Welcome
to the Greater Georgia Basin Steelhead Recovery Plan Home Page
This
site identifies the strategies and details activities of the Steelhead Recovery
Plan as it attempts to stabilize and restore wild steelhead stocks and habitats
to healthy self-sustaining levels in the streams of the Greater Georgia Basin
(southwestern B.C., Canada). The "Action
Plan" (1.5MB PDF, opens in new browser window) identifies the objectives
of the recovery plan, stock status/trends of abundance and an implementation strategy
for the plan.
For
more information on the watersheds of the Greater Georgia Basin Steelhead Recovery
Plan, point and click on the shaded areas
Region
1 - Vancouver Island, Central Coast
Region
2 - Lower Mainland
The
primary objective of the Greater Georgia Basin Steelhead Recovery Action Plan
(GGBSRAP) is to "…stabilize and restore wild steelhead stocks and habitats to
healthy self-sustaining levels" (Lill 2002). The GGBSRAP was developed to act
as a template for the recovery of steelhead stocks in the Georgia Basin. This
document identifies the objectives of the recovery plan, stock status/trends of
abundance and an implementation strategy for the plan.
Greater
Georgia Basin Steelhead Recovery Action Plan (PDF format, PDFs
will open in new browser windows)
Strategic
Recovery Actions in high profile watersheds including the Cowichan, Nanaimo, Englishman,
Oyster, Campbell, Salmon, Nimpkish, Kokish, Cluxewe, Adam/Eve, Wahpeeto For
a complete list of recovery strategies, please download the
Greater Georgia Steelhead Recovery Plan Action Plan
INSTRUCTIONS:
Pass your mouse pointer over the numbers to view the presentation.
Articles
for anglers, such as catch and release, ethics, etc.
BC
Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection Responsible for creation and
delivery of the Greater Georgia Basin Steelhead Recovery Plan
BC
Conservation Foundation Primary delivery partner of the provincially sponsored
Greater Georgia Basin Steelhead Recovery Plan
Habitat
Conservation Trust Fund Primary funding partner of the Greater Georgia
Basin Steelhead Recovery Plan funding core activities including Stock
Assessment, Habitat Restoration and public
awareness
BC
Hydro Bridge Coastal Restoration Program Completed restoration projects
to mitigate for the impacts of BCH development on the Salmon,
Campbell and Puntledge
Rivers
Malaspina
University College, Fisheries and Aquaculture Extension Program The recovery
Plan has contributed to MALU fisheries program curriculum and continues to work
with fisheries students on work experience and practicum programs
Trout
Unlimited Canada Has helped fundraising efforts through marketing limited
edition artwork
Freshwater
Fisheries Society of BC Collaborates with the greater Georgia Basin steelhead
recovery Plan on stock assessment activities on high priority watersheds including
the Sooke, Goldstream and Koksilah
Rivers and monitors LGB returns on the Puntledge
and Little Qualicum watersheds
BC
Institute of Technology, Renewable Resources, Fish, Wildlife & Recreation
Haig-Brown
Institute Provides strategic support for Steelhead Recovery Intitiatives
