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Report: Impacts of dam construction in the upper Columbia Basin, British Columbia, on bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) production, fisheries, and conservation status
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The phase of the dam impacts study to which the present analysis belongs is the summarization of footprint impacts for individual fish species in the Columbia Basin, which will assist FWCP to develop, prioritize, and monitor compensation projects. Footprint impacts to Canadian populations of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus), one of the most widespread and economically important fish species of the upper Columbia Basin, are the subject of this report.
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Author: John Hagen
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Old Reference System: FWCP Fish Wildlife Compensation Program - Columbia
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Date Published: Dec 2008
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Report ID: 23138
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Audience: Government and Public
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To provide the background information for
considering the potential impacts of dam
construction on bull trout in the upper Columbia
Basin, the following sections of the report
address the biology and evolutionary history of
bull trout in the upper Columbia Basin,
specifically bull trout life history traits (Section
2), limiting factors for bull trout production
(Section 3), and population spatial structure
(Section 4). Section 5 then presents the methods
used to estimate footprint impacts and
conservation status among the 17 identified
reaches in the upper Columbia Basin. The
footprint impacts for each of the identified
reaches are addressed in Section 6. Three
general categories of footprint impacts are
addressed, which are: 1) changes in the
conservation status for bull trout populations
inhabiting the reach; 2) net changes in the
habitat capacity for bull trout production; and 3)
impacts to the sport fishery potential,
recognizing the high recreational and economic
value of bull trout fisheries in the region (Bray
and Campbell 2000; Arndt 2004; Andrusak
2007). Compensation options suitable for bull
trout habitats in the upper Columbia Basin, and a
framework for prioritizing them within a basinwide
context, are discussed in Section 7.
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Fish and Aquatic Habitat Information |
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Subject
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Fish Species - Bull Trout - Salvelinus confluentus |
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Region - Kootenay |
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Fish and Fish Habitat - Impact Assessment |
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Watershed Groups - 300 - Columbia |
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Watershed Groups - 340 - Lower Kootenay |
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