Proceedings 2015/059
Proceedings of the Pacific regional peer review on Pre-COSEWIC Assessment of Southern British Columbia Chinook Salmon – Part II; November 5-7, 2013
Chairperson: Sean MacConnachie
Editor: Erin Porszt
Summary
These Proceedings summarize the relevant discussions and key conclusions that resulted from a Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) Regional Peer Review meeting held November 5-6, 2013 at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, B.C. As the primary agency responsible for holding data and information on aquatic species, DFO’s standard practice is to make its data holdings available to Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) so that they may conduct assessments to determine if the species is at risk of extinction as defined by the Species at Risk Act (SARA). As such, a working paper focusing on a pre-COSEWIC review of data relevant to the assessment of status for populations of southern British Columbia Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) was presented for peer review. This process is subsequent to an initial review conducted in March 2013, and focuses primarily on the suitability of relevant spawner abundance data and its treatment and the analyses and results derived from this data.
In-person and web-based participants included DFO Science, Ecosystem Management and Fisheries Management staff from regional and national offices, as well as staff from the Province of BC, members of the southern BC Chinook Technical Working Group and external participants from First Nations, the commercial and recreational fishing industries, and environmental non-governmental organizations.
The conclusions and advice resulting from this review will be incorporated into the Research Document, which will be made publicly available on the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) website.
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