Proceedings 2022/032
Proceedings of the Pacific regional peer review on a Recovery Potential Assessment – Southern British Columbia Chinook Salmon – Four Designatable Units; February 22-24, 2022
Chairperson: Ben Davis
Editor : Jill Campbell
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 on February 22-24, 2022. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person gatherings have been restricted and a virtual format for this meeting was adopted, via the online meeting platform Zoom. The working paper presented for peer review was a Recovery Potential Assessment (RPA) for four populations of Chinook Salmon (Designatable Unit (DU) 1 Boundary Bay Ocean Fall, DU 6 Lower Fraser Ocean Summer, DU 13 South Thompson Stream Summer, DU 15 Lower Thompson Stream Spring) based upon the national RPA Guidance. Meeting participants agreed the working paper satisfied all Terms of Reference objectives. The working paper was accepted with minor revisions.
Participation included Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Science, Species at Risk Program, Salmon Enhancement Program, Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program, and Fisheries and Resource Management staff, and external participants from First Nations, the commercial and recreational fishing sectors, environmental non-governmental organizations, and academia.
The conclusions and advice resulting from this review will be provided in the form of a Science Advisory Report (SAR) providing advice to decision makers in DFO’s Ecosystem Management Branch, Species at Risk Program, and Committed on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) to inform Species at Risk Act (SARA) recovery planning.
The Science Advisory Report, Proceedings and supporting Research Document will be made publicly available on the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) website.
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