Complex habitat for Salmon fry
The Canoe and Kayak Club arranged to have a number of large rocks placed in the Yukon River below the water intake. These rocks were placed to provide an extension for the paddling play area. The Club placed the rocks to create a hole and a pressure wave. As part of the conditions for placing the rocks in the river, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans have required an assessment of how the rocks affect salmon populations in the vicinity and whether there has been a change in the river bed as a result of the rock placement.
The Experiential Science 11 class and members from two other classes conducted surveys of fingerling by using baited "G" traps during November 98, Dec 98 February 99 and twice in March 99. We identified 10 locations along approximately 300 meters of river shore, above and below the rock spur. Two traps were placed above the intake, two other were placed in the vicinity of the intake spur, one between the intake and the rock spur, three in the vicinity of the rock spur and two down river form the spur. In a number of cases we were not able to place G traps in the same location.
The Canoe and Kayak Club arranged to have a number of large rocks placed in the Yukon River below the water intake. These rocks were placed to provide an extension for the paddling play area. The Club placed the rocks to create a hole and a pressure wave. As part of the conditions for placing the rocks in the river, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans have required an assessment of how the rocks affect salmon populations in the vicinity and whether there has been a change in the river bed as a result of the rock placement.
The Experiential Science 11 class and members from two other classes conducted surveys of fingerling by using baited "G" traps during November 98, Dec 98 February 99 and twice in March 99. We identified 10 locations along approximately 300 meters of river shore, above and below the rock spur. Two traps were placed above the intake, two other were placed in the vicinity of the intake spur, one between the intake and the rock spur, three in the vicinity of the rock spur and two down river form the spur. In a number of cases we were not able to place G traps in the same location.