Managing Pacific Salmon for Ecosystem Values

Managing Pacific Salmon for Ecosystem Values
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Total Pages : 97
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ISBN-10 : 1897110278
ISBN-13 : 9781897110270
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Book Synopsis Managing Pacific Salmon for Ecosystem Values by : ESSA Technologies Ltd

Download or read book Managing Pacific Salmon for Ecosystem Values written by ESSA Technologies Ltd and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canada's Wild Salmon Policy (WSP) was released in June 2005 with a goal to restore and maintain healthy and diverse salmon populations and their habitats. Strategy 3, Action Step 3.1 aims to include ecosystem values in decision-making by proposing "ecosystem indicators" to monitor the status of freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. The scientific basis for proposing ecosystem indicators within the WSP recognizes that Pacific salmon play an important role in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems, including streams, lakes, riparian forest and wildlife food webs. Managers influence these ecosystems by considering changes in fisheries regulations (i.e., harvest levels) and artifical enhancement (e.g., hatcheries). This work serves three functions: (1) provide a first attempt at developing ecosystem indicators for Strategy 3 of the Wild Salmon Policy; (2) recommend further development and refinement of ecosystem indicators; and (3) suggest next steps.


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