Appendix - Fish Species
Fish species recorded in the greater Bulkley River watershed group are detailed in Table 5.7 (MoE 2024). Note that this table is scoped to the full Bulkley River watershed group code, which is broader than the Neexdzii Kwah study area (see Issue #112). Summaries of fish species life history, biology, stock status, and traditional use are documented in Schell (2003), Wilson and Rabnett (2007), Gottesfeld et al. (2002) and Office of the Wet’suwet’en (2013). Wilson and Rabnett (2007) discuss chinook, pink, sockeye, coho, steelhead and indigenous freshwater Bulkley River fish stocks within the context of key lower and upper Bulkley River habitats such as the Suskwa River, Station Creek, Harold Price Creek, Telkwa River and Buck Creek. Key areas within the upper Bulkley River watershed with high fishery values, documented in Schell (2003), are the upper Bulkley mainstem, Buck Creek, Dungate Creek, Barren Creek, McQuarrie Creek, Byman Creek, Richfield Creek, Johnny David Creek, Aitken Creek and Emerson Creek. Some areas of high fisheries values for chinook, sockeye and coho are noted in Bustard and Schell (2002) as McBride Lake, Nanika Lake, and Morice Lake watersheds.
fiss_species_table <- readr::read_csv('data/inputs_extracted/fiss_species_table.csv')
fiss_species_table |>
dplyr::select(-Morice) |>
fpr::fpr_kable(caption_text = 'Fish species recorded in the Bulkley River watershed groups.',
footnote_text = 'COSEWIC abbreviations :
SC - Special concern
DD - Data deficient
NAR - Not at risk
E - Endangered
T - Threatened
BC List definitions :
Yellow - Species that is apparently secure
Blue - Species that is of special concern
Exotic - Species that have been moved beyond their natural range as a result of human activity
',
scroll = gitbook_on)| Scientific Name | Species Name | Species Code | BC List | COSEWIC | SARA | Bulkley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catostomus catostomus | Longnose Sucker | LSU | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Catostomus commersonii | White Sucker | WSU | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Catostomus macrocheilus | Largescale Sucker | CSU | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Chrosomus eos | Northern Redbelly Dace | RDC | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Coregonus clupeaformis | Lake Whitefish | LW | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Cottus aleuticus | Coastrange Sculpin (formerly Aleutian Sculpin) | CAL | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Cottus asper | Prickly Sculpin | CAS | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Couesius plumbeus | Lake Chub | LKC | Yellow | DD | – | Yes |
| Entosphenus tridentatus | Pacific Lamprey | PL | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Hybognathus hankinsoni | Brassy Minnow | BMC | No Status | – | – | Yes |
| Lota lota | Burbot | BB | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Mylocheilus caurinus | Peamouth Chub | PCC | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Oncorhynchus clarkii | Cutthroat Trout | CT | No Status | – | – | Yes |
| Oncorhynchus clarkii | Cutthroat Trout (Anadromous) | ACT | No Status | – | – | Yes |
| Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii | Coastal Cutthroat Trout | CCT | Blue | – | – | Yes |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | Pink Salmon | PK | Not Reviewed | – | – | Yes |
| Oncorhynchus keta | Chum Salmon | CM | Not Reviewed | – | – | Yes |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch | Coho Salmon | CO | Not Reviewed | – | – | Yes |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | Rainbow Trout | RB | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | Steelhead | ST | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | Steelhead (Summer-run) | SST | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | KO | Not Reviewed | – | – | Yes |
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Sockeye Salmon | SK | Not Reviewed | – | – | Yes |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Chinook Salmon | CH | Not Reviewed | E/T/SC/DD/NAR (Nov 2020) | – | Yes |
| Prosopium coulterii | Pygmy Whitefish | PW | Yellow | NAR (Nov 2016) | – | Yes |
| Prosopium coulterii pop. 3 | Giant Pygmy Whitefish | GPW | Yellow | NAR (Nov 2016) | – | Yes |
| Prosopium williamsoni | Mountain Whitefish | MW | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Ptychocheilus oregonensis | Northern Pikeminnow | NSC | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Pungitius pungitius | Ninespine Stickleback | NSB | Unknown | – | – | Yes |
| Rhinichthys cataractae | Longnose Dace | LNC | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Rhinichthys falcatus | Leopard Dace | LDC | Yellow | NAR (May 1990) | – | – |
| Richardsonius balteatus | Redside Shiner | RSC | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 26 | Bull Trout | BT | Blue | NAR (Nov 2012) | – | Yes |
| Salvelinus fontinalis | Brook Trout | EB | Exotic | – | – | Yes |
| Salvelinus malma | Dolly Varden | DV | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| Salvelinus namaycush | Lake Trout | LT | Yellow | – | – | Yes |
| – | Arctic Char | AC | – | – | – | – |
| – | Cutthroat/Rainbow cross | CRS | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | Dace (General) | DC | – | – | – | – |
| – | Lamprey (General) | L | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | Minnow (General) | C | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | Mottled Sculpin | CBA | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | Salmon (General) | SA | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | Sculpin (General) | CC | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | Sucker (General) | SU | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | Whitefish (General) | WF | – | – | – | Yes |
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* COSEWIC abbreviations : SC - Special concern DD - Data deficient NAR - Not at risk E - Endangered T - Threatened BC List definitions : Yellow - Species that is apparently secure Blue - Species that is of special concern Exotic - Species that have been moved beyond their natural range as a result of human activity |