Watershed - AboveSawmill Creek20 Area 29 - belowSawmill41 Area 29 - aboveSawmill80 76,000 Set gillnet &dipnets20 44,000 Set gillnet &dipnetsWeeklyreportsWeeklyreports5 1,200 Set gillnet Weeklyreports15,000 Dip nets Weeklyreports85 6,500 Set gillnets(85) andStellako Riverfencena 5,000 set nets, beachseines, driftnets, weirs,gaff170 244,500 seine, gillnet,trollWeeklyreportsAnnualreportsWeeklyreportsHelicopter or on-water effort counts andaverage catch rates from interviews at fishingsites.Helicopter or on-water effort counts andaverage catch rates from interviews at fishingsites.Helicopter or on-water effort counts andaverage catch rates from interviews at fishingsites.First Nation monitors interview fishers atmajor fishing sites. Observed catch expandedto account for areas and times not covered.First Nation monitors interview fishers atmajor fishing sites. Observed catch expandedto account for areas and times not covered.Harvests from fence are fully enumerated.Catch census based on-site and telephoneinterviews. Very reliable data from largedriftnet, weirs, beach seine operations.Guardians monitor fisheries on the fishinggrounds.490 299,000 Set gillnet Daily reports Overflight effort count every 24 hours andaverage catch rates from interviews at landingsites.190 147,700 Set gillnet &dipnetsWeeklyreportsHelicopter or on-water effort counts andaverage catch rates from interviews at fishingsites.Total 100 850 691,200 Good Unknown MediumSuspected underestimates in yearswith lower surveyeffortSuspected underestimates in yearswith lower surveyeffortSuspected underestimates in yearswith lower surveyeffortSuspected underestimates in yearswith lower surveyeffortSuspected underestimates in yearswith lower surveyeffortVery goodestimates formajority of thecatch90% of catchvalidated atlanding siteSmall to mediumpositive biasSuspected underestimates in yearswith lower surveyeffortFair+17% in2002 2 MediumFair Unknown MediumFair Unknown MediumFair Unknown MediumFair Unknown MediumFair Unknown MediumGood Unknown MediumGoodFair+18% in2001 1 Medium+17% in2002 2 Medium1 Alexander, C.A.D 2002. 2001 First Nation Catch Estimates on the Lower Fraser River and Recommended Improvements for Future Aerial-Access Creel Surveys. Prepared by ESSA Technologies Ltd., Vancouver, BC for TheCanadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Fraser River/Interior Area Office, Delta BC. 46 pp.2 Alexander, C.A.D. 2003. First Nation sockeye catch estimates in the mid-Fraser River, 2002, with results of an impact analysis on the reduction of 24-hour effort surveys and aerial overflights. Prepared by ESSA Technologies Ltd.,Vancouver, BC for the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, BC Interior Area Division, Kamloops, BC. 76 pp. + appendix.C-4