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Report: Sarita Fish Passage Assessment FIA# 7008005 [PSCIS59]
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FIA# 7008005: A fish passage assessment was completed on the Sarita River watershed group in TFL 44 on
the west side of Vancouver Island [refer to overview map]. The system was surveyed to
determine if closed bottom drainage structures (metal culverts) occur on fish bearing streams
and if so what effect are they having on fish passage and how can the situation be improved.
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Author: J.S. Sandford & Associates Ltd. And M.J. Milne & Associates Ltd.
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Date Published: Jan 2011
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Report ID: 24168
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Audience: Government and Public
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A fish passage assessment was completed on the Sarita River watershed group in TFL 44 on
the west side of Vancouver Island [refer to overview map]. The system was surveyed to
determine if closed bottom drainage structures (metal culverts) occur on fish bearing streams
and if so what effect are they having on fish passage and how can the situation be improved.
The project area falls within the Alberni (ALBN) drainage unit; a number one priority for
assessment according to the BC Ministry of Environment (MoE). The Sarita watershed was
selected for assessment within this unit by Western Forest Products Ltd. (WFP) based on local
knowledge and experience.
The following fish species are known to occur in the project area: chinook, chum, coho, pink,
Kokanee, and sockeye salmon, rainbow and cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden char, and steelhead.
The most important areas for fish in the project area are the Sarita River and lower reaches of
the main tributaries. The assessment was focused on these areas. A large falls exists
downstream from Sarita Lake and is a known barrier to anadromous fish passage.
Crossing and stream data provided by the MoE was used in combination with road, stream, and
contour data provided by WFP to produce a set a planning maps to determine priority roads for
review. Roads were prioritized and included for review if they had any crossings where fish
presence was known or inferred based on the MoE data provided. Those roads were then
driven or walked and each structure encountered was reviewed or assessed until the last fishinferred
or fish-known crossing was reached.
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Fish and Aquatic Habitat Information |
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Subject
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Fish Species - Chinook Salmon - Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
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Fish Species - Chum Salmon - Oncorhynchus keta |
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Fish Species - Coho Salmon - Oncorhynchus kisutch |
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Fish Species - Cutthroat Trout (General) - Oncorhynchus clarki |
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Fish Species - Dolly Varden Char - Salvelinus malma |
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Fish Species - Kokanee - Oncorhynchus nerka |
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Fish Species - Pink Salmon - Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
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Fish Species - Rainbow Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss |
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Fish Species - Sockeye Salmon - Oncorhynchus nerka |
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Fish Species - Steelhead - Oncorhynchus mykiss |
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Region - Vancouver Island |
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Fish and Fish Habitat - Culvert Fish Passage |
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Watershed Groups - 930 - Vancouver Island (West) Rivers |
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