WSP Forum March 27-28, 2008

Documents | Presentations | Background Materials
Conservation Units | Conservation Unit Attachments
DFO Contact

A Multi-Interest Wild Salmon Policy (WSP) Forum was held by Fisheries and Oceans Canada March 27th and March 28th in Richmond, BC. Participants included First Nations and Multi-Interest representatives and organizations.

The focus of the WSP Forum was to provide participants with an overview of the status and progress made towards implementation of the policy to date. The session also provided an opportunity for participants to give input on the next implementation stage and discuss ways to collaborate on WSP next steps.

Documents

• WSP Forum Summary March 27-28, 2008 [PDF]
• WSP Forum Draft Agenda [PDF]

Presentations

Overview [PDF]	Strategy 1 Conservation Units [PDF]
Assessing Status of CU's for the Wild Salmon Policy [PDF]	Strategy 2 Habitat Status Update [PDF]
Strategy 3 Ecosystem Values and Objectives [PDF]	Strategy 4 Integrated Strategic Planning [PDF]

Background Materials

Conservation Units	Habitat Indicators List [PDF]
Habitat Status Template [PDF]	Strategic Planning Guidance - draft [PDF]
SP Habitat Indicator Assessment Report [PDF]	WSP Habitat Indicator Metric and Benchmarks [PDF]
WSP Outcome Overview [PDF]	Final Wild Salmon Policy - June 24, 2005

Conservation Units

Below is an updated list of salmon Conservation Units (CUs) by species and a list of sites for each CU. A preliminary list was released in 2006 for comments and feedback. Based on these comments and the finalized methodology, the list of CUs was revised and the updated version released at the WSP Stakeholder Forum on March 27-28, 2008.

We invite individuals to provide further comments and feedback on this updated list by September 30, 2008 to wsp@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca. Please let us know if there are:

1. Sites used by salmon that are not identified in the CU list, particularly those that are significantly different from salmon in surrounding sites. For example, sites where salmon are different in run or spawn timing, size and age from salmon in neighbouring sites, or where the geography of the site is distinctive compared to neighbouring sites.
2. Sites that should be in adjacent CU's and provide a justification for your suggestion.
3. Sites where salmon are no longer known to exist within the CU (note when and why).

Please note the latitude and longitude of the site and provide a gazetted name of the stream, river or lake.

The CU list will be reviewed and updated on an annual basis. An updated CU list will be released in the Spring of 2009. Individuals will have the opportunity to provide comments and feedback to help update the list annually.

Conservation Unit Attachments

Title: Conservation Unit Methodology paper

(to be posted on the CSAS website)

Title: Summary List and Maps of Conservation Units in BC [PDF]

Description: This document contains table summaries and maps of the Conservation Units in British Columbia for each of the seven species-types covered by the Wild Salmon Policy. These are sockeye-river type [SER], sockeye-lake type [SEL], Chinook [CK], chum [CM], coho [CO], pink-odd year [PKO], and pink-even year [PKE]. The CU names, acronyms, and index numbers are used in the List of Sites for Conservation Units (below) to identify the CUs.

Title: List of Sites for Conservation Units [PDF]

Description: This workbook contains lists of the sites used to describe the diversity of Pacific salmon in British Columbia. For each conservation unit, there is a list of one or more sites where salmon are known to or are believed to have successfully reproduced. The biological characteristics of those salmon and/or the geographical characteristics of the site were used to characterize the conservation unit. A site is a place where salmon have been regularly seen, counted or sampled. A site is not a population in any sense of that word. Sites range in geographic scope from side-channels or small tributaries of small creeks up to major rivers. The presence of a specific place in these lists implies only that there exists some easily accessible information about salmon in that place. More importantly, the absence of a specific place from the lists does not mean and cannot be construed as meaning that salmon are not persistently present there.

DFO Contact

If you have questions about the Wild Salmon Policy, contact:

Amy Mar
WSP Coordinator
Team Lead, Wild Salmon Policy
200-401 Burrard St.
Vancouver, BC V6C 3S4

Phone: 604-666-3657