Sidney James Islands Forage Fish Report
· North Pender Island · Reports & Publications · 2019
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Topics: Marine & foreshore · Aquaculture & shellfish · Bylaw enforcement · First Nations & reconciliation · Transportation & ferries · Climate & environment — our classification, not the Trust's.
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M A D R O N E E N V I R O N M E N T A L S E R V I C E S L T D . 1081 CANADA AVENUE • DUNCAN • BC • V9L 1V2 TEL 250.746.5545 • FAX 250.746.5850 • WWW . M A D R O N E . C A D O S S I E R : 1 8 . 0 4 4 1 S U R F S M E L T A N D P A C I F I C S A N D L A N C E P O T E N T I A L S P A W N I N G H A B I T A T M A P P I N G J a m e s a n d S i d n e y I s l a n d s , B C P R E P A R E D F O R : Kate Emmings, Islands Trust Conservancy P R E P A R E D B Y : Trystan Willmott, B. Sc., A.Sc.T. David Preikshot, PhD., R.P.Bio. Ian Wright, P.Ag., R.B.Tech. MADRONE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD. March 27, 2019 D O S S I E R : 1 8 . 0 4 4 1 M A D R O N E E N V I R O N M E N T A L S E R V I C E S L T D . T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................I 1 INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES............................................................... 1 2 ASSESSMENT AREA .................................................................................... 2 3 IMPORTANCE OF FORAGE FISH IN THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM ................... 4 4 SURF SMELT AND PACIFIC SAND LANCE SPAWNING HABITAT REQUIREMENTS AND SPAWNING CHARACTERISTICS ........................................... 4 5 METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................... 5 5.1 REVIEW OF PREVIOUS ASSESSMENTS ................................................................................. 5 5.2 PRE-TYPING ASSESSMENT AREAS ........................................................................................ 6 5.3 DATA COLLECTION AND FIELD SAMPLING ............................................................................ 6 5.4 GPS DATA COLLECTION AND POST-PROCESSING ................................................................ 8 5.5 ANALYSIS OF FIELD DATA AND SAMPLES ............................................................................. 9 6 RESULTS ................................................................................................... 11 6.1 SIDNEY ISLAND ..................................................................................................................... 11 6.1.1 GENERAL INTERTIDAL ZONE DESCRIPTION RELATED TO FORAGE FISH SPAWNING HABITAT ...................................................................................................... 11 6.1.2 GENERAL MARINE BACKSHORE ZONE DESCRIPTION RELATED TO FORAGE FISH SPAWNING HABITAT ............................................................................................. 17 6.1.3 BEACH UNIT GRAIN-SIZE DISTRIBUTION CHARTS ....................................................... 27 6.2 JAMES ISLAND ...................................................................................................................... 34 I S L A N D S T R U S T C O N S E R V A N
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