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September 22, 2023 Noteworthy Projects

Building Long-term Collaboration for Sustainable Resource Management: Kemano Oolichan Monitoring Program

Project Overview: The Kemano Oolichan Monitoring Program is an ongoing initiative led by Rio Tinto in collaboration with the Haisla Nation and Ecofish Research Ltd. The program focuses on effectively managing the Oolichan population through monitoring the spawning, productivity, and harvest of Oolichan, a culturally significant food fish for the Haisla community. By combining Indigenous […]

September 21, 2023 Noteworthy Projects Research and Development

Fostering Biodiversity through Sustainable Forest Management and Salmon Conservation

In recent years declining Pacific salmon populations have raised significant concerns among First Nations and communities on the BC Coast. These declines are believed to be influenced by various factors, including the historical and ongoing effects of forestry activities. Beginning in 2015, Ecofish worked with the Kwiakah First Nation to understand potential effects of forestry […]

September 28, 2021 Ecofish in the Community Noteworthy Projects

Broughton Wild Salmon Restoration Project

To aid the Indigenous Monitoring Implementation Plan and in particular, the wild salmon recovery in the Broughton Archipelago, Ecofish has been supporting ‘Namgis First Nation, Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis First Nation, and Mamalilikulla First Nation on the Broughton Wild Salmon Restoration Project, a subproject of the Broughton Aquaculture Transition Initiative (BATI). Ecofish had the pleasure of working […]

September 23, 2021 Ecofish in the Community Noteworthy Projects

Wetlands Conservation with Lake Babine Nation

Indigenous Ecological Knowledge (IEK) is crucial to making informed decisions when it comes to the management of natural resources. Over three years, Ecofish worked collaboratively with Lake Babine Nation (LBN) on an Indigenous Stewardship Project (ISP) to map, classify, and assess wetlands in their traditional territory. The Project was developed to reflect IEK on wetland […]

April 30, 2019 Ecofish in the Community Noteworthy Projects

A Fertile Future for the Ash River?

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October 23, 2017 Noteworthy Projects Research and Development

Ecofish Leads Collaboration with WWF-UK on Environmental Flow Success Stories

There is no question that a rising population has led to an increased demand for water from industry, agriculture and our growing towns and cities, but at what cost? According to the World Wildlife Fund-UK, “around a third of all river basins are already being heavily depleted and there is increasing pressure to pump even […]

June 15, 2017 Noteworthy Projects

Ecofish and WWF Present Global Success Stories on the Implementation of Environmental Flows

2017 marks the tenth anniversary of the Brisbane Declaration on Environmental Flows. This declaration was issued at the 2007 River Symposium and advocates for environmental flow protection and restoration. Since that time, governments and water management authorities across the globe have made significant progress towards developing policies and regulations to protect and restore environmental flows […]

March 10, 2017 Ecofish in the Community Noteworthy Projects

Ecofish Contributes In-Kind Support on Local Initiative: Sensitive Stream Habitat Mapping in the Comox Valley

This fall, Ecofish partnered with Comox Valley Project Watershed Society to update Sensitive Habitat mapping and provide restoration recommendations for two urban salmon-bearing streams in the Comox Valley: Glen Urquhart and Mallard Creeks. These streams provide valuable spawning and rearing habitat that has been compromised by urban and agricultural development. We look forward to continuing […]

September 18, 2015 Ecofish in the Community Noteworthy Projects

Spawning pool success, Ecofish gives back to the community by bringing the fish back!

Mossom Creek in Port Moody was an ideal candidate for restoration of fish habitat after suffering high flood flows. Ecofish President, Adam Lewis, volunteered the professional resources and staff of his company to help bring the fish back for the benefit of the local community and ecosystem. As a young man, Adam volunteered at the […]

August 6, 2015 Ecofish in the Community Noteworthy Projects Research and Development

Ecofish Lends Expertise to Chinese Engineers to Improve the Design of Fish Lift

In late July 2015, Dr. Xuezhong Yu, Senior Hydro-Environmental Scientist at Ecofish Research Ltd., travelled to six fish passage facilities in the United States with five engineers from the PowerChina Kunming Engineering Corporation. They visited four dams on the Susquehanna River (Conowingo, Holtwood, Safe Harbor aith, and York Haven), fish ladders at Bonneville Dam on […]