Coastal Cutthroat Trout as Sentinels of Lower Mainland Watershed ...
Coastal Cutthroat Trout as Sentinels of Lower Mainland Watershed ...
Coastal Cutthroat Trout as Sentinels of Lower Mainland Watershed ...
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3Sea-run cutthroat caught and rele<strong>as</strong>ed from an ocean beach in <strong>Lower</strong> <strong>Mainland</strong> Region (J. Roberts photo)AcknowledgementsThis project w<strong>as</strong> supported by the Habitat Conservation Trust Fund and w<strong>as</strong> administeredby the BC Conservation Foundation (BCCF), via Melinda Coleman. Jim Roberts andRob Knight <strong>of</strong> the Ministry <strong>of</strong> Environment (MOE) provided overall supervision <strong>of</strong> thecontract. Daiva Zaldok<strong>as</strong> <strong>of</strong> Ecologic Resources provided a helpful literature search atthe inception <strong>of</strong> the project. Susan Jesson, <strong>of</strong> BCCF <strong>as</strong>sisted with information retrievalsfrom the co<strong>as</strong>tal cutthroat data b<strong>as</strong>e regarding cutthroat waters and stocking histories inthe <strong>Lower</strong> <strong>Mainland</strong> Region, and Allen Hanson <strong>of</strong> BCCF provided cutthroat data fromthe Salmon River counting fence and from underwater steelhead counts, which wereappreciated. Additional references were contributed by Greg Wilson, steelhead biologistfor the Ministry. Several individuals provided input and were helpful and enthusi<strong>as</strong>ticincluding Allan Costello, Ron Ptolemy, Marvin Rosenau and Jordon Rosenfeld. PeterCaverhill and Bruce Usher provided valuable information on cutthroat fisheries <strong>of</strong> the<strong>Lower</strong> <strong>Mainland</strong>, b<strong>as</strong>ed on their p<strong>as</strong>t tenure in fisheries management with the Ministry.Fish culturists and cutthroat anglers Ken Scheer and Nick B<strong>as</strong>ok provided information onbrood stock collections and current stocking, <strong>as</strong> well <strong>as</strong> informative views on stock statusand the Fr<strong>as</strong>er River fishery. Don McCubbing provided data on the incidence <strong>of</strong>steelhead-cutthroat hybridization at Keogh River. Instructive review comments on thedraft report were provided by Scott Barrett, Peter Caverhill, Allan Costello, Ron Ptolemy,Jordan Rosenfeld and Rick Taylor.
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