BC Hydro dam impacts Footprint Review -Whitefish, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Cottidae, Cyprinidae, and Catostomidae
Author: J. Ladell, J.D. McPhail, J.S. Baxter
Literature summary and assessment of dam impacts on Whitefish, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Cottidae, Cyprinidae, and Catostomidae
This report provides a summary, where possible, of the impacts to species of fish that were of lower importance to fisheries managers at the time of dam construction, and the compensation options that are available to limit these impacts. In general very little is known about the impacts on these relatively unstudied species. At the very least a significant amount of river and stream habitat was inundated with dam construction, and the loss of this habitat requires some level of compensation on the part of BC Hydro. Given that such limited data exists on these species, distribution, inventory, and life history work is a major compensation option that will allow for more informed decisions about future management of fish species, particularly those at risk.
This report provides a summary, where possible, of the impacts to species of fish that were of lower importance to fisheries managers at the time of dam construction, and the compensation options that are available to limit these impacts. In general very little is known about the impacts on these relatively unstudied species. At the very least a significant amount of river and stream habitat was inundated with dam construction, and the loss of this habitat requires some level of compensation on the part of BC Hydro. Given that such limited data exists on these species, distribution, inventory, and life history work is a major compensation option that will allow for more informed decisions about future management of fish species, particularly those at risk.
Resources Data:
Name: BCH_DAM_IMPAC_COTTIDS_1385051732450_5041247788
Format: PDF
URL: http://a100.gov.bc.ca/appsdata/acat/documents/r40025/BCH_Dam_Impac_Cottidae_1385051732450_5041247788.pdf
Additional Info
Study Years: 2007
Published: 2007
Topics
Tags: Aquatic, Arrow Lakes Reservoir, Catostomidae, Compensation, Cottidae, Cyprinidae, Dam Impacts, Duncan Reservoir, Entrainment, Fish Habitat Temperature, Footprint, FWCP, Genetic Diversity, Habitat Loss, Habitat Restoration, Historic, Inundation, Kinbasket Reservoir, Koocanusa Reservoir, Kootenay Canal, Lake, Lake Nutrients, Life History, Lower Columbia River, Migration, Monitoring Recommendations, Pend DOreille, Population Structure, Prosopium Coulterii, Prosopium Williamsoni, Rearing Habitat, Recruitment, Research Recommendations, Restoration Recommendations, Revelstoke Reservoir, Riparian Restoration, River, Spawning, Spawning Habitat, Spillimacheen, Stream, Tributary, Turbidity, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, WhitefishBC Hydro dam impacts Footprint Review -Whitefish, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Cottidae, Cyprinidae, and Catostomidae
Author: J. Ladell, J.D. McPhail, J.S. Baxter
Tags: Aquatic, Arrow Lakes Reservoir, Catostomidae, Compensation, Cottidae, Cyprinidae, Dam Impacts, Duncan Reservoir, Entrainment, Fish Habitat Temperature, Footprint, FWCP, Genetic Diversity, Habitat Loss, Habitat Restoration, Historic, Inundation, Kinbasket Reservoir, Koocanusa Reservoir, Kootenay Canal, Lake, Lake Nutrients, Life History, Lower Columbia River, Migration, Monitoring Recommendations, Pend DOreille, Population Structure, Prosopium Coulterii, Prosopium Williamsoni, Rearing Habitat, Recruitment, Research Recommendations, Restoration Recommendations, Revelstoke Reservoir, Riparian Restoration, River, Spawning, Spawning Habitat, Spillimacheen, Stream, Tributary, Turbidity, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Whitefish
Literature summary and assessment of dam impacts on Whitefish, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Cottidae, Cyprinidae, and Catostomidae
Summary
This report provides a summary, where possible, of the impacts to species of fish that were of lower importance to fisheries managers at the time of dam construction, and the compensation options that are available to limit these impacts. In general very little is known about the impacts on these relatively unstudied species. At the very least a significant amount of river and stream habitat was inundated with dam construction, and the loss of this habitat requires some level of compensation on the part of BC Hydro. Given that such limited data exists on these species, distribution, inventory, and life history work is a major compensation option that will allow for more informed decisions about future management of fish species, particularly those at risk.