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
Aerial view shows side-channel which served as habitat compensation for stream area lost during construction of fence, and to divert water during construction.
GFA crews dipnet Brown Bear Creek sockeye. These sockeye are a genetically unique, river-run sockeye. GFA collects DNA samples each season to learn more about this unique, at risk salmon run.
Most bull trout are sampled for length and weight before being released downstream.