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FISH
STOCKING & DISTRIBUTION
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Note:
Eva Lake and the Jade Lakes are not part of the Illecillewaet or
Beaver Watersheds, but were included because of their close
proximity and years of data
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following stocking & distribution maps available online:
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To
obtain Province of British Columbia records, go to these
websites:
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Fish
Wizard - pisces.env.gov.bc.ca
This
site is for the general public, and easy to use. It contains
spatially referenced fish distribution and stocking data.
Note, that it contains data for 5 years of stocking (i.e.,
the 5 years prior to when it was stocked).
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B.C.
Fisheries - www.bcfisheries.gov.bc.ca/recreational-hatcheries.html
Provincial
stocking data relating to the provincial Fish Culture
program. Stocking lists for the last 3 years are available
for each region of the province. The Illecillewaet and
Beaver watersheds are in the East Kootenay region.
Information about provincial hatchery locations and
operations is also provided.
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B.C.
Fisheries Inventory Section - www.bcfisheries.gov.bc.ca/fishinv
This
page has recently been improved, and is primarily for
fisheries inventory contractors, government biologists, and
fisheries researchers. From here information such as fish
distribution, fish stocking, RIC standards, survey data,
maps for digital display of fisheries data, and fish and
fish habitat data collection methods can be obtained. The
FISS (Fisheries Information Summary System) link provides
the stocking, distribution, and most of the mapping data.
The Illecillewaet and Beaver River watersheds are in the
Columbia Forest District.
Note:
(1) the watershed code for the Illecillewaet River watershed is
360
(2)
the watershed code for the Beaver River watershed is 300-885700
(3) to select a
range of data, use a % symbol suffix (i.e. for all the
data in the Columbia system, enter 300%)
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To
request Parks Canada records contact:
John
Woods, Wildlife Biologist
Mount Revelstoke and Glacier
National Parks
Box 350, Revelstoke, British Columbia, V0E 2S0
john_woods@pch.gc.ca
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