Development and implementation of salmonid enhancement strategies;
Baseline data collection and interpretation for juvenile and adult fish stocks;
Enumeration of adult salmon escapements using weirs and multiple beam (ARIS and DIDSON) sonar;
Mark/recapture techniques and statistical modelling for calculating population estimates and investigating fish population dynamics;
Collection and interpretation of baseline riverine and limnology information, including water sampling, bathymetry, zooplankton sampling and species/biomass inventory, primary productivity assessment and modelling, and benthic habitat mapping and classification;
Use of split beam hydroacoustic and multiple beam high resolution sonar to quantify fish populations, salmon spawning escapements and fish species abundance and biomass;
Use of a variety of fish collection apparatus and methodologies including gill and seine nets, trawl nets, fyke nets, and electrofishing;
Use of a variety of fish anaesthetics (Metomidate hydrochloride, trimethacaine sulphate, CO2) and fish transport and holding techniques including air transport of gametes and fry, oxygenated tanks, fish tubes, and net pens.
Salmon broodstock collection and spawning in wild and hatchery/aquaculture operations;
Remote field operations, project design, management, and administration;
Radio telemetry research on salmon and steelhead stocks;
Licensing and permit application preparation and submissions including B.C. water use licence, permits from Transport Canada – Navigable Waters Protection Division, Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) project reviews and applications, Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) project submissions, fish egg import/export, and fish collection licenses (YTG, B.C. MELP, and DFO).
