Biological Inventories
- Baseline inventories and monitoring of fish, wildlife, invertebrate
and vegetation communities in lake, stream, river and estuary environments.
- Stream and watershed-level fisheries and habitat inventories conducted to B.C. Forest Practices Code, Resource Inventory Committee and Watershed Restoration Program standards.
Specialized Studies and Data Analysis
- Salmonid productivity estimation and population modelling for fisheries management.
- Formulation and evaluation of salmonid escapement estimates.
- Studies of distribution and productivity of fish populations using coded wire tagging.
- Mark-recovery studies.
- Radio telemetry and migration monitoring.
- Fish ageing using scale, otolith and fin-ray samples, and interpretation of growth patterns.
- Stock differentiation using run timing and genetic analyses.
- Reviews of fisheries programs for government and corporate clients.
Physical Sampling
- Collection and analysis of tissue samples from fish and invertebrates for determination of contaminant burdens.
- Collection and analysis of surface and groundwater samples.
- Interpretation of contaminant data.
- Limnological evaluations for use in fisheries management planning.
- Watershed and stream assessments.
- Stream restoration and habitat rehabilitation.
- Hatchery planning, operation and review.
- Post-enhancement monitoring.