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Ecofish is excited to share a new publication titled Recovery Potential Assessment for White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Upper Fraser Designatable Unit. According to the Ministry of Environment, the white sturgeon is the largest freshwater fish species in North America! Sadly, it is currently on BC’s red list ranked under the province’s second highest ‘at-risk’ […]
Read More“Unexpectedly High Detections of Wolverine (Gulu gulu) in Southwestern British Columbia” will be published in the 2016 Winter Issue (97-3) of Northwestern Naturalist. Abstract: We conducted an inventory of Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in southwestern British Columbia in winter 2012 using a multi-method approach of non-invasive genetic tagging and camera trapping. We detected a minimum of […]
Read MoreProvincial regulators now have to consider environmental flow needs when issuing licenses or permits for surface water and groundwater under the new Water Sustainability Act. Ecofish, along with our collaborators Knight Piésold and ESSA, have been asked by MFLNRO to define the key information needs and provide guidance on how to consider this information when […]
Read MoreLast month, Ecofish organized a field trip and two workshops on river health and hydropower development in the Lancang River basin, China from October 27-29th. These were among a number of R4D (research for development) activities for the WLE Mekong project “Balancing River Health and Hydropower Requirements in the Lancang River Basin.” This event was […]
Read MoreEcofish Research is actively advancing sustainable hydropower in Asia based on our expertise and insight in hydropower development. Dr. Xuezhong Yu, Senior Hydro-environmental Scientist at Ecofish, attended the 2015 Greater Forum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from 21-23 Oct 2015. Dr. Yu chaired the session “Conserving Fish in Hydropower Development,” which focussed on current practices and […]
Read MoreIf you have not yet heard, please join us in closing Generate 2015 (Clean Energy BC’s Annual Conference, see www.generate2015.ca) for an exciting one-day long workshop aimed at providing the most recent updates on the initiatives and directions pertaining to the regulatory framework that governs the Clean Energy industry in BC. In keeping with the […]
Read MoreEcofish Research has been taking strides to expand our capabilities and better serve our clients in Ontario. In addition to opening a new Toronto office location, we have been meeting with members of the Ontario hydropower industry to showcase our expertise in hydropower development. This past week, Ecofish President and Senior Fisheries Scientist Adam Lewis […]
Read MoreCongratulations to Ecofish Water Resources Engineer, Dr. Abul Baki, on earning his licensed Professional Engineer credential. He joins an expanding group of engineering professionals who have demonstrated their continued dedication to higher standards of practice in the industry. Certified professional engineers are legally and ethically responsible for their work, hold public safety paramount, maintain the […]
Read MoreIn late July 2015, Dr. Xuezhong Yu, Senior Hydro-Environmental Scientist at Ecofish Research Ltd., travelled to six fish passage facilities in the United States with five engineers from the PowerChina Kunming Engineering Corporation. They visited four dams on the Susquehanna River (Conowingo, Holtwood, Safe Harbor aith, and York Haven), fish ladders at Bonneville Dam on […]
Read MorePresented at the Washington-British Columbia Chapter’s 2015 Annual Meeting for the American Fisheries Society and the 26th Northeast Pacific Pink and Chum Salmon Workshop, “A Comparison of Desktop Hydrologic Methods for Determining Environmental Flows” was recently published in the Canadian Water Resources Journal. Researched and written by Ecofish Senior Environmental Scientist Todd Hatfield in collaboration […]
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