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 Smolt Enumeration Facility

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

Kitwanga River Salmon Enumeration Facility

GFA crews using overhead winches to move aluminum panels into place during fence construction.

Snapshots of GFA Projects

The second most effective capture method was dipnetting at the Cranberry River falls. This site is a known partial barrier to upstream salmon migration.