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
Prior to installation of the smolt fence, the concrete sill is all that remains in the river over winter.
Brown Bear Creek has a relatively short section of productive spawning habitat, before salmon migrating upstream hit the falls, which is a barrier.
Aerial view shows side-channel which served as habitat compensation for stream area lost during construction of fence, and to divert water during construction.