For additional copies of this management plan contact:
Director, Fish and Wildlife BranchEnvironment Yukon (V-5)PO Box 2703Whitehorse, YukonY1A 2C6
This management plan may be cited as:
Government of Yukon and Selkirk First Nation. 2013. Ta’tla Mun Special Management Area Management Plan. Environment Yukon, Whitehorse, Yukon, 15 pages.
ISBN: 978-1-55362-661-9
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Plan Development and Public Involvement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Management Concerns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Fisheries and Resource Use
Fish and Fish Habitat
Access Management
Recommendations and Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Fisheries and Resource Use
Fish and Fish Habitat
Access Management
Management Plan Review Schedule
Appendix 1 - Summary of Fisheries Projects at Ta’tla Mun SMA . . . . . 16
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Introduction The principal objectives in the development of special management areas in Yukon First Nation final land claim agreements are to maintain important features of Yukon’s natural or cultural environment for the benefit of Yukon residents and all Canadians while respecting the rights of Yukon Indian people and Yukon First Nations. To achieve this objective, several special management areas have been established within the traditional territory of the Selkirk First Nation in accordance with provisions as set out in the Selkirk First Nation Final Agreement. The following objectives are specific to the Ta’tla Mun Special Management Area as outlined in Schedule B of Chapter 10 of the Selkirk First Nation Final Agreement:
• To ensure conservation in the management and use of the freshwater fish resources and their habitat in the lake known as Ta’tla Mun;
• To enhance and promote the full participation of the Selkirk First Nation and Selkirk people in the management of the freshwater fish resources in Ta’tla Mun;
• To integrate the relevant knowledge and experience of both Selkirk people and the scientific communities in respect of Ta’tla Mun in order to achieve conservation;
• To recognize the importance of Ta’tla Mun to Selkirk people and to protect the use of Ta’tla Mun by Selkirk people;
• To facilitate the priority of the freshwater fish food needs of Selkirk people over other uses of Ta’tla Mun;
• To provide quality sport fishing opportunities in Ta’tla Mun; and
• To deal fairly with all users of Ta’tla Mun.
Background |2
Background The Ta’tla Mun Special Management Area (Ta’tla Mun SMA) became established with the signing of the Selkirk First Nation Final Agreement in July of 1997. The management plan was finalized and approved by the parties in 2001. The Ta’tla Mun SMA encompasses all ecosystem components associated with the freshwater habitat in the lake locally referred to as “Ta’tla Mun” or “Tatlmain Lake” as listed in the Yukon Gazetteer. It is situated 40 kilometres southeast of Pelly Crossing (62°37¢N 135°59¢W), in south central Yukon.
The boundary of the Ta’tla Mun SMA is inclusive of all surface waters within the high water mark of the lake. This constitutes an area of approximately 3,380 hectares. The Ta’tla Mun SMA is about 23 kilometres in length and is situated in an east to west aspect
Figure 1. Ta’tla Mun Special Management Area
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(Figure 1). The surface elevation of Ta’tla Mun is approximately 500 metres above sea level. Several small islands are also associated with the Ta’tla Mun SMA; all but one are situated in the narrows of the west arm of the lake.
The surrounding terrain is characterized by rolling hills and plateaus with many small and often intermittent streams that flow into the lake from the surrounding steep hillsides. Mica and Ta’tla creeks form the principle drainages within the Ta’tla Mun SMA. Surface waters flow from the lake at the Mica Creek outlet, then through Towhata Lake before entering the Pelly River. The Ta’tla Mun SMA is situated in the central Yukon plateau of the boreal cordillera ecoregion. The climate is cold and semi-arid with a mean annual temperature of approximately –3.5°C.
Historically, Ta’tla Mun was a core area of traditional use by the Northern Tutchone. This aboriginal group was one of the largest and most powerful of the Northern Tutchone people. Archeological evidence associated with this lake is indicative of several thousand years of human occupation. The recovery of stone tools suggests people first came to the area soon after glacial ice sheets melted away about 8,000 to 10,000 years ago. A total of 27 prehistoric sites have been identified along the Ta’tla Mun shoreline. The Mica Creek outlet was the location of a large fishing village where people would gather in late fall to net spawning whitefish. Spawning whitefish were taken in dragnets, in fish traps and gaffed as people remained at this location throughout the winter months. In the winter season whitefish and lake trout were also taken with nets and hooks through the ice at the lake narrows. The abundance of fish within Ta’tla Mun permitted larger family groups to remain throughout the winter. Toward the end of the last century, most of the Ta’tla Mun people disappeared as a result of epidemics and/or conflicts with other groups. While no one today lives year-round at Ta’tla Mun, the Selkirk First Nation maintains a trail to the lake and has built a culture camp near the site of the old fishing village.
Within the past century Ta’tla Mun became the site of commercial fisheries beginning with the arrival of Hudson Bay Company explorers to the area between 1848 and 1851. Whitefish were taken for food for both people and dogs. During the gold rush a commercial fishery on the lake supplied miners in Dawson and later Mayo with whitefish and trout. Between 1908 and 1916 harvests of all freshwater fish combined from Ta’tla Mun ranged from 6,000 to 23,000 kilograms annually.
Background |4
The fish community within the waters of Ta’tla Mun is dominated by lake trout (myaat), lake whitefish (lyok degay) and northern pike (tátli). Ta’tla Mun is known for its large lake trout that can attain a weight of over 10 kilograms and are particularly sought after by sport or recreational anglers. Movements of fish to and from Ta’tla Mun have also been documented. Perhaps the most notable are migrations of broad whitefish or tezrá that formerly occurred between Ta’tla Mun, Towhata Lake and the Pelly River through Mica Creek (Appendix 1).
While the Ta’tla Mun SMA is accessible by aircraft in all seasons, snowmachines are currently the most popular method of getting to the lake, primarily in the late winter season. Currently there is one ATV / snowmachine trail that accesses the lake. The trail begins in Pelly Crossing, Yukon.
Plan Development and Public InvolvementA steering committee was established in November 1998 whose purpose was to prepare a management plan for Ta’tla Mun Special Management Area. Details with respect to membership, plan objectives and implementation are outlined in Schedule B of Chapter 10 of the Selkirk First Nation Final Agreement. A secretariat service prepared meeting minutes, organized workshops and helped draft the plan.
The preparation of the management plan required the inclusion of a process for public consultation that, for greater certainty, included consultation with Selkirk people and the Yukon public. Consultation was achieved through advertised public workshops that focused on the identification of issues that then provided the framework on which the plan was developed. Workshops were held in Pelly Crossing and Whitehorse. Workshops also enabled the involvement by the Selkirk Renewable Resources Council and representatives of organizations and individuals who had an interest in Ta’tla Mun Special Management Area.
Upon completion of the workshops, the drafting of the management plan proceeded using information that was prepared, presented and/or recorded at these workshops. Information included technical data from government files, Elder interviews, Selkirk First Nation
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cultural history and oral presentations. Drafts of the management plan were reviewed by the steering committee, and then submitted to the Selkirk Renewable Resources Council for public review. In 2001, the plan was approved by both the Selkirk First Nation and the Government of Yukon.
In 2008, a review of the approved management plan and its implementation was jointly conducted by representatives of the Selkirk First Nation and Environment Yukon. The development of the updated management plan required several meetings between representatives of the Selkirk First Nation and Environment Yukon. Information contained in the original plan was reviewed and additional information was tabled and discussed. Recent information included the number of special fishing permits that were issued annually, technical survey summaries, reported fish harvests and ongoing habitat concerns in the Ta’tla Mun SMA. The results of this consultation and information exchange were considered in preparing this updated management plan.
Management Concerns
Fisheries and Resource Use
One of the primary objectives of this management plan is to ensure conservation in the management and use of the freshwater fish resources and their habitat in Ta’tla Mun. These freshwater resources include at least eight known species of fish: lake trout or myaat (Salvelinus namaycush), lake whitefish or lyok degay (Coregonus clupeaformis), broad whitefish or tezrá (Coregonus nasus), longnose sucker or tats’aat (Catostomus catostomus), burbot or teł vók (Lota lota), northern pike or tátli (Esox lucius), Arctic grayling or t’a (Thymallus arcticus), and slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus). Historically many of these species were of some importance as a food base to the aboriginal people who first used the lake. Elders have indicated that some species such as whitefish, northern pike, burbot and occasionally trout were preferred over others. Whitefish were of special importance as they were easily harvested when they formed spawning aggregations during the fall, primarily at the Mica Creek outlet of the lake. Of the whitefish, the broad whitefish or tezra, was by far the most valued species because of its excellent taste and size. Fish resources were traditionally shared with people of aboriginal
Background |6
and non-aboriginal origin, as they are today. Aboriginal people still harvest fish from the lake; but not to the extent as in the past, when many families were dependent solely on the lake for food. Current harvests of whitefish therefore are small compared to what they once were. Harvesting primarily occurs during the fall spawning period. Additional fish harvests during the summer are associated with the periodic use of the culture camp located at the site of the old fishing village.
Sport, or recreational, anglers primarily venture to Ta’tla Mun during the late winter by snowmachine although aircraft access is also possible throughout the year. Anglers are required by law to have two types of documentation before fishing: 1) a Yukon Sport Fishing Licence (as required for fishing in all waters in Yukon), and 2) a specific Yukon Sport Fishing Licence to Fish in Ta’tla Mun. The Ta’tla Mun sport fishing licence has been in place since 1993 and it enables management agencies to monitor fish harvests and angling effort on the lake through mandatory reporting. In the event where harvests and/or angling pressure become excessive, the issuance of sport fishing licenses can be managed to control and direct harvest and effort. While both governments felt it important to continue the licensing system, some aspects of its current administration, enforcement and compliance could be improved. The development of a standard set of conditions that would apply to all anglers who frequented the lake was identified as a priority. In recent years there have been very few licenses issued.
The designation of Ta’tla Mun as a High Quality Water was revoked in 2001. Since 2001, an aggregate catch limit of five fish per day and ten fish in possession became mandatory as a result of a recommendation in the Ta’tla Mun Special Management Area Management Plan. The catch limit includes all released fish as well as those retained, and requires anglers to stop fishing after catching five fish in one day. This change in regulation was made to address concerns about excessive catch and release practices and potential high mortality of the trophy-sized lake trout at Ta’tla Mun. First Nations members, particularly Elders, find the concept of live release disrespectful and believe it will ultimately harm the fish population.
Recreational anglers are attracted to Ta’tla Mun by its remote aesthetic, scenic landscapes, good fishing, and abundance of large lake trout. These features have always been alluring to entrepreneurs who promote the lake as an ideal candidate for a
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commercial wilderness/fishing lodge development. Many members of the Selkirk First Nation remain apprehensive about this type of development, while others see it as a potential economic opportunity for the community of Pelly Crossing.
Fish and Fish Habitat
The fish populations and habitat in the Ta’tla Mun SMA are generally considered to be pristine, as they have been historically for Northern Tutchone people who depended on the lake for food. While the maintenance of fish habitat is a key objective to this plan, many factors outside the boundaries of the Ta’tla Mun SMA have the potential to influence fish habitat in the lake. Changes to either the quality or quantity of surface waters in streams that feed the lake, whether from natural disturbances or human activities, can have a significant effect on fish and fish habitat downstream within the Ta’tla Mun SMA. To establish management recommendations specific to the Ta’tla Mun SMA, without some consideration to adjacent habitat, was felt by the steering committee to be a significant weakness in the plan. During the workshops many concerns were raised that specifically focused on issues outside the current boundaries of the Ta’tla Mun SMA. Issues such as logging of riparian habitat, shoreline development, forest fires and impacts of beaver dams (especially in the Mica creek drainage) were frequently identified as issues at the public workshops. While many issues of this nature cannot be resolved in the current plan, there was general consensus about the need to have the Ta’tla Mun SMA plan identify these issues and recommend a process or strategy for resolution. It was felt that a number of options to assess and manage ecological impacts from land and water-based disturbances within the watershed could be pursued. These options include but may not be limited to, the use of current assessment processes and/or the participation in any future watershed or land use planning processes. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada is the management authority with respect to fish habitat.
Background |8
Access Management
The ease of access, whether by air or land, is fundamental to the management of freshwater fish harvests within the Ta’tla Mun SMA. Generally, as access is improved to areas that were formally remote, there is a subsequent increase in fish harvest. As with other wildlife, improved access usually results in the need for more restrictive regulations with respect to resource use. Improved access can also encourage other types of resource-based activities that can impact fish habitat and sites of archeological significance. While the current management plan is confined to the area bounded by the Ta’tla Mun SMA, access management is a critical issue to the planning process.
The issue of road and trail development continues to be a focus of discussion for the Selkirk First Nation. Currently one trail that originates in Pelly Crossing provides limited access by ATVs and snowmachines to the Ta’tla Mun SMA. The trail is located upon Selkirk First Nation settlement lands for virtually its entire length. It is recognized that any trail improvements would have significant management implications to the Ta’tla Mun SMA. There is strong support to maintain the current access in its present condition, without improvements, other than for general maintenance, for the term of the plan. Signage has been erected at the trailhead explaining the significance of the Ta’tla Mun SMA and the status of the land (Category A) over which the trail passes. By discouraging and prohibiting where possible ground access other than on the existing trail, additional access points into Ta’tla Mun SMA will be curtailed.
As the present trail into the Ta’tla Mun SMA is located entirely on settlement land, Selkirk First Nation has the power to enact laws to control the operation of vehicles that utilize the trail through their selfgovernment land agreement. By this mechanism, traffic could be managed to minimize disturbances to wildlife while also alleviating disharmony between cultural activities and other uses during specific times of the year. While regulations to manage and control vehicle use would be initiated by the Selkirk First Nation, any regulations that are developed would need to be in accordance with the objectives of this management plan and Chapter 6 (Access) of the Selkirk First Nation Final Agreement.
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and
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and
May
o) a
nd fr
om th
e lic
ence
ven
dor
in P
elly
Cro
ssin
g, C
arm
acks
or o
ther
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ndor
s as n
eede
d an
d ag
reed
upo
n by
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lkirk
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t Nat
ion
and
the
Gov
ernm
ent
of Y
ukon
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istri
bute
pam
phle
ts d
escr
ibin
g sp
ecia
l Ta
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Mun
stat
us a
nd re
gula
tions
and
m
aps r
ecom
men
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cam
ping
are
as w
ith
all p
erm
its.
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aint
ain
the
pres
ent r
egul
atio
ns li
miti
ng
angl
ers t
o fiv
e fis
h ca
ught
per
day
.
EYO
ngoi
ng to
ach
ieve
de
sire
d ob
ject
ives
of t
he
man
agem
ent p
lan.
Rec
reat
iona
l Fi
shin
g D
erbi
esA
fish
ing
derb
y is
a re
crea
tiona
l fish
ing
com
petit
ion
in w
hich
mor
e th
an 2
5 pe
ople
pa
rtici
pate
. The
goa
l of c
atch
ing
man
y fis
h fo
r rec
reat
iona
l pur
pose
s is c
ontra
ry to
the
obje
ctiv
es o
f the
man
agem
ent p
lan.
•D
o no
t iss
ue re
crea
tiona
l fish
ing
derb
y pe
rmits
.EY
, SFN
Ong
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to a
chie
ve
desi
red
obje
ctiv
es o
f the
m
anag
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t pla
n.
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se
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R
ecre
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Fish
ing
Dev
elop
men
t
Ta’tl
a M
un S
MA
is a
n id
eal c
andi
date
for a
co
mm
erci
al re
crea
tiona
l fish
ing
deve
lopm
ent
beca
use
of it
s sce
nic
land
scap
es, g
ood
fishi
ng a
nd th
e ab
unda
nce
of la
rge
lake
trou
t an
d no
rther
n pi
ke. M
any
mem
bers
of t
he
Selk
irk F
irst N
atio
n ar
e ap
preh
ensi
ve a
bout
th
is ty
pe o
f dev
elop
men
t and
its i
mpa
cts
to th
e la
ke. O
ther
s see
it a
s a p
oten
tial
econ
omic
opp
ortu
nity
for t
he c
omm
unity
of
Pelly
Cro
ssin
g.
•D
o no
t sup
port
com
mer
cial
recr
eatio
nal
fishi
ng/w
ilder
ness
dev
elop
men
ts o
r m
ake
allo
catio
ns u
ntil
an a
ccep
tabl
e de
velo
pmen
t pla
n ba
sed
on th
e pr
inci
ple
of re
sour
ce su
stai
nabi
lity
is c
ompl
eted
th
at w
ill a
ddre
ss a
ll so
cioe
cono
mic
, fin
anci
al, e
nviro
nmen
tal,
herit
age
and
legi
slat
ive
cons
ider
atio
ns.
Any
pla
n w
ould
be
revi
ewed
by
Selk
irk F
irst
Nat
ion
and
Yuko
n go
vern
men
t.
EY, S
FNO
ngoi
ng to
ach
ieve
de
sire
d ob
ject
ives
of t
he
man
agem
ent p
lan.
Food
fish
ing
by m
embe
rs o
f Se
lkirk
Firs
t N
atio
n
Ensu
re th
e ob
ject
ives
of t
he S
elki
rk F
irst
Nat
ion
Fina
l Agr
eem
ent,
spec
ifica
lly a
s it
refe
rs to
faci
litat
ing
the
prio
rity
of fo
od fi
sh
need
ove
r oth
er u
ses i
s res
pect
ed.
•M
aint
ain
the
prio
rity
of fr
eshw
ater
fis
h fo
od n
eeds
of S
elki
rk F
irst N
atio
n pe
ople
.
SFN
, EY
Ong
oing
to a
chie
ve
desi
red
obje
ctiv
es o
f the
m
anag
emen
t pla
n.
Food
fish
ing
by F
irst N
atio
n m
embe
rs w
ith
a Sh
arin
g A
gree
men
t
No
perm
it is
requ
ired
for t
hose
Firs
t Nat
ion
mem
bers
who
wis
h to
fish
for f
ood
with
in
Ta’tl
a M
un S
MA
, pro
vide
d th
eir r
espe
ctiv
e Fi
rst N
atio
n ha
s neg
otia
ted
a sh
arin
g ag
reem
ent w
ith th
e Se
lkirk
Firs
t Nat
ion.
H
owev
er, t
here
is a
requ
irem
ent t
o gi
ve so
me
notifi
catio
n of
inte
ntio
ns to
a re
pres
enta
tive
of th
e Se
lkirk
Firs
t Nat
ion.
Litt
le S
alm
on/
Car
mac
ks F
irst N
atio
n an
d th
e Fi
rst N
atio
n of
Na-
Cho
Nyä
k D
un a
re th
e on
ly F
irst
Nat
ions
that
cur
rent
ly h
ave
a sh
arin
g ag
reem
ent.
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ontin
ue to
requ
ire c
ourte
sy n
otifi
catio
n to
Sel
kirk
Firs
t Nat
ion,
no
perm
its
requ
ired.
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oing
to a
chie
ve
desi
red
obje
ctiv
es o
f the
m
anag
emen
t pla
n.
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fish
ing
by F
irst N
atio
n m
embe
rs w
ithou
t a
Shar
ing
Agr
eem
ent
For t
hose
mem
bers
of a
Firs
t Nat
ion
with
out
a sh
arin
g ag
reem
ent w
ho w
ant t
o fo
od fi
sh
with
in T
a’tla
Mun
SM
A, n
otifi
catio
n of
in
tent
ions
mus
t be
give
n to
a re
pres
enta
tive
of th
e Se
lkirk
Firs
t Nat
ion.
Rep
ortin
g of
ha
rves
ts m
ay b
e re
quire
d de
pend
ing
on th
e na
ture
of t
he fi
sher
y.
•C
ontin
ue to
requ
ire w
ritte
n co
nsen
t fro
m
Selk
irk F
irst N
atio
n. R
epor
ting
may
be
requ
ired.
SFN
Ong
oing
to a
chie
ve
desi
red
obje
ctiv
es o
f the
m
anag
emen
t pla
n.
Dom
estic
Fis
hing
&
Com
mer
cial
Fi
shin
g
Dom
estic
fish
ing
is th
e ha
rves
ting
of
fish,
usu
ally
by
gilln
et, t
hat i
s use
d so
lely
fo
r per
sona
l con
sum
ptio
n an
d ex
clud
es
food
fish
ing
by F
irst N
atio
n m
embe
rs.
Com
mer
cial
fish
ing
is th
e ha
rves
ting
of
fish,
usu
ally
by
gilln
et, w
hich
are
then
sold
, tra
ded
or b
arte
red.
Whi
le n
eith
er a
ctiv
ity h
as
been
lice
nsed
in th
e re
cent
pas
t for
Ta’
tla
Mun
, in
the
even
t an
appl
icat
ion
is re
ceiv
ed,
sanc
tion
from
bot
h SF
N a
nd Y
G.
•D
o no
t iss
ue c
omm
erci
al o
r dom
estic
fis
hing
lice
nses
.EY
Ong
oing
to a
chie
ve
desi
red
obje
ctiv
es o
f the
m
anag
emen
t pla
n.
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Fish
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h H
abita
t
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OM
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Land
and
Wat
er
Use
Land
- and
wat
er-b
ased
dis
turb
ance
s with
in
the
wat
ersh
ed b
ut o
utsi
de th
e bo
unda
ries o
f th
e Ta
’tla
Mun
SM
A, h
ave
the
pote
ntia
l to
influ
ence
the
ecol
ogic
al in
tegr
ity w
ithin
the
SMA
. W
ithou
t som
e co
nsid
erat
ion
of th
is
linka
ge th
e lo
ng-te
rm su
stai
nabi
lity
of th
e SM
A c
ould
be
com
prom
ised
.
•C
onsi
der t
he o
bjec
tives
of t
he T
a’tla
Mun
SM
A a
nd th
e re
com
men
datio
ns o
f thi
s pl
an in
all
revi
ews o
f lan
d an
d w
ater
-bas
ed
dist
urba
nces
out
side
the
boun
darie
s of t
he
SMA
that
may
influ
ence
Ta’
tla M
un.
•C
ontin
ue to
ass
ess p
oten
tial e
colo
gica
l im
pact
s to
Ta’tl
a M
un S
MA
from
land
- an
d w
ater
-bas
ed d
istu
rban
ces t
hrou
gh
appr
opria
te re
view
pro
cess
es.
SFN
, YG
Ong
oing
to a
chie
ve
desi
red
obje
ctiv
es o
f the
m
anag
emen
t pla
n.
Lake
Tro
ut
Popu
latio
nsLa
ke tr
out a
re o
ne o
f the
mos
t sen
sitiv
e sp
ecie
s to
over
har
vest
ing
in th
e Ta
’tla
Mun
SM
A.
•C
ontin
ue to
per
iodi
cally
mon
itor l
ake
trout
ab
unda
nce
with
in th
e Ta
’tla
Mun
SM
A.
EY, S
FNO
ngoi
ng to
ach
ieve
de
sire
d ob
ject
ives
of t
he
man
agem
ent p
lan.
Oth
er fi
sh
spec
ies
Som
e fis
h sp
ecie
s in
Ta’tl
a M
un u
se h
abita
t ou
tsid
e th
e bo
unda
ries o
f the
Ta’
tla M
un
SMA
. B
eave
r dam
s and
low
wat
er le
vels
ca
n ad
vers
ely
affe
ct a
cces
s to
Ta’tl
a M
un b
y m
igra
tory
fish
. M
igra
tory
fish
are
impo
rtant
to
the
ecol
ogy
of T
a’tla
Mun
and
as a
food
so
urce
for S
elki
rk P
eopl
e.
•M
onito
r acc
ess o
f tho
se fi
sh sp
ecie
s tha
t m
igra
te fr
om in
side
the
boun
darie
s of t
he
Ta’tl
a M
un S
MA
into
Mic
a C
reek
.
EY, S
FN
Ong
oing
to a
chie
ve
desi
red
obje
ctiv
es o
f the
m
anag
emen
t pla
n.
•R
esto
re a
cces
s of t
hese
fish
to th
eir k
now
n hi
stor
ic ra
nges
in c
oope
ratio
n w
ith p
artie
s an
d ot
her a
ffect
ed b
odie
s.
SFN
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Gro
und
Acc
ess
to th
e Ta
’tla
Mun
SM
A
The
curr
ent a
cces
s int
o Ta
’tla
Mun
SM
A is
al
mos
t ent
irely
on
unde
velo
ped
Selk
irk F
irst
Nat
ion
land
. As s
uch,
mot
oriz
ed v
ehic
les
can
be m
anag
ed th
roug
h th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
app
ropr
iate
legi
slat
ion.
Whi
le a
nyon
e ha
s the
righ
t to
ente
r, cr
oss a
nd st
ay fo
r a
reas
onab
le p
erio
d of
tim
e fo
r non
-com
mer
cial
re
crea
tion
on u
ndev
elop
ed S
FN la
nd, t
here
ar
e so
me
resp
onsi
bilit
ies t
o be
con
side
red
rega
rdin
g pu
blic
safe
ty, l
iabi
lity
and
dam
age
to se
ttlem
ent l
and
with
resp
ect t
o th
e us
e of
th
e tra
il.
•D
evel
op a
n ac
cess
man
agem
ent p
lan
asso
ciat
ed w
ith th
e tra
il in
to th
e Ta
’tla
Mun
SM
A to
add
ress
issu
es o
f tra
il m
aint
enan
ce, v
ehic
le u
se a
nd g
arba
ge.
•M
aint
ain
and,
if n
eces
sary
, upd
ate
the
curr
ent s
ign
at th
e tra
ilhea
d to
info
rm
user
s of a
ny a
cces
s iss
ues o
r reg
ulat
ions
.
SFN
, YG
With
in 1
0 ye
ars o
f m
anag
emen
t pla
n ac
cept
ance
by
parti
es.
Fish
erie
s res
ourc
es a
re so
met
imes
bes
t m
anag
ed th
roug
h th
e m
anag
emen
t of a
cces
s.
Gen
eral
ly, a
s acc
ess i
mpr
oves
to a
n ar
ea
or la
ke, a
cor
resp
ondi
ng in
crea
se in
hum
an
use,
fish
har
vest
and
/or h
abita
t dis
turb
ance
s us
ually
bec
ome
appa
rent
. B
y m
anag
ing
the
leve
l and
eas
e of
acc
essi
bilit
y, h
uman
rela
ted
impa
cts c
ould
be
min
imiz
ed in
the
Ta’tl
a M
un S
MA
. A
cces
s man
agem
ent w
ithin
the
wat
ersh
ed c
an b
e ac
hiev
ed th
roug
h ex
istin
g pr
oces
ses p
rovi
ded
for i
n le
gisl
atio
n.
•C
ontin
ue to
dis
cour
age
whe
re p
ossi
ble
the
esta
blis
hmen
t of n
ew ro
ads i
nclu
ding
w
inte
r roa
ds, t
hat w
ould
pro
vide
new
or
impr
oved
gro
und
acce
ss to
the
Ta’tl
a M
un
SMA
, thr
ough
the Y
ESA
B p
roce
ss.
SFN
, YG
Ong
oing
to a
chie
ve
desi
red
obje
ctiv
es o
f the
m
anag
emen
t pla
n.
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Enfo
rcem
ent
Enfo
rcem
ent p
atro
ls a
re d
esira
ble
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith a
nglin
g re
gula
tions
es
peci
ally
dur
ing
perio
ds o
f pea
k us
e.
Red
uced
ang
ling
catc
h lim
its a
t Ta’
tla M
un
seem
to h
ave
resu
lted
in c
urta
iling
inte
rest
by
recr
eatio
nal a
ngle
rs; f
ew Y
ukon
Spo
rt Fi
shin
g Li
cens
es fo
r the
Ta’
tla M
un S
MA
ha
ve b
een
issu
ed si
nce
2005
.
•C
ondu
ct e
nfor
cem
ent p
atro
ls o
f Ta’
tla
Mun
dur
ing
peak
per
iods
of u
se.
EYO
ngoi
ng b
ased
on
issu
ance
of s
peci
al
angl
ing
perm
its.
SFN
has
resp
onsi
bilit
ies f
or m
anag
ing
spec
ified
har
vest
ing
right
s of i
ts m
embe
rs
and
for e
nfor
cing
its l
egis
latio
n, w
hen
it is
de
velo
ped
and
impl
emen
ted,
that
gov
erns
th
ese
activ
ities
.
•SF
N G
ame
Gua
rdia
ns w
ill p
atro
l are
as a
s an
d w
hen
appl
icab
le.
SFN
Ong
oing
Her
itage
Pr
ovis
ion
for p
ublic
acc
ess i
s pro
vide
d fo
r in
the
Selk
irk F
irst N
atio
n Fi
nal A
gree
men
t.
How
ever
, arc
heol
ogic
al su
rvey
s in
the
past
ha
ve id
entifi
ed so
me
site
s of s
igni
fican
ce th
at
have
bee
n di
stur
bed
by c
ampi
ng.
A n
eed
was
iden
tified
to p
rote
ct th
ese
site
s fro
m
furth
er d
istu
rban
ce.
•Pr
otec
t her
itage
site
s of a
rche
olog
ical
si
gnifi
canc
e as
app
ropr
iate
and
arti
fact
s as
prov
ided
for i
n C
hapt
er 1
3 of
the
Selk
irk
Firs
t Nat
ion
Fina
l Agr
eem
ent.
•C
ontin
ue to
pro
vide
a m
ap w
ith e
ach
issu
ed Y
ukon
Spo
rt Fi
shin
g Li
cens
e fo
r Ta
’tla
Mun
out
linin
g ar
eas t
o av
oid
whi
le
cam
ping
in th
e Ta
’tla
Mun
SM
A.
EY, S
FNO
ngoi
ng to
ach
ieve
de
sire
d ob
ject
ives
of t
he
man
agem
ent p
lan.
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Man
agem
ent
Plan
Rev
iew
Man
agem
ent p
lan
shou
ld b
e up
date
d pe
riodi
cally
to re
mai
n cu
rren
t with
ev
olvi
ng le
gisl
atio
n an
d im
plem
enta
tion
of
reco
mm
enda
tions
.
•R
evie
w m
anag
emen
t pla
n 10
yea
rs fr
om
the
appr
oval
dat
e.
•A
men
d pl
an so
oner
if n
eede
d an
d if
agre
ed to
by
the
parti
es.
EY, S
FN,
SRR
C10
yea
rs o
r soo
ner.
GLO
SSA
RY O
F A
CR
ON
YM
S
EY –
Env
ironm
ent Y
ukon
SFN
– S
elki
rk F
irst N
atio
nSM
A –
Spec
ial M
anag
emen
t Are
aSR
RC
– S
elki
rk R
enew
able
Res
ourc
e C
ounc
il
Appendix 1 - Summary of Fisheries Projects at Ta’tla Mun SMAYear Project People Involved
1993 Fish Index Survey of Ta’tla Mun Darin Isaac (SFN)Gerry Kuzak (YG)Stephen Silverfox (SFN)Susan Thompson (YG)
1999 Small Mesh Lake Trout Abundance Survey of Ta’tla Mun - 0.55 LT per gillnet hour
Terri Lee Isaac (SFN)Nick de Graff (consultant)
1999 Mica Creek Restoration Project - barrier survey and mitigation
Darin Isaac (SFN)Stephen Silverfox (SFN)Don Trudeau (SFN)SFN beaver crew (SFN)
2000 Salmonid Restoration Project - Needlerock, Mica and Willow creeks assessment.
Ken Nordin (consultant) Mark O’Donoghue (YG)Paul Sparling (consultant)Nick de Graff (consultant)
2001 Ta’tla Mun SMA Management Plan
Approved by Parties
Fred Green (SFN)Darin Isaac (SFN)Mark O’Donoghue (YG)Don Toews (YG)Nick de Graff (Consultant)
2002 Pelly River – Broad Whitefish Radio Tagging Project Linch and Bob Curry (SFN)Terry Lee Isaac (SFN)Nick de Graff (consultant)
2004 Small Mesh Lake Trout Abundance Survey of Ta’tla Mun - 0.50 LT per gillnet hour
April Baker (SFN)
Nick de Graff (consultant)
2005 Pelly River Community Stewart Project - Caribou, Grayling, Mica, Needlerock and Willow creeks assessment.
Cheryl Edwards (SFN)Bonnie Huebschwerlen (SRRC)Ann Marie Jepp (SFN)Douglas Silverfox (SFN)Nick de Graff (consultant)
2006 Pelly River Community Stewart Project - Caribou, Grayling, Mica, Needlerock and Willow creeks assessment.
Scott Bradley (student)Calvin Menzi (SFN)Kevin Vaughan (student)Nick de Graff (consultant)
Year Project People Involved
2007 Pelly River Community Stewart Project - Caribou, Grayling, Mica, Needlerock and Willow creeks assessment.
Kiefer Johnny (SFN)Calvin Menzi (SFN)Christina Salba (student) Nick de Graff (consultant)
2011 Lake Trout Population Assessment Ta’Tla Mun. George Magrum (SFN)Eugene Alfred (SFN)Eliza Moses (SFN)Lars Jessup (YG)Aaron Foos (YG)Nathan Millar (YG)