The first of the two announcements comes by way of a partnership with Lax Kw’alaams Fishing Enterprises Ltd., PRPA contributed $70,142 toward the Multi-Year Juvenile Salmon Habitat and Eulachon Inventory Study as part of the Program.
This project is aimed at building the knowledge base for healthy wild runs and successful enhancement on the Skeena, through surveying and analyzing fish habitat and the enumeration of eulachon, a preferred prey for salmon.
Jay Alexcee with Lax Kw'alaams Fishing Enterprises Ltd. outlined how the funding assists conservation efforts.
“Developing these benchmarks is critical to implementing future measures for eelgrass planting and salmon habitat restoration. With the support of the Skeena River Salmon Enhancement Program, we have made meaningful strides towards gathering the necessary data to further conservation efforts in the Skeena River estuary,"
The second piece of today's funding announcement goes further inland towards Mission Creek a tributary of the Bulkley River which flows into the Skeena. As part of 24,000 dollars in funding, Chicago Creek Community Environmental Enhancement Society will be able to replace an aging fish fence, which is used for the enumeration of wild salmon stocks as part of a 25-year escapement data set.
Brenda Donas with the Chicago Creek Community Environmental Enhancement Society noted how the funding will assist their work
"Without escapement data, protection measures would not be possible. The Mission Creek Fish Fence Rebuild Project is critical in order to move coho above an impassable barrier at Highway 16 and this infrastructure ensures coho have access to important habitat for years to come".
Since it was created, the Prince Rupert Port Authority has contributed over $365,00 to a range of projects in the Northwest, a partnership that PRPA CEO and President Shawn Stevenson highlighted today.
“We are privileged to partner with local organizations from across northwest BC who share our commitment to improving the health and abundance of wild salmon stocks throughout the Skeena River watershed. Through the collection of key data, these projects will help influence longterm planning and offer opportunities for additional research into salmon populations here on the West Coast of Canada,”
You can learn more about today's announcement, as well as to review the full list of the projects over the last seven years from this information release.
More note on Port Related themes is available from our archive page.
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