White Sturgeon Life History and Habitat Assessment in the Revelstoke Reach of the mid-Columbia River, BC - $20,000

The causes for white sturgeon recruitment failure in the upper Columbia River are believed to be related, at least in part, to the habitat alteration caused by dams. The proposed study would identify habitat characteristics that are potentially limiting juvenile recruitment. The proposed study would assess seasonal juvenile habitat suitability within the Revelstoke Reach and identify seasonal adult habitat use of the Revelstoke Reach. The data could be used for designing restoration or mitigation projects (including dam discharge prescriptions and off-channel habitat restoration) and could assist in the potential development of a fail-safe population in the Kinbasket Reservoir.

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