Projects

The Gitanyow Fisheries Authority (GFA) runs a number of different programs, ranging from stock enumeration wiers to beaver dam breaching, and is also involved in a variety of projects relating to environmental assessment, wildlife management, etc.

Kitwanga River Salmon Enumeration Facility

Kitwanga Smolt Enumeration Facility


Brown Bear Creek Sockeye and Coho Enumeration and Monitoring

Kitwanga River Salmon Enumeration UPDATES

Kitwanga River Salmon Enumeration Facility UPDATES

Kitwanga Smolt Fence Enumeration UPDATES

Kitwanga Smolt Fence Enumeration summary

PHOTO GALLERIES

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Kitwanga River Salmon Enumeration Facility

Aerial view shows side-channel which served as habitat compensation for stream area lost during construction of fence, and to divert water during construction.

Kitwanga Smolt Enumeration Facility

Hundreds of bull trout migrate downstream through the fence each season following the sockeye smolts.

Snapshots of GFA Projects

In 2008, GFA modified a fishwheel for use in the Cranberry River canyon. Goal: capture coho and chinook salmon to obtain a recapture rate from fish marked at downstream Nisga'a fishwheels.