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Fraser Salmon Watersheds Program
Fraser Assembly 2008 Prince George
Mark Saunders Director
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The Fraser Basin
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Lower Thompson Coho Distribution
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Coho Streams (FISS)
Coho Lakes (FISS)
Coho Spawning Locations (FISS)
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Obstacles to Fish
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Obstacles to Fish (FISS et al)
Man-made Barrier
Natural Hydraulic Feature
Potentially Ephemeral
Other
Coho Streams (FISS)
Coho Lakes (FISS)
Coho Spawning Locations (FISS)
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Riparian Zone Benchmark
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Riparian Zone Converted Land (2006)Benchmark
> 5% converted (Watershed Count: 161)
< 5% converted (Watershed Count:103)
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Percent Total Land Converted
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2006 Percent Total Converted Land0.00% (Watershed Count: 22)
0.01% - 5.00% (Watershed Count: 62)
5.01% - 15.00% (Watershed Count: 99)
15.01% - 25.00% (Watershed Count: 58)
25.01% - 65.00% (Watershed Count: 23)
Includes: forest disturbance, agriculture, urban and “other”(golf courses, recreation, mining, highways, transmission corridors)
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Comparison of Watershed Impacts
2006
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Cumulative Impact Score (2006)7 (watershed count: 2)
6 (watershed count: 16)
5 (watershed count: 30)
4 (watershed count: 68)
3 (watershed count: 70)
2 (watershed count: 60)
1 (watershed count: 18)
0 (watershed count: 0 )
1986
Kamloops
Merritt
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Cumulative Impact Score (1986)7 (watershed count: 0)
6 (watershed count: 3)
5 (watershed count: 12)
4 (watershed count: 27)
3 (watershed count: 64)
2 (watershed count: 54)
1 (watershed count: 60)
0 (watershed count: 44)
Inspiring changes in human behaviour for the benefit of salmonids and the watersheds on which we all depend
Inspiring changes in human behaviour for the benefit of salmonids and the watersheds on which we all depend
Inspiring changes in human behaviour for the benefit of salmonids and the watersheds on which we all depend
Inspiring changes in human behaviour for the benefit of salmonids and the watersheds on which we all depend
Inspiring changes in human behaviour for the benefit of salmonids and the watersheds on which we all depend
Inspiring changes in human behaviour for the benefit of salmonids and the watersheds on which we all depend
Inspiring changes in human behaviour for the benefit of salmonids and the watersheds on which we all depend
Inspiring changes in human behaviour for the benefit of salmonids and the watersheds on which we all depend
Inspiring changes in human behaviour for the benefit of salmonids and the watersheds on which we all depend
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Integrated Salmon Dialogue Forum
Salmon Table
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Salmon River Watershed Society
NICOLA Water Use Management Plan
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Projects
Vision
= outside actors
= FSWPInfl
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Proj Imm O
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Water/Watershed Governance
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Information
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Longitude
47N
51N
55N
59NL
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(6 cm)
Sardine Opah
AnchovyYellowtail
Mackerel
Humboldt squid
Ocean sunfish
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First Nations
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