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Since
2001, a group of highly dedicated technical personnel have
formed a Recovery Team to develop and lead the technical aspects
of the recovery of the Nechako sturgeon. In addition, a group
of representatives from communities, all levels of government,
industry and individual stakeholders within the Nechako drainage
have formed an Action Planning Group to support recovery efforts.
Together, the Action Planning Group and the Recovery Team
form the Nechako White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative.
The
Carrier Sekani Tribal Council participates on both forums.
Member bands of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council are working
with the governments of British Columbia and Canada , as well
as with non-government organizations and local community groups,
to save the Nechako River white sturgeon.
Finding
out what’s going on in 2004
Carrier
Sekani community liaisons are conducting outreach work to
First Nations Communities in the Nechako basin to inform persons
about the Nechako white sturgeon conservation concern and
promote harm reduction for the species in First Nations fisheries.
Biologists
are catching and sampling sturgeon from the Stuart River system
and measuring them, weighing them, and collecting other information
such as their age and DNA. More about
this...
They
have fit 49 sturgeon with radio transmitters so they can track
their movements. They want to know about their feeding habits,
their spawning habits, and where they go to spend winter.
More about this...
They
are also conducting sampling for sturgeon eggs and larvae
in May of 2004. More
about this...
They
will be sampling for juvenile sturgeon in the Nechako River
in the summer of 2004. More
about this...
There
is ongoing work related to the establishment of a sturgeon
culturing facility (hatchery) for the Nechako sturgeon. More
about this...
Letting
the community know
The
Action Planning Group has prepared informational materials
for distribution to the public. A Live White Sturgeon Display
tank is set up at the Exploration
Place in the Fraser Fort George Regional Museum .
You will also be able to see photos and learn more about these
wonderful animals.
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