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.
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Bright silver coho caught in the seine net, just downstream of the Cranberry canyon.
GFA technical crews are the backbone of the program, working long, split shifts each day to maintain the fence and process each fish that passes through, sometimes over 200,000 fish per season.
GFA biologist checking for openings in fence using a plywood box with a plexiglass bottom to reduce glare.