Following are reports that provide research results or progress updates, habitat assessments, and/or ecological or biological related issues for white sturgeon:
Nechako River Substrate Monitoring Program Preliminary Feasibility Assessment for a Sediment Trap and Gravel Addition at Vanderhoof, BC. 2023. Prepared by Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. Prepared for Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy.
Nechako White Sturgeon Habitat Restoration Plan 2021-22 Workshop and Planning Exercise. 2022. Prepared by Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. Prepared for Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy.
Nechako River Substrate Monitoring Program 2022 Design and Installation Report. 2022. Prepared by Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. Prepared for Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy.
Nechako White Sturgeon Predation Risk Review 2022. 2022. Prepared by David Breault, Cale Babey, and Nikolaus Gantner.
Nechako White Sturgeon Predation and Survival - Compendium of Options 2022. 2022. Prepared by Nikolaus Gantner, David Breault and Cale Babey.
Every Sturgeon Counts - Emergency Boat Kit Program - Summary 2011-2022. 2022. Prepared by NWSRI.
2021 Nechako/Upper-Mid Fraser Juvenile White Sturgeon Monitoring Summary Report. Carrier Sekani Tribal Council. 2023. Prepared for DFO Aboriginal Funds for Species at Risk in February 2023.
Nechako River White Sturgeon 2020 Spawning Substrate Restoration and Monitoring. 2021. Prepared for Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. Prepared by Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd.
Movements of wild-captured juvenile, subadult, and adult White Sturgeon among putative population areas in the Upper Fraser Watershed 1995-2019. Williamson, C., Toth, G., and Gantner, N. 2021. NWSRI Technical Report.
Babey, C. N. (2022). Fate of hatchery-reared juvenile Nechako white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus): Assessment of predation by river otters (Lontra canadensis). UNBC Thesis.
Ovarian Fluid Pheromone Testing - Beardsall, J.W., S. McAdam, and S. Yun, 2017
2017 Nechako Juvenile White Sturgeon Sampling; 2016AFSAR-2861 (Year 2) Juvenile Recruitment Indexing - Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, 2018
2016 Spawning Substrate Restoration on the Nechako River at Vanderhoof, BC - Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, 2017
2016 Nechako Juvenile White Sturgeon Sampling; 2016AFSAR-2861 (Year 1) Juvenile Recruitment Indexing - Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, 2017
2011-2016 Summary Report of the Emergency Boat Kit Program
- NWSRI, 2016
2015 Sediment Transport Investigation on the Vanderhoof Reach of the Nechako River
- Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, 2016
Nechako River White Sturgeon 2015 Spawn Monitoring: Egg Mats, Radio, and Acoustic Telemetry
- Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, 2016
2014 Sediment Transport Investigation on the Vanderhoof Reach of the Nechako River
- Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, 2015
Geomorphology Priority Research Questions, 2013
- Triton Environmental Consultants Ltd., 2013
Recruitment Biochronology of Nechako White Sturgeon
- EDI Environmental Dynamics Inc., 2013
Poster presentation - Infilling of Cobble Substrate used by White Sturgeon
- Northwest Hydraulics Consultants, 2013
Nechako River Sediment Transport Investigations 2013
- Northwest Hydraulics Consultants, 2013
Gauge Analysis for the Nechako River
- M. Miles and Associates Ltd., 2013
Nechako Sturgeon Spawning Gravel Substrate Assessment 2012
- Northwest Hydraulics Consultants, 2012
Nechako Sturgeon Spawning Gravel Substrate Assessment 2011
- Northwest Hydraulics Consultants, 2011
Assessment of telemetry methods for Nechako White Sturgeon 2010
- Triton Environmental Consultants LTD., 2010
Broodstock Capture Program: 2006 - 2009
- J. Courtier, BCCF, 2010
Assessment of Juvenile Nechako White Sturgeon 2009
- J. Courtier, BCCF, 2010
Nechako White Sturgeon Larvae Release and Monitoring 2009
- J. Courtier, BCCF, 2010
Adult White Sturgeon Monitoring - Nechako River 2009
- Triton Environmental Consultants 2010
Communication Plan of the NWSRI Community Working Group - Sulyma 2010
Adult White Sturgeon Monitoring - Nechako River 2008
- Triton Environmental Consultants 2009
2008 Assessment of Upper Fraser White Sturgeon; Critical Habitat Identification, Population Assessment and Capacity Development
- Lheidli T'enneh First Nation 2009
2007 Assessment of Upper Fraser White Sturgeon; Critical Habitat Identification, Population Assessment and Capacity Development
- Lheidli T'enneh First Nation 2008
Nechako White Sturgeon Habitat Management Plan
- NWSRI 2008
Nechako River at Vanderhoof Hydrodynamic Model Upgrade - Final Report
- Northwest Hydraulic Consultants 2008
Nechako White Sturgeon Database Summary 2007
- Triton Environmental Consultants 2008
Juvenile Sturgeon Pole Seining - August 2008 Summary
- Triton Environmental Consultants 2008
3812 Sturgeon Report Final
- Triton Environmental Consultants 2007
Recovery Potential Assessment for White Sturgeon
- Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat Science Advisory Report 2007/014 (links to Department of Fisheries and Oceans website)
Recovery Facility and Interpretive Centre Strategic Plan
- Compass Resource Management, March 2007
Adult White Sturgeon Monitoring - Nechako River 2006
- Triton Environmental Consultants 2007
Visual Surveys for Hatchery Reared Juvenile Sturgeon, One Week After Release Into the Nechako River - October 2006
- Triton Environmental Consultants 2007
Working towards harm reducing and selective fishing methodologies for Carrier First Nations within the Nechako River watershed
- CSTC, March 2007
Potential Effects of Mountain Pine Beetle on Nechako River Hydrology and White Sturgeon
- Triton Environmental Consultants 2006
Nechako White Sturgeon Adult Tagging Data Report 2005
- Golder Associates 2006
2005 Assessment of Juvenile White Sturgeon Abundance & Distribution in the Nechako River
- EDI and CSTC Report 2006
Working towards harm reducing and selective fishing methodologies for Carrier First Nations within the Nechako River watershed
- CSTC, March 2006
Water and Sediment Quality Report 2005
- TDF Watershed Solutions 2005 (Notice from the Nechako White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative: This document does not necessarily represent the views nor the official positions or approval of any individual or agency involved in drafting this document.)
Adult White Sturgeon Monitoring
- Triton Report, Nechako River 2005
LBV Pilot Study Nov 2004 - Technical Memo
- Golder Associates, January 2005 NOTE: Image File Available Upon Request
Breeding Plan for Nechako White Sturgeon
- MOE Report 2005
2004 Assessment of Juvenile White Sturgeon Abundance & Distribution in the Nechako River
- CSTC Report 2005
'Linkages between White Sturgeon Recruitment and Altered Bed Substrates in the Nechako River, Canada.'
- 2005 article by Steve McAdam, Carl Walters, and Craig Nistor.
Assessment of Hazards and Risks Associated with the Recovery of Nechako White Sturgeon
- MOE Report 2004
Adult White Sturgeon Monitoring
- Triton Report, Nechako River 2004
Nechako River White Sturgeon Spawning Program 2001-2002 Data Report- Golder Associtates, Nechako River 2003
Nechako River Geomorphic Assessment Phase I
- Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Inc. Final Report, May 2003
Nechako River Geomorphic Assessment Phase II
- Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Inc. Final Report, May 2003 (Note: The two Assessment reports include photo sequences that are very large (67MB) and are therefore not posted with the reports. However, they are available upon request.)
Nechako River White Sturgeon Recovery Planning: Summary of Stock Assessment
- Josh Korman (Ecometric Research) & Carl Walters (UBC), March 2001
C. T. Smith, R. J. Nelson, S. Pollard, E. Rubidge, S. J. McKay, J. Rodzen, B. May, B. Koop (2002). Population genetic analysis of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Fraser River. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 18 (4-6), 307–312.
Review of Historical White Sturgeon Distribution Within the Nechako River Watershed
- Norcan Consulting Limited, May 2000
Fraser River White Sturgeon Monitoring Program: Comprehensive Report
- RL&L Environmental Services, December 2000
'Reducing flows in the Nechako River (British Columbia, Canada): potential response of the macrophyte community'
- 1997 article by Todd French and Patricia Chambers
'Habitat partitioning in riverine macrophyte communities'
- 1996 article by Todd French and Patricia Chambers
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